Great report, Cheryl and Les: We have watched the Cooper's Hawk, a species formerly very uncommon in the suburbs increasingly adapt to suburban dooryards, woodlots, and parks--now a common sight in my yard and a regular predator at my 'feeding station'. I wonder if our large rural owl will make the transition with the same success (my dooryard is full of rabbits)? Any more reports out there? Tom Bain The Glaciated Allegheny Plateau Ross County -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cheryl and Les Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 6:44 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Great Horned Owl Hi All, We were heading up to Delaware State Park Sunday around 11:45 pm to check out the Perseid Meteor Shower. When leaving our house (located in Lantern Chase Development, west side of Delaware behind Kroger Plaza), we were shocked to see something fly between the houses. We went across the street to see a Great Horned Owl perched on the apex of a house. We followed the owl around the neighborhood with our binoculars as he would perch on other houses. I half expected a police car to pull up as we were standing in front of various houses looking in our binoculars above bedroom windows! It was quite the site. I constantly hike the woods looking to spot my first owl, and all I had to do was to walk out my front door! He was awesome! ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]