Following my little urban bird trail, I went from Highland Park Cemetery late this afternoon (2 pine siskins with the goldfinches, and one merlin still there) over to Harvard and along Green Road. A northern shrike was perched at the top of a tree in a wooded ravine between the putting green and the National Guard armory on Green, just south of Harvard. I took a couple of quick pictures and decided to pull in on a rutted road to get another look. Two different police cruisers stopped by figure out what I was doing, and so distracted, I gave it up for the evening. This is the first time I've noticed a shrike in this area, which I drive regularly. Inga Schmidt ______________________________________________________________________ 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]