For the past couple of weeks I've observed the female American Kestrel in my neighborhood sitting on top of a pole acting as if she was waiting for her mate to return. This morning he came back after a four month absence and mounted her. I also saw my first Red-Winged Blackbird of the season this morning. Other species observed in my apartment complex this morning included: Canada Goose - 16 Mallard - 5 Great Blue Heron - 1 Cooper's Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Mourning Dove - 32 Blue Jay - 2 American Crow - 2 American Robin - 17 Northern Mockingbird - 2 European Starling - 58 Song Sparrow - 6 Dark-eyed Junco - 16 Northern Cardinal - 5 House Finch - 1 American Goldfinch - 21 House Sparrow - 7 Al La Sala Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]