Hi Ken, Northern Summit county is within the breeding range of Dark-eyed Junco in Ohio. Albeit on the southern edge. Juncos can be a common and prolific breeder in appropriate habitat in NE Ohio, but their range is confined to Astabula, Eastern Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage and Northern Summit counties. The breeding population of this species has exploded in the past 30 years. Our breeding Juncos habituate readily to different situations and are not confined to mature forests or hemlock ravines. In Geauga county they often use hanging plants as a nest. Keep an eye out for nesting activity in your area. They will often have 3 broods and in some places are already working on their first. Haans Kirtland On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 7:36 PM, Ken Thompson < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Had a junco in my backyard this morning. When do they generally head > north, from this area? Where we lived previously (StLouis, MO) they were > usually gone before Income-tax day. Ken Thompson > Silver Lake, Summit, 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]