This morning at Mudhen Marsh I spent a good deal of time observing a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers at the nest site. Both adults were making trip after trip and putting on an enjoyable show for me. I locate 2 Prothonotary Warbler nest sites on the south side of Big Walnut Road, both near the bridge. The majority of the PROW’s nesting at Mudhen are on the north side of the road and require agility, getting around fallen trees, putting up with multiflora rose, mud and spider webs. In the brushy area near the trail to the observation blind there were Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Yellow Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, White-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireo, and a flock of Cedar Waxwings. I next went to check the nest boxes at Oxbow Road but was stunned by the amount of trash left by the Memorial Day weekend fishermen. Mind that only a small percentage of the fishermen create the trash, much to the dislike of the majority of the fishermen and myself. Instead of monitoring nest boxes I collected about 100 gallons of trash . My reward was the constant singing of the resident male Prothonotary Warblers. One curious male came almost up to me as if expressing thanks for cleaning the trash. I spotted 9 male PROW’s while at Oxbow Road and 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoos. Not the day I planned, but a productive morning. Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377034x1201454326/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= MaystepsfooterNO62) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]