Thanks to all five who emailed me with confirmation that my sighting was, in fact, an Osprey. This individual circled for a while, then drifted over towards the Scioto River and O'Shaughnessy dam and I lost sight of it. I never got to watch it dive for food, but I'll be keeping an eye out for it again. Jeff Maass > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Jeff Maass > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:47 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] ID Help? Osprey(?) at Twin Lakes, > Delaware County > > This morning I photographed what appeared to be an Osprey > circling slowly very high over the Twin Lakes area of > O'Shaughnessy Nature preserve. The black mask, the white cap, > and the tail bars are what led me to think it's an Osprey. > > Can someone confirm that it is, in fact, an Osprey? This is > the first time I've photographed one of this bird. Two photos > linked below. > > http://www.k8nd.com/Unk_Osprey_4614.jpg > > http://www.k8nd.com/Unk_Osprey_4615.jpg > > > Thanks! > > Jeff Maass > > http://www.ConcordCritters.com > http://www.CuracaoCritters.com > http://www.CuracaoCemeteries.com > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]