Hello! Now that the spring migration scene has wound down, yesterday Ken Davis and I hiked all of the trails at Clear Creek Metro Park where the birding Gods were smiling on us as it did not rain the entire day and the temperature stayed in the low 70's. During our trek, we saw and/or heard 19 out of the 21 warbler species that nest there or reportedly have nested there at least once in the past. The two that we missed were Golden-Winged Warbler and Chestnut-Sided Warbler. The warbler species observed included the following: OVENBIRD-numerous throughout the wooded sections of the park CANADA WARBLER-observed 1 male in their traditional nesting area along the Hemlock Trail WORM-EATING WARBLER-observed 1 near the Canada, heard 4 or 5 elsewhere in the wooded portions COMMON YELLOWTHROAT-common in the fields near Clear Creek YELLOW WARBLER-likewise YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER-heard 2 or 3 in the sycamores along Clear Creek LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH-3 or 4 along Clear Creek, 1 along the ravine next to the Fern Trail AMERICAN REDSTART-several along Clear Creek, 3 or 4 up in the wooded portions BLUE-WINGED WARBLER-2 along the Prairie Warbler trail and the Good Prairie loop, heard 1 near the Chestnut Trail intersection with the Cemetery Ridge Trail, and heard 1 along upper Fern Trail PRAIRIE WARBLER-saw/heard 3 or 4 in the fields/pines near the Chestnut Trail intersection with the Cemetery Ridge Trail BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER-heard several in the wooded portions of the park HOODED WARBLER-saw/heard numerous in the wooded portions KENTUCKY WARBLER-heard/saw 1 up along east section of Cemetery Ridge Trail, saw/heard 1 along the Tulip Tree Trail, heard 1 along Chestnut Trail at end of pet trail section (gravel road), and heard 1 near the Thomas and Mathias cabin parking area YELlOW-BREASTED CHAT-saw 1 heard another in the field east of the Fern Trail parking area CERULEAN WARBLER-saw 1 at beginning of W. Creekside Trail, heard several elsewhere BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER-saw/heard several throughout wooded portions NORTHERN PARULA-saw 1 heard 3 along the Creekside trails MAGNOLIA WARBLER-saw 1 along the Fern Trail just uphill of the 1st left turn of the loop PINE WARBLER-saw 1 heard another along top of Cemetery Ridge, saw 1 along Chestnut Trail at end of pet trail section (gravel road), and heard 1 at Barnabey picnic area Other notable birds seen and/or heard included the following: WOOD THRUSH-numerous in wooded areas VEERY-super close up view of 1 singing along Creekside Trail, saw/heard 2 or 3 along the main road WHITE-EYED VIREO-saw/heard several primarily in the non-wooded portions of the park RED-EYED VIREO-saw 1 or 2, heard numerous throughout the park SCARLET TANAGER-saw/heard several throughout the park HERMIT THRUSH-saw 1 heard 2 singing along Hemlock Trail, heard 2 more singing along Fern Trail YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO-heard 1 along Tulip Tree Trail GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER-heard 1 along Tulip Tree Trail INDIGO BUNTING-saw/heard several primarily in the non-wooded portions of the park YELLOW-THROATED VIREO-saw 1 at Barnabey picnic area, heard 4 or 5 throughout the park SWAMP SPARROW-saw 1 close up along E. Creekside Trail WILLOW FLYCATCHER-saw 1 heard 1 or 2 along both Creekside Trails ACADIAN FLYCATCHER-heard many throughout the wooded portion of the park EASTERN PHOEBE-saw 1 heard another along Clear Creek EASTERN WOOD PEE WEE-heard several in wooded portions TREE SWALLOW-some along Creekside trails NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW-some along Creekside trails EASTERN BLUEBIRD-one up at beginning of Chestnut Trail by Prairie Warblers RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD PILEATED WOODPECKER-heard 1 CHIMNEY SWIFT BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER CEDAR WAXWING-heard several throughout the park The day ended nicely as we encountered much needed rain as we drove back north into the Columbus area. Clear Creek hands down is my favorite central Ohio Metro Park. Directions to Clear Creek and a park map of the trails are at www.metroparks.net. Rob Lowry Powell, Ohio ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]