I had to try that Ohio State University airport spot! But no success. I spent
An hour on the observation deck. Very nice views up there. The habitat looks
Perfect, but this spot is a bit far for me on a regular basis. I live in Oakley, Cin.
Although nice to know they are moving now. I have a couple spots down here
I can keep an eye on. The Clermont County airport for one. 

One reason I did head up that way was because I needed to get Logan county
On the ebird map. It was like the hole in a donut - all the counties surrounding It I have birded, but not Logan. I chose the Big Darby creek headwaters 
Spot. Wow! I was expecting maybe 10 species - time of day - late afternoon, and
July. And hot. I ended up with 24 species for Logan. And a nice walk through
A Sugar Maple forest, beautiful! Acadian and pewees vocalizing. Chat, eastern
Towhee, indigo bunting, common yellowthroats. Nothing unusual - just nice
To see and hear all these species in July! I look forward to exploring some
Local spots - like Miami Whitewater Hamilton county - to see what’s still vocalizing. 

But my highlight was probably the 6 Nighthawks right over my head as I exited
A speedway that I had stopped at on the way home. One even did the booming
Display! This was still late afternoon. 

Always something to see out there in nature!

Good birding all. 

Sandra Keller

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