During this past week (1/8-13) I have heard Great Horned Owls calling within close proximity of my yard (Sharon Township, OH; DeLorme 41D5). At one point, there were 5 calling from various points. Even during the day there have been at least two calling. I have seen them and heard them regularly before but not in such abundance or as early. (Usually February.) Also: yesterday there was a flock of 1000+ Common Grackles in my back yeard. Cheers, Mike ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. 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]