A spectacular day at Hoover Meadows and Hoover Area N (Sat. AM) for a novice - these birds were all in full view, full sun, breeding plumage, close and cooperative: Yellow Warbler (2 males) Wood Duck (male) Baltimore Oriole (male) Brown Thrasher (pair, always present lately)) Tree Swallows (many) Blue Winged Teal (several, always been present lately) I went to Area N and saw my first Prothonotary Warbler within 3 minutes, singing loudly, sunlit, close by. Proceding on, an osprey hovered then landed in a tree right above me, calling loudly the whole time. Tom Eshelman Westerville, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]