This morning I was along the lake in Painesville Township. I was watching a large flock of bank swallows that started flocking up. I figured there must be a raptor nearby so I started looking around. I looked up just in time to catch a immature golden eagle passing directly overhead. The white spots at the base of the primaries and the white on the base of the tail told me immediately i had a golden eagle. The bird unfortunately was heading east fast and disappeared into the trees before I could get a photo. What was interesting is there were very few birds moving along the lake this morning. Other birds of note this morning were 17 species of warblers including orange-crowned, mourning, and 2 chats. I also had a couple alder flycatchers and at least 14 willows. There was also a sedge wren. John Pogacnik 4765 Lockwood Road Perry, OH 44081 (440) 259-2751 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]