Spent a couple of hours at Slate Run MetroPark (Canal-Winchester) both yesterday and today, and the pair of sandhill cranes that have been around all summer are still there if anyone needs a central Ohio fall fix for this species.  By far the best chance to view these birds is using a scope from the observation deck on the Bobolink Trail.  Yesterday, they were along the east edge of the wetlands and barely viewable from the deck, but today they were feeding out in the middle of the area and looks were pretty good.  Also present was a hood merganser, a few pied-billed grebes, and about 60 mallards.  May have been a couple of smaller ducks, possibly blue-winged teal, mixed in, but only caught a glimpse of something that looked smaller than a mallard.  Near the wetlands parking area were several cedar waxwings - just look for red berries and you will likely see them.
                                          
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