I stopped by the Wolf Creek Environmental Center this afternoon and was rewarded by seeing all of the birds mentioned by Dwight and Ann on Wednesday (their post is still below.) The Prairie Warbler was singing continually the entire two hours I was there, and though it was in tall trees it was right along the edge of the trail and not difficult to see. The clay-colored sparrow was more difficult. It sung often but hid below the line of sight in the scrub most of the time, only showing itself a few times. There appeared to be more than one singing, though the singing was somewhat sporadic and I only saw one. The yellow-breasted chat also played some hide and seek but showed itself more than the sparrow. All are findable with some effort. The kind folks at the nature center have printed maps listing the specific locations of the key birds. Also of note were that both Alder and Willow Flycatchers were singing throughout the day. This makes it a perfect learning opportunity for people like me who struggle to learn flycatchers by song and would like the opportunity to compare these two (which are impossible to distinguish from each other by sight) in the field. This lovely nature area is highly recommended and was also loaded with field sparrows, common yellowthroats, yellow warblers, bluebirds and house wrens. Aaron Milenski, Lakewood On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Dwight Chasar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > We got a call from Dan Bertsch, Chief Naturalist at Wolf Creek Environmental Center of the Medina County Park District that he had the subject birds at Wolf Creek. We went there this morning and had great scope views of both birds. There are at least two of the sparrows. We also heard chat and alder flycatchers in the same location. > > Wolf Creek EC is at 6100 Ridge Road (Rt 94) in Sharon Ctr in Medina Co. Once there, pick up a trail guide of the center. Go behind the visitor center, take the Pine Forest Loop trail past the Famous and Historic Trees garden. A forest edge is on the right, the field is on the left. From near nest box 19, one can hear all these birds singing and then look for them. Scope is useful. The warbler is in the tree edge, the others in the scrubby field. > > Dwight and Ann Chasar ______________________________________________________________________ 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]