I made stops at several migrant traps along Big Darby Creek west of Columbus, including Darby Bend Lakes, Kuhlwein Wetlands, Trail of the Ancients, and Grassle Rd. access.  For 3 hours, migrant numbers were spotty, with no one group or species standing out.  Notables included:

Sora - one was calling from the tiny wetland near the bridge at Darby Bend lakes

Red-headed Woodpecker - an adult persists in the dead trees along the River Rock Trail at Darby Bend Lakes

Flycatchers : Pewees widespread, but also had Phoebe, Acadian, GreatCrested (4), and 2 late E.Kingbirds (Darby Bend Lakes, Grassle Rd)

Swallows - hardly any, with only a smattering of Barn Swallows. 15 at Kuhlwein was the high, so you know it was slow.

Vireos - single Warbling (Darby Bend Lakes), White-eyed (TrAncients), and Red-eyed (Grassle)

Thrushes - nothing other than some Robins & E.Bluebirds

Cedar Waxwings - flocks at every stop; Darby Bend Lakes had 60+

Warblers - not many, but the list did include Yellow, Parula, Tennessee, Chaesnut-sided, Yellow-throated, Black&White, Blackpoll, and ComYellowthroat.  Yellowthroats were easily the most common.

BlueGrosbeak - a singing male was near the Kuhlwein parking lot, around where one has been seen off-and-on all summer

Icterids - small flocks of Redwings at several spots, as well as a bigger flock of grackles (100+) on Trail of Ancients.  A Baltimore Oriole male was still hanging around Darby Bend Lakes.

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