Bill is right about Mosquito Lake's Prothonotaries. After doing point counts and more formal Breeding Bird Censuses there over the years I would estimate there are well over 100 pairs nesting annually. In the southern two thirds of the lake the territories are arranged in a single row along the shoreline but at the north end the territories extend farther inland 2 or 3 deep. 100% of the nests are in natural cavities. They are easy to view from Bazetta Road in Mosquito WA. Dave Hochadel Warren OH -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Jones Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 9:41 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Prothonotaries and eBird Re Vic Fazio's interesting post, I was wondering when eBird would collect sufficient data to reflect real time in the bird world. It's looks like this amazing tool is there or very close. And with recent improvements in the entry system, it's even easier and faster to use. Local Trumbull County birders are certainly aware of this, but for people traveling though -- the small bays on Mosquito Creek Lake are loaded with very vocal, breeding prothonotary warblers. I watched them feeding nestlings in holes in the snags hanging out over the water. I paddled a kayak to find them; the forest around much of the lake is almost inaccessible from land and very dense, and the mosquitoes will draw a pint of blood per hour. Mosquito Lake is just off State Rt. 11 and shows up clearly on any map. (DeLorme p. 43) Bill Jones Mahoning County ______________________________________________________________________ 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] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2950 - Release Date: 06/19/10 13:50:00 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]