Just stepped in from a breath of "fresh air" this early a.m. in valley city, medina co. To my excitement, the whistled calls of a n. Saw-whet owl carried distinctly from a woodlot just to the north. Putting the word out here early for those with the patience to search ,as these early spring warm fronts often bring small flights of long-eareds and saw-whets. In addition, a great horned passed in front of my vehicle on i-71 near strongsville around 5:30 am. It alighted on a dead snag overlooking the valley northeast of rt. 82. Best birding I've had during three 80+ hr work weeks! -gabe leidy ______________________________________________________________________ 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]