The stages of the spring migration crossed at Sharon Woods today. At Shrock Lake there were signs that the waterfowl migration is still making its presence know as there were Bufflehead and Ruddy Ducks. Walking through the wooded trails the newest spring migrants were in decent numbers, especially Blue-gray Gnatcatchers which seemed to be everywhere. Others of general interest were Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Phoebes, Eastern Towhees, Brown Thrashers, Northern Mockingbirds, Savannah Sparrows and Rough-winged Swallows. As we walked past Schrock Lake we spotted the biggest Midland Painted Turtle I ever saw. This Midland Turtle has seen many springs based upon its size. A mature adult usually is about 9 to 10 inches, whereas I estimated this hardy turtle had to be 12 to 15 inches. What's in Schrock Lake's water, turtle steroids? Charlie Bombaci ______________________________________________________________________ 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]