This morning I visited Hoover Meadows, a section of the Hoover Nature Preserve, in Delaware County. Activity was moderate but steady and several nice species were present. What a difference walking at a peaceful nature preserve versus the noise of everywhere else. It is easy to loose one's self in this calm, just you and nature. Thinking of the recent discussion on bird-list with regard to Red-tailed Hawks, there were two present at Hoover Meadows, both full adults. They were overshadowed though by the adult Bald eagle and a male Northern Harrier, both of which put on a show. Location: Hoover Meadows Observation date: 1/20/10 Number of species: 27 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Mourning Dove 18 Barred Owl 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 10 Northern Flicker 3 Blue Jay 9 American Crow 12 Carolina Chickadee 22 Tufted Titmouse 16 White-breasted Nuthatch 8 Carolina Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 7 American Robin 3 European Starling 50 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Eastern Towhee 2 American Tree Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 13 Northern Cardinal 10 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 16 House Sparrow 5 Charlie Bombaci ______________________________________________________________________ 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]