We went down to Slate Run for a quick hike this morning, and were pleasantly surprised to see three sandhill cranes there -- most likely, the breeding pair from last year (and years before) along with last year's colt. A flotilla of Canada geese sounded the alarm before we could get too close, but I was able to take some pictures as they flew overhead and finally landed somewhat farther away: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jklsemi/6898255111/ --Sarah spines at gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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]