A beauty morning spent in Mentor with Suzanne, Jerry, Ray, et al. Most interesting were the Virginia Rail, and gobs (20+) Wilson's Snipe along Wake Robin. Also a lingering American Tree Sparrow there. At Veteran's Pond there is an interesting individual Rusty Blackbird with a nearly white head, that has reportedly been showing amazing fidelity to this location and a particular spot for many years. Always arriving in late March early April and lingering into June. Haans Petruschkle Kirtland ______________________________________________________________________ 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]