While on a walk thru the nature preserve I was surprised by a Great Egret standing in the Scioto River amoung the numerous geese and Mallards. I wasn't expecting this. There were also numerous woodpeckers in the trees. Redbellied Woodpeckers 12 Downie Woodpeckers 8 Jays 2 Carolina Wren 1 Starling 1 Chickadee 2 White Throated Sparrows 4 House Finch 2 Yellow Finch 4 House Sparrow 4 Crows 2 Blue Herons 1 Great Egret 1 Happy Birding, Craig Moore ______________________________________________________________________ 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]