Today on my way out the door to go to work, I heard the unmistakable "Woody" laugh of a Pileated Woodpecker. Just over the Scioto that is right in front of my house, there he was. A first for me in Larue...and I've been here for over ten years. When I got to work over at East Liberty, a first for the year. A Chipping Sparrow out in the parking lot where there is usually house sparrows. And for the first time this year, the vultures were not trying to take over the woods...perhaps they are starting to spread out...Now if the geese would do as such. :-D Quick questions. It seems that spring has sprung a little early this year. Trillium in Kentucky has already about done...according to my dad. When last year I was taking pictures of white Trills in mid April. The tree leaves here seem to be out sooner. Could the warblers and other migratory birds be a couple weeks early as well? The other question that I had. Has anyone seen the yellow crowned herons this year at their traditional nesting area? Thanks Steve ______________________________________________________________________ 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]