Sorry, that should have read "...closer to redpoll calls THAN goldfinch calls..." -PH On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Paul Hurtado <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I just had a large (50-100) flock of small finches > (goldfinch/siskin/redpoll size) circling around the Jenning's hall area > chasing after a cooper's hawk that landed on Aranoff. I saw them from my > office, and quickly opened my window in time to hear a few seconds of calls > that sounded closer to redpoll calls and goldfinch calls, however these > were distant and not heard well enough to trust that ID. Flight style was > also reminiscent of redpoll flocks I've seen in NY, but again, I'm hesitant > to pin a species ID on these birds. > > The birds flew off towards the oval. Hopefully they stick around campus > and someone else notices them. > > Good birding, > Paul Hurtado > Columbus, 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]