As I was leaving today, I saw two Lark Sparrows on the east side of the Student Services building. One of them broke into song after it fled to a nearby oak. Both these birds are close to the building and very skittish - unfortunately so is security. Fortunately, you can get good looks without binos and therefore without appearing "suspicious". The white lateral tail feathers together with their air-skipping flight pattern gives them away. I know campus isn't very accessible unless you are an employee or student but it might be worthwhile to check out area parks for more of these attractive birds. I also made a quick stop at CVNP at a little parking area off of Canal Rd. immediately south of Alexander Rd. where I saw a female turkey stroll leisurely across the road. A quick survey of the area turned up a pair of swamp sparrows setting up shop. 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]