This weekend I drove down to the Shiloh Battlefield to walk the first "great" battle of U.S. history. (More casualties in one day than in all the U.S. wars before) While there I happened on a group of birders who were watching a Bald Eagle on its nest with 3 chicks. The chicks would stand, in turn, and stretch their wings, like they were practicing their first flight. Later I watched the Eagle fishing from the Tennessee River. In addition, I saw a small flock of Indigo Buntings, a Yellow Rumped Warbler and, finally, a fire red Summer Tanager. I realize that all of these birds can be seen from Ohio but I thought it particulary apt that I saw Red, White and Blue birds. The day before I saw between 18 and 2 dozen Wild Turkeys along the Nachez Parkway. It was such a great birding trip. Les Chambers Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Louis Brandeis ______________________________________________________________________ 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]