http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/GeaugaRaptors# Here are several shots (Adam's, not mine!) of Rough-legged Hawks (light, dark, male, female, fighting, hovering), a male Northern Harrier that caught a small mammal, what I believe is an immature Sharp-shinned Hawk that just finished chasing a group of sparrows through shrubbery next to a house and a lone immature Bald Eagle that was really close to the road. We started on Nauvoo Road at the cheese factory (Rt. 608) and ended at Hayes Road, n & s of Nauvoo. The pictures are from both Saturday and Sunday. Who would think you would have to deal with heat shimmer on days like yesterday and today. However, that is exactly what we encountered on all shots low to the ground. Also, most of these birds were far away and even the 400mm lens was stretched! I had excellent views of all these birds with my 8 x 42 binocular so you don't need a spotting scope. We also saw Horned Larks and flocks of similar size birds on the fields that I could not identify because of the shimmer (buntings & Longspurs???). A Red-tailed hawk was seen on Saturday near Hayes and Nauvoo. Enjoy, Matt & Adam Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]