Hello, Just came across an interesting article on a new study to be done on the economic impact of birding in Ohio: http://tinyurl.com/economicsofohiobirdwatching Among many possible pluses maybe this will also be a nice chance to get come level of protection at Conneaut. I have seen quite a bit of clearing of vegetation. They have one wind tower up by the water treatment plant. More details may be found here: http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/news/?article=217 http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documents/twineline/v32i1.pdf Best regards, Hans ______________________________________________________________________ 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]