I just went for a short walk around Ohio Dominican's campus (Sunbury Road, Columbus) this afternoon, and found a large flock of warblers. The diversity was good (12 species), but I'm a little upset by the 'one that got away'. I had a few second look at a bright yellow patch on the wing of one of the warblers; the warbler flew to another tree, which was quickly engulfed by the wave of warblers. I tried to search through the warblers in view, but I never found it again. I'm relatively certain it was a Golden-winged, but I would of course like better looks to rule out a hybrid (maybe the only time I've ever been upset by too many warblers). Oh well, next time. Other migrants were a pair of Blue-winged Teal on Alum Creek, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireos, a few Empidonax, and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I'll include the abridged eBird list below.

Blake Mathys

Blue-winged Teal  2
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)  3
Empidonax sp.  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Cedar Waxwing  25
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Tennessee Warbler  4
Nashville Warbler  3
American Redstart  4
Magnolia Warbler  2
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Yellow-throated Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  3

 

                                          
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