John E. Perchalski, MD, FAAFP 1001 S. Walnut St. Van Wert, OH 45891 Begin forwarded message: > From: J Perchalski <[log in to unmask]> > Date: December 21, 2008 10:38:55 AM EST > To: Kenn Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Two NW Ohio CBCs postponed > > Make that three...at least. The count scheduled for Van Wert for > Dec 20 had to be postponed until Jan 3, '09, because of severe ice > storms with loss of power to much of the area. Jean & I were > without power for 36 hrs, and we live pretty close in (we went to > the movies twice this weekend just to get warm!). Many in outlying > areas are still without power Sunday morning. We are looking at > wind-chills to -28° for the next day or two, with a high > probability of more power outages. > > Hope everyone is safe and warm. Have a wonderful Christmas. > > Jean & John Perchalski > 1001 South Walnut > Van Wert, OH 45891 > 419/232-4108 419/231-0495 cell > > > On Dec 20, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Kenn Kaufman wrote: > >> This may be surprising to birders in tropical climates like >> Columbus and >> Cincinnati, but it has been very cold in northwest Ohio for the >> last couple >> of days. The snow that fell Tuesday night is mostly still in >> place, the >> thick ice that coated everything Friday morning is still in place, >> and it >> won't melt any time before Wednesday. For tomorrow, temperatures are >> predicted to be 25 degrees at dawn but dropping all day, with >> 25-30 mph >> winds, and wind chills pushing 20 below zero. >> >> The CBC at Fremont (Sandusky Co.) scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday >> Dec. 21) is >> being postponed. The new date has not been set yet, >> >> Tom Kemp just announced on RareBird (http://www.rarebird.org) that >> tomorrow's count for Rudolph (Wood Co.) is also being postponed, >> with the >> new date likely to be Dec. 28; >> >> At this season, when even Rudolph isn't willing to go out, you >> know the >> weather is bad! >> >> Please convey this information to anyone you know who was planning >> to go on >> one of these two counts and who isn't online. >> >> Thanks >> Kenn Kaufman >> Chair, Education Committee, Black Swamp Bird Observatory >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> _ >> >> 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]