I had a chance to do some birding in an around Lake La Su An Wildlife area in Williams County today (in the far northwestern corner of the state). Some of the highlights: 1) I found a pair of Sandhill Cranes along SR 576 counter calling with a distant crane or cranes. In just a few years, they seem to have built a small population in Williams County. 2) A red-shouldered hawk was seen flying over Lake Sue, still an uncommon sight in the area. 3) Brown creepers were singing in a wooded swamp near Lake La Su An. They have been breeding here now for the past several years. 4) Single northern parula, yellow-throated warbler and Louisiana waterthrushes were found. They may all have small breeding or at least summering populations there. 5) A common moorhen and two juvenile hooded mergansers were in a pond along County Rd. S. 6) Henslow's sparrows and bobolinks in several areas along County Rd. S. Jeff Grabmeier Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]