Hello all! A good morning of birding here along the Confluence and Alum Creek Greenway Trails was topped off with this sight. Near the 1 Mile marker along the Greenway Trail (just south of its northern junction with the Confluence Trail), a wetland area on the trail's west side is host to several stands of willow trees. In one of these stands was a female BLUE GROSBEAK. I watched it for several minutes before it moved on; I was not able to stay longer to see if it was hanging around consistently. I can supply more details on this bird to anyone interested. In addition, the bottomland woods along Big Walnut and Alum Creeks here had lots of activity today (migrants presumably working north along the river valleys or just find good foraging until the winds turn, as well as the ranks of residents). The highlights include: 15 warbler species: Tennessee Nashville Northern Parula Yellow Magnolia Yellow-rumped (females) Blackburnian Yellow-throated Blackpoll Black-and-white Am. Redstart PROTHONOTARY Ovenbird C. Yellowthroat Canada Wood & Swainson's Thrushes, Veery Red-eyed, Warbling, White-eyed, Yellow-throated, & PHILADELPHIA Vireos Lots of residents App. 62 species in < 2hours Happy Birding! Eric Reiner Ashville, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]