We took an afternoon trip out to see the new Battelle-Darby Nature Center, then hiked around the wetland trail loops. Everything was frozen, and there was 3-4 inches of snow in the fields. We saw 5-6 N.Harriers between 4-5 PM, as well as a Kestrel, but no Short-eared owls. We also had several flyover flocks of Canada Geese, including one with a single Snow Goose. Landbirds were very scarce, with 1 Horned Lark, a flock of 9 E. Meadowlarks, and no sparrows at all. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]