I hiked around Pickerington Ponds MetroPark and biked along the nearby Blacklick Bikepath to the Chatterton Greenbelt this morning before the storms hit.  There was still quite a bit of resident nesting activity, as well as the first glimmer of migrant shorebirds in these parts.  Notables included:

Sandhill Crane - a single bird was flying around the Glacier Knoll area of Pick Ponds
Shorebirds - Pick Ponds were still too high, but the Chatterton Greenbelt drainage pools were low enough to have 24 Kildeer, 1 Pectoral Spr, and 1 Semipalmated Spr.

Cooper's Hawks - an adult was in the company of a squalling juvenile at Portman Park
Osprey - 2 were still hanging around Arrowhead Marsh and nearby Blue-Wing Pond
Bald Eagle - an adult was wading and drinking along the edge of Ellis Pond at Pick Ponds
Great Egrets - lots of post-breeding dispersal? with 5 at Chatterton and 6 at Pick Ponds
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 4-5 were calling along the Blacklick bikepath between Portman and Chatterton
WillowFlycatchers - still plenty calling both along the Blacklick Greenway and at Pick Ponds
Swallows - no big migrant flocks; mostly resident Barn Swallows and Purple Martins at Pick Ponds
Mockingbirds - singles were at Chatterton and Blue-wing Pond at Pick Ponds
Warblers - nothing except the expected Yellows and Common Yellowthroats
Rose-br.Grosbeak - a female was along the Blacklick Bikepath at Chatterton
Orioles - no Orchards, but did find 2 Baltimores around Pick Ponds.

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