Just prior to sunset today (from about 7:30-8:00) Eastern Kingbirds roosting in the trees at SW Hillman Marsh were estimated at 400+ birds. Such sunset concentrations appear to be annual at Hillman Marsh, but most years I forget to check. Some past counts here include the following: 500 -- August 27-29, 1984 800 -- August 21, 1986 400 -- August 16, 1998 I hope to check this roost regularly to see if any other kingbird species appears, even though its not easy to check the birds since they are very active and are sometimes difficult to see in the thick willows. Although Eastern Kingbirds form huge flocks on their wintering grounds in South America, I think its much less normal at our latitude. If anyone has recorded similar roosts anywhere in southern Ontario, I would be very interested to hear about it. Please e-mail me privately. Alan Wormington, Leamington ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!