We birded Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot County today. Some highlights included: Horned Larks (many along most of the roads) Lapland Longspurs (on Washburn Rd.) Eastern Meadowlarks (near the headquarters) Northern Mockingbird American Tree Sparrows (many foraging on the roadsides throughout the area) Canada Geese (700+ on Pond 27) American Black Duck Mallards Northern Pintail (a couple mixed in with the Mallards and Black Ducks on Pond 27) American Robin American Kestrels Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Bald Eagles (8) Long-eared Owl (in Cedar near the Owl Woods) In the late afternoon we moved on to Big Island Wildlife Area in Marion County Short-eared Owls put on quite a show. At 4:00 pm there were 5 on LaRue-Prospect Road (Unit B) and another hunting near Herr Rd. We also saw Northern Harriers (5) Coopers Hawk American Kestrel Eastern Meadowlark All in all it was a great day of winter birding! Ken and Helen Ostermiller Westfield Center, Ohio Red-tailed Hawk ______________________________________________________________________ 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]