I visited several areas along Blacklick Creek (SE of Columbus ) this morning in a bid for landbird migrants.  The main two spots were Reynoldsburg Civic Park and Blacklick Woods MetroPark.  The former has fields and a long stretch of the creek riparian zone, now surrounded by dense housing tracts.  The latter is a medium-sized forest tract,  but also largely surrounded by suburban sprawl.  Both had some migrants, but there was no major fallout this morning.   Highlights included:

Hummingbirds - several were along the wood edge at Reynoldsburg Civic, and even more were at Blacklick Woods, where the Nature Center feeder has attracted 3-5 birds.

Red-br. Nuthatch - Blacklick Woods had at least 2 of them, both along the Ash-Maple loop trail.

Flycatchers - lots of pewees, especially at Blacklick Woods.  A single Crested was calling at Blacklick Woods as well.

Vireos - only a few Red-eyed were at each location.

Thrushes - Wood Thrushes appear on the move, with at least 2 at each location

Mimids - Reynoldsburg Civic had all 3 species, including 3 thrashers and 25+ Catbirds

Warblers - Reynoldsburg Civic held 5 species (Magnolia, Black-thr.Green, Redstart, Chesnut-sided, Wilson's), while Blacklick Woods had 4 (Magnolia, Redstart, Blackpoll, Wilsons).  A Naturalist volunteer at Blacklick Woods had reported a Yellow-throated on Saturday.

Grosbeaks, Buntings - heard Indigo Buntings at Reynoldsburg Civic

Icterids - both spots had Grackles, but Reynoldsburg Civic also had a lingering Baltimore Oriole

Reynoldsburg Civic had a better 'fallout', but I was there earlier.  Niether site had much in the way of diversity of flycatchers, thrushes, or warblers.  Hopefully this just means that the best is yet to come.


Rob Thorn
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