Further to Rob Thorn's sightings, I had a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks cruising and calling near Dublin Scioto High School (Columbus suburb) yesterday (Feb. 23). I also had the first Red-winged Blackbirds taking up territories at the pond in front of the school. The Red-shouldered Hawks are irregular visitors to this neighborhood in Fall and especially Spring but I do not see them in mid-Winter. Paul McSweeny ______________________________________________________________________ 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]