I spent 6 of 7 days in this lush green area The birds were singing and very active Birds carrying food Warblers Oven Prairie-female Hooded-female Blue-winged--female Young Turkey-5 plots Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Grackle Mourning Dove Phoebe Warblers Hooded-female American Redstart-female Yellow-breasted Chat Chestnut-sided Highlights Merlin- at Lodge/ cabin area Ruby-crowned Kinglet--nested here last year Blackburian- singing-- nested here the last 3 years Worm-eating Warbler--popped up at eye level and lead me away from its nest on the ground while the young were chipping Pairs foraging together Warblers Prairie American Redstart Birds foraging seen in one view Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Scarlet Tanager Warblers- Cerulean / Parula For more info on the 20 Breeding Warblers and their specific habitat - go to eBird Hotspots Zaleski State Forest Other animals seen Long-tailed Weasal- carrying food Bear Tracks found - young and adult Saw young bear running into thick vegetation Bobcat- 12 feet away from me-We starred at each other for about 10 seconds-What a beautiful animal Bruce Simpson- Nature Photographer Sent from my iPhone ______________________________________________________________________ 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]