Hi, It certainly seems to be a banner year for Great Crested Flycatchers here in the forests on the front of Allegheny plateau. They are everywhere in dense concentrations, and already building nests. On the other hand Indigo Buntings are surprisingly absent. Most variation of this sort is normal and due to random causes. While an absence of Indigo Bunnies is noteworthy, it is nothing to be concerned about if it is localized. Haans Petruschke Kirtland ______________________________________________________________________ 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]