fellow winter birders, During the 48 hour power outage, I went down into the woods to clear a trail. Just as I removed the tree, a WINTER WREN flew under the remaining end of the log. I had been looking for this bird all winter, and now it flew right to where I was working. I called neighbor Vicki Derr to come down for a look, and we got great views as it worked its way along the banks of Rush creek. Saw it three times, or saw three wrens!!! This is only about the 5th time for the "yard" for this bird. Also saw three YELLOW RUMPED WARBLERS. Speaking of yard,we won the snow day birding contest again, the third time, I think. That says more about the yard than about us, but we will accept the recognition. Please see Steve's acceptance speech. He put so much work into it that it should be used twice, at least. The INDIGO BUNTING still looks good, and is getting bluer (more blue) every day. We've named him Miles after Miles Davis' great Jazz album, Kind of Blue. Three guest birders came to see him during January, and very nice guest birders at that. To top the day off, Vicki spotted four BLACK VULTURES soaring over the "yard" after we returned from the wren adventure. A nice day in the woods, and, of course, the power is back on, at least until the next storm, apparently tomorrow. I figure I better post this quick, while I have the opportunity. joe in the woods Somerset, Ohio Perry 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]