There were large numbers (over 1000) of blackbirds at Calamas Swamp in Pickaway county today. They were mostly Red-winged Blackbirds both male and female. Also some Common Grackles and Starlings mixed in. The flocks were in almost constant motion between perching in the trees in the swamp and flying over the farm field to the west. I observed at least four Rusty Blackbirds and there were potentially many more but the constant movement made ID's difficult. Paul McSweeny ______________________________________________________________________ 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]