Lake Hope State Park & Zaleski State Forest are located 15 miles south of
Nelsonville (Rte 33) off of Rte 278. Below is a list of Birds seen Wed,
Thurs, & Fri. I would like to thank my friends from Columbus for helping
find these Birds Friday.

    We had 20 Breeding Warblers & 6 Migratory Warblers

   The ridges of Wheelabout Rd & Baptist Church offer Clear Cuts & Shelter
Woods

     Warblers seen in these areas
           Prairie
           Yellow-rumped
           Hooded
           Cerulean
           Blue-winged
           Black-and-white
           Magnolia
           C Yellowthroat
           Pine
           Palm
           Yellow-breasted Chat
           Chestnut-sided

   Other Birds seen in Clear Cuts & Shelter Woods
           Red-headed Woodpecker
           Rose-breasted Grosbeak
           N Flicker
           Baltimore Oriole
           E Kingbird
           White-eyed Vireo
           E Towhee
           Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
           Summer Tanager
           Ruby-throated Hummingbird
           Red-tailed Hawk


     Warblers seen around creeks & water areas
           Louisiana Waterthrush
           N Parula
           Yellow-throated
           Prothonotary
           N Waterthrush
           E Phoebe
           Osprey

     Woodland Warblers
           Ovenbird
           Worm-eating
           Cerulean
           American Redstart
           Kentucky
           Bay-breasted
           Blackburian
           Nashville
           Hooded

  Other Birds in Woods
           Hawks
                Red-shouldered
                Cooper's
                Broad-winged
           Scarlet Tanager
           Pileated Woodpecker
           Wood Thrush
           Carolina Wren
           Ruffed Grouse-drumming
           Vireos
                 Yellow-throated Vireo
                 Red-eyed
                 Blue-headed
          Great Crested Flycatcher

   Warblers at Woodland edge near water & willows
          Yellow

   Warblers in Pine Groves
           Black-throated Green
           Pine

              Special Moments
                    !st female Warbler-prairie-building a nest
                    2nd female Warbler-Hooded-perched while 2 males fight
over territory
                    One Spot-hearing 11 Warblers & 2 Vireos singing
                    Pair of Louisiana Waterthrushes in one view,
communicating & moving their beak around

                                  Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods
Metro Park in Columbus

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