Hello all,
Went to the movies tonight and the nighthawks were back over the Wapakoneta theater, makes me feel like summer is finally here....
Troy 

> Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 18:27:21 -0400
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> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County
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> I spent this morning  working my way around several areas at the Hoover 
> Nature Preserve monitoring the  PROW nest box trail. Activity is picking up and 
> the first female PROWs are back  on territory. This caused the males to 
> puff their egos, perch and sing their  lungs out. The females were only 
> somewhat impressed. Likely they were more  interested in feeding after their 
> red-eye special north last night. A few though  acted like it was an episode of “
> Bachelorette” and put the males to the task. I  had several individuals land 
> and immediately be surrounded by multiple  suitors. 
> I observed one male  that really has my curiosity in high gear. He is a 
> male that has been banded and  the band looks very much like the ones we used 
> in 2004. This is 8 years later  and I did not expect to see any of the birds 
> we banded again. Could this  possibly be one of the adults or hatchlings we 
> banded? I’ll have to keep an eye  out for him and chase down our old banding 
> records for the color codes and  locations. 
> There was a nice mix  of warblers on the preserve including Black & White, 
> Nashville, Tennessee  Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow , Yellow-rumped 
> Warbler, Black-throated Green ,  Yellow-throated , Palm , Louisiana Waterthrush , 
> Common Yellowthroat and  Prothonotary Warbler. 
> The  Bald Eagles are doing well and are feeding hatchlings whose appetites 
> resemble  teenage boys loose in the refrigerator.  
> Charlie  Bombaci
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