Tar Hollow State Park Report
This group photo was taken before the walk on Saturday morning.
Members of both the Gem City Birders and Aullwood Audubon Center's Spring Ornithology Class gathered at Tar Hollow State Park, near Chillicothe Ohio this past weekend. The group was led by Tom Hissong.
The following birds were seen or heard on Saturday, 4/25/98 :
| Double-crested, Cormorant | Green-backed, Heron | Canada, Goose | Wood Duck |
| Mallard | Blue-winged Teal | Hooded Merganser | Turkey Vulture |
| Sharp-shined Hawk | Cooper's Hawk | Broad-winged Hawk | Red-tailed Hawk |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Sora | Killdeer | Greater Yellowlegs |
| Rock Dove | Mourning Dove | Belted Kingfisher | Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Hairy Woodpecker | Northern Flicker | Pileated Woodpecker |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tree Swallow | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Barn Swallow |
| Blue Jay | American Crow | Carolina Chickadee | Tufted Titmouse |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | White-breasted Nuthatch | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| American Robin | Brown Thrasher | White-eyed Vireo | Red-eyed Vireo |
| Yellow Warbler | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Blue-winged Warbler |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Pine Warbler | Prairie Warbler | Cerulean Warbler |
| American Redstart | Worm-eating Warbler | Ovenbird | Scarlet Tanager |
| Northern Cardinal | Rufous-sided Towhee | Chipping Sparrow | Field Sparrow |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Common Grackle | Brown-headed Cowbird | American Goldfinch |
The day was mostly sunny and warm. It became overcast early Saturday evening, and it began to rain around 7:30. It rained off an on overnight. The winds were out of the southwest, so we hoped to find more warblers on Sunday. We woke to overcast skies, which eventually cleared and we had another beautiful morning!
The following birds (seen or heard on Sunday, 4/26/98), were added to our list from Saturday :
| Wood Thrush | Hooded Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black & White Warbler |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
We also saw many of the birds we had seen on Saturday. Our group went their separate ways around noon. Those of us staying in the campground ate lunch together, and then headed off in different directions. On our way home, I spotted a Common Nighthawk on US35, between Xenia and Beavercreek.
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