This evening I was delighted to welcome our first-of-season Blue-gray Gnatcatcher to our property in rural Athens County. The buzzy "bzee!" note caught my ear, and I was hesitant to believe my ears at first, but it persisted, and then I spotted the bird. It's tiny stature, long tail, and constant movement high in the tree tops cinched the ID for me. I was very excited, indeed!! I also saw a Belted-Kingfisher along the creek that runs parallel to our road, which is a first for our "neighborhood." Good birding! Heather Aubke Albany, OH (southwest Athens 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]