We also had the first Brown Thrasher of the season in our yard (Columbus, north of University Farms.) He stayed for about 20 minutes and went on his way. Thrashers seem to be only occasional visitors to suburban yards. Good birding, Sharon ______________________________________________________________________ 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]