Among other expected species, today in the big thicket in our back successional field, I heard a catbird mewing and manage to spot it among the branches. So, they are still lingering, or more likely straggling through at this latitude (40N). 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]