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I spent yesterday morning raomin several OBBA blocks south of Columbus, mostly around the Rickenbacker airport and the nearby hamlets of Lockbourne and Duvall.  Despite having done these blocks several other years, I was surprised by several birds this morning, amny of which have popped up a lot this summer.  These include:

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - had them singing in 2 locations.  They seem to have arrived and set up territories very late this year.  Perhaps our cold Spring delayed the growth of their caterillar prey.

Brown Thrashers - I had them in several blocks.  Is it just me, or are they more conspicuous this year?  They certainly seem active later in the year.

stray warblers - other than Yellow, Yellow-throated, and Common Yellowthroat, any other warblers are unusual for the forest-poor blocks south of Columbus.  But yesterday I had a singing Redstart in a forest patch on the western edge of Rickenbacker, which would be my 12th or 14th stray warbler around here in the past few years.  Most of them are Redstarts & Black&Whites, but it always great to find potential colonists.

Summer Tanager - 1 was singing in a forest lot near the intersection of Perril Rd and Walnut Creek-Groveport Rd.  These birds also seem to be showing up more places.

Blue Grosbeak - 1 was singing in an old quarry near the intersection of Alum Creek Drive and Groveport Rd.  This may be a breakout year for this species around Columbus and central Ohio, as they seem to be showing up everywhere.

Vesper Sparrows - singing birds were in 4 different blocks.  This is another species that seems to be slowly adapting to many human-modified habitats.  I used to only have them in 2 blocks between Columbus and Cirlceville, but now the number is more like 12.

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