When I pulled up our driveway on the return trip from church this morning I was greeted with the defeaning sound of a giant blackbird flock that was in our backyard. I won't dare to guess how many individuals the flock had but it did turn approximately 2 acres of our grass black and filled many of the trees at the edge of our woods. I decided to scope through them and was rewarded by finding a single BREWERS BLACKBIRD in with them. Apart from this bird, the flock contained mostly Red-wings, Grackles, and Cowbirds but had a good handful of Rustys in the mix. Good Birding! Ryan Steiner Smithville, Ohio --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]