Hi, all-- Saturday, 6/9/07 7:00 a.m. to 11: 30 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- A pleasant morning of relief from the heat and pollen, brought about by the cold front that lambasted Wooster with rain, wind, downed trees and power outages. Went to MOHICAN STATE FOREST (DeLorme page 49, C/D-7) with Leroy and Norman Troyer, of Fredericksburg. We walkd from the covered bridge to the dam and back, then from the downstream edge of the primitive campground we walked about 45 minutes and back. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Among the notables, 8 species of warbler, 3 vireos: -- ** CERULEAN WARBLER: very good looks, vocalizations; downriver from the primitive campground below the covered bridge -- **WORM-EATING WARBLER: single male, on territory, pointed out by another group; along trail from covered bridge to Pleasant Hill Dam; fantastic looks, vocalizations -- YELLOW-THROATED VIREO: heard, then seen; single singing male Other warblers: - Canada (seen) - Northern Parula (heard only) - Black-throated Green (heard only) - American Redstart (seen) - Louisiana Waterthrush (scads, everywhere along the river) - Hooded Warbler (several heard, none seen) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- Also: Winter Wren also heard singing enthusiastically as usual Cliff Swallows just outside Fredericksburg Horned Lark (always a good bird for me), outside Fredericksburg Probably a dozen Veery Scads of ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS (a lifer for me, thanks to the elder Troyer) All told, 52 species, one lifer, and many year-listers. If you live near the park, it's well worth the effort. Very few canoers/hikers, an exceptionally pleasant morning. Scott H. Wooster ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]