Where in Summit are the osprey? -----Original Message----- From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Ohio birds <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:44:44 To: <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [Ohio-birds] More osprey nests, purple martins I've got expert confirmation of natural osprey nests in two more counties: Trumbull and Summit. Clearly, these birds are settling in and 'branching out' on their own. As for purple martins, the following comments were included a letter to a local Columbus newspaper on 9/22/1831: "I certainly do not know of any other way in which so much additional beauty may be given to Columbus, as by merely taking down all the martinboxes. The martin is a savage bird, beyond all question, and to retain him among us may justly be compared as a badge of barbarism, for we find that the Indians have always been fond of him.” So there. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]