The snowy owl was present at the Wayne County airport again today. Conditions were much more conducive for snowy owls than for birders! It was tough viewing. As a bonus, there were two Horned Larks working the parking area near the picnic tables and I saw at least 2 Rough-legged Hawks kiting over the area. I also had my first Killdeer of the year, in fact, my first official Killdeer life bird since beginning my listing in February of 2013. That means that my life bird #173 was a Killdeer. You gotta love a passion in which a person can see 3 different snowy owls, a black-legged kittiwake, and a LeConte's Sparrow (in December) before seeing their first official Killdeer. Of course, I am not counting the multitudes I saw in my childhood in the emerging housing developments around where I grew up. Happy birding folks... Jon Cefus Sent from my iPhone ______________________________________________________________________ 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]