As every fall for the last few years, a northern shrike showed up in my fields early this evening. (Along the power line easement.) For a few minutes a flock of eight bluebirds were chattering in the trees around him, but they lost interest and flew off. Blue jays seemed attracted to him, and perched in trees nearby. Keep an eye out for him at nearby Frohring Meadows. He seems to travel back and forth along the easement every year. Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road, Geauga County at the Cuy Co. line ______________________________________________________________________ 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]