Yesterday afternoon at 5:00 I heard and saw our first killdeer of 2017 flying over our pastures, am upland setting. Our "latest" killdeer for 2016 occurred in early December. And I suppose that yesterday's bird represents an arrival of sorts at least for our particular landform, Flint Ridge. Bob Evans Geologist, etc. Hopewell Township, Muskingum County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]