As I quickly headed for the bike trail after work to get in a ride I was treated to a couple of "birdy" events. About 6:30 PM two adult sandhill cranes were feeding in the pasture on the east side of Aquilla Rd, north of Spencer and Mayfield (US322) Rds. This is a good spot for crane sightings and they were pretty near the road. Secondly, I came to a spot on the Maple Highlands Bike Trail central section between SR 608 and Stilwell Rds. There is a wetland just north of the trail between the 4.5 & 5 mile markers and I arrived just as the Canada geese and wood ducks were bedding down for the night. I just hung out for a while listening to the wood ducks call back and forth to each other reminding me of one big family saying its drawn out "goodnights". ______________________________________________________________________ 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]