I spent the morning visiting areas along Big Darby Creek, from PrairieOaks MetroPark down to Battelle-Darby wetlands.  The cool morning weather kept many birds active for longer than one might expect at this time of year.  highlights included:

Great Egret - at least one was commuting out to the Clover Cemeter wetlands (east of Darby Creek, off Alton-Darby Creek Rd)
Green Herons - birds were at both the Clover Cem.Wetlands and Darby Bend Lakes
Rails - it may not be soaking wet, but the lush cattail marshes along the Teal Trail at Battelle-Darby had calling Soras & Virginia Rails.  I even had a Virginia mosey across the trail.

Yellow-billed Cuckoos - two were calling back & forth along the Sycamore Plains Trail at Prairie Oaks

BlueGrosbeak - a male was singing along the multi-use trail just south of the Kuhlwein parking lot.  This is the same spot that has had one for the past 2 summers.

PrairieWarbler - 1 was singing in the overgrown cedar patch where Grassle Rd meets State 665.  This is an isolated cedar bald that could really use some management, since shrubs are invading the open areas, but it has attracted Prairie Warblers for the last 2 summers.

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