Howdy All,

What a day in Ohio!!  John Habig, Shane Eggleston and I arrived at the
Yoder residence between 5:30 and 5:45 pm last night, Saturday, 09/12/09,
after hectic changes in plans yesterday after Rick Asamoto called Shane,
Shane called John and John called me!  Whew!   John had been at Acton
Lake and headed back to the Dayton area to pick up Shane.  We met in and
left from Carlisle at a little past 2:00 pm and headed to Holmes County
carefully skirting Columbus to miss the football traffic.  On
RareBird.org, I have included my best photos when the bird got close
enough without pushing it, because other birders were on the way.  The
light was not optimum, and I feel lucky to have obtained what I did.
At about 7:00 pm, we left the Yoders, but not before getting
instructions on how to find a nearby farm to look for Barn Owls.  We
finally did have a Barn Owl fly over us "screeching/screaming" after
9:00 pm and then it gave a bill clacking noise and flew over again
screaming.  It was a great way to end an eventful day under brilliant
stars and a clear sky, and visiting with the friendly owners of the farm
and a neighbor.  For those of us who live in or near metropolitan areas
in Ohio, those brilliant stars were a special treat!  Shane added two
life birds, Northern Wheatear and Barn Own, John added one life bird
Northern Wheater, and I added a fantastic new species to my Ohio list. 

 

Jay

 

Jay G. Lehman

Cincinnati, OH

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