Hi, Driving south our of Painesville I had an adult Golden Eagle soaring at the intersection of Liberty/Ravenna andSR 84 about 1030 this morning. Seeing this bird circling in the distance my first assumption was Bald Eagle or Kregal. But as I got closer and then stopped at the traffic light I could see it was neither. The head proportion dihedral and manner of flight confirmed this as a Golden Eagle. Since there was no white band in the tail an adult. Telling big dark birds apart is not that difficult if you have had a chance over time to compare. The Detroit River Hawk watch provides the opportunity to do that every fall as they get good numbers of Golden Eagles every year. A Bald Eagle has a proportionally larger head in relation to the tail and holds its wings board flat. Kregal has a very small head,and holds it's wings in the distinctive deep dihedral. It also rocks in flight . Golden Eagle has a proportionally smaller head than a Bald Eagle, holds its wings in a slight but noticeable dihedral and has rock steady flight even when it is windy. Winter is always the best time to find Golden Eagles in NE Ohio. Especially after a warm spell. I speculate they wander north until they hit the lake then move back south. Haans <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> ______________________________________________________________________ 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]