I watched a flock of about 18 nighthawks about 5:50pm in Powell east of Sawmill Parkway and between Seldom Seen and Powell Rd. They were flying in a south-eastern direction and went from fairly low over The Woods of Big Bear condos to high rather quickly almost in a kettle formation. I had a friend over and had fun explaining about nighthawks to him who was a very new bird watcher. Darlene Sillick Powell, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 9:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Common Nighthwaks-Highbanks Metro Park Hello! Over the course of about 15 minutes starting at approximately 6:40 PM this evening, I observed four different waves of Nighthawks over the Nature Center parking lot at Highbanks totaling just over 100 birds. The birds all were moving in a southerly direction parallel to U.S. Rte. 23 (High St.). The largest wave contained about 70 birds. It would be interesting to see if anyone in the Worthington, Clintonville, or other points south of Columbus observed the same flocks. Rob Lowry Powell, Ohio **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]