The Columbus Audubon Society has agreed to make available my "Birds of Franklin County" on its web site at http://www.columbusaudubon.org/images/resources/FCOChecklistWWhan.pdf , or on the CAS page under the topics "Resources" and "Checklists and Indexes". Part of its introduction appeared in a recent issue of The Ohio Cardinal. I have no intention to involve money in it, and readers are free to read it on line, or search the text for information. I ask only for attributions for using it. I plan to revise the text periodically, adding information as it becomes available, and the Society has kindly agreed to updates. There is no eye-candy, just information on the local historical records of birds, habitats, seasons of occurrence, etc. I have included unique and interesting records verified from the surrounding counties: Delaware, Licking, Union, Fairfield, Pickaway, and Madison. In this sense the list covers the whole of central Ohio, with a confirmed list of 353 species, plus at least six hypotheticals. I invite comments from readers, and thank the many who have helped in the preparation of this work. 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]