There were LOTS of Rough winged Swallows on wires W of Mosquito Lake, on Mahan-Denman Rd near Park Ave Ext.
also in wires on Park Ave. Ext. - Trumbull Co.
Swarming around the wires juggling for positions on the wires and swooping the fields for insects. My partner estimated over 1,500. (Measuring the distance - times 3 wires - being very scientific)
There sure were enough flying Flies to satisfy all those Swallows.
Doubling back there were less on the Mahan-Denman wires but still alot. Mud flats at the north end of the lake have lush green vegetation growing but I could still see Crows walking.
Carole Babyak
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