Mon. 10/13/14  (7 - 10 a.m.) Battelle Darby wetlands, short grass
margins/edges along high grass and cattails to Teal (which was fairly
quiet, except for sparrows, Palm Warblers and an Orange-crowned).   We
spent most of the time around the east lagoon, where there is shallow
areas for shorebirds.  Virtuallly all the waterfowl and shorebirds
were seen here.

Mostly dark, overcast and warm at first, clearing later.  Light rain
for a very short time; the promised next frontal system appears on its
way, likely moving through tonight (if so Wednesday, Thursday could be
next period of activity as we move closer to November (often the best
time for vagrants and its unexpected rewards, especially along the
lake front)

WATERFOWL
Waterfowl are significantly down in ever species.  None more apparent
then AMBD (only 9 this Oct.); but overall the fall 2014 so far has
been dismal (< past 4 yr. av.) for all the usuall ducks.

Canada Goose  (400, in four or five flocks); Wood Duck,  20; Gadwall,
50 (first); American Wigeon (20); Mallard; Blue-winged Teal, 50;
Northern Shoveler, 75; Northern Pintail, 190; Green-winged Teal, 300
(about a third were m., none showing either vertical or horizontal
white stripe; indicating how long the eclipse plumage lasts in GWTE).

Am. Bittern, 2; Great Egret, 1

Turkey Vulture, 6; Northern Harrier,6 (high flying migrants; juv.);
American Kestrel, 1; Short-eard Owl, 1 (hunting, south of the split to
Teal/Harrier)

King Rail, 1 (heard; seen briefly along lagoon edge); Virginia Rail, 2
(along grassy margin to Teal)

SHOREBIRDS all in the east lagoon along the far edge of the wetlands
opposite Teal.  Killdeer, 15; Solitary Sandpiper, 1 (rather late);
Greater Yellowlegs, 4; Lesser Yellowlegs, 14;Stilt Sandpiper, 10;
Sh.billed Dowitcher, 3; Long-billed Dowitcher, 12 (juv, softly
chattering as feeding); Wilson's Snipe

Red-hd Woodpeck, 2 (migrants; all imm.); Ye-bell. Sapsucker, 5

Eastern Phoebe, 6

Blue Jay, 200

Bank Swallow, 50; Cliff Swallow, 90; Barn Swallow, 40

Marsh Wren, 14

American Pipit, 50

WARBLERS most were in the weedy,woody edges in the far eastern margin
along deciduous shrub/brush/weeds.  Or-crowned Warbler, 2; Nashville
Warbler, 2; Cape May Warbler, 4; Palm Warbler "western", 15; Bl-th
Green Warbler, 2; Wilson's Warbler, 1

Eastern Towhee, 2; Clay-color Sparrow, 2 (colorful imm. feeding in the
short grass near the east lagoon; no other sparrows with it or even
near by); Field Sparrow; Savannah Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Lincoln's
Sparrow, 3; Swamp Sparrow; Wh-throated Sparrow, 40; Wh-crowned
Sparrow, 25

Indigo Bunting, 5;Bobolink, 5;Red-wing Blackbird, 1,000; Eastern
Meadowlark, 8; meadowlark, sp., 20; Rusty Blackbird, 50; Common
Grackle, 5,000; blackbird, sp., 11,000

House Finch, 18; American Goldfinch, 50

--
David Tan
Columbus
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