As I was approaching downtown Cleveland on I-90 today, at the interbelt curve near Burke Lakefront Airport, I noticed a large number of chimney swifts in the air at mid-afternoon. Later, as I sat visiting my Dad in Avon Lake, I could see to the north, out the family room picture window, numerous swifts in the sky. Just outside of the window, a number of midges (locally known as "muckleheads" or "muffleheads") were hovering. I would say that that explains the swift swarming. The midge hatch is on! Dan Best ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]