With the last big waves of migrants upon us, I visited several traps SE of Columbus, focusing on two groups of parks.  The first group involved small woodlots & streamsides around Pickerington, including the Lakeview Woods, the Arrowhead Trail at Pick Ponds, and Portman Park.  None had a heavy fallout, but Portman did have good diversity.  The other group involved the Big Walnut Greenbelt in Columbus & Whitehall, focusing on Big Walnut Park in the former and Community Park in the latter.  This riparian strip had more migrants, although the diversity wasn't any better than the woodlots.  Migrants included:

Hummingbirds - several were present, with individuals at almost every stop.

Woodpeckers - plenty of Downy & Red-bellied nests, especially at Portman and Big Walnut.  Pileateds were calling in both the parks along Big Walnut.

Flycatchers -
Pewees calling at every stop (as one of the most common migrants of the morning).
Acadian at Pickerington, Big Walnut & Whitehall
Least calling at Portman & Big Walnut
Willows calling at Arrowhead & Portman
Great Cresteds calling at Portman, Big Walnut & Whitehall
E.Kingbirds at Arrowhead trail

Vireos -
Warbling at Lakeview,Portman, and Big Walnut
Red-eyed at every stop, usually in numbers

Thrushes & Mimids -
Swainson's at Big Walnut & Whitehall (they must like big forest patches)
Wood Thrushes at every stop
Catbirds at every stop
Mockingbird at Portman

Warblers -
Redstarts - most common warbler of the morning, at all stops in good numbers.
Chesnut-sided - 2nd most common, with 2-3 at each stop
Magnolia - 3rd most common, with 1-2 at each stop
Yellow - singing birds at most stops, often on territory
Parula - singing at Big Walnut
Nashville - singing at Portman
Black-thr.Green - 2 at Lakeview, 1 at Portman
Yellow-throated - 3 at Portman, singles at Big Walnut & Whitehall
Black&White - singing at Portman
Blackburnian - singles at many sites
Bay-breasted - 1 at Portman
Blackpoll - singing at Lakeview, Portman, and Big Walnut
Wilsons - singles at almost every stop
C.Yellowthroat - common at Arrowhead Trail & Portman

Scarlet Tanagers - singing at Lakeview, Portman, and Whitehall (3)
Summer Tanager - one singing at Big Walnut, where they are rare
Rose-br.Grosbeaks - singing at most stops, but nowhere common
Indigo Buntings - singing at every stop, most common 'migrant' of morning
Lincoln's Sparrow - a single lurking at Portman
Baltimore orioles - singles at every stop; nest-building at Lakeview, Portman, and Big Walnut
Orchard oriole - singing on territory at Arrowhead Trail

Generally, it was a very birdy morning, with lots of singing residents and migrants at every stop.  The mix of late warblers and flycatchers suggests that we're in the final parts of migration, but should still get good numbers over the next few days.  Tomorrow we'll hunt better traps: 3-Creeks and Greenlawn.

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