Outstanding birding at River Styx this morning! There were good numbers and good variety of birds. The weather was finally much improved with warmer temps and peek-a-boo sunshine. The wildflowers were also in their prime. I had 16 warblers and 12 FOY birds. Highlights: 2 green herons - my First of Year great crested flycatcher FOY yellow throated vireo FOY red eyed vireo warbling vireo tree, barn and n. roughwing swallows e. phoebe house wren carolina wren wood thrush numerous catbirds scarlet tanager, multiple m+f rose breasted grosbeak, multiple m+f many baltimore orioles indigo bunting FOY RT hummingbird FOY downy, flicker, red bellied and pileated (heard) woodpeckers WARBLERS: blue winged tennessee FOY nashville FOY n. parula yellow chestnut sided FOY magnolia FOY black throated blue black throated green yellow rumped black and white american redstart ovenbird FOY louisiana waterthrush common yellowthroat FOY hooded FOY Karen Gray Copley ______________________________________________________________________ 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]