I took advantage of the great weather this morning tomonitor a portion of my nest box trail along the northeast shore of HooverReservoir in Delaware County. From the moment I began I almost constantly heardthe “Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet” of male Prothonotary Warblers. In the sunlightthey were a rich golden-yellow as they sang from branches, the top of nestboxes and any other advantageous perch. I counted 29 sing males and I was ableto locate 19 nest locations, made easier by the 10 using my nest boxes. Withthe additional territories previously identified at Oxbow Road, Wiese Road,Areas L, M and N I have verified 79 to date. Sunday we plan to launch the S.S.Hoover and begin our monitoring of the islands and areas accessible only byboat. If the current pace keeps up it should be a very good year for theProthonotary Warblers at Hoover Reservoir.

Otherthan the Prothonotaries, warblers were mostly absent with only Blue-winged Warbler (1), Tennessee Warbler (1), NorthernParula (1), Yellow Warbler (5), Yellow-throated Warbler (2), LouisianaWaterthrush (1) and Common Yellowthroats (3). 

 
At the Bald Eagle nest things were active;one adult was at the nest with the ever growing eaglets. The second adult wasperched nearby. Fledging time is almost here for the triplets.

 
Great Crested Flycatchers andBaltimore Orioles seemed to be everyplace along the trail. A complete list ofthe morning’s observations follows.

 
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover nature Preserve
 
 
SPECIESLIST
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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