​We stayed closer to home for an outing today and along the way found 3 new
birds for our Ohio 2015 list:
Black Vulture -- Mohican SP--Covered Bridge
Cerulean Warbler -- Mohican SP--Covered Bridge
Eurasian Collared-Dove -- Perrysville Union Cemetery
This is the first time we have seen Eurasian Collared-Doves in Ohio!

The day got off to an interesting start as our male Ruby-throated
Hummingbird was guarding the bird spa in our back yard. A Chipping Sparrow
came in for a bath and the hummer chased the sparrow away with quite an
aerobatic display all the while flashing his red throat. We saw a female
hummingbird at the feeder yesterday. Seems that this male is claiming our
house, feeders, and bird spa as his territory.

Full list of what we saw today for those interested:
Number of Checklists: 5
Number of Species: 49

Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Westfield Center--Leroy Rd.
Date: May 9, 2015, 6:53 AM
(2): Perrysville Union Cemetery
Date: May 9, 2015, 8:44 AM
(3): Mohican SP--Covered Bridge
Date: May 9, 2015, 9:02 AM
(4): Mohican State Forest--Memorial Shrine
Date: May 9, 2015, 12:29 PM
(5): Mohican SP--Gorge Overlook
Date: May 9, 2015, 12:50 PM

1 Wood Duck -- (3)
1 Mallard -- (3)
5 Black Vulture -- (3)
4 Turkey Vulture -- (3)
1 Killdeer -- (1)
1 Solitary Sandpiper -- (3)
3 Eurasian Collared-Dove -- (2)
2 Mourning Dove -- (1),(2)
1 Barred Owl -- (3)
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- (1),(3)
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (3),(4)
7 Acadian Flycatcher -- (3)
2 Eastern Phoebe -- (1),(3)
69 Red-eyed Vireo -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
1 Blue Jay -- (1)
5 American Crow -- (1),(3),(5)
10 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- (3)
1 Tree Swallow -- (4)
6 Tufted Titmouse -- (1),(3)
1 White-breasted Nuthatch -- (3)
3 House Wren -- (1),(2),(4)
4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -- (3)
5 Veery -- (3),(5)
2 Swainson's Thrush -- (3)
8 Wood Thrush -- (3)
14 American Robin -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5)
8 Gray Catbird -- (3)
12 European Starling -- (2),(4)
6 Ovenbird -- (3),(4),(5)
3 Louisiana Waterthrush -- (3)
1 Black-and-white Warbler -- (3)
1 Common Yellowthroat -- (4)
9 Hooded Warbler -- (3),(5)
2 American Redstart -- (3)
1 Cerulean Warbler -- (3)
2 Northern Parula -- (3)
4 Yellow Warbler -- (3)
7 Black-throated Green Warbler -- (3),(5)
14 Chipping Sparrow -- (1),(2),(3),(4)
3 Song Sparrow -- (1),(3)
3 Scarlet Tanager -- (3)
8 Northern Cardinal -- (1),(2),(3)
9 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- (3)
2 Indigo Bunting -- (3)
2 Common Grackle -- (2)
3 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (3)
2 Baltimore Oriole -- (3)
2 House Finch -- (1)
2 American Goldfinch -- (3)​

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