I was atlasing in Shelby County this morning and was just heading home from Lockington Preserve when I heard what sounded like a Cassin's Sparrow. It was in the field east of the intersection of Kaser and Lindsey Roads about a mile east of Lockington Preserve. I heard it sing very clearly and close once. After getting out of the car to listen I heard the bird again 3 or 4 times but it was more distant. I am familiar with the song from trips out west. I also heard Grasshopper, Savannah, and Vesper Sparrows in the field. I never got to see the bird. Doug Overacker Springfield, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]