Thursday afternoon the Magee boardwalk area was full of golden-crowned kinglets with a moderate number of brown creepers. The highlight was a Louisana waterthrush. Other observers reported purple finch and winter wren but I missed them. Ottawa was almost empty - very few waterfowl. An adult eagle was visible on the nest, which is in a no-entry zone, from outside the zone. Sheldon's Marsh had a nice selection of woods birds but nothing new from last week. The marsh itself was mostly mud - the south winds apparently pushed the water towards Canada. Sandy Ridge had moderate numbers of waterfowl of 10 species, plus pied-billed grebes and American coots. A Wilson's snipe was winnowing over the meadows starting at about 8 pm, and at least three woodcock were peenting and displaying a little later. Two owlets were visible in the nest along Otten Rd. and another in the nest next to the trail - keep moving while looking for that one. Craig Caldwell Westlake ______________________________________________________________________ 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]