Not all the strays blown in by the wind were western larids.  I birded a few ravines in Grandview Heights, a suburb just northwest of downtown Columbus, and had some interesting birds stranded by the wind.  Best was a young male Hooded Warbler in Wyman Woods Park, where it worked along the northern edge between a small ravine and some honeysuckle bushes edging the neighboring yards. I probably wouldn't have found it if it hadn't been calling repeatedly.  Also present a little further down the ravine was a Fox Sparrow.  Elsewhere around the neighborhood (which included a lot of edge and lush yards), I also found Brown Creeper, Golden-cr.Kinglets, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, and flocks of Robins, waxwings, and grackles.  I was a bit taken aback by how much stuff was hiding out of the wind, but unfortunately didn't have enough time to check other nearby migrant traps.  Birders this weekend should obviously keep an eye out for all sorts of unusual birds, not just gulls.

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