My wife and I and another birder friend went to the Ottawa National Nature Area to see what they had on tap yesterday. We saw a few interesting birds on the Auto Tour, but the best was at the very end near sign post #7. Two bald eagles came flying from the direction of Lake Erie and made a big circle around us and then flew back again toward the lake. Then one returned passing in front of us. At this point a large flock of starlings was also moving in the same direction. I expected that each would go on about their own way, but suddenly the starlings, many hundreds of them in their usual tight formation, wheeled around as one and buzzed the eagle. The eagle had to take evasive action to escape the starlings but soon the same action was repeated. In fact it happened over and over, probably about eight times. The eagle kept dodging the attacking starlings and they kept circling for another attack. Finally the eagle was able to gain enough altitude to escape his tormentors. It was just like a couple warplanes engaged in a dog fight. Is this unusual behavior? I seldom get to observe eagles. I have seen mobbing behavior frequently with a few birds after a crow or bunch of birds mobbing an owl, but I was surprised to see a large flock of starlings flying in unison after an eagle. Anyone have experience with this? Paul Klassen Bluffton ______________________________________________________________________ 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]