Today I went to Pickerington Ponds hoping to add some new species to my list for January. I didn't see any species that I hadn't already seen this month but I did get to observe some bird behavior that I haven't witnessed before. I saw 8 northern harriers, 2 American kestrels, and 5 red tailed hawks. The harriers and the kestrels were hunting when I saw them. It's interesting how both species can hover in the same spot for 2 or 3 minutes at a time. It's interesting how harriers fly about 2 feet above the ground looking for food. I went to Three Creeks Metro Park after that but didn't see anyting new there either but there were at least half a dozen yellow rumped warblers flying around near the aquatic research area. Anyway there are pictures of one of the northern harriers here http://www.dropshots.com/alasala#date/2008-01-19/13:55:25 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]