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3-Creeks,9-13
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rob thorn <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:03:49 -0400
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I visited the more southerly reaches of 3-Creeks park in south Columbus this morning, mostly looking for migrants along the narrow riparian corridors here.  I focused mostly on the Confluence area and the Blacklick BikePath.  Kudos to the MetroParks and Groveport parks, which have worked together to create a spur path between Cruiser Park and the Blacklick Bikepath; this should make the site much more accessable.  Already many people were out on it this morning, including several that were interested in what I was finding; we can always use new recruits!  While there was no large-scale fallout this morning, small clusters of migrant landbirds were found at several locations.  Highlights for 2 hours this morning included:

Flycatchers - Pewees at many locations; Phoebe at the Confluence and Acadian along the BBP

Vireos - only a few Red-eyed and Warbling, both along the BBP.

Thrushes - 3-4 Wood Thrushes around the Confluence area, along with 2-3 Swainsons

Mimids - many Catbirds all along both sites, and a Brown Thrasher along the Confluence entrance Rd.

Cedar Waxwings - small flocks in many locations, and a larger flock of 60+ along the southern bend of the BBP.  Many young birds were mixed in with the flocks, which is always a welcome sign.

Warblers - not very numerous, with Common Yellowthroat (6) and Tennessee (4) the most abundant.  Nashville, Blackburnian, Bl-thr.Green, Chesnut-sided, Magnolia, Bay-breasted were also noted.

Oddly what was conspicuous by there absence were any Swifts, Swallows, or Nighthawks.  It was doubly odd, since I had 400+ swifts and 30 Nighthawks around the High School area of Gahanna this evening, indicating that both of these species are still moving through.

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