Hi,

Spent my day in the field with Dr. Jim Runkle of Wright State.  We covered
many of the Lake Erie-Allegheny Plateau habitats from the shores of Lake
Erie to the top of Little Mountain.  These included Lake Plane Swamp
forest, Marsh, and Hemlock Hardwood forest,

A few first of year birds for me including Kitty Cat Bird, Palm and
Black-throated Green Warblers.  Winds out of the east so numbers tended to
be small and flocks widely spaced.

My first chance to talk to Ray and Jerry since Andy and Michelle discovered
the Fish Crow nests in Shaker Heights.  We are all of the same mind that
while this species has been unreported due to lack of sufficient evidence,
they have not gone unnoticed.

Thanks so much to Jerry for knowing the exact location of the Chestnut at
the Lagoons.  Jim was very excited and impressed.

Haans Petruschke
Kirtland

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