Sorry for the late post, but we've been entertaining visiting relatives. During the visit, however, we took them on a hike at this newly-opened State Nature Preserve down near Lancaster. It has a long trail that follows an old logging road up Arney Run for nearly a mile before making two loops up the western ridge of the valley. The forest is rich here, both in plants and birds, and we had a great hike. In about 2.5 hours we had 3-4 Yellow-billed Cuckoos Many WoodPewees & Acadians, fewer Great Cresteds and E.Kingbirds 2 Yellow-throated and 30+ Red-eyed Vireos 10+ Swainsons and 8+ Wood Thrushes 16 warbler species, including Parula, Worm-eating, Tennessee, Magnolia, Chesnut-sided, Black-thr.Blue, Blackburnian, Yellow-throated, Black&White, AmerRedstart, Ovenbirds (many), LaWaterthrush, Kentucky, Hooded, Canada, ComYellowthroat 8-9 Scarlet Tanagers 4-5 Indigo Buntings and 3 Rose-br.grosbeaks Birds weren't the only treat. There was also a fresh hatch of both Tiger Swallowtails and Spring Azures, and we also had blooming Pink Lady's Slippers. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]