Greetings, I had the pleasure of helping lead a Birding by Kayak event this morning at the TAASC facility (Twin Lakes) in Powell, Ohio. For those of you that are not familiar with TAASC, it is a nonprofit organization that offers various adventure related activities. What is great about the organization is that it allows you to give back to the community in some shape or form. The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition offers events that cater to both disabled and non disabled people like today’s Birding by Kayak adventure. Please see their website for various activities and to sign up as a volunteer or participate in an upcoming event. The next Birding by Kayak event will be held on June 21st. http://www.taasc.org/aboutus.cfm A special thanks to the TAASC staff and volunteers that participated today. Although the main objective of the day was birding, we also had the privilege of touring Ohio State’s Mussel research lab. Please see the website to learn more about the important role that Mussels play in our streams. Special thanks to Dr. Watters for the tour. http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~molluscs/OSUM2/Zoo1.html We had great weather for our adventure that included various stops around the Twin Lakes area. Most of the expected species showed themselves with remarkable views of PROWS and EAKIS. The species for the day include: 1. Canada Goose 2. Mallard 3. Double-crested Cormorant 4. Great Blue Heron 5. Green Heron 6. Turkey Vulture 7. Osprey 8. Bald Eagle (juvenile) 9. Cooper's Hawk (Male and Female together in tree) 10. Red-shouldered Hawk 11. Red-tailed Hawk 12. Killdeer 13. Rock Pigeon 14. Mourning Dove 15. Belted Kingfisher 16. Red-bellied Woodpecker 17. Downy Woodpecker 18. Hairy Woodpecker 19. Pileated Woodpecker 20. Northern Flicker 21. Eastern Wood-Peewee 22. Eastern Phoebe 23. Eastern Kingbird 24. Red-eyed Vireo 25. Warbling Vireo 26. Blue Jay 27. American Crow 28. Purple Martin 29. Tree Swallow 30. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 31. Barn Swallow 32. Bank Swallow 33. Carolina Chickadee 34. White-breasted Nuthatch 35. Carolina Wren 36. House Wren 37. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 38. Eastern Bluebird 39. American Robin 40. Gray Catbird 41. Northern Mockingbird 42. European Starling 43. Cedar Waxwing 44. Prothonotary Warbler 45. Yellow Warbler 46. Eastern Towhee 47. Chipping Sparrow 48. Song Sparrow 49. Field Sparrow 50. House Sparrow 51. Scarlet Tanager 52. Northern Cardinal 53. Indigo Bunting 54. Red-winged Blackbird 55. Common Grackle 56. Brown-headed Cowbird 57. House Finch 58. American Goldfinch 59. Baltimore Oriole 60. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Good Birding, Jeff ______________________________________________________________________ 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]