For about two weeks now I've been watching two Northern Harrier hawks (a male and a female) hunting near my home along the Lost Branch (of Ohio Brush Creek) - about 10 mi. due south of Hillsboro in Highland County. I see them every day and their range seems to be about 3.5 mi. east/west by about 2 mi. north/south stretching generally along the oat fields, cornstubble and grasslands that border the south side of Lost Branch. Their hunt cruising is quite a show, sometimes seeming almost "playful" flights, and, though they hunt separately, they are a commanding presence in the area and absolutely beautiful. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]