My dad and I had a great day of birding in Cleveland this morning/afternoon. We had four target birds we were hoping to get: Northern Saw-whet Owl, Eared Grebe, Snowy Owl, & Red Phalarope. Our first stop was to Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve for saw-whet owl. We started looking in the pines around the parking lot, but found nothing there, so we walked into the trails. Almost immediately, my dad spotted one Northern Saw-whet Owl in a pine right next to the gate. We got some great shots of him. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15792402 Our second stop was Gordon Marina to hopefully find the Eared Grebe. I didn't find him at first, but did see Greater Scaup and a variety of other ducks. However, a sad sight, I spotted a Bonaparte's gull had its wing caught on some fishing line on the dock. It was flapping its wings, but couldn't escape it. Right when we were about to leave though, I spotted the EARED GREBE close to the dock, by itself. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15792793 Next, we headed over to Burke Lakefront Airport where we viewed one Snowy Owl, thanks to help of other birders. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15793039 Our fourth stop was to Edgewater marina, where we and other birders present refound the RED PHALAROPE in the marina near Bonies. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15793341 Also present at Edgewater park was a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk. Lastly, we quickly stopped at East 55th and spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15796489 We went 4/4 on our target birds and had a great time birding. Good Birding, Cole DiFabio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]