So far, we have been spared the onslaught of the 17yr Cicada...if anyone needs a break, Big Island and Myeera Park and Wetlands are fairly quiet...lots of birds singing... :-D On Jun 10, 2016 3:29 PM, "Helen Ostermiller" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]