Blendon woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off of I 270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. This morning we had another good time birding. We had 10 different Warblers & other songbirds in the Nature Center parking lot from 7:30 till 8:25. I would like to thank the Audubon members & the Metro Park visitors for helping find these birds. Below is a list of some of the birds found today. The program was from 7:30 till 12:30 Nature Center parking lot 7:30-8:25 Warblers Bay-breasted--2 Black-throated Green-male, young female Blackburian-female Tennessee-young & an adult American Redstart-2 young males Magnolia-young male Cape May-young female Black-and-white--female Nashville-young Pine-female Red-winged Blackbirds-100+ Rose-breasted Grosbeak-female Cedar Waxwing-15+ Wood Duck-2 male Scarlet Tanager-male Yellow-billed Flycatcher Brown Thrasher E Phoebe Hairy Woodpecker-male Sugarbush Trail-8:25 Warblers C Yellowthroat-young male American Redstart-female N Parula-2 young females Blackburian-young female Magnolia-young male Nashville-young Black-throated Green-male, young male & female Blue-headed Vireo E Wood Peewee Nature Center Bird Viewing Window Blackpoll Lake Trail-9:25 Warblers Black-throated Green Nashville-adult Hooded-male American Redstart-male, young female Hairy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker--young Chimney Swift Killdeer E Phoebe Vireos Red-eyed Philadelphia Thoreau Lake-9:56 Ovenbird Wood Duck-14 females, 2 males Mallard-male, 3 female Great Blue Heron Belted Kingfisher-male Hickory Ridge Trail-10:45 Warblers Black-throated Green-female, young male Nashville-adult Blackburian-female Hooded-male Chimney Swift Scarlet Tanager-female Brookside Trail-11:11,& 12:12 Warblers Black-throated Green-young male Blackburian-female Pine-female Magnolia-young male & female American Redstart-young female Hooded-male Black-and-white--female Wilson-male Bay-breasted--2 Blackpoll Nashville-adult Pileated Woodpecker Rose-breasted Grosbeak-young male Ripple Rock Trail-11:31 Warblers Chestnut-sided--young female Black-throated Green-young male This week Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday were very good birding days here. Below is a list of birds seen those days & not today Golden-winged Warbler-young male-Sugarbush Trail Yellow Warbler-Nature Center Bird Viewing Window Red-tailed Hawk-Brookside Trail Cooper's Hawk-Lake Trail Summer Tanager-male-Goldenrod Trail Green-winged Teal-4 Thoreau Lake Solitary Sandpiper-Thoreau Lake Lesser Yellowlegs-Thoreau Lake Great Egret-Thoreau Lake Wild Turkey-female with 4 young--Thoreau Lake Yellow-billed Cuckoo--Nature Center parking lot Yellow-throated Vireo--Lake Trail Warbling Vireo--Nature Center parking lot Thrushes-Lake Trail Gray-cheeked Swainson E Bluebird-Goldenrod Trail Red-breasted Nuthatch-Nature Center parking lot Carolina Wren-Lake Trail Kinglets-Nature Center parking lot Golden-crowned Ruby-crowned Lincoln Sparrow-Goldenrod Trail House finch-male--Goldewnrod Trail Ruby-throated Hummingbird--female-Nature Center Bird Viewing Window Barred Owl-Sugarbush Trail Red-headed Woodpecker-adult, young Olive-sided Flycatcher-Hickory Ridge Trail Wood Thrush-Hickory Ridge Trail I would like to give a Special thanks to Elaine & Bob Mcnulty Blendon Woods-Nature Center 614-895-6221 Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Park ______________________________________________________________________ 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]