I tagged along with the Ohio Lepidopterists on a field trip to this part of the Wayne National Forest near Nelsonville, and the contrast with Columbus couldn't have been more stark.  We hiked through a mix of ridges and valleys in the NE section of the Wayne National Forest, sharing the trail with quite a few ATVs.  Despite this, many neotropical migrants are already on territory here, and a 2 hour hike produced a good list, including

Red-shouldered & Red-tailed Hawks
Chimney Swifts
Tree & Barn Swallows
Yellow-thr.Vireos (3-4 singing)
Wood Thrushes (2-3)
Brown Thrasher
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black-thr,Greens - 2
Black&White Warblers (8-9 singing)
Yellow-rumped Warblers - 15+
AmerRedstarts - 2
Ovenbirds - 8+ singing
La Waterthrush
Hooded Warblers - 5+
Scarlet Tanager - 2 singing

Butterflies weren't bad either, after the sun started beating back the clouds (around 11:30), with a list that included Falcate Orange-tip, 3 swallowtails (Tiger, Spicebush, Zebra), Henry's Elfin, Spring Azure, E.Tailed Blue, Silvery Blue, Red-banded Hairstreak, Pearl Crescent, Amer.Painted Lady, American Comma, MourningCloak, Gemmed Satyr, Carolina Satyr, Juvenal's Duskywing, and Sleepy Duskywing

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