Today was one of those days that make me cringe. I led a walk for the Columbus Audubon Society at Areas M and N of the Hoover Nature Preserve. Enter Murphy’s Law. For most of the day that is what it proved to be, a walk. The boardwalk at Area M had so many people fishing from it that it looked like a bee hive. Rather than fight the crowd I turned to plan B, start at Area N. This didn’t prove any better of a choice initially. The sky was cloudy, the temperature cool and the wind strong. The birds kept low and the only species to make an appearance was a Red-headed Woodpecker. After trudging off-trail for over an hour without results a large portion of the group decided to call it quits and they departed. Five intrepid souls decided to remain with me as I continued to try to find activity. Exit Murphy’s Law, unless you were one of the group that left. The wind died down, the temperature rose, the sun came out, and with it the Prothonotary Warblers and a few of their friends. The intrepid five were rewarded with close and clear views as we logged in 15 Prothonotary Warblers, several of which had their picture taken. Along with them we managed to observe Baltimore Orioles, Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Cliff Swallows, Indigo Buntings, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and Osprey. Not the best of days but at least we weren’t skunked. Hopefully things will be better for the OYBC program next Saturday. If not, the weatherman will discover the wrath of disgruntled Sicilian birder. Charlie Bombaci **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]