A quick visit to Galcier Ridge & nearby parks in far west Dublin (a Columbus suburb) found little unusual.  The wet summer kept many other local bird areas active, but this site seemed like late July.  The grassfields have mostly gone to seed, and insect numbers were low.  The wetland has reeds and cattails growing into the open water, so it may not be as good for waterfowl the upcoming season. I stopped at the Multi-use loop, the wetland, and nearby Trabue Preserve.  Notables included:

Willow Flycatchers - quite a few both at the MUTrail and the wetland
Purple Martins - the colony at the north entrance is dispersing, and individual birds were all over the area
Vireos - little other than a few Red-eyed in the area woodlots
Warblers - still many Common Yellowthroats singing in fields both at the MUTrail and the wetland
Tanagers - 2 male Scarlets were in the woodlots along the MUTrail, but no Summers were located here
Sparrows - many Fields & Songs, but a singing Grasshopper was in the weedfield southeast of the north parking lot
Bobolinks - a few males and several females were flying around the grasslands on the MUTrail
Meadowlarks - a pair was feeding a fledgeling at the MUTrail fields, while another bird was at the wetland

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