Migration still seemed in stasis on my morning at this migrant trap north
of Columbus.  I stopped at the beach & Visitors Center, the New Galena boat
ramp area, and the eastern portion of the dam.  I wasn't alone - multiple
organizations were taking advantage of this last weekend of summer, with a
triathlon at the beach, and fishing and disc golf tournaments at New
Galena.  Despite the crowds, birds were still around, just not many obvious
migrants.  Included in the numbers were:

Osprey - singles were fishing off the beach and New Galena
BaldEagle - an immature was hanging around New Galena most of the morning
Gulls - despite the human use, nearly 300 Ring-bills were still around the
beach, along with 2 Herring Gulls
Flycatchers - Pewees still widespread, but also had Great Crested, Willow,
and E.Kingbirds
Swallows - the only obvious migrants, with small flocks of Barns & Cliffs
at every stop.  No great numbers anywhere; possibly the stiff south wind
kept their numbers low.
Vireos - singing Warblings near the Visitors Center and at New Galena.
Red-eyed at the former.
Gnatcatchers - decent numbers for this 'warbler replacement'; New Galena
had 5-6.
Warblers - nothing around Alum Cr.Lk, but did have 1 Blackburnian at
Lazelle Woods nearby
Orioles - 1 Baltimore was along the trail at New Galena

______________________________________________________________________

Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.
Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php.
Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.


You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:
listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS
Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]