Hello, This morning I checked out Glacier Ridge Metro Park, but was disappointed that the marshes are all dried up. (Apparently they've been dry for about a month now, but I wasn't aware of that). I did manage to see a couple noteworthy birds in addition to the more common ones. While I loved having my 9-months-pregnant wife and 2-yr-old son along with me, needless to say my attention could not be as purely devoted to birds as if I were alone: Orchard Oriole - 1 female in the large oaks by the observation deck Grasshopper Sparrow - about 3 or 4 heard, and 1 seen in fields from obs. deck Semipalmated Plover - 1 juvenile Spotted Sandpiper - 2 juveniles and 2 adults Yellow Warbler - 1 female Field Sparrow - abt. 6 Song Sparrow - abt. 8 Barn, N R-w, and Tree Swallows (mostly Barn) Killdeer - ~6 Am. Goldfinch - many Cowbirds - 2 or 3 Mourning Doves - tons Red-tailed Hawks - 3 That's about it. Hope you're all having a great weekend. -Nate Nye Hilliard, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]