While I was out atlasing today, I came across two oddities. This first was an otherwise healthy looking adult grackle with no feathers on it's head. I've heard of this before, but this is the first time I've ever seen it! The second was when I saw, out of the corner of my eye, 3 birds chasing eachother. At first, all I could see were 3 different colored blurs, one orange, one blue and one brownish. The blue blur became a male bluebird, the brownish one a female cowbird, and I figured the orange one was a male Baltimore Oriole. When I found it again with my binoculars, I realized it was in fact an very orange colored Scarlet Tanager! The sides were a bit paler, but the rest of the body was almost as bright orange as an oriole! Quite a spectacular bird. I continue to find Henslow's Sparrows most places with suitable habitat for them, and possibly an Alder Flycatcher, although it wasn't great Alder habitat, so it could have just been a willow with an abberant song.. I recorded it, and Aaron Boone is going to listen to it and let me know what he thinks. If anyone is in the area and wants to go find the bird and let me know what they think, I'd be glad to give you directions. Other than that, there were a few early warblers that seemed to be getting ready to migrate, including a redstart, a few parula and several warbling and white-eyed vireos. Also, a migrating empid that taunted me by staying very visible and very silent for a good half an hour.. Good Birding David Rankin ______________________________________________________________________ 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]