In the woods and around the pond for a bit over two hours this morning. Woodpeckers are very active calling and drumming, and I actually saw three pileated in one tree at the same time (one eventually chased another off into the woods). First time I've seen the red-winged blackbirds since Winter; saw three singing for quite a while. List: 4 pileated woodpeckers 5 red-bellied woodpeckers 6 downy woodpeckers 2 hairy woodpeckers 5 white-breasted nuthatch 1 red-breasted nuthatch 20 black-capped chickadees 10 tufted titmouse 3 red-winged blackbirds 10 american tree sparrow 2 song sparrow 15 house sparrow 3 black duck 50 mallards 2 Canada geese 4 American crows 10 cardinals (always single or in pairs, no groups) 8 blue jays No sign of the common redpolls ______________________________________________________________________ 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]