With the warmer weather and southwest winds, the white-crowned sparrows who have been hanging out since the beginning of May decided to depart for points north. But, a Baltimore oriole stopped by and checked out the bird bath. We aren't that close to their usual habitat but occasionally they show up. And finally, this afternoon, our first RT hummingbird stopped by the feeders. Happy spring! Sharon Columbus north of Waterman Farm ______________________________________________________________________ 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]