Today  Darlene Sillick, Al LaSala and I did some leisurely birding at 
several sections  of the Hoover Nature Preserve in Delaware County. After 
yesterday’s hectic  schedule that included a field trip with the Ohio Young Birders 
Club, Easter  Service in the evening and attacking the home To-Do List, it 
was time to just  meander and relax. We started at Hoover Meadows which is a 
grassland and wetland  area. Brown Thrashers seemed to be the bird of the 
day as they were everywhere.  Other birds at the meadows included Blue-winged 
Teal, Wild Turkey, Sora, many  Ruby-crowned Kinglets; Yellow, Yellow-rumped 
and Palm Warblers, a Fox Sparrow  and Swamp Sparrows. The usually reliable 
resident Red-headed Woodpeckers  apparently took the holiday off. 
We  next swung by Miller-Paul Road and picked up a nice colony of Purple 
Martins.  Then we dropped by Mudhen Marsh with our objective being the 
White-eyed Vireo  reported earlier. It was a no show. We did see Gray Catbirds, 
lots of Gray  Catbirds. They have returned in large numbers. Other notables 
were Brown  Thrashers and Yellow Warblers. Generally things were quiet. 
Our  final stop was at the Baldridge Boat Launch where we added Cliff 
Swallows, 5  Common Loons and a Yellow Warbler. 
All  told we had 53 species as we lulled our way around. Number 54 we 
enjoyed but is  not a legitimate bird, a field with Helmeted Guinea Fowl. 
Charlie  Bombaci 
Hoover Nature  Preserve 
SPECIES  LIST 
Common  Loon 
Double-crested  Cormorant 
Great  Blue Heron 
Turkey  Vulture 
Canada  Goose 
Wood  Duck 
Mallard 
Blue-winged  Teal 
Red-tailed  Hawk 
Wild  Turkey 
Sora 
Killdeer 
Ring-billed  Gull 
Mourning  Dove 
Chimney  Swift 
Belted  Kingfisher 
Red-bellied  Woodpecker 
Downy  Woodpecker 
Northern  Flicker 
Eastern  Phoebe 
Blue  Jay 
American  Crow 
Purple  Martin 
Tree  Swallow 
Northern  Rough-winged Swallow 
Cliff  Swallow 
Barn  Swallow 
Carolina  Chickadee 
Tufted  Titmouse 
White-breasted  Nuthatch 
Carolina  Wren 
Ruby-crowned  Kinglet 
Eastern  Bluebird 
American  Robin 
Gray  Catbird 
Brown  Thrasher 
European  Starling 
Yellow  Warbler 
Yellow-rumped  Warbler 
Palm  Warbler 
Eastern  Towhee 
Chipping  Sparrow 
Field  Sparrow 
Fox  Sparrow 
Song  Sparrow 
Swamp  Sparrow 
White-throated  Sparrow 
Northern  Cardinal 
Red-winged  Blackbird 
Common  Grackle 
Brown-headed  Cowbird 
House  Finch 
American  Goldfinch 
House  Sparrow

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