At the feeders at Dawes Arboretum Feb. 17 - a female red-breasted nuthatch, along with all the usual suspects: downy and red-bellied woodpeckers tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee and white-breasted nuthatch four sparrows: American tree, song, white-throated and junco cardinals blue jays and crows a couple of robins, one picking up suet from under a suet feeder and the other picking at what appeared to be small crabapples. Missing were the expected eastern towhee and a mockingbird often seen at those feeders. In my yard, the Cooper's hawk put in her daily appearance, parking in the big maple until crows discovered her and sent her packing. I also have a pair of Carolina wrens who make a regular visit to the peanut butter log and suet feeders. Several birds are beginning spring singing: song sparrow, Carolina wren, cardinals, tufted titmouse. I'm seen more robins in my yard the last couple of days than I have all winter. I have tried feeding them, unsuccessfully. I've offered grapes, raisins, and cranberries, but they don't come down to investigate the offerings. Margaret Bowman Licking Co., OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]