I watched two Ring-billed Gulls carrying nesting material to the rooftop of
a local small strip plaza today. They were gathering the material from a
construction site of sorts (lots of torn up ground and small piles of dirt
with grassy clods sticking out of them), flying back and forth between that
spot and the plaza roof. It looked like they were carrying gobs of long,
muddy grass. I watched Herring Gulls do this at the Wolstein Center in
Cleveland many years ago, but this is the first time I’ve observed this
behavior in Trumbull County. Interesting…. I'll be keeping an eye on this
spot.


A few other notes:

*Champion Twp:* Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles have been
visiting the feeder area in my yard over the past several days. Every day
there are a few more of each. A Killdeer has been calling in the yard since
Wednesday. I’m guessing it’s one of the adults that successfully nested in
the garden last year. :) Turkey Vultures and a Bald Eagle were in the area
as well today. Spring migration seems to be revving up!


*Pennsylvania: *This morning while I was traveling, a single Sandhill Crane
flew over I-80 a mile or so east of the Sharon exit. While this is not an
Ohio sighting, it’s still close enough to the border to be of interest to
local birders.


Judy Hochadel

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