Greenways wetlands including the training loop and the stables, Kulhwien Rd., Wet Prairie wetlands and the Metro Park this morning where we found all water frozen. We were there from 1030 for over three hours finding some interesting birds, locally common. Lots of raptors, many soaring in late morning before it got overcast. One small. Corner in the wetlands was open and, surprisingly, had a couple of species of waterfowl the only ones seen. Waterfowl. the little flock in one open strip of water held: 45 Canada. Geese, 5 Mallards, 1 m. Ring necked Duck, 2 m. Buffleheads, 2 f. Red breasted Merganser 2 m. Ruddy Ducks. Raptors. Northern Harrier at least 18 with 15 seen in sight at one time (soaring in morning); we saw FOUR ad. males, one is rare, but there have been more than usual this winter. A Cooper's and 2 (ad., imm.) Red tailed Hawks were along Kul. Rd. THREE (imm., 2 ad.) ROUGH LEGGED HAWKS were seen over the WP wetlands in the afternoon, one hover hunting at > 200 ' for a long time. This apparently has been an influx winter (RLHAs often move south in Snowy Owl years). Most noteworthy were a hunting Short eared Owl after noon which was up and about for a while skimming and quartering over the high grass on the south side of the WP. A couple of NOHA were seen in passing but neither reacted to the other. We found a LONG EARED OWL roosting but finally flushed in a stand of hemlocks in the morning. Dicky Birds noted at the feeders at the entrance to the MP include Yellow bellied sapsucker (2), Hairy Woodpecker, White breasted Nuthatch (8), Brown Creeper, Slate colored Junco (45), and up to 20 Am. Tree Sparrows. A flock of 25 Lapland Longspurs flew bounding over Kul. Rd. their calls and even their chestnut greater coverts noted. Sparrows were abundant on both sides of Kul. Rd. mostly near the east end where many gathered at snow edge along road side. At least 200 Am. Tree Sparrows were seen at times flying over the road south to north in flocks of 20 - 50; many others were seen on weed tops and in shrubs. Other sparrows seen were Field (8), Savannah (11), Song (65), and White crowned (33). Good birding David and Patty Tan Columbus [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]