Took some out of state visitors to HHSP. We hiked to most of the must see areas of this gem of a park, and saw and heard some great birds along the trails.

Location:     Hocking Hills State Park
Observation date:     6/29/09
Notes:     Visited Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, Ash Cave, and Conkle's Hollow.The Louisiana Waterthrush were easily viewed while walking the trail from Old Man's Cave to the Upper Falls.
Number of species:     46


Turkey Vulture     20
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Killdeer     2
Chimney Swift     4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Downy Woodpecker     4
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     4
Acadian Flycatcher     6
Eastern Phoebe     4
Yellow-throated Vireo     3
Red-eyed Vireo     4
Blue Jay     4
American Crow     8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     6
Barn Swallow     9
Carolina Chickadee     6
Tufted Titmouse     4
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
House Wren     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
Eastern Bluebird     1
Veery     2
Wood Thrush     4
American Robin     8
Gray Catbird     8
Cedar Waxwing     12
Black-throated Green Warbler     8
Pine Warbler     1
Cerulean Warbler     1
American Redstart     1
Ovenbird     2
*Louisiana Waterthrush     3*
Hooded Warbler     2
Summer Tanager     1
Scarlet Tanager     3
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     3
Song Sparrow     2
Northern Cardinal     4
Indigo Bunting     4
Red-winged Blackbird     4
Eastern Meadowlark     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     6
American Goldfinch     6

See you on the trails,

Chris Pierce
N. Olmsted, OH

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