Last evening a V formation flyover of three large birds caught my attention. I immediately thought great blue heron, but it wasn't quite right. And how often do you see multiple herons flying in a v formation? So I ran for the binocs... they were clearly not herons, more buffy-brownish in color and with long necks held out straight, not folded like heron. Long legs trailing behind. Too far at this point to get any definitive field marks. Did I see Sandhill Cranes? Wouldn't that rock the yard bird list???? LMK if I have the ID right or if it might have been something else. Also got my FOYY (first of year in yard) Eastern towhee today! Karen Gray Copley, Summit Co. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]