The Columbus CBC ran yesterday despite the slick conditions, and the cold front produced a bumper crop of unusual species. With about 2/3 of teams reporting , the Count totals are taking shape. Chief among the unusual ones were: Sandhill cranes - 8 different teams had flyover flocks, ranging in size from 2 to 70 birds. With the cold continuing today, central Ohio birders may want to glance up periodically to see if the movement continues Falcons - a peregrine and 3 different Merlins graced the Count, so these falcons weren't daunted by the cold. Wilson's Snipe, Killdeer - 2 shorebirds is very unusual in this ice-glazed landscape Red-headed Woodpeckers - many more around this winter, with 5 different teams reporting them so far. Sparrows - good diversity, including Chipping, Field, Swamps, and Fox ______________________________________________________________________ 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]