As one who always looks for a silver lining I must say that the devastation inflicted on the native ash trees by the EAB has been a real benefit to novice birders such as my wife and me. Those leafless canopies interspersed within healthy forest stands makes spotting and identifying birds so much easier. Our first ever trip to Maumee back in May was especially rewarding because of all the leafless branches. Now if we can just get the EAB to go away and let our forests get back to normal. Mark ______________________________________________________________________ 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]