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Scioto-Berliner,9-25
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rob thorn <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:42:08 -0400
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I trip to these 2 downtown Columbus parks found only a modest fallout of migrants this morning, despite promising weather conditions.  Scioto had only a few mixed migrant flocks, the best being in the meadow NW of the Grange center.  Berliner was not much different.  The Scioto River level continues to be high, discouraging much in the way of shorebirds or other waders.  Notables included:

Cormorants - small #s all along the river, often perched on snags
Egrets - at least 5 Great Egrets were along the shore of the bay off the boat launch above the dam
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - at least 1 was along the bike trail through the riparian woods in Berliner
Woodpeckers - surprisingly diverse for a spot that usually only has Downies - today had Red-bellies, Harries, & Flickers

Flycatchers - still scarce, with 1 Phoebe around the boat launch and a Pewee in Berliner
Swallows - a few Rough-wings were at several locations along the river
Vireos - the only one was a White-eyed along the bikepath in Scioto
Thrushes - lots of overflying Robins, but only a few Swainson's on the ground
Mimids - Catbirds everywhere, but also had Mockingbird & Brown Thrasher in fields north of Grange Center

Warblers - only 10 species, mostly boreal conifer warblers - Parula (2), Tennessee (3), Magnolia (3), CapeMay (2), Black-thr.Green (4), Blackburnian (2), Blackpoll (4), Bay-breasted (2), Redstart (2), Ovenbird.

Buntings,Grosbeaks - 6-8 Indigo Buntings, mostly in fields north of Grange Center.  1 calling Rose-br.Grosbeak in the meadow NW of Center

Sparrows - surprisingly slim pickings, with only a handful of Chipping and Songs
Blackbirds - also fairly low, with only a few flyover Redwings and Grackles.

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