Yesterday made my day, a Chipping Sparrow came to the mealworm feeder that I have by my back door with the 8 faithful bluebirds I have had since the fall. I don't think it knew there were mealworms there, it was just enjoying the company of the bluebirds and searching for food. I typically don't see any Chippies here in Tiffin until the end of March. I've also had up to 30 Pine Siskins at the feeders all winter and a Fox Sparrow that I discovered during the Christmas Bird Count, that has searched for food beneath the thistle feeder every time the weather became challenging, yes, it was there for this last snowfall too. Winter may have been tough but the feeder birds brought a lot of joy. Deb Plotts 69 Sycamore Woods Lane Tiffin, OH 44883 (Seneca 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]