I am probably not the only birder who takes a break from birding in the summer to coach baseball, attend BBQ's etc. This past weekend the family and I took a wonderful canoe ride down the Tuscarawas river @ Canal Fulton in Stark County. Although I did not go with the intenions of birding, the local birds cooperated anyway. Nothing spectacular to report, but canoeing the river and getting up close views of Kingfishers, Pewee's, Wood Thrush, Spotted Sandpipers and the highlight...an Osprey really added to the trip. While I am not associated with any canoe service, I do suggest this type of trip to view some of our summer residents. Good birding. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]