Yes, I did see that Mockingbird, but the Shrike was in a small tree close to the bridge that connects to the dog swimming area. I sat in the parking lot at the far west end of the park, facing north. Hope someone is able to see him. He was great!!! Verna Ansel Galloway, OH > From: Gene Stauffer <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Gene Stauffer <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:38:45 -0500 > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Prairie Oaks Shrike--NO > > I went to the Darby Lakes area of Prairie Oaks Metro Park this morning in > search of the reported Northern Shrike. I did not find a Shrike, but a > Northern Mockingbird sat at the top of a shrub for at least a half hour, > about 50 yards north of the entrance road. Otherwise there were very few > birds in the area. > > > > Gene Stauffer > > Grove City > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]