I spent parts of the morning visiting good birding spots in this NW COlumbus suburb yesterday.  Part of the time was around the O'Shaughnessy reservoir (mostly at the dam , Twin Lakes, and Traphagen preserves), while the other portion was spent out at nearby Glacier Ridge MetroPark.  The colder weather seems to have stalled migration, with few neotropicals out.  Notables included:

waterfowl - hardly anything, suggesting that they've mostly moved north.  Wood Duck pairs were lurking around both Twin Lakes and Glacier Ridge

hummers - 2 Ruby-throats were chasing each other at Twin Lakes

woodpeckers - plenty of residents out, some already foraging for nestlings.  A Pileated out at Glacier Ridge was a bit unusual, but they seem to be able to make do in the isolated forest fragments out there.

flycatchers - the usual spate of Phoebes was complemented by a calling Crested Flycatcher at Traphagen Preserve.

swallows - many swallows were out flycatching over the reservoir (which seems to happen a lot during cold snaps).  They were mostly Barn, but some Cliffs, Rough-wings, and Trees were mixed in for variety.

vireos - singing Blue-headed, Yellow-throated, and Red-eyed at both Twin Lakes and Glacier Ridge

kinglets - still plenty of Ruby-crowns around, but no Golden-crowns.

thrushes - Hermit and Swainson's were both lurking at Twin Lakes, the latter my first of the Spring.

mimids - thrashers & catbirds widespread, at several locations.

warblers - Yellow-rumps were the only widepsread warbler, but others included Nashville (GR), Blue-winged (TL), Yellow (TL,GR), Parula (TL), Yellow-thr. (dam, TL), Palm (dam,GR), Black&White (TL), Ovenbirds (GR), Yellowthroats (TL,GR).  Note that they're mostly first-wave neotropicals, as opposed to the boreal-bound birds that will come through in May.

sparrows - plenty of White-throats, Chipping and Field Sparrows, fewer Songs and Swamps.  One Grasshopper Sparrow was singing at the entrance to Glacier Ridge.

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