Arrived at Cheshire Boat Ramp at Alum Creek at about 2:30 pm. Found at least one of the Long-tailed Ducks and saw the immature white phase Snow Goose between 2:30 to about 3:30 pm. Large numbers of Canada Geese, Tundra Swans, which identified themselves with their high pitched calls, thus their previous name of Whistling Swans, and all the other waterfowl previously reported there today on Ohio Birds. There was enough daylight to head to Killdeer Plains WA. I entered from Washburn Road and had 4 light-phase and 1 dark-phase Rough-legged Hawks along CH 68 (one easy of Washburn). One more light-phase along 108. Lots of Tree Sparrows with a few Song Sparrows feeding along the road edges where grass and bare ground are exposed. An adult Bald Eagle on the nest visible with optics from 108. I drove north of 71 on 108 and continued past 294. Small scattered groups of Horned Larks, numbering about 20. Hoping for but not finding any Lapland Longspurs. In my drive around, I found 6 Rough-legged Hawks, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 3 Northern Harriers all male grey ghosts and two American Kestrels. The highlight of Killdeer Plains occurred just before dusk. As I returned on 68 to Washburn Road, I found a shrike sitting on top of one of the cedar trees on the north side of 68 just after Washburn. I followed it slowly in my car as it dropped down several times and flew close to the ground until it swooped up in a leafless tree out in the open east of Washburn and on the north side of 68. I was able to study it in my scope and confirm that it was a Northern Shrike. After returning to Washburn to head home, I found a Short-eared Owl sitting in the open field on the east side of Washburn and south of the farmer's lane. Another late highlight! Other birds encountered were Northern Flicker (2) and Eastern Meadowlark. It was a great afternoon of winter birding! Jay Jay G Lehman Cincinnati, OH Sent from DROID RAZR HD ______________________________________________________________________ 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]