Lots of activity at SVWA this morning, all seen from a 100-foot section of the bike path, near the area where Prothonotary Warblers are usually found: Baltimore Orioles at 2 different nests Orchard Orioles fledging, at least one still in the nest Orchard Orioles mating Pewee on nest Blue-gray Gnatcatchers on nest and defending it from House Wren Red-headed and Red-bellied Woodpeckers at nests Cedar Waxwing on nest Gnatcatchers feeding not one, but two fledgling Brown-headed Cowbirds Green Heron feeding and calling, very close to bike path N. Flickers - lots of activity - possible nest, but I didn't see them enter the cavity Female Wood Duck with 10+ young House Wren tending nest Other birds seen, but not so active: Belted Kingfishers Indigo Bunting Prothonotary Warbler, still singing Yellow-throated Vireo Warbling Vireo Common Yellowthroat Great-crested Flycatcher Great Blue Heron Carolina Wren All the regulars - Chickadee, Cardinal, etc. Heard but not seen: Wood Thrush Yellow-billed Cuckoo I did not see any of the Pileated Woodpeckers today. I was also able to find a Bobolink on Engle Mill Road, about a mile south of Spring Valley-Paintersville Road (as reported a few days ago). ______________________________________________________________________ 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]