i relocated the shrike on my property in homer twp today and clearly id'd it as a northern. it was around between 11A and 12:30P. if anyone would like to come look for it, you can contact me privately. also, on easter sunday around 4P, i saw 2 vesper sparrows in lancaster at the intersection of beck's knob and crumley roads. they were at the roadside in an ag field located at the southeast corner of the intersection. happy birding, greg emmert akron, ohio _________________________________________________________________ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause ______________________________________________________________________ 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]