Quietly observing the signs of migration, after returning home Wednesday night from continued business in southern California: Yesterday afternoon (10/6) I observed the first white-crowned sparrow of the season under the sunflower tube with the house finches. I haven't seen a hummingbird, although the feeders are up and fresh. An unusual number of bluebirds are singing around the farmhouse and barns this morning. I'm not sure what that means (if anything,) but it's delightful. Bob Evans Hopewell Township, Muskingum 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]