Hello Everybody: Monday evening I enjoyed my first Common Nighthawk migration movement this year. It can be somewhat difficult, at times, to observe an exact number, but I estimated 33 individuals feeding over a hay field and wet meadow at our home for approximately a half hour. They then proceeded to fly south-southwest. Their silent and graceful flight patterns are fascinating to watch. For me, it tells me the migration season has begun, and gives me just a little melancholy feeling. I will miss our nesting Purple Martins, Barn Swallows, Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, etc. With that said, we enjoyed a successful nesting season for our avian friends. Now, I will look forward to our winter visitors. What interesting bird will show up at our backyard feeders, this year? Don Plant, Perrysville, Ohio (Mohican Country) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]