It was a chilly but worthwhile morning of raptor-ing at Sandy Ridge and Elywood. Although I had no luck finding a Harrier at SR, there were Red Taileds in great abundance---at least seven over the course of the morning. I also spent a while photographing near the Eagles' nest, where both adults were present and performed some breathtaking aerobatics for me and other passersby. If I'm not mistaken, another sub-adult Bald Eagle was in the area, though perhaps just flying through. (It is possible that I mistook one of the two resident adults for this bird---but it seems [in the long-distance picture I took] to be more mottled in its underparts than the two adults.) I'm also happy to report that the Elywood Park Barred Owl nest (the "basket nest") is still occupied. I found one owl in the basket today; presumably its mate was somewhere close by. I must say, even with all the leaves gone now, the branches seem to be more in-the-way this year than they were last year. After quite a bit of trial-and-error, I did, however, manage to find one spot with a clear view of the nest and the owl. If anyone would like more info, email me off list; I can save you a lot of time. (To be clear, you can see the nest and the owl from several spots, but if you want to scope or photograph the nest, it's hard to do so without a lot of branches in the way.) Best, Noah ______________________________________________________________________ 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]