I have just not had the time to read all the posts about multiple sightings of birds pretty common this time of year, but I don't believe anyone's included blue grosbeaks, which are not. They aren't really rare, either, so I wouldn't bother to mention them if I felt everyone paid attention to the bar-graphs in the OBRC checklist, because they have merely showed up on schedule. Adams County, traditionally ground zero for this species in the state, hosted its first reports on 27 April, and our local birding group found one had arrived at the Pickaway Co spot where they've nested on and off for decades, and steadily recently, on the 28th. Chances are they have arrived in other dependable areas by now, as far north as Toledo. Last year, Breeding Bird Atlas work discovered some nesting areas that were a surprise to everyone, and last fall they stayed into October, a phenomenally late date. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]