Drove to Castalia, Ohio from Fremont on Rt. 412 and noted only 1 Am. Kestrel. I've seen much fewer of them this year on the telephone lines while birding along back roads. Hiked the 1+ mile Levee Trail outside Castalia and Id'd: 6 Tree Sparrows 2 House Finches 2 Cardinals 1 Ring-neck Pheasant(male) 1 Blue Bird Castalia Pond contained: 40+ Am Widgeon 55 Gadwall 300+ Canada Geese 30+ Am. Shoveler 2 Bufflehead (pair) 13 Black Duck 60+ Mallard Try and guess the Myster Bird at CREATE A WILDLIFE FRIENDLY YARD site. Scroll down to "A-8 MYSTERY BIRD CONTEST. WHAT IS IT?" http://wildlifefriendlylawn.blogspot.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ 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]