This morning Shaune Skinner, Jim Skinner (Shaune’s dad) and I birded around the east shore of Hoover Reservoir by boat, then later while on the way home I made a quick stop at Mudhen Marsh. It was a beautiful morning to be out on Hoover with moderate temperatures, just a slight breeze, clear skies and calm water. Bird activity was slower than expected, but this may be in part due to the number of species we observed feeding hatchlings. Parental duties call before showing off for birders. Cliff Swallows were in great abundance and there seem to be more Belted Kingfisher’s around than normal. The water in many inlets along the east shore was very high, again leaving us to wonder how many Prothonotary Warbler nest cavities may have been flooded out. We did manage to locate more Prothonotary Warbler territories, but they all seemed to be high above the water. Immature Double-crested Cormorants were a common sight as they probably heard of the fate of some of their older generation up on Lake Eire. At Mudhen Marsh I observed 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, several Yellow Warblers, one Common Yellowthroat, Cedar Waxwings, Indigo Buntings and a Yellow-throated Vireo. Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]