fellow birders, Just made all the final arrangements for myself and fellow insane birders Linda and Vicki to travel to Minnesota in the middle of February for the Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival. I'm sure there are others in this group who are also planning to attend. I thought we might arrange for some group counseling, as it is not too late for us to change our minds. If, however, you decide to go through with this trip, let us know. Perhaps there will be an opportunity to car pool from Duluth, share hand warmers, or just give moral support when it reaches 20 below, as it was a few days ago. Drop me an email if you're willing to admit that you are actually going. On a local note, my January list stands at only 62 species. I post this to encourage those who might be intimidated by someone getting 100 in just 4 days, which is quite an impressive accomplishment. (38 of my 62 species were sighted in the "yard".) So, put some more low numbers out there, to encourage everyone else. Joe in the woods, Somerset. Perry County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]