I visited several isolated parks in this south Columbus suburb, mostly to check small oak forests, since oaks are blooming & leafing out, making them attractive to migrant insectivores.  Sure enough, several of these parks had small flocks of warblers, gnatcatchers, vireos, and kinglets, though they usually didn't have a great variety of warblers.  I finished at the Terrace Trail at Battelle Darby MetroPark, probably the largest forest block along this stretch of the Darby Creeks.  It was hopping, but the drizzle started to suppress that around 11:30.  Notables from all sites included:

Cooper's Hawk - one was nest-building at Henceroth Park, while another was display flying at Indian Run Park/Grant Run greenbelt.
Crested Flycatchers - single birds were at Terrace Trail and Henceroth Park (2nd day I've seen them)
E.Kingbird - 1 around the edge of Fryar Park
Vireos - Blue-headed and Yellow-throated at several spots; these plus Red-eyed and Warbling were at Terrace Trail.
Gnatcatchers - still one of the most common migrants; Terrace Trail had 15
Kinglets - Ruby-crowns at every site, but no large #s
Thrushes - Wood Thrushes were at Fryar and at the Terrace Trail (which had 3-4)
Mimids - Catbirds were common at every site
Warblers - mostly Yellow-rumpeds, but had Palms, Nashvilles, and Common Yellowthroats at most sites.  Yellows, Black-throated Greens, Parulas, Ovenbird, and Hooded were along the Terrace Trail, while a Tennessee was at Henceroth.
Rose-brGrosbeaks - 2 were singing along the Terrace Trail
Sparrows - plenty of Song, Field, and Chipping, as well as small flocks of White=throated at many locations.
Pine Siskin - 1 bird was hanging out with a small flock of Goldfinches at the Grant Run greenbelt (Indian Run Park) in Grove City.

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