A Canadian birder (Ontario list) posted finding 2820 red-necked grebes in lakeside suburbs of Toronto yesterday. This seems to be a clear sign that these birds, thus far stranded in the south by ice, are at last moving up to their northern breeding grounds. Paul Gardner and I found three in a pond along Dick Rd in Pickaway County--an unlikely spot which probably is only a few feet deep and not inviting to divers in any lasting way--yesterday as well. I'm sure all the listers have moved on already to the latest rarity, but I'll bet we can see the grebes' disappearance from the local scene quite soon after a truly memorable stay. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]