This morning at dawn I decided to hike to our farthest, deepest ravine, hoping to hear a Louisiana waterthrush, which had been sadly lacking so far this spring. I fear that "our" waterthrushes have met with mishap, after consistently nesting here every year since we arrived in 2000. Although I detected no waterthrush I was rewarded with my FOS wood thrush, a comparably beautiful voice. Returning by way of the "back forty" scrubby field I also heard our first house wren of the season, followed by another later in the morning near the house in the north lot. 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]