On the same theme, I can report that while we're usually only aware of a couple of these lovely sparrows every year under our feeders, and always only one or two at a time, this week we had four in the back yard of our Cleveland Heights house. We've also noticed a terrific mast crop--acorns from a variety of oaks in abundance on the streets and in the parks in this area--making us hopeful that we'll have more Red-headed Woodpeckers than usual around here this winter... Best wishes, Steve Cagan Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County On 10/16/12 10:37 AM, "Manon Van Schoyck" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I hear the first White crowned sparrows of the season singing outside my > office window. I love those little birds. > > > > > Manon VanSchoyck > > > Licking County > > > www.ohionature.org > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] -------------------------------------------- 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]