I took a break after lunch to watch the backyard feeders for a few minutes, and spotted four common redpolls among the regular goldfinches, titmice, etc. They flew off then came back a few minutes later, then all the birds got spooked by something and left. They're a first for the year and for our yard/farm list in general. Also, while we normally have one or two white-crowned sparrows all winter, the first white-throated sparrow of the season appeared under the feeders this morning. OK ... I just checked the feeders and they're back. Along with a white- crowned, a white-throated, and an orange male house finch to boot! Kurt Knebusch e. of Nashville in w. Holmes County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]