I just visited the heronry on SR 42 just north of Mason (SW Ohio). I was happy to see that the Great Blue Herons have returned (just on time - I typically think of them as being back about Feb. 13) to the nest area. I counted 12 today circling the sycamore trees and standing around the small pond. Today I counted more than 50 nests or partial nests (I can't tell if they are old nests decaying or new nests that are still very small) . Kathy ______________________________________________________________________ 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]