This afternoon (Saturday) Al LaSala and I monitored nest boxes at Char-Mar Preservation Park and then made a quick stop at Area M of the Hoover Nature Preserve. Things were generally quiet but what we did see was more than satisfying. At Char-Mar Al tended to the Bluebird nest boxes, then we walked the trail and stopped to monitor the condition of the Prothonotary Warbler nest boxes at the small lake. While there we enjoyed watching Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall and Wood Duck. From the boardwalk at Area M of the Hoover Nature Preserve we observed Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, the Osprey near their nest platform and as we were starting to leave we spotted the American White Pelican feeding along the west shore slightly south of Area K. Charlie Bombaci **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000002) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]