I did not originally send this out to the Ohio listserv, but from the feedback I received locally it sounds like you guys might also want to see my recent blog. We recently had great luck in seeing a Bald Eagle in action! A fishing buddy once told me "even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes". Not quite sure what sight has to do with finding a nut, but I have always remembered the phrase.

By the way I really enjoy your Ohio postings! I am especially interested in NW Ohio, but the more I see from your listserv, the more places I need to put to my "to visit" list! 

Here's the eagle blog:
http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-12-04-local-bald-eagles-at-stoney.html

Yes Jane! It is really really thrilling to see an eagle! 

"Dr. Bob" Setzer
Streamwood Estates, Rochester Hills (Crooks & Hamlin), Oakland County

"Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day."   Teaching a man to "bird" is much harder!
Blog: http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/




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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Fidler
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 7:45 PM
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] American Eagle

I had a thrilling experience this afternoon. I saw an American Eagle sitting high in a tree along Stiving Road about 150 yards north of Myers road in Richland County. I had my husband turn around and I got out of the car slightly in front of the bird so I could see it from the front. It turned its head and watched me walk across the road . After about a minute if flew off toward the north. A huge bird when seen up that close. My home is less than a mile away (as the crow flies) in Shelby and Stiving road runs along the Black Fork (that I call the crick) but is certainly not where I would ever expect to see an eagle. I often see Red Tailed Hawks in this area but never anything this exciting.

I feed sparrows....just your run of the mill house sparrow mob. Two days ago I was astonished to see six other birds that looked to me like brown headed cow birds. Some had the rusty brown heads and some did not. Rusty Blackbird crossed my mind but they were smaller than a grackle and not much larger than the belligerent sparrows. I feed mostly sunflower seeds in the hope that it would bring in a more desirable group of birds, but that hasn't worked.......Jane Fidler

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