I was working in the garage once and heard a flock of starlings in the yard, but couldn't see any. Further exploration revealed a blue jay perfectly mimicking a flock. I marveled as I stood there listening. That was 5 or 6 years ago I have yet to hear a convincing reason for why the bird would do that. Ray Silvey Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]