Area N of the preserve had the following birds as well as the usual suspects: Double Crested Cormorant - numbers moderate near the boardwalk off Area M, but many more further south near Pelican Island. Green-winged Teal - good numbers in the flooded area to the east of the trail. Osprey - The resident pair are at platform 1. Put on an aerial show. Woodpeckers - a few Red-headed and Pileated. Phoebe - Low number of individuals in the wooded area. Swallows - Tree, Barn and Northern Rough-winged. Cliff Swallows not back yet. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers - first seen at the preserve this year. Prothonotary Warblers - not back yet, but they should begin to arrive in the next 10 days. Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000003) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]