I birded the trails behind the Rocky River Nature Center this morning. It was pretty typical for December. The one exception was a huge flight of Blue Jays moving through the treetops in a direction from west to east. I stopped counting when I hit 200 jays which took roughly 10 minutes. More jays continued to stream across for another 10-15 minutes after I stopped counting. The birds were calling as they moved. It was noticeable enough that a woman walking her dog noted my binoculars and asked if I had managed to see all the Blue Jays? I've seen groups of 15-20 jays in the spring but nothing like this. Erik Bruder Westlake, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]