Brad Sparks just called and asked that I post the presence of a sandhill crane in Bluewing Pond at Pickerington Ponds (east off Bowen Road north of Wright Road) just minutes ago, an unusual sight around here this time of year. Reminds me to mention that the Ohio Bird Records Committee just accepted the whooping crane to the official Ohio list, based on historical evidence; for the time being, a wild whooper here now however is only a pipe-dream. The accepted records date from the 19th century. Bill Whan ______________________________________________________________________ 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]