Seen for the first time: an osprey with prey in its mouth, was perched high in a tree along Chippewa Rd. at the sharp S curve west of ST. RT. 42. today at 11:30 am. The bird flew to the private lake that is at that location ( not Chippewa Lake which is east a few miles from this spot). Barb Natterer, Chatham Twp. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]