While returning from a bird survey on our Marietta Unit I observed an osprey on the Ohio side of the River flying over Willow Island Dam and heading toward WV with a rather large stick in it's talons. It may be a WV nester (possibly) but it's using Buckeye material...lol. Lynda Andrews Wildlife Biologist Wayne National Forest 740/753-0550 voice 740/753-0118 fax "When a man destroys a piece of art we call him a vandal; when he destroys a work of nature we call him a developer." Anonymous Visit http://www.birdhocking.com for great Southeastern Ohio birdwatching opportunities! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]