Outline of birds seen over week in Franklin Co.

BWWR (Blendon Woods Waterfowl Refuge trails)
OURP (Our Property, near Worthington in NE Columbus) wooded ravine,
mature hardwoods and edge/margin
TMBD (Teal Marsh trail, Kulhwein Rd., headquarters Battelle Darby MP)

Turkey (BWWR, 20+)
House Wren (daily, av. 9 - 13; Max. 23 4/27)
RS Towhee (daily, av. 10 +: Max 28 4/25, 26 5/1)
Myrtle Warbler (daily, 13 - 20; Max 65 4/29)
White-throated Sparrow (daily, 20+; max 56 4/29)
4/25 0700--1000
Wood Thrush (OURP)
Red-headed Woodpecker (1 ad.)
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Nashville Warbler  2
Orange-crowned Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Summer Tanager (singing m. parkinglot)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

4/26 630 PM OURP over a dozen scolding jays attracked us to a beautifl
LONG-EARED OWL about 20 ft up in a poplar at edge of ravine.  It perched
a few feet away from the trunk before finally flying away on straight stiff
flight over the thickly wooded ravine.  It eyed us before flying (no
time to get my camera)

4/27 0600 - 1000 TMBD, mostly Teal marsh.
American Bittern  6
Least Bittern  1
Sora  21
Virginia Rail  0
Lesser Yellowlegs  26
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Barn Swallow  212
Bank 2
Cliff Swallow  1
Wood Thrush  2 (BDMP)
Marsh Wren 18
Yellowthroat  11
Savannah Sparrow  12
Swamp Sparrow  9

4/28  0900 - 1100  OURP
Great Egret  1
Wood Thrush  9
Blue-headed Vireo  6
Nashville Warbler  2
Orange crowned Warbler
Worm eating Warbler
Palm (western) Warbler 3

4/29  0700 - noon with a good notable flight 0930 - 1000 in the second grown
and hardwoods half way up the ravine--many trees still mostly bare.
Hawks flying
over 3 - 4 pm.

Bald Eagle 1 (ad.)
Cooper's Hawk 4
Red-shouldered Hawk (nesting; carring 3+ ft long snake, probably Garter).
Broad-winged Hawk  7

GC Flycatcher  3
Gray Catbird (hereafter daily, 10+)
Wood Thrush 14
Veery 4
Swainson's Thrsh  2
Blue-headed Vireo  7
Yellow-throated Vireo  5
PHILADELPHIA VIREO 1 working mostly bare outer limbs from 10 - 20 ft.
Well seen for over 10 minutes, moving with a handful of Myrtles. Small
vireo, small bill, with noticeable up and down white eyeling, clearest
before eye; pinched dark line through lores.  Underparts creamy white
with yellow throat, breast and sides of breast.  Pale greenish
wingpanel.  Stayed mostly to lower elevations and outer limbs. Ruled
out Warbling, Bell's (My first Apr Philadelphia; previous arrival in
Frank. 5.7)
RC Kinglet 6
Blue-winged Warbler  5
Golden-winged Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler  3
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chestnut sided Wabler
Black and White Warbler
Palm Western Warbler  6
Kentucky Warbler  3
Scarlet Tanager 2

4/30  OURP 0700-1000
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Red eyed Vireo
Chestnut sided Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler  2

5/1 OURP  off and on all day from 0800
Osprey  1
Cooper's Hawk 6
Broad winged Hawk 11
Hairy Woodpecker
Great C Fly  6
Wood Thrush 8
Tennessee Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler  6
Chestnut sided Warbler  3
Cape May 5
Magnolia Warbler
BTBlue Warbler
Ovenbird  2
Kentucky Warbler
Prothonotary  3
Wilson's Warbler
Scarlet Tanager  8
Fox Sparrow  1

5/2  BWWR 0800 - 1100

Acadian Flycatcher  2
Red-eyed Vireo  2
NRW Swallow  33
Rc Kinglet 8
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Tennessee Warbler  3
Orange crowned Warbler  2
Nashville  7
Parula 1
Magnolia  8
Chestnut sided Warbler 4
Yellow 1
BTGreen  3
Yellow throated Warbler
Palm (W) Warbler 3
Black and white  4
Ovenbird
Worm eating Warbler  2
Kentucky Warbler  3
Hooded
Baltimore Oriole 4
Lincoln's  Sparrow 1 (at the blind)

The often dark damp, rainy with some sun has certainly helped with the
overall goodness off migration so far.  Often warbler etc flights are
best around mid morning and sometimes again in mid afternoon.  Clear
skies in the afternoon are often good for overhead migrants i.e.
raptors

Good birding!
--
David Tan
Columbus
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