Red-eyed Vireo flagged on e-bird. Too early? This was a heard only bird, just one phrase. Some FOY birds for me besides the vireo included: Chimney Swift, Vesper Sparrow and Savannah Sparrow. David A. Brinkman Master of Education, Xavier University Cincinnati, OH ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 8:30 AM Subject: eBird Report - Winton Woods--Settling Pond, Apr 11, 2013 Winton Woods--Settling Pond, Hamilton, US-OH Apr 11, 2013 3:23 PM - 4:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.1 mile(s) 35 species Canada Goose 5 Mallard 2 Blue-winged Teal 15 Northern Shoveler 1 Lesser Scaup 2 Double-crested Cormorant 8 fly-overs American Coot 41 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 8 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 3 Eastern Phoebe 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Heard only. One phrase - "Look up, way up, treetop!" Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Tree Swallow 40 Barn Swallow 4 Carolina Chickadee 1 Carolina Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 4 American Robin 6 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 8 Field Sparrow 5 Vesper Sparrow 1 Flew across roadway (between settling pond viewing area and dam parking lot) as I was leaving. White outer tail feathers immediately evident. I slammed on the brakes, put my hazards on and got out to watch the vesper sparrow feed along the roadway edge with chipping and savannah sparrows until a car came along and flushed all the birds, the vesper landing on the fence uphill that surrounds the settling pond. Savannah Sparrow 1 Feeding along roadside with vesper and chipping sparrows. Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Finch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13716500 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]