On this last sunny morning I hit two of the migrant 'traps' at Alum Lake: New Galena and Berlin Station accesses. Landbird movement was heavy early, but largely done by 11:00, Waterbird movement was slight, possibly due to the opening of waterfowl season recently (Alum is hunted). Highlights included Waterfowl - 1 cormorant flew south past New Galena, but virtually no other waterfowl were there except a very wary small flock of geese. Berlin Station had 9 Wood Ducks as fly-bys and a flock of Coots out in the bay. Raptors - disappointing, with only 10 Turkey Vultures and 1 Cooper's Hawk as obvious migrants. 2 Red-tails soaring over Berlin Station access were likely residents. Woodpeckers - small #s of flickers at both spots (3 at NG, 4 at BSt), but also had several Red-bellies and Downies fly past New Galena. Do they know something we don't? Blue Jays - small numbers (12/1hr at New Galena; 14/1hr at Berlin Station). More impressive was a flock of 40 Crows that moved past Berlin Station. Thrushes - another good morning for Robins, with 300+ flying south in the 2 hours between the 2 sites. This doesn't count the 30-40+ hanging around grape vines at each site. Cedar Waxwings - lower numbers, with only about 40 for the entire morning Pipits,Larks - 4 pipits & 5 horned larks, mostly flying past New Galena early. Also had 3 E.Meadowlarks(!) flying high & south over New Galena Lapland Longspur - first of the season came in low over New Galena early. Warblers - all Yellow-rumps, and steady numbers of them, totalling 40+ birds Blackbirds - modest numbers, with just over 100+ redwings and only 7 grackles. Contrast that with a huge flock of 800+ Starlings hanging around the inlet north of Berlin Station. Finches - few Goldfinches (15+), but still had 3 separate Purple Finches fly past and a single Pine Siskin. It's getting to be a great migration for both of these species. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]