Visited Eldon Russell Park south of Burton on Monday. Very nice place for birding. http://www.geaugaparkdistrict.org/parks/eldonrussel.shtml We made a quick stop to see the osprey nest on East Branch Reservoir where 3 nestlings were being fed. On Rapids Road on the way to the park, there was a pair of Sandhill Cranes with 2 juveniles hanging out in a corn field. The little grassland at the front of the park had tree and barn swallows, chimney swifts and a purple martin cruising around. In and around the field were field sparrows, bluebirds, a red-tailed hawk, a wild turkey, and some yellowthroats. The woods and river area contained Veery and Wood Thrushes calling and singing, also had a Yellow-throated Vireo and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. There were a number of Ebony Jewelwing dragonflies along the river. The big highlight was a singing Prothonotary Warbler who eventually came over, perched and preened, and then took a sunbath on the path about 40 feet from us. This fellow was banded, red on the left (I think) and silver above orange on the right. Another highlight was a hummingbird sitting on her nest (confirmation for this OBBA block). Plus lots of other common birds, 3 kinds of flycatchers, indigo bunting, cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, etc. House wrens were singing everywhere. It's a clean and quiet park and the loop trail goes through all the nice habitats. Good birding! Sean Artman ______________________________________________________________________ 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]