Its always nice to get a yard bird first even if its not an unusual bird for the area. Northern Mockingbird on suet. Sometimes I think this last gasp of winter is the hardest of times for birds. I also just saw what I think was a Hairy in the trees behind. First in fooooreeevvver. Marie Schatz, Beavercreek OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]