Brian and I spent the morning checking out local spots to chase down some birds. Here is our list from the day with a few good finds: At Greenlawn Cemetery we found many Juncos beneath the feeders at the pit along with the usual suspects including starlings, downy, cardinal, blue jay, chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch. The notables were a pair of eastern bluebirds high a top the trees near the pit, a red-breasted nuthatch and we got a quick peek of the great horned owl. There were also a few robins and crows and a good look at a flicker as we were leaving. The next stop was the Greenlawn Dam where there were plenty of Canada geese, mallards and several pairs of Hooded Merganser south of the Greenlawn bridge. We took the path over to Berliner Park and were greeted by a very friendly hermit thrush right where the lower path meets the upper path. Flitting around it were several Carolina wrens. A quick walk down the path brought a red-bellied woodpecker, blue jay, chickadee, and several robins. On the way back to the car we came across a brown creeper and further up in the tree moving quickly was a splendid golden-crowned kinglet. The sunlight hit him just right to see the orange tinted cap atop his head. We made a quick stop at the Drake Union on the OSU campus to find 5 black-crowned night herons (2 adult and 3 juveniles). Finally we drove through waterman farm, hoping for snow buntings, and leaving only with one kestrel and a lonely song sparrow. Happy Birding! Larry DeAtley Orient, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]