Spent an hour here after work today (5:30 - 6:30). Dove season has begun and the boardwalk is closed for waterfowl hunting. 36 species. Surprisingly, few mosquitoes. Wood Duck Blue-winged Teal Coot PB Grebe Turkey Vulture Barred Owl (heard only) Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird (saw as many as 10 at one time including several immatures) Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove YB Cuckoo Starling E. Phoebe EW Pewee E. Kingbird WE Vireo Common Yellowthroat Cape May Warbler YB Chat (1 F and 1 immature) Cardinal Blue Jay Crow Carolina Chickadee WB Nuthatch BG Gnatcatcher Robin Catbird Song Sparrow Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird C. Grackle A. Goldfinch House Sparrow Good Birding John Habig 261 Lantis Dr. Carlisle, OH 45005 [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]