Greetings and salutations! On this start of fourth of July Weekend, I have at least two BB Cuckoos calling to each other. I was able to spot one, as it flew over, this morning. I have had computer problems and house repair issues, so my plans for staying out in the field, birding all week, have gone awry....oh well, I guess a Black Billed is good enough for now. We have also had chipping sparrows by the bucket load all around my property. I also heard a GH Owl this morning saying hello to the morning. I still haven't figured out or spotted the mystery bird that wakes me up from time to time...It doesn't sound like a YB Cuckoo, at least it doesn't sound like any that is stored at the Macaulay Library. Have a great weekend And have a happy...and safe, ;-D Independence Day Weekend. Steve J. Sjlarue ______________________________________________________________________ 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]