I stopped at Highbanks MetroPark today, hiking around the Dripping Rock Trail as well as along the Olentangy River in the Big Meadows area.  For comparison, I also hiked the ravines of nearby Shale Hollow and the riverside meadow along Taggart Rd.  Some migrants, like flycatchers & vireos, were very noticeable, while others, like warblers & thrushes, were very spotty.  Notables included:

Flycatchers - Pewees and Acadian Flycatchers were abundant in the forested ravines; I had 20+ Acadian along the DRT.  Big Meadows also had an Alder & Least Flycatcher, while Taggert Meadows had 3 Willows.  Great Crested Flycatchers and E.Kingbirds were present in both riverside meadows.

Vireos - Red-eyed were abundant in the forested ravines, while Warbling were common along the Olentangy River at both Big Meadows and Taggart Rd.  Also had White-eyed and yellow-throated along the DRT.

Thrushes - small #s of Wood Thrushes and Swainson's were in the forested ravines
Mimids - only Catbirds, but they were common, especially in the riverside meadows

Warblers - the only common ones were Chesnut-sided, Redstarts, and CommonYellowthroats, but I also found Yellows (both riverside meadows), Parula, Yellow-throated, Black-thr.Green, Blackburnians (2 @ Shale Hollow), Magnolias, Tennessee, Canada (1 Big Meadows), Kentucky (1 DRT), Hooded, both Waterthrushes

Grosbeaks,Buntings - no grosbeaks, but lots of Indigo Buntings, especially in riverside meadows
Orioles - plenty of Baltimores and Orchards in the riverside meadows, both Big Meadows and Taggart Rd.

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