Fellow inland birders, Finished the day at Rehoboth, reclaimed strip mines just north of New Lex. The Short eared owls are definitely back. Saw at least five, perhaps seven. Have photos of one eating what is clearly a short tailed vole. Watched as two harriers forced another Short eared owl to drop its prey. One of them then retrieved it from the ground. There were also 5-7 Harriers around. Watched as one chased a dove across the road right in front of our car. All in all, a tremendous show, and a great finish to a great day birding. Will send photos to first 100 who request them. joe in the woods Somerset, Ohio Perry County ______________________________________________________________________ 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.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]