I witnessed a similar event on August 26th. I saw 740 robins streaming over my yard in groups of 5-12 for 30 minutes. It was at dusk, 7:45-8:15 pm. I was watching for nighthawks but only saw 2. The robins were impressive, flying northeast. This was seen by 2 of us and by another nearby neighbor. Betsy Mac Northfield Center Summit County Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 9:45 PM, Brad Bolton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Tonight I watched a stream of migrating robins over my house, all flying > the same direction, just after sunset. In 20 minutes I counted 600. I've > watched grackles and starlings do this (with a higher density of birds than > tonight's robins), but I have never seen robins stream like this. Is this > common for them? > > Brad Bolton, Kent, OH > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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]