Finally, I tripped over a woodcock on eggs in my fields. I was walking off my normal little trails and flushed a bird in an undisturbed area. 4 eggs! She didn't go far, flying only a small arc and landing within 20 feet. As migrating birds are still returning in droves, I'm always amazed at how far along the early nesters are. The pileated's in the dead elm are feeding young -- already the little heads are appearing in the opening and the phoebe's five eggs hatched while I was away this weekend. No cowbirds in it this year. A fledged house finch is at the feeders and song sparrows are carrying bugs to their nest. Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road, at the Geauga/Cuy Co line ______________________________________________________________________ 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]