I stopped at several areas around Galena this afternoon, and saw a lot of ice. Upper Hoover was not really 'freed' by our recent warm spell, and the only open water was a small lead south of the boardwalk that held a modest flock of Canada Geese. Areas M, N, and Wiese Rd had little in the way of landbirds other than woodpeckers and nuthatches. Wiese had a Swamp Sparrow hiding along the frozen reservoir shore. On my way back into Columbus, I stopped at Hoff Woods, a small park more-or-less surrounded by suburban Westerville. In a matter of 15 minutes I had a bigger list than in all my spots at Galena, yet another demonstration of how suburban plantings and feeders have re-cast birds' wintering habitat choices here in central Ohio. Noteworthy there were Flickers, Robins, and a Yellow-rumped warbler, all crammed into a small woodlot with the typical flockbirds, Cardinals, and Juncos. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]