Hello all, I visited Ohio Wesleyan this weekend for a few events, and I just had to stop by Snipe Marsh to check for Nelson's Sparrows. There were at least four here last year so I was hopeful. Despite the wind and rain, I was able to catch a brief glimpse of one NELSON'S SPARROW in the marsh. I noted the relatively large head, short tail, gray cheek against a yellow face, black eyeline, fairly dull streaks against yellow breast and flanks, and a white belly. Maybe Ben Warner will get some beautiful pictures again. A MARSH WREN also responded to some pishing. Interestingly, I had a PINE WARBLER in a small group of small pines near the campus center on Friday, September 30. This was only the second time I had seen one of these in the fall on campus! Good birding, Sean --- Sean Williams, PhD Candidate '16 Department of Zoology Michigan State University 203 Natural Sciences Building East Lansing, MI 48824 617-470-4094 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]