This morning I was helping Bob Thobaben at his MAPS station in the north end of the Spring Valley marsh. We had a very busy morning in spite of record high waters, which made sloshing down the net lanes very strenuous. The highlight of the day was a Mourning Warbler. We also captured or encountered Blackpolls, a Blackburnian Warbler, Palm Warblers, and a Yellow-rump. Swainson's Thrushes were moving through and there were more Orchard Orioles about than could reasonably be accounted for by local breeders. For the first hour or so, we had a Least Bittern calling frequently from the marsh. Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Wilmington, OH, USA [log in to unmask] http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine linea ______________________________________________________________________ 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]