Short-eared Owl While searching for shrikes this = afternoon in Madison County, I flushed a = single Short-eared Owl in a grassy field = about six miles SSE of Richmond. It took = flight from just a few feet in front of me = and, after flying about 40 ft, when right = back down into the grass. To the best of = my recollection, this is the first = Short-eared Owl I've seen in Madison = County. Gary Ritchison Richmond Madison Co. ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx