While running the dogs on the back end of the property this evening I encountered Robins and White-throated sparrows in good numbers near the edge of the woods. When one bird didn't quite seem to fit in with the rest, I was able to glass it in and was surprised to see a nicely plump and fairly bright Wood Thrush. The bird was on the move quickly through the forest floor and my glimpse of it was just that. The bird had a short tail and large dark spots randomly patterned down its white breast and sides. This past weekend late on Halloween eve or should I say early Sunday morning - I had three counter singing and incredibly entertaining Great horned owls boasting their enthusiasm for forest and territory under a crystal clear sky and calm wind out of the west. The back and forth went on for well over an hour with periods of silence in-between that made the next round of calls even more important. I don't think they resolved the situation. Glen Crippen Burr Oak Lake ______________________________________________________________________ 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]