Returning home from Fremont this morning at 11:45, we observed 13 bald eagles in a farm field 3 1/2 miles SE of Oak Harbor just off Mud Creek Road a short distance from our farm. What an entertaining incident! Surprisingly the group contained no adults - one 3-year old, and twelve immature eagles. Ten of the immatures resembled a group of kids playing - jumping, walking/running in that odd eagle way of walking, and bumping into each other. A short distance to the SE, the remaining 3 were socializing in a calmer manner. What a sight! This farm field is very close to the woods in which the Mud Creek eagle pair is brooding 3-week old eaglets. Both Mud Creek adults were by the nest and did not seem upset with this flurry of "foreign" eagle activity in their territory. When we arrived home, I saw 3 more bald eagles in the field across from our house - 1 adult and two immature eagles sitting quietly. Perhaps these 16 eagles decided to take a mid-day break before continuing on their migration route. Lois Harder Ottawa County - NW 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]