Five Amercan Pipits at the beach along edge of water at about 8:30 am. Long-eared Owl at nearby Hisey Park. Beautiful male Purple Finch at Spring Valley WA feeders as well as 3 Fox Sparrows (The Wulkers found 4.). Common Loon from the end of Harveysburg Road at 2:00 pm. No Virginia Rails seen or heard during the day and at dusk at Sring Valley WA. No Black Scoter found. Met Paul Gardner, Bill Whan and Jeff Grabemeier (spelling?) at CCSP Visitor Center and showed them the way to Hisey Park. January 100 quest at 78 for 5 weekend days of birding. Note boardwalk closed at Spring Valley due to waterfowl hunting. Many waterfowl hunters at Caesar Creek mornings but mostly cleared out by afternoon. Jay Lehman, Cincinnati, sent from DROID ______________________________________________________________________ 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]