Okay, I just have to state the obvious here, but I came and went twice yesterday to see the Kirtlands and the "Wow!" buzz among the viewers is something with this sighting. The first time I was there you didn't even need binoculars for good views for part of the time because it was low on the north side of the tree 30 feet away and posing (and fighting with a Yellow Warbler at one point). Of course I didn't have a camera at my first visit! I and others I talked to there cannot believe it was this easy to get this lifer... now if I could only get a decent photo... Might go back today. Anyway, I've seen a couple reports of White Crowned Sparrows on here -- thought I'd report that I've had a couple scuffling the ground below my feeders for the past couple days. Fun to watch and a beautiful bird. Also I have a M & F pair of White Throats hanging around a lot; I've observed them seemingly looking over nooks and crannies in trees together -- Is that nest site behavior or food search behavior? or both? Its very interesting to watch. Hoping they are nesting nearby. Paul Graham Worthington - Franklin Co. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]