Heather, I had a beautiful male harrier over our big field, flying low, hovering, giving me a wonderful view and plenty of time to take it in.  Today, Saturday, in the deep and falling snow, another harrier, I think a male again, was here in the same field, and one across the road.  What a treat!  Nancy Burdick, Swans Road, Newark.
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> From: Heather Nagy <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2008/03/08 Sat PM 04:45:05 CST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Yard Birds, Licking County
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> Wow!  We got two new yard birds today, after living in this house nine
> years.  A northern harrier flew over while I was shoveling a foot of snow
> from the driveway late this morning, and a rusty blackbird was under the
> platform feeder a few minutes ago.  The rusty blackbird was a life bird for
> my daughter.  The other highlight of the day was an adult Cooper's Hawk who
> took a starling off the peanut feeder.  The spunky starling refused to give
> up, and fought valiantly while pinned to the ground in deep snow under the
> hawk's talons.  He fought for about 5 minutes, hawk repeatedly jumping up
> and down with him.  Finally the unfortunate starling succumbed and was
> consumed.  Later in the day a juvenile Cooper's perused the feeders for
> quite awhile, but was eventually distracted by a stray cat walking through
> the woods.  He followed the cat until he was out of our sight.  We also had
> our first Red-winged Blackbird today!  Spring can't be far off!
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> Total yard list (22 species) for today:
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> N. Harrier -1
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> Cooper's Hawk - 3
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> A fox sparrow - he's been here about a week
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> Song sparrow -2
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> Cardinal - 14
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> Blue Jay - at least 2
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> White-breasted nuthatch -2
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> Red-breasted nuthatch -2
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> Tufted Titmouse -2
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> Carolina Chickadee -2
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> Carolina Wren -2
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> Rusty Blackbird -1
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> Red-winged Blackbird -1
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> European Starling -20
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> House Finch -16
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> Goldfinch -12
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> Black Vulture 2
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> Turkey Vulture - 4
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> Canada Goose -20
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> Mourning Dove -6
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> Hairy Woodpecker -1
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> Downy Woodpecker -2
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