Employees and volunteers conducted the seventh annual Winter Bird Count on the Athens Ranger District, Athens Unit of the Wayne this past Sunday, Jan. 4th. We dropped the 15-mile circle last year and instead concentrate on certain areas of the Forest within the Unit boundaries so I guess technically we can't call it the Christmas Bird Count. The weather was dreary and we got the lowest number of species to date but as always had a good time! The highlight of the day was the immature bald eagle on Burr Oak Reservoir....which reminds me is there not a Mid-winter eagle survey this year?? Haven't seen or I missed the info on it. Anyway, special thanks to Ann Cramer, Katrina Schultes, super-spotter Shaune Skinner and Robin Wright-Strauss for participating. Mark down Jan. 3, 2010 for next year's efforts. We always go out on the first Sunday of the new year following New Year's Day and welcome your participation. Lynda Andrews Wildlife Biologist Wayne National Forest 740/753-0550 voice 740/753-0118 fax Visit http://www.birdhocking.com for great Southeastern Ohio birdwatching opportunities! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]