Just had a flock of at least 1000 (possible many more) grackles land in the front yard and forage for 20 min. or so before moving on. I scanned for unusual blackbirds but this appeared to be an exclusively grackle flock. Chris Caprette Geauga 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]