Today I made several stops on Hoover and saw many different and intereting things. The first stop was Oxbow Recreation Area. Highlights were prothonotory warblers, Baltimore orioles, tree swallows, great crested flycatcher, etc. Cedar Waxwings were the most numerous bird there. I even saw one carrying nesting material. Two green herons were playing a game of chase. As I was leaving I saw some birds chasing a cat across Oxbow Rd. They doubled back and sat on the wire along the road. They were barn swallows. Next stop was the boardwalk at Galena. The first thing I saw was a pair of Carolina wrens building a nest under the rear bumper of the car I parked beside. Both of the osprey parents were at the nest bending forward every now and then to feed their young. A common loon set down on the water near the osprey nest. The father didn't seem to like this at all and kept swooping at the loon. Every time he did, the loon would go under water. Other highlights were cliff swallows, barn swallows, a prothonotory warbler, and an indigo bunting. Next stop Mudhen Marsh. Several red-headed woodpeckers made an appearance. Cedar waxwings abounded here as well. A ruby-throated hummingbird was flitting around the side of the small pond. Also seen:indigo bunting, northern flicker, red-bellied woodpecker,red-tailed hawk, etc. The last stop of the day and the one with the two most unexpected sightings was the dam. From the top of the dam I saw a red-throated loon and a female common merganser. The usual Canada geese, mallards, ring- billed gulls, and cliff swallows were there. Below the dam I counted 8 great blue herons. Also seen: tree swallows,red-tailed hawk, turkey vultures at their usual roost, etc. Al La Sala Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]