A few months ago The Wilderness Center in Stark county mowed down the "invasive" shrubs and scrub near the beginning of the trail and around the power lines to make room for a prairie garden. The shrubby areas were one of the best places I knew of for Yellow-breasted Chats and White-eyed Vireos. I guess even parks and protected areas are unkind to scrub-loving birds! I actually haven't been to The Wilderness Center recently but I would guess there are fewer wintering sparrows there as well. (Except for Fox Sparrows, which regularly overwinter in the woods) Joseph Boros Holmes County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]