We frequently see Eastern Bluebirds as we walk in the village park adjacent to us.  Appreciating the discussion of flock sizes, and remembering large flocks of Mountain Bluebirds we’ve seen, I checked our e-bird records for this particular site (Westfield Village park, Medina County).  We have seen flocks of 10-15 occasionally.  The largest number we’ve counted was 17.  Recently we’ve seen them eating small fruits such as hawthorn berries and multiflora rose berries.  We’ve had Cedar Waxwings recently, also feeding on the multiflora roses with the bluebirds.  

Never knowing what we’ll see along the edges of this park makes walking there fun, even when the exercise is repetitive!  A Lesser Yellowlegs that had stopped at the stormwater retention pond and a Cape May Warbler in September were special treats, as beyond the poison ivy berries, there is little here to concentrate birds!

Helen Ostermiller

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> This is a question for birders who live near or go birding in open fields or farmland in the winter. Have you seen flocks of bluebirds? 
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> I have seen small groups in the Cuyahoga Valley in winter. I have seen around ten together at once near Jaite where there are open areas of fields. I have seen them in pairs in the spring and summer all along the railroad tracks there. 
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> The reason I ask is that, my friend in the SF Bay area posted a photo of Mountain Bluebirds. He said he saw well over 80 in one spot just on some power lines. There were more in the fields below. (It was at s place called Cedar Mountain Winery.)
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> I read on the Cornell website that Eastern Bluebirds flock like this in rural areas with large open fields in groups that could exceed 100. Has anyone seen flocks with numbers like this in Ohio?
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