Since I have other commitments and probably won't get to bird this weekend, I'd just like to pass on a couple sightings from the UP as a reminder this is a great time of year for something totally weird to show up, and folks should keep their eyes open, so that I may live vicariously through them as I sit in this office: -End of September, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher showed up on Manitou Island. -Last week, a Rock Wren was briefly present and photographed in Munising -Also last week, a Green-tailed Towhee showed up at a feeder of a birder in Marquette, and is still present -a Vermillion Flycatcher showed up at a feeder in Big Bay, Marquette county, since the 11th - a second state record. Now, I know the UP is far away and more likely to get the western rarities than us, but it's a good reminder that sometimes, birds just show up where they feel like it. So, here's hoping somebody gets a great Ohio rarity! Andrew R. Sewell, MS, RPA Principal Investigator Historical/Industrial Archaeology Hardlines Design Company 4608 Indianola Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43214 ph. (614)-784-8733 fax (614)-784-9336 _____ This mailbox protected from junk email by MailFrontier Desktop from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]