Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to remind everyone that parking on OSU campus is difficult
without a parking permit.  They're very generous with their parking tickets
around these parts.  There aren't many options other than to park in a legal
area somewhere in the vicinity and then walk in to look for the bird.
Also, Bell's Vireo is a species of special interest in Ohio and is by no
means common in central Ohio.  With that said taping out this bird is
probably not a good idea and shouldn't be necessary to hear and see the
bird.  Besides having to deal with the added stress of call-playback, any
bird attempting to nest in this area has to deal with significant amounts of
dog traffic crashing through the site (some mornings it seems like there are
about a thousand leash-less dogs in the area...we can save that topic for
the new bird forum I suppose).  Bell's Vireo can sometimes be difficult to
get good looks at but with a bit of patience, they should show themselves.
My experience with this bird last year involved mostly morning encounters
before 9:30.  At these times, the bird was literally impossible to miss and
could often be seen well when singing in the top of one of the young trees
here.
Good luck everyone.

Aaron Boone
Columbus, Ohio

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