just getting back to the list after 6 weeks of absence. could someone please give me directions to the harris' sparrow? it would be a lifer for my girlfriend and i. at my location here in homerville (SW medina county), the highlights have been: on 2/16 i had at least 2 possibly 3 barred owls LOUDLY calling back and forth at about 2:30 pm. on 2/20 i had my first red winged blackbird at the feeders...a male. today, 2/26, i've got grackles. greg emmert valley city, oh _________________________________________________________________ Play Flexicon: the crossword game that feeds your brain. PLAY now for FREE. http://zone.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmtagline ______________________________________________________________________ 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]