A large flock (300+) of mixed blackbirds were at Hoover Meadows, Hoover Nature Preserve, Galena, Delaware County this afternoon. The flock included Common Grackles, Brown-Headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds and Rusty Blackbirds (25-30). They were feeding in the area near the rear most pond. Sparrows were also well represented with Song, Swamp, Fox, Field, White-throated and American Tree. A lone Northern Harrier was soaring over the fields. Charlie Bombaci ______________________________________________________________________ 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]