Thank you to Clyde Witt for posting about the prothonotary warblers seen Wednesday evening at CVNP Station Rd (north on railroad tracks) and also for updating me that this particular birding hotspot has been officially reopened due to failure of the bald eagle nest in the area. Bummer for the eagles, but yippee for those who have missed birding this area in spring. I birded the area Thursday evening and was treated to the mother of all life-bird sightings. I had awesome views of two male prothonotaries as they sat and posed, preened, chased and circled me for 5 minutes, never more than 40 feet away, and at one point swooped low over the tracks in front of me within 8 feet. These gorgeous birds really put on a show that I will not forget! One of the bald eagles flew in and perched on a snag, then never budged again for the entire hour I spent there. The nest that I believe had been the bald eagle nest had a heron standing on it. Of course there were many, many great blue herons nesting in this rookery. A couple first of season sightings were: 3-4 green herons - first I have ever heard them vocalizing 7-8 palm warblers Other highlights: 2 nashville warblers numerous yellow rumped warblers many blue gray gnatcatchers 2 yellow warblers heard cerulean warbler song but could not find bird or confirm i.d. several flickers 3 pairs wood duck 1 great egret heard great crested flycatcher many tree and rough winged swallows 3 baltimore orioles red bellied and downy woodpeckers white throated sparrows gray catbird rusty blackbirds Karen Gray Summit Co. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]