We were particularly excited to have two pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and two Baltimore Orioles coming to our feeders this spring. This lasted for about 3 weeks; we were delighted to think they were nesting here. But now we haven't seen them for the past 2-3 weeks. Today, though, I've been hearing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. If he's come to a feeder, I wasn't here to see him. Although our small woodlot did have some emergent cicadas, we didn't have enough for them to stick around, apparently. The cicada drone we hear is coming from a woodlot across a large mowed area perhaps a quarter mile from us or across the highway to the north. I wonder if "our" grosbeaks and orioles have followed the cicadas to where there's a concentration? Has anyone else seen this kind of disappearance? Of course, we'll never know if the birds would have stayed and nested. I'd appreciate others' observations and thoughts. Helen Ostermiller southern Medina County in NE Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]