Hello!

Earlier this evening while hiking at Highbanks, my wife and I were
surprised to first hear and then see seven Common Terns flying relatively low  over
the biggest loop of the pet trail.  They were flying southwest and  then
they banked around to the northwest right over our heads.  Luckily, I  had my
IPod of bird songs with me and was able to confirm the calls as Common
Terns. Other birds observed included about a dozen female and immature Baltimore
 Orioles in one tree, three Orchard Orioles mixed in with the  Baltimores,
three Kingbirds (one fledgling being constantly fed by a  fly-catching
parent), several Eastern Wood Pewees (some surprisingly  calling from trees out
in the open in the fields), two Scarlet  Tanagers, one Yellow Warbler, and a
Cowbird fledgling following around a  female Common Yellowthroat begging for
food.  Also, saw 2 immature Cooper's  Hawks near the Adena Mound.
Presumably, these are two of the four that  fledged from a nest in the old section
of the pet trail near the park  entrance.  Two nights ago, I heard a pair of
Great-Horned Owls hooting back  and forth from a ravine near the Dripping
Rock Trail deck that overlooks the pet  trail area.  This is the first time
I've heard or seen GHOW's at the park  since early this year.  Directions to
Highbanks are at _www.metroparks.net_ (http://www.metroparks.net)  or can be
accessed on  the OOS web site.

Rob Lowry
Powell, Ohio
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