I was able to go to Villa Angela and Wildwood Parks today on the east side of Cleveland on Lake Erie. I birded with Jeanne Hrenko and Mark Anderson from mid morning to early afternoon. I also returned late afternoon. Here is a list of some of the birds we saw: Great Egret 1 in Euclid Creek in Wildwood (first seen on the island then seen fishing below the bridge) Spotted Sandpiper 1 Wildwood Blue-headed Vireo 1 Villa Angela Warbling Vireos - multiple both parks Northern Rough-winged Swallows 4 Wildwood Barn Swallows - many House Wrens - 2 Villa Angela Ruby-crowned Kinglets 2 Villa Angela Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Villa Angela Hermit Thrush 1 Wildwood (5 were seen both parks 4/28, 1 on 4/29) Wood Thrush 1 Villa Angela Gray Catbirds - several both parks Brown Thrasher 1 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Villa Angela (found when went back late afternoon) Yellow Warbler - many today, only saw one 4/29) Black-and-White Warbler 2 (Villa Angela & Wildwood) Common Yellowthroat 1 m Villa Angela Eastern Towhee 1 Villa Angela Field Sparrow 2 Villa Angela Swamp Sparrow 1 Villa Angela (saw 3 on 4/29 both parks) White-throated many White-crowned Sparrows 3 (Wildwood 1, Villa Angela 3) Baltimore Orioles - at least 4 both parks Nancy Anderson Richmond Hts, OH http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/ ______________________________________________________________________ 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]