Jen was not the only person to see a first nighthawk push this evening. Between 7:30-8pm, I was heading south on Sawmill Parkway about to cross Powell Rd (about a mile from the Columbus Zoo) in southern Delaware county when around 10-12 Common Nighthawks came from the shopping center (from the south/west) area heading north/east just above downtown Powell. Their moth like erratic flight and white window spots caught my attention. I have been watching for the start of their migration the last couple weeks. Several birds were feeding low over the field behind the Graeters store. Saturday evening, I went to Sells Middle School in Dublin Ohio to count swifts and only about 300 birds descended into the chimney between 8:28 and 8:47pm. They started gathering around 8:20 and it was fun to watch the swirling cloud grow. At the same time I was watching 2 nighthawks feeding over the ravine to the north of the school and along the Scioto River corridor to the east. They were calling and diving and putting on a good show. One got curious when the swift number were growing and came over to check things out. Instantly about 8 swifts broke their counter clockwise flight and chased off the larger moth-like intruder. I was surprised to see this type of behavior from both species. Darlene Sillick Powell, Ohio PS: The owner of the wayward scope and tripod were reunited at Glacier Ridge Metro Park yesterday afternoon. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]