Encouraged by reports of sandhill cranes in the area we stopped at Glacier Knoll about 2:45 today. Sure enough - within a few minutes 7 cranes flew right over the observation deck and eventually landed at the far end of the pond. Due to poor lighting conditions (and lack of a spotting scope) we could not initially see any red markings on the heads. Later on after visiting Wood Duck (several tundra swans in the distance) and Ellis Pond (almost no waterfowl present) we returned to Glacier Knoll and were fortunate to have another birder share his spotting scope to confirm ID. (Thank you anonymous birder!) Also hanging out in the tree to the left of the osprey platform at Glacier Knoll, a bald eagle. We spotted him a bit later gliding over Blue Wing pond and causing quite a bit of consternation among waterfowl in the vicinity. Good birding! Sharon ______________________________________________________________________ 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]