Hi Ohio Birders,

There were three Willets on the South beach at East Fork State Park at 5:30pm today.  There is much activity due to a rowing regatta that will be going on tomorrow(?) and fishermen on the beach.  The Willets were very calm, allowing me to approach and photograph them.  Finally a boat rowed near to shore and the birds moved to the east end of the beach and were still there when I left.  Here is a list of the other birds seen in the park between 3 and 6:00pm.

Location:     East Fork State Park
Observation date:     5/14/08
Number of species:     68

Canada Goose     3
Wood Duck     2
Great Blue Heron     3
Turkey Vulture     6
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Killdeer     1
Spotted Sandpiper     3
Willet     3
Ring-billed Gull     1
Mourning Dove     6
Belted Kingfisher     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     6
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     2
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Acadian Flycatcher     1
Eastern Phoebe     2
Great Crested Flycatcher     3
Eastern Kingbird     12
White-eyed Vireo     6
Red-eyed Vireo     4
Blue Jay     6
American Crow     24
Purple Martin     2
Tree Swallow     24
Barn Swallow     6
Carolina Chickadee     12
Tufted Titmouse     6
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Carolina Wren     3
House Wren     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     12
Eastern Bluebird     2
Wood Thrush     6
American Robin     35
Gray Catbird     4
Northern Mockingbird     1
Brown Thrasher     3
European Starling     4
Cedar Waxwing     24
Blue-winged Warbler     3
Tennessee Warbler     1
Northern Parula     3
Yellow-throated Warbler     6
Prairie Warbler     3
Bay-breasted Warbler     1
Prothonotary Warbler     2
Kentucky Warbler     2
Common Yellowthroat     24
Yellow-breasted Chat     4
Summer Tanager     8
Eastern Towhee     12
Chipping Sparrow     3
Field Sparrow     6
Song Sparrow     12
Northern Cardinal     35
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     3
Indigo Bunting     24
Red-winged Blackbird     6
Eastern Meadowlark     1
Common Grackle     4
Brown-headed Cowbird     12
Orchard Oriole     2
Baltimore Oriole     8
American Goldfinch     12

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Bill Stanley
Williamsburg OH.
Clermont County

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