Saw a great show Sunday night of approximately 10-15 Short Eared Owls at Big Island, from about 4:30-dark. Approximately 4 were hunting against a very beautiful sunset on Espyville Rd. Unfortunately, I was so excited I forgot to turn up the ISO on my camera and instead instinctively kept slowing the shutter to deal with the darkness. I ended up with a bunch of blurry "almost" good shots :) But I had a great time! I was also very excited to get the closest shot I have ever taken of a Kestrel, and my first ever pics of a Merlin, a male Harrier, and possibly a Rough Legged Hawk (I still have to identify that one for sure). I usually spend my time at Kildeer when photographing birds when I get down from the Akron region, and I am very happy that we went over to Big Island instead this time. Has anyone seen Short Eared Owls at Kildeer this year? My parents and I used to see large numbers (in the twenties) there commonly about 5 years ago before I moved north. I haven't heard anything about Kildeer owls lately though. Also, does anyone know of a good spot to see owls near Akron? Thanks! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]