Hello all,

It took a few days to put all the details together, but I finally have the
final tally from our big day of Glen Helen birding on Saturday, May 5th.
The prairie and edge habitat off Grinnell Road and the riparian woodland
along Birch Creek were the clear hot spots.  Birders found 80 species in
the Glen, including two that hadn't previously been reported.  We stayed
honest with the count, so chipping sparrows seen across the street from
the preserve were not counted.

Other notable misses include Eastern bluebird and wild turkey, both of
which I expected.  A trio of sandhill cranes that flew over the Glen the
previous day also did not earn a place on the list.

Here's the complete list talied from all observers:
Great blue heron
Turkey vulture
Canada goose (with young)
Wood duck
Mallard
Cooper's hawk
Red-shouldered hawk (nest found in large sycamore with downy young)
Red-tailed hawk
Ring-necked pheasant
Solitary sandpiper
Mourning dove
Great horned owl (Adult seen; young birds heard but not seen)
Barred owl
Chimney swift
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Belted kingfisher
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
Northern flicker
Pileated woodpecker
Eastern wood-pewee
Acadian flycatcher
Eastern phoebe
Great-crested flycatcher
White-eyed vireo
Yellow-throated vireo
Red-eyed vireo
Blue jay
American crow
Tree swallow
Northern rough winged swallow
Barn swallow
Carolina chicadee
Tufted titmouse
White-breasted nuthatch
Brown creeper
Carolina wren
House wren
Blue-gray gnatcacher (seen on nest)
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Swainson's thrush
Wood thrush
American robin
Gray catbird
Brown thrasher
European starling
Blue-winged warbler
Nashville warbler
Northern parula (not previously on list of Glen Helen birds, but probably
an oversight)
Yellow warbler
Magnolia warbler
Yellow-rumped warbler
Black-throated green warbler
Blackburnian warbler
Yellow-throated warbler
Bay-breasted warbler
Black and white warbler
American redstart
Ovenbird
Louisiana waterthrush
Common yellowthroat
Hooded warbler
Scarlet tanager
Eastern towhee
Field sparrow
Song sparrow
Lincoln's sparrow (not previously on list of Glen Helen birds)
Swamp sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Northern cardinal
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Indigo bunting
Red-winged blackbird
Common grackle
Brown-headed cowbird
Orchard oriole
Baltimore oriole
American goldfinch
House sparrow

-Nick
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Nick Boutis, Executive Director

Glen Helen Ecology Institute
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Yellow Springs, OH 45387
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