The mighty Mahoning River has been used and abused throughout the years by big business. It 
has provided ALL Americans a dumping ground of many toxins(Petroleum hydrocarbons, 
benzo(a)pyrene, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and mercury)  from steel producers who 
supported the war effort of WWII when restrictions on pollution were not a concern. The silt of the 
river is still contaminated and will remain so until a concerted effort is made to dredge and 
dispose of said contaminants. With that said it is a fantastic river to observe birds. In the last two 
weeks along the river in Niles I have had the opportunity to see and hear the following. Ok it's not 
Magee Marsh but it is amazing all the same.

Eagle- Immature
Yellow-breasted Chat (single bird)
Black-billed Cuckoo (pair)
Osprey (nest on cell phone tower)
Largest population of Indigo Buntings in a one mile stretch I have ever seen.
Great-crested Flycatcher (1 bird)
Eastern Towhees nesting
Blackburnian Warbler (single bird)
Magnolia Warbler (single bird)
Yellow Warbler
Red-tailed Hawks
Belted Kingfisher
Cedar Waxwings
Baltimore Orioles
Barred Owls (heard)
White-crowned Sparrow

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