Hi Folks - Took a quick spin around West Creek Reservation in Parma this morning, from 10-11:30 a.m. Not much in the way of warbler activity, but it was good to see resident Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Orioles (among others) back on territory. Yellow Warblers were singing like mad. A single Wood Thrush was heard on the eastern portion of the property. A single Eastern Kingbird and single Ruby-throated Hummingbird were recent returns. It appears that a pair of Swamp Sparrows might be taking up summer residence around the wetlands. It was exciting to see no less than 6 Spotted Sandpipers in and around the wetlands, near the tv towers, and 'skyponds' on the landfill. Usually we have only 1 breeding pair...but....it looks like we may have more this year. It was incredibly odd to see these Spotties perching on telephone pole wires and a shed by the towers. It is definitely a species that "bops" around. cheers Jen Jen Brumfield Akron, Ohio [log in to unmask] Birding America / www.birding-america.com Illustrator/Naturalist, Cleveland Metroparks Nikon Birding Optics ProStaff/ nikonusa.com Editorial Advisor, A Bird's-Eye View / ABA personal site: www.meadowhawkart.com "Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will." - Lawrence Durrell "Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventure." - L. Drachman _________________________________________________________________ Download Messenger. Join the i’m Initiative. Help make a difference today. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGHM_APR07 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]