Lake Hope State Park & Zaleski State Forest are located 15 miles
from Nelsonville(Rte 33) off of Rte 278. Below is a list of some of the
Birds seen yesterday (April 20th)

       On Baptist Church Rd & Wheelabout Rd there are Clear Cuts & Shelter
Woods. Below is a list of Birds that can be seen in these areas.

       I arrived before 7:00 am & the Wood Thrush song was filling the
woods!!!

                Warblers
                   Hooded
                   Yellow-breasted Chat
                   Prairie
                   Blue-winged
                   Black-and-white
                   Chestnut-sided
                   C Yellowthroat
                   American Redstart
                   Yellow-throated

              Other Birds seen in these areas
                    Red-headed Woodpecker
                    N Flicker
                    Red-tailed Hawk
                    Turkeys
                    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
                    Vireos
                       White-eyed
                       Yellow-throated
                   E Bluebird
                   Ruby-throated Hummingbird

              Woodland Birds
                    Hawks
                        Red-shouldered
                        Cooper's
                   White-throated Sparrows
                   Red-eyed Vireo
                   Brown Thrasher
                   Kinglets
                        Ruby-crowned
                        Golden-crowned
                  E Towhee
                  Wood Thrush
                  Turkeys
                  Warblers
                        Cerulean
                        Worm-eating
                        Ovenbird
                        Yellow-rumped
                        Palm

             Pine Groves
                  Warblers
                         Pine
                         Black-throated Green

            Creek areas
                   Warblers
                         Louisiana Waterthrush
                         N Parula

            Small Marsh-Rte 278
                     Osprey-male

            Marsh Birds
                     Swamp Sparrow
                     Mallards
                     Wood Duck

           Hope Furnace parking lot
                    N Rough-winged Swallow
                    Swamp Sparrow
                    Pileated Woodpecker-female
                    Warblers
                        N Parula
                        Yellow-throated
                        Yellow
                        C Yellowthroat
                        Black-and-white
                        American Redstart
                        Louisiana Waterthrush

          Hope Schoolhouse
                        Barn Swallows
                        Warblers
                           C Yellowthroat
                           Blue-winged
                           Yellow-throated


                    Looking down into a raven, the woods were green
intermixed with Redbud, Dogwood & Apple blooming

                   I finished my day at a favorite Shelter Woods/Clear.
Suddenly I had a Blue-winged & Black-and-white Warbler singing while
foraging. Also 3 Prairie Warblers were singing around               me.
Then a Prairie Warbler flew in & perched 2 feet from me at eye level. What
a way to finish a beautiful Birding day!!!

                              Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods
Metro Park in Columbus

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