Pretty quiet day in the valley. A dozen DC Cormorants on the first pond, starting from SR 302. A couple pair of Wood Ducks, one pair of Mallards, several Great Blue Herons, 2 Kingfishers, and 2 individual ducks of undetermined parentage were the only things battling with the Canadian Geese for territory. Best bird of the day was a lone Great Egret tucked away inside Fossil's Frog Farm. (North of Smithville-Western Rd.) It was good just to be out in warmth for the first time in months! FOS Phoebes and Field Sparrows heard singing today here in Smithville. :) Welcome back! Happy Birding! Kate Mick Smithville, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]