Hello,

I appreciated the posting by Gene Stauffer about the Bell's Vireos along the
Heritage Trail in Hilliard.  I went up there this morning around 8:30 am
with my wife to try my luck and was not disappointed.  We parked at
Homestead Park and walked back to the Heritage Trail (for those unfamiliar,
it is the long, straight trail immediately "behind" or west of Homestead
Park).  We walked north on the trail for about a quarter or half a mile and
sure enough, the little guy flew up and sang his heart out for several
minutes from the top of a small tree, allowing fantastic views.  Seeing as
how we were relatively pressed for time (leaving town tomorrow for 3 weeks )
I didn't keep looking to see how many more Bell's Vireos I could find.  We
did see some other cool stuff too:

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole (beautiful male)
Brown Thrasher
Willow Flycatcher (many)
Eastern Phoebe
Cedar Waxwing (many)
Yellow Warbler (1 female)
Gray Catbird
House Wren (feeding young inside a Bluebird box)
Tree Swallows (many nesting pairs)
Chipping Sparrows

plus all the other really common species.  Thanks again for the report!
I've seen the entirely gray, southwestern Bell's Vireos before, but this was
the first time I'd seen the Eastern subspecies.  Much more yellow on the
underparts.  Cool bird.

-Nate Nye
Hilliard, OH

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