Yesterday we had a beautiful calm lake and while out I heard many small passerines passing overhead and saw a large group of probably 500 blackbirds pass over the lake near South Bass Island. There were a number of Common Loons seen from the Scheeff East Point Nature Preserve. Today with the northeast wind, there were common loons, horned grebe,red- breasted mergansers, bufflehead, and many double-crested cormorants seen from Middle Bass Island. Mallards, wood ducks, and a great blue heron in protected locations. We have seen few waterfowl yet this year so the change in the weather is bringing the birds. While walking on Middle Bass, I saw many flocks of dark-eyed juncoes everywhere-one as many as 100 birds in one spot. There were a number of swamp, song, savannah sparrows, as well as at least one tree sparrow. I was surprised to see an eastern phoebe pumping its tail near one of the flocks of juncoes today. Also saw yellow-rumped warblers, ruby-crowned kinglets, and a pair of Carolina wrens at the Middle Bass Island East Point Preserve. A surprise from Monday morning were two woodcocks seen on South Bass just before dawn not far from the airport. Not usually seen this time of year! Lisa Brohl ______________________________________________________________________ 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]