Yes, there are a few of us who, whether due to schedule conflicts or from sheer laziness, made it up to see the Allen's only today. The bird was still present; the last feeder visit that I saw was at about 1:20 pm, but there was no sign that it was going anywhere. Based on other accounts, feeder visits do seem more frequent in the morning, decreasing in frequency into the afternoon, which is to be expected. By the way, I don't recall anyone mentioning the dog. There's a doghouse behind the area in which birders stand to look for the hummer. On the doghouse is a "Beware of Dog" sign, and a tan and white beagle mix was chained to this doghouse today while we were there. So far as I can tell, the "Beware" part must mean that you should beware of missing the hummer while you are petting the dog. Then again, perhaps it means that you should beware of the possibility of dirt from the dog's paws getting on your pants when the pooch jumps up on you to ask for more scratching behind the ears. You might want to bring a doggy treat, just in case. -- Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ 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]