This morning around 8:00 AM, I was surprised to hear a White-throated Sparrow's song. I heard him sing three times but was unable to locate him. I thought it was a late date, but Peterjohn (1989 edition) states that "a few linger along the lakefront into the first half of June." My yard is along the western edge of Sandusky, less than a mile from Sandusky Bay. I am used to seeing white-throateds here in the winter and today is reminiscent of winter. Looking outside, the drifts of cottonwood seeds look like snow, and I just used my snow shovel out to clear silver maple seeds off the driveway. Sheryl Young Sandusky ______________________________________________________________________ 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]