Today two wonderful friends from West Virginia drove to Central Ohio to  join 
me for an afternoon of birding at the Hoover Nature Preserve. Jim and  Louise 
Casto recently scored 111 species at Crane Creek, however this did not  
include a Prothonotary Warbler. We quickly remedied that situation. Our first  stop 
was Oxbow Road where the Prothonotary Warblers put on a show for us. Among  
the individuals we watched were two males banned in 2004. One male alit in the  
sunlight right above us and sang  his heart out.  From there we went  to Area 
N where we observed many additional Prothonotary Warblers and some other  
nice species. It was a splendid day shared with friends and the birds. A partial  
list of species includes:
 
Wood Duck     
Spotted Sandpiper
Red-headed  Woodpeckers (a possible third pair at Area N)
Northern Flickers (at nest  hole)
Red-eyed Vireo
Swainson’s Thrush
Wood Thrush
Northern  Parula
Palm Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Scarlet  Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
 
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve




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