We are having some issues with updating calendar items on the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge website so I am posting the dates for the next year to the list serve as well. The auto tour is a self-guided travel at your own pace, in your own car tour through the refuge. Drive through 7 miles of the refuge that are normally closed to the public! Gates open at 8:00 a.m. and entrance gate closes at 4:00 p.m. Tours may be cancelled due to weather - call for more information. Be sure to pick up a guide at the entrance to learn more about the refuge management and recent sightings. We hope this helps some of you with your planning. Rebecca Hinkle 2012 November 24 & 25 December 2, 15, & 16 2013 January 19 & 20 February 16, & 17 March 16 & 17 April 20 & 21 May 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, June 15 & 16 July 20 & 21 August 17 & 18 September 2, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29 October 12 & 13 November TBA December 21 & 22 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]