This morning I visited several sections of the preserve to check the condition of my nest boxes (PROW's back in about a month). The nest boxes wintered fairly well so my spring work will be light. While there I looked to see what else was stirring with decent success. The Bald Eagle's nest is doing well with one adult on the nest and the other nearby. The nest is new and I worried about its stability. The nest appears to be okay but the adult on it was getting a ride with the wind gusts coming off the reservoir. It kept low in the nest with just the top of its head and the tip of the tail visible. The greatest activity this morning was at Oxbow Road. The Black-crowned Night Heron I discovered last week is still present and roosting almost in the exact same spot. He was turned into the wind and gripping the limb for all he was worth with his white plumes flowing behind him. On Oxbow Island I observed many Yellow-rumped Warblers, the most I have seen in one area lately. They seem to be less plentiful this winter as are the White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows. Several Fox Sparrows were in the scrub on the island and at the edges of the parking lot. March is their month to strut their stuff. The plumage of those I saw today was gorgeous. In the water around the Oxbow causeway and island I found Pied-billed and Horned Grebes, the Horned being the more abundant with 12. Ducks of better interest than Mallards included Wood Duck (in the marshy area beside the road), American Black Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser (the most common duck this morning), and Ruddy Duck. Along Old Sunbury Road I spotted a Barred Owl in the pine grove. Other birds of interest at Old Sunbury were Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet and a possible Winter Wren. It dropped into cover before I could get a decent look and with the distance I didn't get a good size perspective. There are usually numerous Carolina Wrens in this area, but it has always been a good location for Winter Wrens. Charlie Bombaci ______________________________________________________________________ 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]