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With a few free hours this morning, I hiked around several areas of Prairie Oaks, a big MetroPark straddling Big Darby Creek west of Columbus.  The fair morning made for another day of meager fallout, but visiting several spots boosted my totals.  I stopped at Prairie View area (west side), Darby Bend Lakes, Sycamore Plains, and the US40 bridge area.  Waterbirds were light here despite the full wetlands at Prairie View and Darby Bend Lakes.  Most migrants were lurking in Sycamore Plains, which has the largest patch of riparian woods along this stretch of Big Darby.  Notables included:

Cormorant - 1 displaced individual was at Darby Bend Lakes
Spotted Sandpipers - 1 was at Prairie View, while 3 more were jousting around Darby Bend Lakes, where they've bred
Yellow-billed Cuckoos - 3 were calling along the Coneflower Trail at PV, while another was at Darby Bend Lakes
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 was drumming at Darby Bend Lakes, an unusual spot given its thin riparian woods
Flycatchers - lots of Wood Pewees (18+) and Great Cresteds (12+), along with some Willows
Vireos - Red-eyeds were abundant (30+), while Warbling were common at DBL (8+).  1 White-eyed was along the Coneflower Tr.
Swallows - Rough-wings at several locations, while Trees were common around boxes at Prairie View and Sycamore Plains
Wrens,Gnatcatchers - House & Carolinas Wrens at every stop, but not common, nor were Gnatcatchers especially abundant
Thrushes - Wood Thrushes were at many locations, while Swainson's were more thinly spread, with perhaps 3-4 the morning
Mimids - nothing but Catbirds, but they were abundant
Cedar Waxwings - pairs in many places, often feeding on flower buds
Warblers - Com.Yellowthroats were abundant, with 30+ in 3 hours.  Yellow-throated were also common, with 7-8, and Amer.Redstarts had 6, but everything else was in 1s and 2s.  This included Parula, Tennessee, Magnolia, Chesnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black&White, Ovenbird, Canada, and Yellow-br.Chat

Sparrows - not much in the way of migrants, but there were 2-3 singing Savannah along Amity Rd south of Sycamore Plains
Tanagers - Scarlets singing in almost every location, but always just 1
Grosbeaks,Buntings - 1 Rose-br.Gorsbeak singing at Sycamore Plains.  Indigo Buntings were most common migrant, with 60+
Orioles - 6-8 Baltimores along Big Darby Creek in various places; 6 Orchards were scattered over all spots

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