Fellow bird Counters, After trying for Owls under far too windy conditions, we had to settle for a 48 species day which smashed our previous record of 41. So, settle might not be the best choice of words. It was a very good day. Highlights included six woodpecker species (all in our yard!!!!) and a Rough Legged Hawk, the first seen down here this winter. Also got three gull species at Buckeye Lake and a pond full of Gadwalls just south east of there. Even saw a few Killdeer. Birded today with my neighbor, Vicki Derr. We walked about a mile on our property and drove about 60-70 miles around Perry County. Waiting to hear how others did on the first day and big county lists. joe in the woods somerset, ohio perry county ______________________________________________________________________ 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]