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The Columbus Audubon trip to Scioto MetroPark (aka the old Whittier peninsula) found a pair of Blue Grosbeaks in the weedy wetlands north of the Grange Audubon Center this morning.  The female was observed hunting bugs in the weedfield and repeatedly carrying caught items to a shrubby area along the western edge of the wetland (on the slope by the old Whittier Road).  Hanging around her for much of he time was a 1st year male, with bluish head and rump on a gray-brown body.  This bird was not being fed by the female, and even sang on one occasion.  It may instead have been a mate, since this is a new location for this species, and other males may have been scarce.  We did not disturb the possible nest site, but other observers here should keep an eye out for potential fledgelings over the next 1-2 weeks.  If you go to see these birds, wait along the road that bisects the wetland area, looking for birds noticeably bigger than the Indigo Buntings that were fairly common there.


Other notable birds hanging around the vicinity included
2 Osprey along the river
7 Great Blue Herons and 8 Great Egrets in the shallows off the boat ramp area
8 Kildeer, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 1 Spotted Sandpiper on the mud-bar across from the boat launch
3-4 singing Warbling Vireos along the bikepath

There was very little movement of migrants along the river early, although we did see several small flocks of Chimney swifts, heard a Baltimore Oriole, and ran across 2-3 Gnatcatchers.

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