A naturalist from Summit County Parks told me that a few thousand Purple Martins are staging at Nimisilla Lake in Summit County, an annual event. Could your birds be 'staging' in the evening as these Martins are doing? I saw Swallows do the same thing along the causeway at Magee a couple years ago. Matt Valencic Geauga County -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Lewis Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2016 8:15 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Large mixed flocks flying north through Fremont... For the past hour, I've been watching flocks of thousands of birds, Jay's, woodpeckers and others heading north along the Sandusky River through Fremont in northwest Ohio. Any ideas of why? Thanks... ______________________________________________________________________ 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]