Breeding Birds I've been viewing the breeding bird survey maps in the Peterjohn book Birds of Ohio 2001 edition, and I have compiled a list of birds that are rare to common nesters in Lucas county that interest me. Some of these would be gems to find in June, whereas others should be expected. There's no rhyme or reason to the list. I want to see as many warblers as possible in mid-June and I would like to find some of the birds listed. The areas that will be my primary birding sites from June 1 to July 15 include: Rossford Island View Park (Wood county), Secor Metropark, Irwin Prairie, Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, Oak Openings, and Maumee State Forest. I would like to participate in Cornell's Birds of the Forested Landscape and Golden-Winged Warbler projects. I would also like to look for the Sedge Wren for Scott Hull's survey. In June I want to visit Egypt Valley near my hometown in eastern Ohio for grassland birds. I'm not sure, but I would assume that a bird spotted after mid-June could be considered a local nester and not migrating.

The birds I would like to search for this summer in Lucas county nclude: sedge wren, henslows sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch, golden-crowned kinglet, summer tanager, white-eyed vireo, sharp-shinned hawk, cooper's hawk, broad-winged hawk, common snipe, whip-poor-will, alder flycatcher, least flycatcher, bell's vireo, veery, lark sparrow, swamp sparrow, and the following warblers: blue-winged, golden-winged, brewster's, yellow, chestnut-sided, black-throated green, pine, prairie, cerulean, black-and-white, American redstart, prothonotary, ovenbird, Kentucky, mourning, common yellowthroat, hooded, and the yellow-breasted chat.