Bill, I found a Blue Grosbeak (and possibly a second) yesterday at the Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County. -- Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ On 5/2/07, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]