Ohio birders,

A brief addendum to Jim McCormac's nice summary of the OOS trip to the
Wilds.

I know if I am waiting with a group for a special bird and leave early, I
always feel that the bird will show up as soon as I leave ;-)  But, in this
case, those of us waiting at the Jeffrey Point bird platform for the
Short-eared Owl show at dusk gave up when it became too dim to see at 5:55
PM without sighting any Short-eared Owls.  Guess they were waiting for the
real dark and/or the disappearance of everyone.  On our drive back towards
Athens, my husband and I observed a Barred Owl flying across the road - it
was time for the 'real' owls.

Also, my husband Steve Schafer (who I had to drag out to be a leader) was
happy to find a Merlin for our group during the early afternoon.  Paula
Lozano, another member of our group, found the Golden Eagle for us all at
Coal Hill lookout.

Anyway - thanks to Marc Noll and the OOS folk for organizing another great
trip!!!

Janet S. Duerr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
241 Life Sciences Research Facility
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Tel.:740-597-1921(office)
Tel.:740-597-1923(lab)
FAX:740-593-0300

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