The nasty weather must have helped lure a group of 6 bluebirds to my Worthington feeders yesterday. They looked splendid, and I was about to get the camera when the resident Coopers hawk decided to give them a scare. At least they got a few peanuts before being forced to flee. Also present yesterday were two grackles that aren't common at my feeders. The redbreasted nuthatch is still around, along with the following regulars: Downy, hairy, & redbellied woodpeckers Carolina wrens A. Goldfinches House finches White-throated sparrows D.E. Juncos Bluejays A. Robins WB Nuthatch M. Doves E. Starlings (dam) House sparrows (dam) Also was happy to see two A. Kestrels by the OSU airport (hadn't seen them in a few weeks, they nested in that area last summer). Sent from my iPhone On Feb 3, 2011, at 7:54 AM, Christine Hawley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yesterday we had a new yard bird after living here many years. A solitary > Eastern bluebird was feeding on mixed seed thrown on the ground underneath a > feeder. The usual pair of Carolina wrens is still here, eating mealworms put out > for them and roosting in a sheltered porch spot. A female Pileated woodpecker > comes to the suet feeder. > > Christine Hawley > Butler Township (north of Dayton, south of Vandalia) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]