We get Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the feeders in the spring here in Jefferson County. They stay a few weeks and then disappear. We have lots of Cicadas, but only finches and doves at the feeders now. A plus with the Cicadas is we hear Yellow-billed Cuckoos all the time and have even seen them in the yard numerous times. 

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> On Jun 10, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Helen Ostermiller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> We were particularly excited to have two pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
> and two Baltimore Orioles coming to our feeders this spring.  This lasted
> for about 3 weeks; we were delighted to think they were nesting here.  But
> now we haven't seen them for the past 2-3 weeks.  Today, though, I've been
> hearing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak.  If he's come to a feeder, I wasn't here
> to see him.
> 
> Although our small woodlot did have some emergent cicadas, we didn't have
> enough for them to stick around, apparently.  The cicada drone we hear is
> coming from a woodlot across a large mowed area perhaps a quarter mile from
> us or across the highway to the north.
> 
> I wonder if "our" grosbeaks and orioles have followed the cicadas to where
> there's a concentration?  Has anyone else seen this kind of disappearance?
> Of course, we'll never know if the birds would have stayed and nested.
> 
> I'd appreciate others' observations and thoughts.
> 
> Helen Ostermiller
> southern Medina County in NE Ohio
> 
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