In the heat of the day yesterday I took my first ever visit to Wake Robin Trail in the Mentor Marsh, seeing mostly butterflies and dragonflies. There was one group of about 13 almost fully grown wood ducklings with mom and three mallards. I stopped on the square platform and studied the water's edge to the west for a bit hoping to see the Virginia Rails, then just sat for about twenty minutes when an adult flew from the high stuff on the western side almost right over my head to the fragmites (sp?) on the east side of the boardwalk...first ever for me. No chicks in sight. Lots of goldfinches also. Along the Chagrin, just north of the Chagrin River Park from the west side of the river spotted an immature bald eagle heading south over the river back thru the park. Also lots of goldfinches here. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]