Rob & Sandy Harlan asked me to pass this along:
"Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon Sandy and I visited the Harrison Co.
Upland Sandpiper spot (as listed on OhioBirds, we were on the access
road next to the ODNR's Mine Safety Training Center along Industrial
Park Drive, south of Cadiz) and found four Upland Sandpipers with
relative ease.  Just after 5pm, as we were about to leave, I heard the
familiar call of a Common Raven overhead; looking up, we found a little
flock of four ravens going over, heading eastward and out of sight.  The
habitat here is pretty reminiscent of the habitat where we found a raven
in Jefferson Co. last June, and where other eastern Ohio ravens have
been seen in recent years...rolling grassy hills."
        Personal note: the section of the sprawling Egypt Valley WA just west
of this spot also looks excellent for ravens--same kind of rolling
hills, with some high-walls, etc. If you take time to go out here from
more populous areas, it might well be worth exploring while you're there.
Bill Whan
Columbus

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