This is my first posting on Ohio Bird. I specialize in raptor watching. 
Today 14 Feb. I made what I call my grand tour of 12 eagle nests in five 
counties. (I know the location of over twenty nests but did not have time 
to visit all of them) I left Columbus at noon and traveled to Prospect, 
Ohio for the first nest and continued on visiting Big Island WA then 
Killdeer Plains WA. Then it was on north through Wyandot Co. Then I turned 
East to Crawford Co. then north to just inside Seneca Co. I finished up 
back at Killdear plains at dusk to look for short eared owls. Here is the 
total count for the day.
Bald Eagles 15 adults
Red Tails 22
American Kestrels 23
Northern Harriers 8 female 4 male
Short Eared Owls 3
Turkeys 2 
OK the turkeys are not raptors but they are big birds.
I got some fantastic pictures of one of the Short Eared Owls. It was 
sitting on a electric pole next to the road and did not flush when I 
pulled up and stuck the camera out the window. 
Don Stover

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