Good diversity of migrants in parks along the Olentangy River in Columbus this morning, though numbers seemed a bit light, especially for warblers. I stopped at the OSU wetlands, Northmoor Park, Whetstone Park, Rush Run Preserve, and Antrim Lake. The cool temperatures seemed to make the birds more active early, and activity slowed as the morning warmed up. Notables for the morning included:
Raptors - Coopers hawks were calling at Rush Run, and a Red-shouldered pair was calling at Antrim lake Woodpeckers - lots of drumming & displaying, but no unusual species Flycatchers - Great Crested were widespread, being seen in 5 of the 6 locations Vireos - Red-eyed & Warbling were at 2 of the sites apiece, and not in any great numbers Kinglets - only a few Ruby-crowns, so their migration seems to have slowed Thrushes - slow day, except for Robins; a Wood Thrush was calling at the south end of Antrim Mimids - Catbirds were at most sites; 5 were at the OSU wetland Warblers - Yellow-rumped, Yellow-throated, and Parulas were at most stops; also had Nashvilles (OSU wetland, Whetstone, Antrim lake), Tennessee (singing at Northmoor), Black&White (OSU wetland), Common Yellowthroat (OSU wetland, Whetstone), and Palms (2 at Antrim Lake) Cardinalids - nothing but Cardinals at these spots Sparrows - still a few small groups of White-throated around, along with Chipping & Songs Icterids - aside from the ubiquitous blackbirds and cowbirds, I had Baltimore Orioles at OSU wetland, Whetstone, and Antrim Lake Finches - aside from the expected House Finches & Goldfinches, I also found a singing male Purple Finch around the Adena Brook bridge at Whetstone
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