Hello Dave, I think you saw tundra swans. They large, light-colored and often noisy in flight, and other posts to the list suggest they are moving through the state right now. Seeing - and hearing - them in migration is one of my favorite things about fall. Cheers, Paul --- David Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > While I was walking my dog yesterday (Nov. 23) I heard high pitched sounds > that I thought at first might be young coyotes or dogs at a distance, then > as they got closer I could tell the sound was above me. Very high up was a > flock (over 50) of large light colored birds flying in a shallow arc, not a > V like geese do. I had a hard time finding them because they were so high > and light colored. They were headed east toward Pennsyvania and maybe the > Atlantic coast. I thought maybe sandhill cranes. Does anyone have an idea on > these birds? This was in northwestern Harrison Cty about 4:00 P.M. > Dave Smith > Station 15, Harrison Cty > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > Paul Gardner Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]