After dinner tonight I took advantage of the rain stopping to check on the status of the prothonotary warblers at Oxbow Road. I tallied 8 males including one that had been banded at Oxbow Road in 2004. This little gem is at least 6 years old as he was an adult when initially banded. My other surprise was a pair of red-headed woodpeckers that appear to have set up house at Oxbow Road. A short list of the more interesting observations include- Prothonotary Warbler [8] Palm Warbler [30+] Yellow-rumped Warbler [60+] Red-headed Woodpecker [2] Baltimore Oriole [7] Gray Catbird [15] House Wren [TOO MANY] The other observation was that the fishermen are using the area as a landfill. Why can't these individuals put their trash in the containers placed around for that purpose. Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219491521x1201306563/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.double click.net%2Fclk%3B214102108%3B35952091%3Bs) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]