I was fortunate to get another look at the thrush I saw on Sunday and reported as a Swainson's. Thanks to a couple fellow Columbus birders, I was advised that a Swainson's would be a real find this early and that it was likely to be a hermit. So, today I saw it again very close and as long as I chose and could see the rust tail (which I did not see on Sunday). It definitely is a hermit. Saw eye ring as well. The only thing about this bird is that the spots do not seem quite as prominent as shown in Sibley's guide. But still, I am sure we have a hermit. It is hanging around at the shrubs at the riverbank close to the group of 5 very tall trees. -- Karen H. Martens Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]