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In the footsteps of Bob McNulty (sometimes quite literally), I helped out the MetroParks birding trip at Blendon Woods, then checked Hoover dam and Woodside Green Parks afterwards.  As Bob had mentioned, activity was strong between 7-8, but quieted down considerably after that.  This gave Blendon an edge, but the lists for all 3 parks were otherwise quite similar.  Notables included:

Wood Ducks - Thoreau Lake had 10+ mixed in with Mallards
Blue-winged Teal - 2 at Thoreau Lake at Blendon
Cooper's Hawk - a young bird was making errant passes at Kingfishers below Hoover dam
Osprey - 1 was a flyover at Hoover dam, headed south
Shorebirds - a Solitary was at Thoreau Lake, while the flats above Hoover dam had Kildeer.
Swifts - small flocks at all 3 locations, never more than 4 birds
Hummers - 1-2 at each location, mostly around feeders or large patches of flowers
Woodpeckers - LOTS of Downies & Red-bellies at Blendon and Hoover, mostly around dead Ash trees

Flycatchers - Pewees widespread, with 3-4 at each site.  Phoebes at Hoover and Woodside Green; Woodside Green also had Great Crested and Acadian

Swallows - 2 flyover Martins at Blendon, and 1 flyby Barn Swallow at Hoover dam.

Vireos - Red-eyed at every stop, usually 2-3

Wrens,Gnatcatchers - single House Wrens at every stop; 2 Gnatcatchers at Blendon

Thrushes - 2 Swainsons calling at Blendon, and another at Woodside Green

Cedar Waxwings - small flyover flocks of 10-12 birds at each site

Warblers - hard to find after the morning wave.  Magnolias & Redstarts were prevalent, with 3+ Maggies and 2 Redstarts at each location.  Others included Nashville, Tennessee, Black-thr.Green (Hoover), Blackpoll (Hoover), Black&White (Blendon & Hoover), Ovenbirds (Blendon & Hoover), Mourning (Blendon...thanks Bob)

Sparrows - a few Fields at Blendon and some Chipping at Woodside Green, not unexpected

Buntings,Grosbeaks - none

Blackbirds - a few flyover grackles at Blendon at Hoover

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