Tuesday, June 30 - This morning we joined Robb Clifford, naturalist at Shawnee Prairie Preserve in Greenville, for his regular Tuesday morning walk. The birds, as well as the birders, were enjoying the mild weather. What a pleasant break from the humid 90s! Shawnee has a very nice nature center and varied habitat. Our list included 36 species in order of appearance: Bluejay American crow Mourning dove Brown-headed cowbird Common grackle European starling American robin Chipping sparrow House finch Song sparrow Tree swallow Eastern bluebird American goldfinch Great blue heron Eastern phoebe Field sparrow Indigo bunting Coopers hawk Turkey vulture Downy woodpecker Northern flicker Tufted titmouse Carolina chickadee Great-crested flycatcher White-breasted nuthatch Chimney swift Northern cardinal Mallard Canada goose Warbling vireo Red-bellied woodpecker Red-eyed vireo Hermit thrush Gray catbird Eastern wood pewee Vesper sparrow Ed and Bev Neubauer Englewood, Ohio **************It's raining cats and dogs -- Come to PawNation, a place where pets rule! (http://www.pawnation.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000008) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]