Joining the first American tree sparrows of this season were the following: Canada goose (fly-over from T J Evans park to cornfields) mourning doves (have been scarce - too much food elsewhere) red-bellied woodpecker downy woodpecker Carolina wren - loves the peanut butter & suet log! Carolina chickadee - five or six are regulars tufted titmouse white-breasted nuthatch blue jay American crow European starling house sparrows house finch American goldfinch the aforementioned American tree sparrows - at least 4 song sparrow dark-eyed junco northern cardinal 18 species in all. Not seen yet today, but regulars in my yard: Cooper's hawk (last seen Friday afternoon) ring-billed gulls (fly-overs from T J Evans park to the area parking lots; seen almost daily) American robins (the berries are still plentiful on my hollies, as berries are everywhere this fall!) This must be a good vole year, as well. My dog presented me with a little "present" that she dug up in the yard - yes, a vole. Margaret Bowman Newark, OH (Licking Co.) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]