David A. Brinkman Cincinnati, OH [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: eBird Report - Winton Woods , 3/29/07 Location: Winton Woods Observation date: 3/29/07 Notes: Mallard pond - many dead standing trees with multiple woodpecker holes, one tree with thirty plus holes held no less than five occupying starlings. Another tree with red-shouldered hawk nest had a pair of flickers courting at nest hole just above hawk nest and a pair of downies nesting just below the hawk nest. A male red-bellied was removing wood chips from a hole in another tree. No red-headed woodpeckers were detected. A Canada goose on a nest rounded out the breeding evidence, and two wood duck pairs and one mallard pair were also present at this pond.<br>Kingfisher trail and Sycamore Valley were the other locations within the park that were birded. The phoebe was at Sycamore Valley in an area that contained a small bridge over a rapid flowing stream. Another male wood duck seen from Kingfisher trail. Number of species: 19 Canada Goose 2 Adult on nest, mate in water at mallard pond. Wood Duck 5 Two pair at mallard pond, one lone male along Kingfisher trail. Mallard 16 Six mated pairs and four lone males. Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Male removing wood chips from nest hole at mallard pond. Two other pairs along Kingfisher trail. Downy Woodpecker 4 One nest below red-shouldered hawk and flicker nests in same tree at mallard pond. Another pair along Kingfisher trail. Northern Flicker 2 Pair courting at nest hole above red-shouldered hawk nest at mallard pond. Hawks not seen but fresh greens in their nest. Eastern Phoebe 1 Silent bird at Sycamore Valley. There is a small bridge here so birds will likely nest. Blue Jay 2 Carolina Chickadee 20 Tufted Titmouse 8 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 countersinging American Robin 1 Male bathing in puddle. European Starling 5 Five nest holes occupied by starlings in same dead tree in standing water at mallard pond. Tree contains some 20-30 old woodpecker holes. Song Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 10 One pair attending a nest in honeysuckle at Kingfisher trailhead, appears to be under construction. Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Four males seen or heard doing courtship call, undoubtedly females were present but were not seen. American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]