Call me crazy, but after visiting with my folks I decided to make a quick run out to Magee. It was clear and bright when I left and by the time I got there the roads were covered with snow and visibility was less than a quarter mile . But as luck would have it, the minute I pulled into Magee, there was a break in the snow and it seemed to clear up for about 40 minutes. 2 Bald eagles soaring together 2 N. Harriers M/F 1 Kestrel-on a power line right at the entrance 2 N. Shrikes-one on the right at the far northwestern end of the causeway and one on the left near the first pull-off 1 Brown creeper - west end of the boardwalk 1 Yellow-rumped warbler - flew across causeway Canada Geese 1 GB Heron- in the small amount of open water in the pond to left as you enter 49 Common mergansers on the lake putting on a quite a show (about 30 males-19 females) Ring Billed gulls 16 Robins-Sportsman's center parking area 3 BC Chickadees - near tower The viewing window in the BSBO was packed with birds: 22 RW Blackbirds (no rusties observed) 6 BH Cowbirds 5 Starlings 8 A. Goldfinches 11 Tree sparrows 3 Mourning Doves 4 Cardinals Downy WP 5 House sparrows 1 Coopers hawk - rushed in and grabbed some fast food which scattered everything but provided a moment of excitement. As I left the BSBO the snow was really coming down and near white out conditions in some areas. Good call on canceling the Auto-tour. Good birding Dan **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000003) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]