I was surveying property along the lakefront this morning right at the Perry-Painesville border. I had a MERLIN fly from on shore fly out over the lake to harass an eagle than flew down the lake it bit before flying inland. Needless to say this is pretty late. I'm guessing it's a non-breeder. The habitat is good with lots of open fields and lakefront. There were also three bald eagles flying around in the area. John Pogacnik 4765 Lockwood Road Perry, OH 44081 (440) 259-2751 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]