At the risk of setting myself up for criticism, I thought it important to post the sighting of what I believe to be a snow goose near my home in western Holmes County. I even have pictures - not the greatest mind you, but documentation nonetheless. I located the bird at a small farm pond on CR 52 about 3/4 of a mile south of Nashville. The pond is close to the road and one that I pass twice a day, five days a week as I travel to and from work. Usually, all I ever see are a few mallards, Canadian geese and the occasional heron. Today, however, I noticed a white, goose-sized bird and had to slam on the breaks. Luckily, I had my binoculars handy and spent a few moments picking out details about the bird before moving on as I was at a bend in the road and it wasn't a safe place to stop for long. I noticed some rust coloring on the head and a rear view of the bird afforded me the opportunity to see a bit of black on the primary feathers. So, off I raced the last 1 1/2 miles to my home, grabbed my 6MB camera and raced back to the pond. Of course, as luck would have it, the geese moved to the other side of the pond, further away from the road. I took several photos which you'll find via the link below. The last 2 are cropped, and, although not crisp pictures, you can see some evidence of black primaries and rust coloring on the head. I'm not sure what else it would be as I've never seen any domestic waterfowl at this location. So, here is the link. https://plus.google.com/photos/102593967845033151116/albums/5726576377236214033?authkey=COHJ4q2Z_e-naA It should be accessible to anyone. If not, let me know and I'd be happy to share the pictures to get a positive ID. This would be a life bird for me, by the way, so a positive ID is important. Thanks and happy birding! Michele Skolmutch between Nashville and Glenmont, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]