I suppose I could start by stating an observation more pertinent to the list: the two Peregrines remain at Tower East adjacent to the cemetery; I observed them both flitting about very actively on the east-facing facade of the building on Monday (and I see from eBird that Inga Schmidt observed one there yesterday---I hope she won't mind my mentioning that here). More curiously, tonight at about 11pm my wife and I spotted a mink crossing (and then re-crossing) Chagrin Blvd at about the cemetery's halfway point (from east to west). There was no question about the ID---I've seen minks aplenty in captivity, and we had a lot of time to observe this guy. (There was no traffic---which was fortunate for the mink---so we just stopped and watched for a minute.) I'm just wondering if anyone has any guesses (off list) as to why a mink would be wandering about an area so far from a significant river or lake? I believe a mink has been observed near the Shaker Lakes, but that seems like a greater and more perilous distance than one would likely need to travel for food. About 3 miles, traversing heavily populated suburban and commercial areas and very busy roads. It's mating season for them, so I'm wondering if that might be a factor. Just a point of curiosity, and I don't know where better to mention it. Thanks, 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]