The cool crisp morning produced a decent wave of temperate migrants at these sites in southeast Columbus.  I spent and hour & a half around Blacklick Woods MetroPark, then another hour along the Blacklick greenbelt from Portman Park to Chatterton Greenway, finding a good diversity of temperate migrants in both spots, including:

Sapsuckers - at least 4 at Blacklick Woods and another along the Greenway
Red-headed Woodpeckers - 4 were calling in different parts of Blacklick Woods
Flickers - good #s in both spots (12+ at the Woods, another 8 along the Greenbelt)
E.Phoebes - 5+ at Blacklick Woods, another 3 along the Greenbelt
Red-br.Nuthatch - 1 was at the Nature Center feeders at Blacklick Woods, another was along the Maple Loop
BrownCreepers - none at the Woods, but 4+ were along the Greenbelt
Gnatcatchers - 2 in Blacklick Woods, another 1 along the Greenbelt
Swallows - small flocks of Tree and Rough-winged along the Greenbelt
Kinglets - both Golden-crowns (5,2) and Ruby-crowns (1,1) in both locations
HermitThrushes - 3 were along the trails at Blacklick Woods, and another was at Chatterton on the Greenbelt
BrownThrashers - 2 were on the Maple Loop at BlacklickWoods, while another 3 were in the scrub at Chatterton
PineWarblers - 2 were frequenting the feeders at the Blacklick Nature Center
Yellow-throated Warblers - 2 were singing along Blacklick Creek at BlacklickWoods, while another was along the Creek at Chatterton
Yellow-rumpedWarblers - at least 15 were singing around the woodland trails at Blacklick Woods
LouisianaWaterthrush - 1 was singing in the wet areas along the Buttonbush Loop at Blacklick Woods
Tree Sparrow - at least 1 was still ahnging around the Nature Center feeders at Blacklick Woods
FieldSparrows - common at both locations, in double digits, with lots of singing birds
ChippingSparrows - 3 around the picnic areas at Blacklick Woods
Juncos - still over 30 around the woods edges at Blacklick Woods
Fox Sparrows - 1 was singing at Ashton Pond at Blacklick while another was at the Nature Center feeders
E.Towhees - almost abundant, with pairs everywhere; I had 30+ over both sites

Resident raptors were also putting on a good show, with calling Red-shouldered and Coopers Hawks at Blacklick Woods, and display-flights of Cooper's and Red-tailed Hawks along the Greenbelt, along with a juvenile Great Horned Owl in a nest there.

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