Hello all, Seen today (Nov 14) at our feeder was one male rose-breasted grosbeak. This is a late date for them. Also seen on Tappan Lake were three common loons and about 20 coots. The coots were in a very tight swimming formation and I wonder if anyone knows why they do that. I thought maybe to an eagle or other bird of prey they look like one huge bird instead of many small ones. Anyone know?? David Smith Station 15 Harrison Cty ______________________________________________________________________ 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]