Hi all, Have been seeing the normal birds around - here is a short list, in no particular order: Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Carolina Wren American Goldfinch European/House Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Blue Jay Mourning Dove Carolina Chickadee American Robin Brown Thrasher Mallard Red-winged Blackbird Tufted Titmouse Canada Goose Barn Swallow Common Crow Cedar Waxwing White-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-throated Hummingbird (a pair; we have feeders set up) Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Chimney Swift Also saw yesterday what was unmistakably a Great Blue Heron with a pure white head and neck (the subspecies known as a Würdemann's Heron) flying in wide circles above a field, just west of S.R. 48 and far south in Montgomery County (near Social Row Road). There was no question as to the identification; has anyone else seen these around? How often do they come here? This was my first sighting of one. - A.K. {Centerville} ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]