Spent an enjoyable weekend visiting my son down at OU. While camping at Stroud's Run State Park, I saw/heard 39 species. Turkeys gobbling at dawn, barred owls caterwauling at night, and a nice assortment throughout the day. Highlights were territory-tiffing Louisiana waterthrushes flying through our campsite, numerous yellowthroats singing in the sycamores accented by northern parulas in the treetops. Blue-gray gnatcatchers were abundant there as well. Heard chimney swifts chittering around Athens town. With dogwoods and plums blooming with numerous spring ephemerals blanketing the forest floor, you'd be hard-pressed to take a bad photo this weekend! On a reptilian note: I came across a box turtle moving through the leaf litter. First one of those guys I've seen in there native surroundings! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]