Saturday, December 18, 2010! The weather is supposed to warm by Saturday! You all should see the Allegheny-Teays habitat mosaic in Pike and Jackson Counties, Ohio. Bring your team or just yourself to this really interesting terrain in southern central Ohio to participate in the 20th Beaver Valley Christmas Bird Count! It's worth the drive. This unique area is marked by a broad meander of the abandoned preglacial Teays River Valley cutting a swath through the steep hills. Surrounding dissected hills of the Allegheny Plateau offer birders wild and varied terrains. We've found about 103 species of birds during the last twenty years, from Barn Owls to American Pipits. If you don't have Ruffed Grouse on your 2010 year list--we've got a territory just for you (you'll need to bring luck with you, too)! Call or email for information and maps. At least two large territories are available. Tom Bain Compiler 614.312.7513 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]