> > I thought I was seeing vesper sparrows at Frohring Meadows late > last evening, but all I could really get were glimpses of the white outer > tail feathers. Went back early this morning, and finally saw clear views of > two birds. One even perched out in the open on a large boulder, along > with a white crowned sparrow. > > Same boulder strafed by an immature Cooper's hawk, where he then landed > and looked around for awhile. Vesper's safely hidden somewhere. > > Before I left, Frohring was live with colour and movement. Over 30 bluebirds, > a dozen meadowlarks, robins, blackbirds and goldfinches. Quite lovely to > watch in the sunlight. > > Also five pipits and still snipe in the marsh. > > Inga Schmidt > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]