Had a much better day birding at Hebron Fish Hatchery today than any day earlier in the week (Killdeer Plains and Black Hand Gorge, e.g.). Total of 35 species, including two new year birds: Canada goose American wigeon Gadwall Green-winged teal Mallard (probably around 250, but hard to count-very skittish) Northern shoveler Ring-necked duck Bufflehead Great blue heron Red-tailed hawk American coot Killdeer Ring-billed gull (I was thrown at first by the 1st winter birds-gotta learn those gulls!) Mourning dove Belted kingfisher (One male apparently has overwintered. Another got a little too close and a fierce scuffle ensued. Intruder retreated in disgrace.) Red-bellied woodpecker Downy woodpecker Pileated woodpecker Eastern phoebe (new year bird-along old canal near HQ bldg) Carolina wren Carolina chickadee Tufted titmouse White-breasted nuthatch American robin Blue jay American crow (mobbing red-tails) Yellow-rumped warblers (possibly 5, 3 seen simultaneously, in loose flock with chickadees, titmice and downies) Song sparrow Swamp sparrow (new year bird - close to Blind #4, Duck Pond Rd. entrance) Dark-eyed junco Red-winged blackbird Common grackle European starling House sparrow Hopefully, I didn't leave anything out. Until this year, I had never birded this location. It is rapidly becoming one of my favorites! Margaret Bowman Newark, Licking Co., OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]