Forwarding this message on behalf of Bill Whan: Road Runner is not cooperating at all with the Ohio-Birds list! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We found two adult yellow-crowned night-herons today at the nest over the street in front of 211 Preston Rd. This is as late as I've ever seen them at this site. Relying on second-hand news and discussions with local night-heron mavens, here is my guess as to why. A couple of months back I heard news that two eggs had been found broken in the street beneath this nest. Some locals reported this occurred after a particularly violent spring storm. Sounds likely, as predators would of course have eaten the eggs. The nest farther north along Preston Rd had better luck, and I later saw four healthy fledging young there. Today the northern nest looked empty, but news from locals that birds remained on the southern nest was certainly right. I am also told at least one "small" bird had been seen in the recent past there, presumably a nestling. One could easily have been present today, but not visible to us. Neighborhood observers say the birds are usually gone by the 4th of July. I've seen them as late as mid-month, but a second nesting seems the reason for late stay. Anyway, there are still some of these prolific and persistent birds to be seen. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]