3 Merlin were observed this evening. Sections 20, 85 and 96. About 15 more days and they will be headed north. Sandpit ponds are free of ice, nothing was observed. No Killdeer either. Lou Gardella Garfield Heights ______________________________________________________________________ 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]