Hello Ohio Birders, Jen, my sister-in-law visiting from NC, and I went birding today. We made it up to see the Snowy Owl in Hardin County. Thanks to Steve J. for all of his help! :) We also made a trip to Caesar Creek State Park in Warren County and saw a Merlin. Not sure if that has been seen there before or not, but it was on the drive into the main beach area on the left-hand side of the road, just a bit before the green and white water tower. Jen put up photos on her flickr site. Enjoy! Snowy Owl http://www.flickr.com/photos/cloaksbirds/sets/72157628642311519/ Merlin http://www.flickr.com/photos/cloaksbirds/sets/72157628642319679/ Angie Schrand Waynesville, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]