New Ohio eBird Hot Spots Ohio Route 2 Rest Stop (Eastbound) Nature Trail Ohio Route 2 Rest Stop (Westbound) Nature Trail You may not often think of birding a rest area, but I thought you might like to know about the nature trails in the westbound and eastbound rest areas in Lorain County on Ohio Route 2 at the Vermilion River, just south and a little east of Vermilion. In June a birder suggested the eastbound rest stop as a new hot spot in eBird. He wrote to me, “This particular rest stop is unique as it has a paved nature walks (one on each side of the highway) that go to river overlooks. The paths are visible from Google Maps (41.403081,-82.335963) if you want to check them out. It's definitely a good spot for viewing Bank Swallows.” Other birders tell me that the westbound rest stop is also a good place to bird. If you stop at this rest area going either direction on Route 2, be sure to record a list of the birds you see and report them to eBird. Ken Ostermiller eBird Hot Spot reviewer for Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]