Sydney Schardt of the Sanctuary for The Arts (8641 Porter Central Rd, Sunbury, OH 43074) reports that there is a Cooper's Hawk Nest with two or three chicks. Sydney says that there are three levels available for viewing and photographing them. The nest is probably 50 yards from the porch at the Sanctuary with a good view from the porch. There is accessibility right up to the tree where the nest is. The chicks are probably a week old. The Sanctuary for The Arts is a private property. Open Studio is usually Friday all day, and Sunday afternoons between 12 & 6 pm. Open Studio includes access to the property, use of the covered porch, kitchen with refrigerator, & restroom. Sydney will have the coffee ready for the birders and photographers. It may be possible to visit the Sanctuary on other days. Please call ahead Sydney on the other days at (740) 513-9038. The fee to visit is $8.00 for the day. The Sanctuary is open for visit this Saturday (5/1) also. I have not birded at the Sanctuary. I am thinking that the Sanctuary may provide a good birding opportunity. Maps and directions are available at the website, http://www.sanctuary-for-the-arts.com/. I plan to visit on Sunday afternoon. If you visit today or Saturday, please post any other details/updates not mentioned above. Thanks, Prem Balson ______________________________________________________________________ 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]