The Purple Martins have just made a later than usual return to our houses in Madison,OH on the shore of Lake Erie. It is great to hear their cheerful chirping in the mornings again!! Thank goodness I am seeing some insects flying as well. Carol Takacs ______________________________________________________________________ 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]