Date: 5/9/26 9:19 am From: Pam Unger <000001bf50cfbe5e-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 5 May 2026 to 6 May 2026 (#2026-66)
Okay, I'm jealous again! Pam Unger
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On Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 12:00:46 AM EDT, OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system <listserv...> wrote:
There are 3 messages totaling 475 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Blacklick Metro Park, Woodside Green Park Gahannna
2. Cuyahoga Valley Monthly Towpath Census
3. Birding
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Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 17:29:36 -0400
From: Bob McNulty <robt.mcnu...>
Subject: Blacklick Metro Park, Woodside Green Park Gahannna
WOW ! One terrific day.
Blacklick Metro Park
Golden winged warbler
Northern parula, male and female
Chestnut sided warblers
Ovenbirds
Bay breasted warblers
Cape May warblers
Blackpoll warbler
Black throated green warblers
Yellow rumped warblers
Tennessee warblers
Black throated blue warblers
Magnolia warblers
Hooded warbler (heard)
Nashville warblers
Northern waterthrush
American redstart, full adult and 1st year male
Blackburnian warblers
Black and white warbler
Wood thrush
Veery, quite a few
Swainson’s thrushes
Blue headed vireos
Red eyed vireo
Yellow throated vireos
Rose breasted grosbeaks
Cedar waxwings
Ruby throated hummingbird, female
Turkey
Woodside Green Park, Gahanna. 2-4pm
Golden winged warbler
Blackburnian warbler
Chestnut sided warblers
Black throated green warblers
Yellow throated warbler (heard)
Palm warbler
Yellow warbler
Northern parula, male and female
Bay breasted warblers
Black and white warbler
Yellow rumped warblers
Blue headed vireos
Warbling vireo
Red eyed vireo
Red breasted nuthatch
Veery
Empy flycatcher
Bob McNulty
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Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 17:49:39 -0400
From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...>
Subject: Cuyahoga Valley Monthly Towpath Census
MAY 05, 2026 - CUYAHOGA VALLEY MONTHLY TOWPATH TRAIL CENSUS.
ROUTE: Red Lock Trailhead south to Merriman Valley.
TIME: 5:45am - 5:05pm TIME AFIELD: 11:20 TEMP.: 58F ~ 67F ~ 64F
COND.: Cloudy and cool with SW winds; light sprinkles from 7:05am - 7:30am;
turning mostly cloudy
then mostly sunny at 9:15am and warmer; turning cloudy again with another
light sprinkle from 2:25pm
to 2:35pm; front moving in from the southwest; light sprinkles turning to
steady rain from 3:30pm to 4:25pm.
TRAIL COND.: Fair; wet and puddled in the usual low spots.
RIVER COND.: Muddy and above normal - few rockbars or sandbars showing.
FT. MI.: 13.85 OBS.: John Henry and Douglas W. Vogus.
1. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 11
2. Cabbage Butterfly - 3
3. Pearl Crescent - 1 (Fourth May Record on Census)
4. Eastern Comma - 1 (Second May Record on Census)
5. Juvenal's Duskywing - 1 (Second Record on Census, Second May Record
on Census & Tied Census High from 05/2019)
6. Wild Indigo Duskywing - 1 (Third May Record on Census)
VII. MOTHS: 2 SPECIES, (2 NEW TO CENSUS), 2 TOTAL.
1. Sharp-angled Carpet Moth - 1 (New Species on Census - currently at
56 Moth/Caterpillar Species since 01/01/2010)
2. Fall Webworm Moth - 1 (New Species on Census - currently at 57
Moth/Caterpillar Species since 01/01/2010)
VIII. DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES: 1 SPECIES, 1 TOTAL.
1. Fragile Forktail - 1 (Third Record on Census & First May Record on
Census)
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Failing badly on my goal of exploring new areas in Hamilton county this year!
Was going to explore some spots this afternoon, but got the alert for the white faced
Ibis in butler county. Off I go! And got the alert for a black crowned night heron at
Armleder this morning. Phew…. Spring! Found by a young birding couple. Drew and
Sammy. At the rate they are going, they will break big year records! I wish them well!
My nicely planned day was shot to hell from the get go! The night heron has stuck around
For a lot of birders to see! Yea!
My highlights were a Canada Warbler. Yea! Finally. A Hamilton bird for me! And I finally
Tracked down a blue winged warbler at Shawnee Lookout. I know where they breed.
Did some pishing. Yea! Took awhile…..I was thinking it was pointless for me to try for
A golden winged at that time of day. And then the alert comes in for the ibis!
I am not getting much in the way of shorebirds here. Sigh…… the fall will hopefully be
Better.
Sat will see me in Kentucky in the morning. And then helping a friend with the Hamilton
Lark sparrows in the afternoon.
No odes today…………..
Good birding all.
Sandra Keller
Sent from my iPad mini
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