BSBO has received a flood of calls and emails today from birders wondering if the conditions on the Magee Marsh boardwalk are the same as Kenn described in his post yesterday. Kenn wrote: "These kinds of exceptional views reached absurd levels on Monday afternoon, May 16. With strong north winds, the wind chill was probably around 40. The few insects active were concentrated low on the lee side of the woods, and the migrants appeared to be very intent on feeding. At the Magee boardwalk, near the east end, warblers and vireos were foraging at eye level or below, sometimes perching on the railing or boardwalk itself. Chestnut-sided Warbler and Magnolia Warbler were particularly abundant, but there were also good numbers of Bay-breasted, Black-and-white, Tennessee, and other warblers, and double digit numbers of Philadelphia Vireos. Photography was almost ridiculously easy, with the main challenge being that the birds were often too close! I've written before that "In the month of May, more warbler photos are taken in northwest Ohio than in all the rest of the United States combined," and no one who witnessed this afternoon on the boardwalk would be likely to doubt that." The answer to the question about conditions being the same as yesterday is, Yes! I just spoke to Kenn and he's on the boardwalk now. He reports that the birds are still there in decent numbers and foraging incredibly low and close. If you have a friend that you've been trying to get interested in birding, go get them drag them up here! Good Birding! Kimberly Kaufman Executive Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 West State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 419-898-4070 www.bsbobird.org www.ohioyoungbirders.org www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com www.birdingwithkennandkim.blogspot.com Become a fan of BSBO and Ohio Young Birders Club on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BSBOBIRD www.faceboo.com/OHIOYOUNGBIRDERS Follow us 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]