Rich Kassouf was kind enough to help me and Dick Hoopes claim our first La Conte's Sparrow today at Dike 14 (Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve). Here are a few pics along with two shots of a Nelson's for comparison (last year at Wake Robin). http://www.flickr.com/photos/85567104@N05/ I included the Nelson's because someone asked how to tell the difference. We all owe a large THANK YOU to whomever decided to plant that nice grass! It was chock-full of sparrows this morning. We saw the La Conte's, Field, Tree, White-throated, White-crowned, House and Song Sparrow as well as Junco in that little field. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]