Here in the s.w. corner of Ohio, Highland Co., I have noticed the total absence of tree and white-crowned sparrows at my feeders. In normal years I have about equal numbers of white-crowned and white-throated, and tree usually are very common. Fox sparrows are fairly common as well, but this winter has been an exception. Duane Troyer Sent from my iphone > On Feb 1, 2015, at 12:00 PM, John Herman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Have other Ohio feeder watchers observed a significant lack or absence > of song, tree, white-throated and white-crowned sparrows at their feeders > this winter? Sure, a person can go to Killdeer Plains, Big Island, etc. and > see decent numbers, I'm guessing, of these relatively common feeder > species. Did the subzero temperatures of late November push sparrows south > of where they would normally winter in Ohio? Towhees are basically unknown > in Richland County this winter. A few can normally be found at the > southeast areas of the county. > When is the DOW going to introduce a raptor that preys on starlings & > house sparrows? > Stay safe, stay warm, > John P. Herman > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]