When I encounter Cicada's I notice all manner of birds turn into Flycatcher's! Today at Carlisle Reservation in Lorain County I watched a House Sparrow and a Robin both chase the same Cicada - the Robin won and proceeded to smack the big insect against the asphalt path and try to take off its wings before carrying it away. Matt Valencic Geauga County -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of richard banish Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 1:40 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Acacia Red-headed Woodpecker I have run the old cart paths @ the former Acacia Country Club (currently Acacia Metropark) in Beachwood for 2+ years and saw my first-ever on-site RHWP. An interesting observation was that it actually doing a bit of fly-catching... Buster Sent from my iPhone ______________________________________________________________________ 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]