Fellow birders, Headed to the "Perry County Wilds" this afternoon, the reclaimed strip mine area near New Lexington (Rehoboth) to look for Shrikes. Was pleasantly surprised to find one, possibly two Short-eared Owls. This will be the fourth winter they have been found there. Happy they are back. I believer this is the earliest we have seen them. Also saw one, possibly three Northern Harriers, two Red tailed hawks, and one Red-shoildered Hawk. No shrikes. Joe in the woods Somerset, Ohio Perry County ______________________________________________________________________ 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]