Hi everyone, Normally, this would not necessarily merit a posting, but last Fall the absence of White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows at our feeders here in Cleveland heights was very noticeable. Throughout the Winter, when White-throated Sparrows are usually regular visitors, we noticed none. The same was true in Forest Hill Park and the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. Some (but not all) of our local birding friends had similar observations. But this Spring we¹ve seen them, And last night the White-throats are singing lie mad, and this morning we had a White-crowned under the feeders. Great relief! Best wishes, Steve Cagan Cleveland heights, Cuyahoga County -------------------------------------------- Steve Cagan, photographer [log in to unmask] € www.stevecagan.com www.pbase.com/stevecagan € www.stevecagan.blogspot.com 216-932-2753 (USA) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]