I heard from a fellow who lives in NW Columbus, and for years has relished the presence of house wrens, that for the first time there are none in his area. I told him birds don't live forever, but he insisted he was missing more than a few pairs. I really haven't noticed a dearth of house wrens, but I promised to find out if others have. He knows we weren't talking about Carolina wrens. Has anyone else with years of experience missed hearing or seeing house wrens this summer? I'll let him know what you may have to say. No need to respond to the list. Thanks, Bill Whan Cols ______________________________________________________________________ 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]