I visited these ponds and several nearby parks in the morning looking for any migrants.  The Ponds had little in the way of waterfowl except for a large mass of birds in Teal Pond; there were also some shorebirds there.  The other ponds were fairly empty.  The best landbirds, as is often the case, were at nearby Portman Park, where a number of migrants were hiding in wind-less areas of the small ruiparian forest there.  Notables included:

Herons - surprsingly few, with only 8 scattered around the Ponds

Waterfowl - mostly Mallards at Teal Pond, but mixed in were 6 Wood Ducks, 4 Blue-winged teal, 2 Shovelers, 20 Green-winged Teal, and 8 Coots.

Shorebirds - on the mud edges of Teal Pond were 6-8 Kildeer, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Spotted Spr, 6 Least Spr, 2 Dunlin, and the Long-billed Dowitcher mentioned by Brad Sparks.  Ellis Pond, which is often good at this time of year, has unusually high water and no mudflats.

Flycatchers, Swallows - little left, other than a Phoebe at Portman

Vireos,Thrushes - Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireos were at Portman, along with a few Swainson's Thrushes and many Robins

Warblers - A small flock was scatterd among the trees at POrtman, including Nashville, Tennessee, Yellow-rumped, Bl-thr.Green, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, and Common Yellowthroat.  Ellis Pond added more Yellow-rumps and a few Palm Warblers.

Sparrows - Portman had several flocks, including White-throated, Chipping, Field, Swamp, and Lincoln's.  The grassy field margins along the riparin edge here are usually very good for them.

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