In just the past two days, I've noticed large numbers of cedar waxwings
around my Licking County home.  I first heard them while I was sitting on my
back deck studying, and many small flocks flew in from the southeast, spent
some time in our locust and catalpa trees, then moved on, heading northwest.
This went on for at least two hours early yesterday afternoon. Later in the
afternoon, I saw at least 100 waxwings as I walked two miles west, then back
home again.  Today while I was sitting on the back deck (more studying;
finals week!), the waxwing show continued.  Has anyone else noticed an
increase in waxwings?



Chimney swifts, which have apparently been everywhere in Ohio except my
yard, discovered my chimney yesterday.  I'm hopeful we'll be able to host a
nest or two.  Swifts nested in our chimney for the first few years we lived
here, but one spring we had to replace our roof at the same time the birds
were returning, and they decided to nest elsewhere rather than deal with men
and noise on their turf.



Two pairs of rose-breasted grosbeaks remain in our woods, and are coming to
our feeders throughout the day.  In previous years they've stopped only
during migration, but these birds have been here for three weeks now.



Someone asked about bats recently.  We are enjoying plenty of them here,
just east of Pataskala.



Heather Nagy

Harrison Twp., Licking Co.


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