The hay loft has again produced 3 clutches of Dark-eyed Junco's (same last year). Tonight I went up for hay and found the parent on the nest. As I approached it flew to the rafters and I observed at least one feathered chick. There were 3 eggs in there last weekend, all small and blue. Earlier this month the Barn Swallow's successfully launched 4 babies into the air around the farm! They would be gone foraging all day and return at dusk to roost on the rafter. One evening no one came home! Today my wife reported seeing two Barn Swallow's flying into the barn again. Could they be ready to have a second batch? Time will tell. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]