I spent a few hours birding around this expansive park in south Columbus this morning.  I stopped at the Confluence access, the Borrow Pits area, and the Groveport Blacklick bikepath.  Small flocks of Robins, Waxwings, Blue Jays, and Redwings were moving south or southwest all morning, but numbers were not overwhelming.  Notables included:

Herons, Egrets - the borrow pits along the multi-use trail near I-270 are low enough to be attracting these birds, with 21 Great Egrets and 2 Great Blue Herons

Shorebirds - the pits also held some of these, including 10 Kildeer, 6 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 2 Solitary Sandpipers

Flycatcher, Swallows - only 1 Phoebe (at Confluence) and only 2 Rough-winged Swallows (also at Confluence)

Vireos, Kinglets - 1 Philadelphia Vireo was at Confluence, while both Kinglet species were widespread and numerous at all sites

Wrens, Nuthatch - still 2 House Wrens (1 at Confluence, another at GBBP).  2 Red-br. Nuthatches were hanging out in the pine grove at Confluence.

Thrushes,Mimids - no thrushes other than Robins, but a steady stream of Robins overhead all morning, perhaps totaling 200+.  Gray Catbirds were still lurking at all 3 locations, but in very low #s.

Warblers - 8 species, but Yellow-rumps were far-and-away the most common.  Others included Nashville (3), Tennessee (2), Black-thr.Blue, Black-thr.Green, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Redstart.

Sparrows - nothing unexpected, but Swamp sparrows, White-crowned, and Juncos were all around the weedfield adjacent to the borrow pit.

Blackbirds - flocks of Redwings at several places, the biggest being about 100 birds (mostly females) at the Borrow Pits.  Cowbirds were at several locations.

Other migrants - single Indigo Buntings were still around Confluence and GBBP.  Flyover Horned Larks were also at several locations.

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