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Today Darlene Sillick, Al LaSala and I did some leisurely birding at
several sections of the Hoover Nature Preserve in Delaware County. After
yesterday’s hectic schedule that included a field trip with the Ohio Young Birders
Club, Easter Service in the evening and attacking the home To-Do List, it
was time to just meander and relax. We started at Hoover Meadows which is a
grassland and wetland area. Brown Thrashers seemed to be the bird of the
day as they were everywhere. Other birds at the meadows included Blue-winged
Teal, Wild Turkey, Sora, many Ruby-crowned Kinglets; Yellow, Yellow-rumped
and Palm Warblers, a Fox Sparrow and Swamp Sparrows. The usually reliable
resident Red-headed Woodpeckers apparently took the holiday off.
We next swung by Miller-Paul Road and picked up a nice colony of Purple
Martins. Then we dropped by Mudhen Marsh with our objective being the
White-eyed Vireo reported earlier. It was a no show. We did see Gray Catbirds,
lots of Gray Catbirds. They have returned in large numbers. Other notables
were Brown Thrashers and Yellow Warblers. Generally things were quiet.
Our final stop was at the Baldridge Boat Launch where we added Cliff
Swallows, 5 Common Loons and a Yellow Warbler.
All told we had 53 species as we lulled our way around. Number 54 we
enjoyed but is not a legitimate bird, a field with Helmeted Guinea Fowl.
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve
SPECIES LIST
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
Sora
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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