I haven't seen many short eared owls over the years, so I valued the opportunity to watch one at Frohring Meadows at 7:00 this morning. The bird was already in the air when I first saw it, accompanied by a couple of crows. They flew together for a few minutes, and when the crows abandoned the pursuit, the owl slowly flapped over the marsh and eventually landed in the taller grasses at the back of the wet meadow. He stayed on the ground for under five minutes and then slowly came up again and flew through the trees, and out of sight. I didn't see him again, although I waited around for another half hour or so. Come back! Also, still 5 blue winged teal, 2 american wigeon, and c. snipe. Savannah sparrows have been back for a week. Inga Schmidt Geauga Co. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]