33 species were observed during "Birds Before Work" on the Nickle Plate Trail this morning. Excellent views of a Cooper's Hawk at the Pinevale trailhead for the second visit in a row. One House Wren was singing from the brush on the west side of the paved path adjacent to the Pinevale trailhead parking lot, but I could not get my eyes on it. Walking a half mile north there were many White-throated Sparrows still present in the honeysuckle hedgerows just south of Metzger Park. One Dark-eyed Junco was spotted foraging in the same area. A Hermit Thrush was present in the same vicinity. The southern edge of Metzger Park, adjacent to the trail, delivered 3 Brown Thrashers and a single, singing Eastern Meadowlark. A full list of observed species is noted below. Good birding,Adam ZornProgram ManagerHuston-Brumbaugh Nature Center Nickelplate Trail - between Georgetown Rd and Metzger Park, Stark, US-OH Apr 17, 2014 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Birds Before Work Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.3 33 species Canada Goose 4 flying over Mallard 2 in pond below high tension power line structure, south end of Metzger Park Cooper's Hawk 1 At the Pinevale trailhead Ring-billed Gull 15 flying over Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 5 Northern Flicker 3 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 1 singing near the Pinevale trailhead but not seen Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12 Eastern Bluebird 1 heard but not seen Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 14 Brown Thrasher 3 All 3 were near the edge of Metzger Park European Starling X Eastern Towhee 8 Field Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 25 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal 7 Red-winged Blackbird 18 Mostly males, 2 females near the Pinevale trailhead Eastern Meadowlark 1 On the edge of Metzger Park Common Grackle 20 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 American Goldfinch 6 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]