I spent about two hours at Gallants Woods Preserve, off of Buttermilk Hill Road, just north of Delaware, on Friday night (3/11/11) enjoying the sounds of spring. The specific goal of our program was to hear American Woodcock, which we did. I flushed one along one of the tree lines around 5:00 p.m. and then at sunset our group began to hear and see what would eventually end up totaling 8-10 Woodcock in the field we were observing. They put on a fantastic song and dance routine, as they always do. In addition to the Woodcock, the Red-winged Blackbirds were back in full force, with a large number calling from the surrounding wetlands. Our group also heard one lone Wild Turkey call from about a half mile away. On a non-bird note, we also heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers. Spring is almost here! Rich Niccum Education Services Manager Preservation Parks of Delaware County (740) 524-8600 ext. 3 www.preservationparks.com<http://www.preservationparks.com> ______________________________________________________________________ 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]