Hi all, On behalf of the OOS and Audubon Miami Valley, I want to thank the 230 or so people who came out for the Owls of North America symposium this weekend at Hueston Woods. As John Perchalski noted, the weather was not tropical, but that's February in Ohio. Fortunately, the main show was our speakers, who all did a great job and we appreciate each and every one of them coming out to be a part of this. A bunch of us went to Brookville Lake in adjacent Indiana today as part of the field trips, and saw some great birds, including Sandhill Crane, Northern Shrike, Greater White-fronted Goose, and many species of waterfowl. Signs of spring were all around, with numerous Killdeer flying north, as well as Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds. The drake Common Goldeneyes were putting on quite a show, too, being in full display mode as they courted the hens. As you've probably noticed, the Northern Cardinals and Song Sparrows are singing like spring is already here. I'll put up some photos of the symposium on my blog at http://www.ohiobirds.org/blog/blog.php over the next day or so. Jim McCormac Columbus, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]