The Columbus Audubon trip to this area of the Scioto River found few migrants but lots of arrived residents setting up shop.  I visited Berliner eary in the morning, then the group met and carefully hiked around the area of the new Scioto MetroPark.  Notables included:

Herons - lots of Great Blues flying back & forth, but only 1 Great Egret and no Green Herons

Waterfowl - the expected Mallards and Canada Geese were joined by a very out=of-place Ring-necked Duck in the new wetlands.  We also had several flyover Cormorants.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 along the trail at Whittier-Scioto

Woodpeckers - surprisingly few, with only a a handful of Downies and Red-bellieds and 1 Flicker

Flycatchers - Crested, Least, and Acadian were along the bikepath in Berliner, while several Willows were calling on territory around the almost-finished Nature Center at Whittier-Scioto

Swallows - Barn, Rough-winged, Tree, and Cliff were common and easily seen around Whittier-Scioto, while we had 2 Bank fly-bys at the boat launch area overlooking the river.

Vireos - Warblings were abundant in both Berliner & Whittier-Scioto, while Red-eyeds were much more noticeable in the forest of the former.

Thrushes & Mimids - several Swainsons were in the understory of the forest along the Berliner path.  A pair of Mockingbirds was singing along the edge of the new wetlands at Whittier-Scioto, while Catbirds were abundant along both paths.

Cedar Waxwings - common, with lots of pairs and small flocks in many spots along both paths.  They seemed particularly common around fruiting mulberry trees.

Wood Warblers - Yellow Warblers were everywhere, but others were much harder to find.  2 singing Prothonotaries and 1 Yellow-throated along the Berliner path were likely residents, while 2-3 Magnolias, 2 Blackpolls, and 2 Redstarts were certainly migrants.

Other migrants:  Baltimore orioles were conspicuous along both paths, with 4-5 singing males total.  A Rose-breasted Grosbeak was singing along the Berliner path, while Indigo Buntings were singing along both the Berliner and Whittier-Scioto paths.

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