This park contains (or "is") the frisbee golf course which extends quite a way toward Griggs Dam. I do not believe there is a marker identifying the park but the entrance is immediately adjacent to an apartment building complex. This is the same area where I reported a couple of weeks ago seeing many of the same birds that Paul reported. So, some of the bird population seems to be pretty stable. Although, I did not see any cacklers I did see a bald eagle which was exciting for me. The tailwater area immediately below the dam is a great place to see blue herons and there always seems to be a couple of belted kingfishers scolding and flying about. In the spring and summer you can see a blue heron about every 100 yards in the tailwater area. I have also been able to got some shots of a green heron in the same area. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bugtrumpet/667688478/in/set-72157623937316177/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bugtrumpet/666832559/in/set-72157623937316177/ Tim Hutson [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Hurtado Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 11:56 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Hoover Park below Griggs Dam Hi all, I received a few emails about where Hoover Park was located, so I thought I'd post details here in case anyone else was curious. Relying on google maps, I was under the impression that Hoover park is the stretch of grass and woods that runs from below the Grigg's reservoir dam (Google map: http://goo.gl/GL3nM ) down about half a mile to a smaller parking area along the river (Google map: http://goo.gl/QHq1W ). The 3 cacklers were visible from that southern most parking area. If this stretch has a more commonly used name (or multiple names) please let me know so I can update the location name in eBird. Thanks, Paul Hurtado ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]