Monday, June 15, we decided to bird at H.N.P. hoping for dickcissels, grasshopper sparrows, and savannah sparrows that were so abundant last year. No luck with those, but still had a good day including one special "cute" surprise. Field sparrow Common yellowthroat American robin Blue grosbeak - f Red-winged blackbird Carolina wren Brown-headed cowbird Northern cardinal TV Rough-winged and tree swallows Chimney swift Mallard Song sparrow Common grackle Chipping sparrow European starling American crow American goldfinch House finch Mourning dove House sparrow Willow flycatcher Grasshopper sparrow (singing only) Tufted titmouse Eastern towhee Carolina chickadee And last, but not least, 'Mother' pied-billed grebe with one young. TOO CUTE ! We decided to take a quick drive around the north side of the Dayton International Airport "ha, ha, ha". We were not accosted this time by the bird police and managed to scrounge up 4 dickcissels, 1 eastern meadowlark, 1 grasshopper sparrow, and 1 spotted sandpiper with young and then beat a fast retreat before capture. **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322979x1201367215/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]