My brother Kevin and I drove to Big Island this afternoon. We saw very few small birds. Hawks, swans and owls were the birds of the day. Birds seen were 3 great blue herons many flocks of Can. geese flying mostly after 5pm one flock of ducks(mallards?) 2 red tailed hawks 2 kestrels at least 8 n. harriers at least 10 short eared owls flying from just before 4:30 to dark. 6 at viewing deck on Rt. 95 and 3 along LaRue- Prospect road. 1 on St. Rt. 309 1/2 mile east of Hardin Co. line. tundra and trumpeter swans flicker goldfinch starlings house sparrows crows ______________________________________________________________________ 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]