What a beautiful sight this cold morning at 8:30 am and 12 degrees. Mixed in with a flock of robins were 8 stunning bluebirds. I wished I had brought my camera because they were spectacular against the snow and frost. I wonder why they stayed here while all their friends flew south?? Here's the list of the usual suspects: Location: Blendon Woods Metro Park Observation date: 1/10/10 8-9AM Number of species: 22 Temp: 12 degrees Canada Goose 300 American Black Duck 100 Mallard 20 Rock Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Blue Jay 4 Carolina Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 25 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Eastern Bluebird 8 American Robin 25 European Starling 2 American Tree Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Northern Cardinal 17 American Goldfinch 3 House Sparrow 6 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]