On the way back from Columbus on Thursday, I saw what appeared to be a Common Grackle emerge from the median of I-71 and fly in the direction of my car. I tapped the brakes as it was struggling to gain altitude and it appeared that I might hit the bird. As it neared my windshield, it managed to gain enough speed and height to avoid my car and I was able to see why it was struggling. It was carrying a shrew, mouse or vole of some type in its beak. I was unaware of their ability to take such large prey. Bill Zimmerman Cincinnati ______________________________________________________________________ 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]