I tried to post the message below several times over the last week but it would not go for some reason. But here it is; remember it was written early last week. I just received a call from a friend on South Bass Island. Several individuals had reported to her an unusual bird on the island today. The books they are using lead them to believe it is a Carmine Bee-Eater. What North American bird could be mistaken for a bee-eater? It appears, if their id is correct, that some zoo has lost a bird or we have missed a major weather front from the southern hemisphere. Has anyone heard of a zoo losing birds recently? I told them to try to get a photo. I talked with the individual who first found the bird near the airport on Friday, July 28. He believes it is a individual of the northern race of Carmine Bee-Eater and based on his description, I agree. I wonder if African Safari near Pt. Clinton keeps African birds and this escaped from there? Tom Bartlett Tiffin, Ohio [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]