I did a 22 mile bike circuit both north and south from Station Rd. in the CVNP. Diversity was great and a fair number of warblers were seen or heard. The west side of the tracks north of the station also had a number of Prothonotary Warbler and at least 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers. A Peregrine Falcon nest on the SR 82 bridge was viewed thanks to a scope set up by Ann Chasar. Location: Towpath Trail North Observation date: 6/5/11 Number of species: 29 Mallard 3 Great Blue Heron 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Acadian Flycatcher 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Carolina Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 1 European Starling 8 Cedar Waxwing 6 *Northern Parula 2* Yellow Warbler 5 Cerulean Warbler 3 Prothonotary Warbler 3 Common Yellowthroat 2 Hooded Warbler 3 Eastern Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 6 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 6 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Baltimore Oriole 2 Location: Towpath Trail South Observation date: 6/5/11 Number of species: 38 Canada Goose 25 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 6 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Acadian Flycatcher 2 Willow Flycatcher 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 White-eyed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 4 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 Black-capped Chickadee 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 8 Cedar Waxwing 8 Yellow Warbler 5 Cerulean Warbler 3 American Redstart 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Hooded Warbler 3 Chipping Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Indigo Bunting 5 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Common Grackle 9 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Baltimore Oriole 3 American Goldfinch 2 See you on the trails, Chris Pierce N. Olmsted, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]