I observed about a dozen male red-winged blackbirds as they nestled down into the cattails next to my boyfriend's pond as the sunset last night. The males were actively calling. I thought this was a bit late for them. Fyi - West Mansfield is east of Bellefontaine (not west of Mansfield). Elayna M. Grody Water Protection Coordinator _____________________________________________________ [cid:image001.png@01CED3DD.67443700] 7600 Sunbury Road Westerville, OH 43081 Direct: (614) 645-3304 Fax: 614.645.1871 www.columbus.gov<http://www.columbus.gov> [cid:image002.png@01CED3DD.67443700]<https://www.facebook.com/home.ph#!/pages/Columbus-Public-Utilities/9948028367> [cid:image003.png@01CED3DD.67443700] <http://www.youtube.com/cityofcolumbu> ______________________________________________________________________ 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]