Hi, Here in Kirtland we have had a remarkable number of both Cuckoo species this spring. Yet, at least on the higher elevations I frequent, very few cicadas. I have yet to hear them and have only found a few individuals. Haans On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Robert Evans <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Last night at dusk, as the din died down from the periodic cicada > emergence, you could still hear the cuckoos discussing their feast here on > Flint Ridge in western Muskingum Co. It is difficult, but possible, to hear > the cuckoos through the din in the middle of the day. I usually encounter > or perceive these mostly hidden birds only a few times during a season. But > their calls have been a regular feature since the cicadas emerged in > numbers last Saturday. It's a little surprising (and interesting) how many > cuckoos there are, judging by the voices. > > Bob Evans > Geologist, etc. > Hopewell Township, Muskingum County > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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]