Linda and I took a walk at Hoover Meadows this morning. In many years this is where I have located Olive-sided Flycatchers in the fall, but none today. The highlight had to be the 6 Red-headed Woodpeckers at the dead tree line at the far end of the third pond. We had 4 adults and 2 immature's in the open at once. They put on quite a show for us. It was in this area that we also observed a beautiful male Black-throated Blue Warbler and several Swamp Sparrows. Most of the morning was very enjoyable, but alas, there always has to be a fly in the ointment. As we began back towards the parking area we encountered a couple with 2 hunting dogs off lease and running through the wetland habitat. The man was very politely asked if he would please lease his dogs. His response was to become Macho Man and get in my face. Why oh why are so many people getting this kind of attitude? Civility is apparently a dying breed. There is a good size sign at the entrance that clearly states that no p ets are allowed in the nature preserve. Apparently there are some who believe they are too good to follow the rules. For all of you who do, and that is the vast majority, thank you. Getting that off my chest, our list of species at Hoover Meadows included: Turkey Vulture Canada Goose (fly over) Red-shouldered Hawk Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe White-eyed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Eastern Bluebird American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Nashville Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler American Redstart Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak House Finch American Goldfinch Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve ______________________________________________________________________ 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]