The Dicksissel showed up at the feeder at the Blendon Woods Nature Center about 4:00 pm today (Thursday). The usual collection of central Ohio winter feeder birds was there, as were perhaps 25 cowbirds. A Carolina wren looked particularly cold. A quick walk back to the pond yielded a large flock of Canada geese, along with much smaller numbers of mallards and black ducks. We did look for cacklers but -- given the temperature -- it was a awfully quick scan, so we were not surprised at the lack of results. -- Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ 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]