Greetings,
I had the pleasure of helping lead a Birding by Kayak event this morning 
at the TAASC facility (Twin Lakes) in Powell, Ohio.  For those of you that 
are not familiar with TAASC, it is a nonprofit organization that offers 
various adventure related activities.  What is great about the 
organization is that it allows you to give back to the community in some 
shape or form.  The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition offers events that 
cater to both disabled and non disabled people like today’s Birding by 
Kayak adventure.  Please see their website for various activities and to 
sign up as a volunteer or participate in an upcoming event.   The next 
Birding by Kayak event will be held on June 21st.  
http://www.taasc.org/aboutus.cfm    A special thanks to the TAASC  staff 
and volunteers that participated today.  Although the main objective of 
the day was birding, we also had the privilege of touring Ohio State’s 
Mussel research lab.   Please see the website to learn more about the 
important role that Mussels play in our streams.  Special thanks to Dr. 
Watters for the tour.
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~molluscs/OSUM2/Zoo1.html

We had great weather for our adventure that included various stops around 
the Twin Lakes area.  Most of the expected species showed themselves with 
remarkable views of PROWS and EAKIS.  The species for the day include:
1.	Canada Goose
2.	Mallard
3.	Double-crested Cormorant
4.	Great Blue Heron
5.	Green Heron
6.	Turkey Vulture
7.	Osprey
8.	Bald Eagle (juvenile)
9.	Cooper's Hawk (Male and Female together in tree)
10.	Red-shouldered Hawk
11.	Red-tailed Hawk
12.	Killdeer
13.	Rock Pigeon
14.	Mourning Dove
15.	Belted Kingfisher
16.	Red-bellied Woodpecker
17.	Downy Woodpecker
18.	Hairy Woodpecker
19.	Pileated Woodpecker
20.	Northern Flicker
21.	Eastern Wood-Peewee
22.	Eastern Phoebe
23.	Eastern Kingbird
24.	Red-eyed Vireo
25.	Warbling Vireo
26.	Blue Jay
27.	American Crow
28.	Purple Martin
29.	Tree Swallow
30.	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
31.	Barn Swallow
32.	Bank Swallow
33.	Carolina Chickadee
34.	White-breasted Nuthatch
35.	Carolina Wren
36.	House Wren
37.	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
38.	Eastern Bluebird
39.	American Robin
40.	Gray Catbird
41.	Northern Mockingbird
42.	European Starling
43.	Cedar Waxwing
44.	Prothonotary Warbler
45.	Yellow Warbler
46.	Eastern Towhee
47.	Chipping Sparrow
48.	Song Sparrow
49.	Field Sparrow
50.	House Sparrow
51.	Scarlet Tanager
52.	Northern Cardinal
53.	Indigo Bunting
54.	Red-winged Blackbird
55.	Common Grackle
56.	Brown-headed Cowbird
57.	House Finch
58.	American Goldfinch
59.	Baltimore Oriole
60.	Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Good Birding,
Jeff

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