"Bad weather makes for good Birding" (Jen Brumfield and others). After waiting until 10:30 for the rain to stop I decided to go 'car birding' and see what I could see from the protection of my vehicle. What an unexpected treat I was in for. A few pictures are posted at https:[log in to unmask] Yes, the rain did stop several times so this was a good decision! I found a new Sandhill colt with its parents on Rapids Road, 1 mile south of Rt. 87 near Burton, OH. The birds were on the west side of the road and there is limited parking near the green gas storage containers. Watch the traffic as they determine their own speed limit on this road. This area has been producing new baby Sandhills for quite a few years and these fields are a favorite feeding location. Eldon Russell Park is just a couple miles south of here and you can find Black-billed Cuckoo's right inside the entrance. Just park in the first spaces you see on the right and hang out for awhile. Your list will quickly grow as you wait - Yellow Warblers, Field Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat, etc.. MOSQUITO'S ARE OUT IN FORCE SO BE PREPARED! If you still need a Veery drive all the way to the back at the boat launch and listen. They are pretty reliable. Walk downstream along the river and see Prothonotary Warblers and much more. South Russell Village Park is near Chagrin Falls and has become a haven for Bobolinks, Savannah Sparrows, Meadowlarks, Swallows, Purple Finches and much more. They will leave the extensive hay fields alone until August 1 so the Bobolinks can fledge and leave the area. I counted 20 Bobolinks (adults plus young) and a friend traveled more extensively and estimated he saw 40! This park is on Bell Road, about 5 minute drive east of downtown Chagrin Falls (Bell terminates at The Popcorn Shop next to the falls). Good parking - mowed pathways - solid ground but wet from recent rains (wear waterproof footwear). Even a porta-potty! Geauga County - the 'happening place' for birding in N.E. Ohio! 209 species of birds seen so far this year! Matt Valencic ______________________________________________________________________ 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]