A public thanks to John Habig for his analysis of the list numbers for Jan and Feb. As a retired math teacher, I appreciate that kind of obsession with numbers. As a lister of birds, I appreciate it even more. Speaking of which, my yard list for the year in now over 40. I think a "century yard year" is definitely in the works. Joe in the woods Perry County. On Mar 2, 2007, at 7:58 PM, John Habig wrote: > There were 136 species of birds reported on the listserve in Feb (2 > less > than Jan). This equals 33% of the birds on the official Ohio Checklist. > There were 149 species of birds seen in Ohio through February. Brian > Menker's Tree Swallow today brings us to an even 150 species for the > year. > > Birds seen in January but not February are King Eider, Harlequin Duck, > Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, American White Pelican, Great Egret, > Green Heron, Purple Sandpiper, American Woodcock, Pomeraine Jaeger, > Barn > Owl, Snowy Owl, and Gray Catbird. > > Birds seen in February but not January are Eurasian Wigeon, American > Bittern, Little Gull, Long-eared Owl, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, > Orange-crwoned Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Chestnut-collared Longspur, > McGowan's Longspur, and Purple Finch. > > > Good Birding > > John Habig > 261 Lantis Dr. > Carlisle, OH 45005 > [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]