Spent the morning hiking around these 2 Hocking Hills preserves looking at wildflowers & birds. Both are narrow gorges lined with hemlocks, attracting an interesting mix of migrant residents.  Most of the early-arriving residents appear to be in place, and some early migrants were out as well.  We hiked the gorge trail at Conkles, and went partway up the Buckeye Trail at Ash Cave.  The list included:

Red-shouldered Hawk - calling at Conkle's Hollow
Sapsucker - 1 calling above Ash Cave
Pileated Woodpeckers - calling birds at both locations
E.Phoebes - 2-3 at each spot (they probably nest in the cliff walls
Blue-headed Vireos - 2 singing at both Conkle's and at Ash Cave
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 singing in scrubby woods north of Ash Cave
Hermit Thrush - 1 calling at Conkle's, 2 more at Ash Cave
Parula Warblers - singing birds at the mouths of both hollows
Yellow-throated Warblers - 1 at Conkle's, 3 at Ash Cave (including 1 in pines above the cave)
Black&White Warblers - 2 at Conkle's, 3 at Ash Cave
Pine Warblers - 2 in the pines above Ash Cave
Black-thr.Greens - 7 singing at Conkle's, 6 at Ash Cave
Ovenbirds - 1 at mouth of Conkle's; 3 more in scrubby woods north of Ash Cave
Hooded Warbler - 1 singing at the mouth of Conkle's Hollow
La.Waterthrushes - 2 singing birds along the stream at each location
Pine Siskin - 1 singing in trees at mouth of Conkle's Hollow

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