Dear Michele and all-- First of all, thanks for the well-written descriptions of remarkable bird behaviors you've been lucky enough to witness and sharp enough to recognize as worthy of mention. You say "My apologies if some of the above belonged on the forum," and I can't repress a comment on that. After all the to-do of the founding of the OOS forums, perhaps more people need reminding of the stated purposes of this listserve ohio-birds (read by many via digests and archives on the Web rather than as e-mail, by the way). Here they are: share information about bird sightings in Ohio review the most recent bird sighting reports and rare bird alerts from across the state learn (and ask) about places to look for birds in Ohio discuss and debate the occurrence, distribution, identification, and ecology of Ohio birds Additionally, the guidelines provide that "The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss wild Ohio birds. However, it is NOT limited to reports of rarities, or even to sightings of birds in Ohio. Discussions of birding sites in Ohio, birding events in or near Ohio, and anything else that relates to wild Ohio birds are all appropriate topics." Everything you posted is perfectly appropriate to this venue, and the observations of aggression between woodpeckers and possible food caching by a kestrel in particular were of special interest. Thanks for sharing them. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]