Well, I always knew that they had to be near me. A few years ago I noticed a pair of Eagles just outside of LaRue along the river's edge. I am too far from the wetlands for an Eagle to come hunting unless it is truly desperate. :-) While "hunting" for turkeys North of Hepburn yesterday; of which I found over 30 (I was told that there are 42 in the flock, but I only counted 30): http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/turkey.jpg ...I met the farmer/bird watcher/hunter that owns the land that had the turkeys that I was watching. His name was Mr. Oates. He told me that "before everything went digital..." (that tells you how young he is ;-)) that he used to watch an Eagle nest that was down the road a little from where I was. (If anyone knows Mr Oates, you probably know the field where I was..) He also said that he wishes that there was still a non digital way to report and check bird sightings... I think he wants a telephone number, so if there is any non digital ways to report rare birds, please let me know. He also had a lot to say about the crowds at Magee Marsh, during the IMBD weekend. (He is in my camp, we don't like em':-D) And told me that one year that he had found a Kirtland's Warbler over at Greenlawn that started a frenzy of birders heading to the area...:-) Anyhew, he pointed me toward an Eagles nest that was close to where I was in Hepburn in Hardin County. TW Rd 245 Just off the road on a private, well posted, lot. It is a massive nest that has a pair of Eagles using it. It can be seen on 245 and kind of from TW 150. (and on Google maps..it's that big) It is 3 miles from my house, so this is probably the pair that I have seen the past few years. If anyone knows anything about this nest please shoot me an email. Also yesterday, while near Zanesfield I came up on a male Pheasant that nearly became road pizza for my Prizim. :-D: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/PhesantMale.jpg A great day all around. Later Steve Jones (aka sjlarue) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]