Late for the blitz, a lone rusty blackbird showed up in my yard this morning. He joined the other ground feeding birds (most everything today, since every twig and feeder perch is coated with a quarter inch of ice) to eat the seed I just scattered. Now, chased off by the turkey mob. Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road Geauga/Cuy Co line ______________________________________________________________________ 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]