I've never seen as many grackles in my whole life as I've seen so far this year. I only wish they would kill off the house sparrows (they had better leave my house finches and goldfinches alone though). So far, I haven't seen any predatory behavior though. -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rae Johnson Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 2:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Dead Sparrows in my backyard I've had 4-5 Grackles dominating my feeders in the last four weeks. I've never had problems with them until this year but I haven't noticed any casualties yet. Is anyone else experiencing a sudden influx of Grackles? Rae Johnson Newark ______________________________________________________________________ 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]