Greetings, birders!







We returned from the Biggest Week in American Birding on Monday, only to be

treated to continued spectacular birding yesterday and (briefly) today, here

in central Ohio. A good number of Bobolinks are showing really well at

Glacier Ridge Metro Park. Migrant flycatchers seem to have arrived en masse

as there were large number of Willow Flycatchers there at Glacier Ridge

today, then at Kiwanis Riverside Park there were very vocal Alder and

Yellow-bellied Flycatchers yesterday. Our short visit to Kiwanis was really

excellent, in fact, as there was a Mourning Warbler (thanks Anna Wittmer)

and a Canada Warbler hanging out in the same bush, and a Broad-winged Hawk

flew over at one point. The OSU airport Upland Sandpipers have been

co-operative (thanks James Muller), and Dickcissels have also been around

there. Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park yesterday afternoon had really large

numbers of Henslow's Sparrows, many of them right next to the trail, a very

vocal Sedge Wren also right next to the trail (the Harrier Trail) and as

usual good numbers of American Bitterns, Sora and Virginia Rails.







If anyone wants more specific information about any of the above, just let

me know. And I'm always eager to get out birding - if there are a few people

who want to see any specific targets, I'd enjoy joining a morning session

somewhere to join up and try. I'm also leading a Columbus Audubon Society

outing to Battelle Darby next Wed morning - details will be on their website

and social media.







Ohio birding is spectacular at the moment.!







Cheers,



Chris



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