You are sooo lucky ,, I have been wanting to see one of them saw-whet's for years now ,, still lookin' ,, thought for sure one day I might get one here at my place,, have 5 acres and it is devoted to the wild . Got some pines on it ,,have screech owls and barred owls and great horns,,, I am surprised I haven't seen any long ears here... will just keep watchin' ,,, alot of diversiity here ,, even had an Eagle once.... Russell Lima, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Gesualdo" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 8:35 AM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Tundra Swan Flight over Hunting Valley-and a surprise > Last night at 6:15-ish while outside putting up Christmas lights, I heard > a > flock of Canada geese flying over and looked up to watch. About a minute > later I heard another sound and looked up again and found the Tundra swans > flying > over. Counted 96 in 2 different formations headed south east and pretty > high > up. After they were out of sight I had to finish the lights. While pulling > lights around a set of pines I looked inside the tree and saw something > move. > And there it was, my first little saw whet owl just staring at me while I > stared back. After a few minutes of up close appreciation I moved on to > the other > trees. > > Stay warm guys and good birding, > Dan G. > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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]