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This morning there were the remains of a robin in the corner of our deck next to the house. We have lots of roaming cats in this end of town, that would be my guess as to cause of death. Two blue jays spotted the remains (a wing, a few gray feathers, one long leg) and immediately started calling loudly. They stayed perched on the deck railing, looking directly toward the "spot". One flew over and lit on a feeder pole above and yelled some more. I called this "communication", but I wondered what they were saying, and who they were saying it to? Is this familiar behavior of blue jays. And regarding Larry Hubert's sighting of the rough-winged swallows, I saw 10 to 15 Monday over a pasture, and wondered if they were still migrating. Cedar Waxwings gather during breeding season to feed together; I wonder if the swallows do the same thing? Jo Ann Eldridge, Kearney, Clay CO [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________ ########################################################### * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: * * https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives, click here: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * * * * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * * Site: http://mobirds.org * ###########################################################