The Gypsum Count was held on Friday January 4. 86 Species and 55715 individuals were observed by 8 groups which is one of our higher counts. Highlights for the count were Greater White-fronted Goose, Ring-necked Pheasant, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Peregrine Falcon, Killdeer, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Fox Sparrow, and 2 Brewer's Blackbirds. The Brewer's Blackbirds were observed and photographed at the Castalia Fish Hatchery. The Ottawa NWR Christmas Count was held on Saturday January 5. 79 species and 14479 individuals were observed by 10 groups. Species count was higher than the 42 year average of 66 species buy individuals were well below the average of 54350. Highlights for the count were Ring-necked Pheasant, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl, Rufous Hummingbird(first for the count), Northern Shrike, Savannah Sparrow, and Common Redpoll. I will post the final tallies later in the week. Tom -- H. Thomas Bartlett Tiffin, Ohio [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]