This morning I decided to walk my apartment complex grounds (behind 
Polaris Towne Center) to see what I could see.  Afterwards I walked down 
to Lazelle Woods Park.  
Between the two places, I only saw six species of warblers but their 
numbers were impressive.  There were adult males and females with 
juveniles in tow.
There were also Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks at both stops.  Behind Polaris, 
there were at least six first years and one adult.
The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers and White-Throated Sparrows haven't returned 
to Lazelle Woods yet.  Last year, I saw both species there on 9/21.
Here is the complete list with the loacation in parentheses.  BP=behind 
Polaris Towne Center; LW=Lazelle Woods; BL=Both locations.

Mallard (BL)
Canada Goose (BL)
Red-Tail Hawk (BP)
American Kestrel (BP)
Killdeer (LW)
Ring-Billed Gull (BP-flyover)
Rock Pigeon (BP)
Mourning Dove (BL)
Chimney Swift (LW)
Downy Woodpecker (LW)
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (LW)
Northern Flicker (BL)
Eastern Phoebe (BP)
Eastern Wood Pewee (LW)
Blue Jay (BL)
American Crow (BL)
Chickadees (BL)*
Tufted Titmouse (LW)
White-Breasted Nuthatch (LW)
House Wren (BP)
Carolina Wren(LW)
Eastern Bluebird (LW)
American Robin (BL)
Hermit Thrush (LW)
Swainson's Thrush (LW)
Gray Catbird (BL)
Brown Thrasher (BL)
Northern Mockingbird (BP)
European Starling (BL)
American Redstart (LW)
Black and White Warbler (LW)
Chestnut-Sided Warbler (LW)
Black-Throated Green Warbler (LW)
Black-Throated Blue Warbler (LW)**
Canada Warbler (BP)***
Northern Cardinal (BL)
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (BL)
Song Sparrow (BP)
American Goldfinch (BL)
House Finch (BL)
Purple Finch (BP)
House Sparrow (BL)

* Based on their song, I thought the chickadee behind Polaris was a Black-
Capped Chickadee but I have heard that relying on song to differentiate 
between the two is not always acurate because they learn one and others 
songs where their ranges overlap.  The chickadees I saw at Lazelle Woods 
were definitely Carolina Chickadees.

** I only saw one but I heard several others singing.

*** Only one seen or heard.

Al LaSala
Columbus, OH

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