Ohio birders, Below are my e-bird reports for our trip to Killdeer Plains and Big Island WA yesterday (Sat. Jan 19th) and the birds that we saw en route. Each location is separated by a series of asterisks. Location: I-75, OH Observation date: 1/19/08 Notes: 7:40 am to 9:20 am.<br>En route from Sharon Rd. in Springdale, OH to S.R. 30 in Lima, OH via I-75. Destination: Killdeer Plains WA.<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F. Number of species: 7 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Ring-billed Gull 7 Rock Pigeon 33 Mourning Dove 3 American Crow 4 European Starling 103 House Sparrow 6 ***************************************************************** Location: OH 37, Wyandot Co. Observation date: 1/19/08 Notes: ~ 9:30 am to ~ 9:55 am. (En route to Killdeer Plains from Lima exit at OH 30).<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F. Number of species: 5 Northern Harrier 1 Rock Pigeon 11 Horned Lark 6 European Starling 1 Lapland Longspur 2 Flying up near roadside over fallow field, ID by short tail and darker upperparts than a horned lark would show. Seen while riding in car (passenger). ***************************************************************** Location: Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Observation date: 1/19/08 Notes: 10 am to 3:30 pm.<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F. Number of species: 19 Greater White-fronted Goose 2 With Canada geese at pond 27. Canada Goose 6000 Tundra Swan 7 Mallard X Not counted due to bone-chilling cold conditions. Just checked this pond briefly for the reported greater white-fronted geese. Common Merganser 2 Upper reservoir. Females or immatures. Northern Harrier 9 Red-tailed Hawk 10 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Both light phase. American Kestrel 2 Long-eared Owl 3 Short-eared Owl 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 pond 33 Downy Woodpecker 1 shrike sp. 1 Another couple at pond 33, from their car, pointed to a bird in the top of the tree and said "Is that a kestrel or a shrike over there in the top of that tree?". I put my binocs up and ID it as a shrike but then it flew west toward Twp. Rd. 103 where we lost it through the trees. We were unable to relocate it. American Crow 6 Horned Lark 1 American Robin 1 American Tree Sparrow 59 Eastern Meadowlark 12 ****************************************************************** Location: Big Island Wildlife Area Observation date: 1/19/08 Notes: 3:45 pm to 5:40 pm.<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F.<br>Also found a dead coyote at one of the gravel pull offs. Number of species: 8 Canada Goose 150 Northern Harrier 20 Put on quite a show. Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Light phase. American Kestrel 2 Merlin 1 Flying swiftly low over grassland after American tree sparrows. Short-eared Owl 4 American Tree Sparrow 50 Some chased by merlin. ******************************************************************* -- David A. Brinkman Cincinnati, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]