A northern shrike and hairy woodpecker got into it at the top of a large willow at Walter C. Best Preserve S of Chardon on Rt 44. The woodpecker started it, flying at the shrike, spreading its wings, and calling. The shrike responded in kind. After several posturings, the shrike flew down to the lower reaches of the tree, and the hairy moved around to several area trees before resuming calling and drumming next to the Best Sand property. The shrike can frequently be seen from the rear parking area. Not much else was out; pairs of redheads and mallards in the Best Sand settling pond. Marilyn Rohr Chardon ______________________________________________________________________ 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]