I had the opportunity to watch a make ruby-throat do an amazing flight yesterday, May 17, in Columbia Twp., Lorain County. The little bird zipped way up and down and back and forth- sort of in a reversed bell curve. My friend suggested it was a mating dance, but it was near a feeder. Do you think this was a show-off for a female or a territorial maneuver? Thank you. Kathleen Bradley ______________________________________________________________________ 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]