Driving out of Battelle - Darby Creek Metro Park (Cedar Ridge area) on Darby Creek Rd. (DeLorme 67: A-7) about 10:00 yesterday morning, I had a brief but memorable encounter. Chasing a small group of Rock Pigeons that were flying towards me was a larger raptor resembling a feathered torpedo. A very short view (5 seconds or less) allowed me to certain of little besides very obvious "sideburns" on its face. Not a positive ID, for sure, but enough to give anyone in the area the heads-up. Hope this bird sticks around the area! Eric Reiner Ashville, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]