I drove through the valley late yesterday to check out the herons. At Bath Rd. I counted 51 total. Some on nests, some in the trees, some working on nests, others bringing large branches. While I watched, a flock of about 500 red winged blackbirds settled in the area. Three wood ducks-2F/1M were in the river near the bridge at Bath and Riverview along with mallards, Canadas, and one lonely looking Canvasback (F). About 200 crows were in a wet field on Akron-Peninsula road. I stopped at O'neil Woods and heard a Great horned owl calling from the woods. 11 Red tailed hawks were seen on Riverview between 82 and Bath also. Good Birding, Dan **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000004) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]