Fellow birders, Saw thirteen "Short tailed buzzards" soaring over Rt. 22, just East of Lancaster, in Fairfield County today. That's what *Black Vultures * are often called by Southern birders. There were no Turkey vultures in this group. Later saw a flock of Starlings that contained about a dozed Brown headed cowbirds. While I was watching, they were buzzed by a Cooper's hawk. Stopped at Rush Creek Lake, which straddles the Fairfield-Perry County line. It was 100% ice free, which is unprecedented for late January. Unfortunately, it was also 100% duck free. joe faulkner Somerset, ohio Perry County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]