Blacklick Metro Park Purple finch 2 male 4 female; watched one of the males stretch out and quiver his wings, and arching his back, and sang his best seductive call. The females ignored him and kept on feeding. Gahanna Woods Nature preserve Great horned owl being harassed by a single brave crow. The crow even ventured to within a few feet of the owl. Red shouldered hawk Blue gray gnatcatchers (3) Ruby crowned kinglet brown creeper 1st tick of the season Bob and Elaine McNulty ______________________________________________________________________ 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]