Last evening (7/16 at 8 PM) we saw 9 great egrets roosting at the far end of Blue Wing Pond in Pickerington Ponds. They were unmistakable, since they were mixed in with 5 great blue herons and you could see that they were only a few inches smaller. We also saw an immature Cooper's Hawk, many kildeer and a scattering of solitary sandpiper. Across the road the osprey parents were tending to their fledgling, who we were informed is now flying. Happy viewing. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]