Oberlin Rese I was able to visit a couple places during the afternoon. Oberlin Reservoir was nearly iced up, but a large concentration of gulls was there. They did not get up, and they were a ways off, so nothing unusual was seen. I did see one of the resident Bald Eagles while driving south on West Rd. Also, a lot of Horned Larks and Am. Tree Sparrows were seen along the road. Wellington Reservoir was a busy place with lots of open water. Highlights included a single Blue morph Snow Goose, Black Ducks, Gadwalls, N. Shovelers, Redheads, a few each L. Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks, Pied- billed Grebes, and Hooded Mergansers. My final stop was the Lorain County Regional Airport. A decent sized crowd was there and we were not disappointed. A Kestrel worked the SW corner of the property, while a Peregrine Falcon cruised by further west. A great looking male N. Harrier then came in and chased off the 5 E. Meadowlarks which we had been watching as the sunlight made them seemingly glow. Shortly thereafter, the main attractions showed up, near the next pulloff to the east. Up to 5 Short-eared Owls plied the field in the vicinity of 2 small white buildings. They put on quite a show as they worked the area. A Rough-legged Hawk was also reported by some. See you on the trails, Chris Pierce N. Olmsted, 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]