44 deg. F with light winds. 27 mile loop. Another chilly day on the road yielded some great new FOS birds. Highlights included Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers, a singing Winter Wren, House Finches and lots of brilliant Amer. Goldfinches. Also heard were several Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, a Baltimore Oriole and a Carolina Wren. One bird did cause me to stop and get off the bike,though. It was the plaintive call of a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. I listened to it for at least 5 minutes as its sweet song filled the air. The heavens even celebrated by showering me with confetti; well actually, it was snow. Go figure. The waterthrush was a Cuyahoga Count first, so it was worth the chilled toes. See you on the trails, Chris Pierce N. Olmsted, 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]