It seems mockingbirds have been expanding their range in recent years. About three years ago, I was quite surprised to find one in Columbus. Now they are quite common in Central Ohio. I have also been seeing a lot more reports of them lately from Northern Ohio. ---- Aaron Milenski <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I grew up in Massachusetts and my wife grew up in Maryland, so we're used to > seeing mockingbirds all the time when we visit our familes. I hardly > ever see them > here, though, so I was surprised today to see one in the grassy area > near the Q's > parking garage in downtown Cleveland. It was eating berries from the > trees and > looking around on the ground for food. I saw it on my way to lunch, > and it was > still there about 45 minutes later when I returned. Was there a time > when they > were more common in Ohio, or are they primarily coastal birds? > > Also, I didn't post about it at the time, but while out running Saturday night > I saw a screech owl in Lakewood, on Nicholson Ave, between Detroit and > Clifton. It let me watch it for about ten minutes, quite close. It was the > best view I'd ever had of an owl, even without binoculars. It was dark, of > course, but the street was lit and when cars came down the street I got > a very nice view of it. After all of the time I've spent looking for owls in > the woods, it was quite a surprise to see one on a populated residential > street. > > Still no horned larks or snow buntings this winter, though. Has anyone seen > them in Cuyahoga or Lorain County? > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]