Fellow counters, I did not get 100 birds this month. I wasn't really trying. However, on a recent trip to Lancaster, I spotted a new cow species in a field near Rush creek lake. I thought I had seen every cow species there was to see in Ohio, but a British White was a new one for me. Google it. I had seen few birds (64), so this really made my month. For those of you out there birding all the time, it makes sense to check out, *and check off*, the cows. I highly recommend *A Field Guide to Cows by John Pukite. Amazon it. * ** Cows are a lot easier to find than birds. Even the Juveniles can top 1200 pounds. They are often found in the same areas as Cattle Egrets, and always on the ground, never in trees. They are also much easier to tell apart, although the red ones can be confusing, kind of like sparrows, or fall warblers. However, one drawback is that they cannot be distinguished by voice.., No "heard herds" so to speak. Since you probably already have guides for Butterflies, Trees, Dragonflies, Wildflowers, etc., etc.... I could go on, but you need a field guide for cows. When traveling to places like Texas and Arizona, which you do anyway, you can identify the cows as well as the birds. Don't leave home without it. And, when things get slow around Ohio, just go cowing. And keep me posted on any rare species you might find. joe in the woods somerset, ohio perry county (home to a rare herd of British Whites) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]