This morning as Jane and I took our daily hike around our property, on Flint Ridge in western Muskingum County, at least three white-throated sparrows were calling near the campfire site. I have heard an occasional zonotrichid, here and there, since returning from an 8-day California business trip on the 1st, but this was the first real chorus. Changing seasons... although lower daytime temperatures and the tree colors haven't exactly kicked in yet. Bob Evans Geologist, etc. Hopewell Township, Muskingum County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]