Hi all, Carl Slater just called to report a Northern Shrike at Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Belmont County, which is in extreme eastern Ohio. This is not a common bird in those parts, so if you are in the area you may want to go have a look. It was seen along County Road 100 about one mile north of U.S. Route 40, and patrolling this section of the road would be your best bet. For a map, go to the Division of Wildlife's website at: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Hunting/wildlifeareas/southeast/sout heastwa.htm or the OOS website at: http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=53 Carl and crew got pretty good looks and are pretty confident of the ID, but were never that close. It bears noting that Loggerhead Shrikes, like the one Bill Whan reported earlier from Adams County, have become extremely rare and all shrikes should be carefully scrutinized. This bird was found during an outing of the Brooks Bird Club of West Virginia, which celebrates their 75th anniversary this year. Make note of their anniversary celebration which is from October 26-28 in Wheeling, WV. An interesting agenda includes programs by Chandler Robbins, and Kenn Kaufman. Watch for details on the club's website at: http://www.brooksbirdclub.org/ Jim McCormac Columbus, 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]