As I left work today, I spotted an odd "sparrow" foraging on the muddy ground. It allowed moderately close approaches (about 10-15 ft) but disappeared while I was jotting down notes and a quick sketch. When I got home and looked it up, I was delighted to learn that I had seen a Lark Sparrow for the first time! If you are in the Parma Heights area, keep your eyes peeled! I'll be sure to bring my binos to work tomorrow! Chris Caprette ______________________________________________________________________ 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]