Wed. 4/16/08 Loop trail by the Sportsman's Migratory Bird Center while trimming trails!! 1. Long-eared Owls - (2) close looks in the Pines 2. Merlin - (2) flew right by me only 30 feet up! (3:05 & 3:14 p.m.) 3. Green Heron - (1) and making some wild noises! 4. Sharp-shinned Hawks - many migrating through! 5. Cooper's Hawk - saw 1 6. Red-tailed Hawk - saw 2 7. Turkey Vulture - saw several 8. Brown Thrasher - 1 9. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 in a pine Observation Tower near center (partial list) 1. A. Kestrels 2. N. Harriers 3. Red-shouldered Hawks 4. Red-tailed Hawks 5. Cooper's Hawks 6. Sharp-shinned Hawks 7. Bald Eagles 8. Turkey Vultures 9. Virginia Rail - one calling from pond Boardwalk - only a partial list 1. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 2. L. Waterthrush - 1 3. Yellow-rumped Warblers Nice day! - Chris Knoll Mary L. Warren Wildlife Communications Specialist Magee Marsh Wildlife Area 13229 W. State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 419-898-0960 #31 419-898-4017 FAX [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]