Hi Jen and all, "Looks like Haans beat Jim McCormac to it." Actually, Hans didn't beat me to it. The following is from 2009, and insofar as I know, no one chased the original Stygian Owl:-) http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2009/03/stygian-owl-in-ohio.html Jim Jim McCormac Columbus, Ohio Like Nature? http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/ Like Birds? http://www.ohiobirds.org/ -------------------------------------------------- From: "JB" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:04 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Stygian owl April 1 awareness > Greetings all - > > I've received several inquiries for Haans contact information about the > Stygian Owl, enough to necessitate information before folks drive four > hours to the peak of Gildersleeve Mountain in Kirtland (a very real and > present mountain). While it would not surprise me in the least that Haans > would actually have high tech night vision goggles and gear, it saddens me > to have to bust this excellent prank wide open by requesting that birders > once again check today's date as well as do a proper literature search on > Stygian Owl, an exceedingly, exceedingly > accidental-in-the-extreme-southern-border-states central and south > american species of owl. > > That being said, there is no Stygian Owl in NE Ohio. A well-written piece > by Haans, though. Looks like Haans beat Jim McCormac to it. What was it > several years ago? Brown Booby on an inland reservoir in western Ohio on > April 1st? Jim didn't use night vision on that one, though... > > Best of birding- > > JB > > Jen Brumfield > Cleveland, OH > Bird illustrator and birding tour guide > [log in to unmask] > www.jenbrumfield.com > www.northnw.wordpress.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] > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4415 (20090910) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4415 (20090910) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.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]