Late this afternoon, while walking along the margin of a woods up hill and continuous with our own woods, we met a Coyote coming from the other way. The Coyote took off down a grassy strip separating a corn stubblefield from a bean stubblefield. After about a quarter mile it headed across the corn stubblefield. In crossing the corn stubblefield it passed near a small sinkhole containing a few small bushes. As it passed the small sinkhole it startled up a large long-winged raptor which almost immediately settled back down just beneath our horizon line. My first thought was Harrier. We walked the length of the corn field margin, then cut over to the sinkhole, flushing a Short-eared Owl. It soared back and forth low over the corn field for a minute or so, showing off its relatively extra long wings, short tail and Harrier-like flight before dropping behind a hill. This is a life bird for me. Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County, KY