Greetings birders - 
 
A Portage County Parks sponsored public tour of the normally-closed-to-the-public Ravenna Training and Logistics Site (Ravenna Arsenal) on Saturday, May 25th turned up 83 species. Participants numbered the same. The trip was guided by Rosche, Semroc, Brumfields, Lute, Raber, and a Major of the National Guard. We had spectacular weather, and great birds all around. We birded the property from 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
 
This 21,000 acre property consists of grasslands, wetlands, ponds, hemlock forest, plenty of 2nd growth woods, and mature beech/maple/oak woods, with numerous creeks and streams running through. The are currently 240 species documented at RTLS, with numerous Ohio-uncommon breeding birds in residence: including Chesnut-sided Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Golden-crowned Kinglet among many others. 
 
Because of the density of forest and habitat all-around, birds are THICK. It is stunning, actually. Although we stopped at numerous points, we covered quite a bit of territory in cars with windows down. This allowed us to do a 15 mile-an-hour point count, persay. Numbers of singing American Redstart (35+), Veery (8+), and Blue-winged Warbler (15+) were very impressive. Followed by solid numbers of singing Hooded Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
 
Osprey (flyover) - 1
 
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 2
 
Purple Martin - 1 (second ever documented martin at RTLS)
 
Golden-crowned Kinglet
 
Black-billed Cuckoo - 1
 
Grasshopper Sparrow - 2
 
Canada Warbler - 2
 
 
OTHER: 
Blue-winged, Tennessee, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Black-and-white, Hooded, Yellow, and Black-throated Green Warblers, and Ovenbird. Scarlet Tanagers, Willow Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbirds (10+), American Kestrel.
 
best of birding - 
Jen Brumfield
North Canton, OH
 
 
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