I am seeing a bird for the first time along the Ohio River in southeast Ohio which I am not able to identify. It is rather small with a stubby tail; white belly; iridescent blue along sides but not wings or head. It seems too small to be a tree swallow - more the size of a nuthatch. It is an erratic, acrobatic flyer and often skims the surface of the water. I have never seen more than a dozen at any one time - usually half that number. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Craig Wehrung 525 South Front Ave. Middleport, OH 45760 [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]