Hello all, For those that do not like reading long posts, this is a long post... Summer birding can be frustrating, especially for those birders with no close access to suitable habitat. For those looking for open-field and grassland nesters in Cuyahoga County, the Squire Valleevue Farm run by CWRU is an excellent location. The only other meadow habitats of this caliber are a few places in the National Park, but those may be in Summit County. Without fail, if you visit the farm about 2 hours before sunset, you can find nearly a dozen Bobolinks displaying and calling in the field immediately west of the parking lot. As you walk, you will see hordes of Eastern Bluebirds on the trail immediately in front of you. Field Sparrows trill in the distance, and Tree Swallows glide overhead. If you make the first right, turning north from the westbound trail, you can cut between the 3 ponds, and reliably see Indigo Buntings and Brown Thrashers. New this year, in one of the conifers bordering the trail, was an active Orchard Oriole nest. The nest itself was visible and the female was quite actively feeding the chicks. The loop northeast of the parking lot is 100% reliable for Eastern Meadowlarks, and you will see at least a few of them, and even hear them. I have yet to see Henslow's or Grasshopper Sparrows here, but I think if one were to go early in the morning, they would be actively calling. The rule about access for CWRU faculty and students is not enforced. Without a doubt, I would say that this is one of the most productive and underbirded spots in Cuyahoga County, containing both grasslands, meadows, water, and deep woodland. It is certainly worth a trip or two. Good birding, Gautam Apte ______________________________________________________________________ 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]