My wife and I had lunch above the Greenlawn Ave. Dam today, and were surprised to see an osprey circling above the dam and settling to rest on a tree along the bank for about ten minutes. Ospreys have become more common here in recent years, and it seems some are willing--at least in this mild winter--to extend their stays. Looks like parrots will be likelier than ptarmigans in times to come... 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]