Greetings all, I almost didn't post because it was just so odd, but I've got "good ears" and I've got to trust them. I believe I heard and then spotted two fish crows over Cleveland Heights in Cuyahoga County, one block west of the main branch of the public library. These two birds were giving their distinct calls in flight and were hotly pursued by another crow giving the familiar American crow sound for a nice comparison. I know American crows can make a variety of sounds, so I started listening to samples on Macaulay to see if Am. make anything similar to fish and didn't find anything yet, but had limited time. I did listen to *young* American crows and those were not similar to what I heard. Since it was odd to see them away from water and I realize they're only recently being documented in our state, I welcome any thoughts, especially if anyone knows that American crows can indeed make fish crow-like sounds and I just need to listen more! A few years before Bill Whan predicted we'd be seeing (hearing) them here based on sightings in other Great Lakes states, I did think I heard some at the lakefront near Mentor, so now I'll remember that observation in a new light. Maybe it was possible then, too. Happy spring! Katrina Heinzen Cleveland Heights ______________________________________________________________________ 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]