Location: Bacon Woods Trail, Vermilion River Metropark, Lorain County Date: 12/7 Time: 1:30 pm Walking north on the trail, about 10 yards from the southern end of the long boardwalk. Barrel owl sitting in a small tree about 15 feet off the ground. Stared at me for maybe 30 seconds, then flew off maybe 50 feet into a bigger tree and stared at me again. Woodpeckers were also very active yesterday. Saw probably a dozen Downys and a few Red-Bellieds. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]