Summer in April again! Another weather front has moved into the Ohio region that should bring new arrivals over night. While not the classic system associated with major fall outs for Ohio's marsh region (Low over Arkansas/Oklahoma). This High in the Carolinas should get things going tomorrow. Wind shifts occurred very early this morning and brought with it increases in Hermit Thrush and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. It also has moved the majority of Fox Sparrow, Winter Wren, and Golden-crowned Kinglets northward. The first migration of Blue Jays was noted as well. Even with the unusual weather pattern we recorded 59 species at the Navarre Banding Station today. Check the Bander's Blog for details http://bsbobirdbander.blogspot.com/ That total of 59 is with no field habitat and limited views for waterfowl and raptors as we conduct the banding operation. It may be realistic to observe 75-100 species tomorrow to Sunday here in the western basin. The Ottawa NWR auto tour is Saturday and will provide ample opportunity to pick up wetland species. That, with the Magee Boardwalk and other sites in the region could make the century mark a goal in April. Check Kenn Kaufman's birding blog for updates and maps of hotspots in the region to vary habitat sampling. http://www.bsbo.org/birding/ We should still be one major Low pressure cell away from the First Wave of neotropical migrants but this movement could see a surprising number of "one ofs". Since the birds don't read the book, we'll just have to get out and see what they think of "Summer in April". As a side note several Green Darners were observed in the marsh today. Mark Shieldcastle Research Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 W SR 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 419-898-4070 <http://www.bsbobird.org/> www.bsbobird.org <http://www.ohioyoungbirders.org/> www.ohioyoungbirders.org <http://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com/> www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com Follow BSBO on Facebook! <http://www.facebook.com/bsbobird> www.facebook.com/bsbobird Follow BSBO on Twitter - www.twitter.com/bsbobird ______________________________________________________________________ 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]