Despite the lousy weather I was pleased this morning to find some good birds in the back yard here in Boardman (Mahoning Co.). A Ruby-crowned kinglet was actively feeding in the morning. A couple hours later a Blue-headed vireo passed through, and a male Pileated woodpecker was also hanging around for a while. Fox sparrows continue under the feeder - they've been here over a month now, joined by an influx of White-crowneds, Chippings, Towhees, Purple finches and a Field sparrow. On Sunday there were 17 Pectoral sandpipers and at least 3 Savannah sparrows in the flooded fields on Calla rd. ~John www.johnguypetruzzi.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]