Yesterday while banding at Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve, we had an unusual experience. About 10:00 AM, a small group (3-5) of small parrots came flying in over the parking lot chattering away like crazy. We thought we were in the tropics for a second. No idea on the species or where they came from. Obviously they were escapes from some where. They were not Monk Parakeets which have been observed in the area before.These were a smaller green parrot. It happened so fast we didn't see much color or shape. Keep your eyes and ears open. Any explanations? -- H. Thomas Bartlett Tiffin, Ohio [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]