I decided to look for the Rough-legged Hawk yesterday and visited a few other areas along the way. No real highlights just a few observations. Location: Melco Flood Retention Basin “restricted access” Observation date: 2/21/10 Notes: red-tailed hawks appear to have built a very conspicuous nest in the back right corner of the basin rim Number of species: 15 Mallard 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Rock Pigeon X Mourning Dove 2 Horned Lark 15 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling X American Tree Sparrow 4 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 House Sparrow X Location: Minors Lane South Observation date: 2/21/10 Number of species: 25 Canada Goose 65 Mallard 12 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Northern Harrier 2 imm. was flying over Waste Management facility, female was cruising over fields on Minors Lane-both spiraled up and out of sight Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 watched one do a dive with wings folded from probably 1000 feet in the air at about 50 mph? Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Kestrel 1 spotted dive-bombing Red-tailed hawk Killdeer 8 Mourning Dove 12 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 45 Horned Lark 16 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 1 American Robin 25 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling X Song Sparrow 6 Swamp Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 4 House Sparrow 55Good Birding, Michael Autin Louisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/