Echoing the recent reports of PINE SISKINS, particularly Rob Thorns Columbus observations, I heard at least 2 siskins this morning in Upper Arlington (Franklin County) while walking past Northwest Blvd. Aaron Boone Columbus, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of rob thorn Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 3:29 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] MarbleCliffSiskins,10-19 Several stops along the Scioto River in Marble Cliff and Upper Arlington produced 2 more Pine Siskins this morning, 1 at Marble Cliff, another upriver at Griggs dam. The rest of the morning list included more-expected temperate migrants. Highlights were: Ring-necked Ducks - 7 at Marble Cliff are the forerunners of big flocks usually found there by Bob Royce Cormorant - several were on both the Dublin Rd quarry and the Scioto River above Griggs dam Sharpie - 1 lurking along the bikepath at Marble Cliff marks the 3rd straight morning that I've seen this species. Sapsucker - none along the the Scioto, but 1 was lurking in the ravine at Redick Park, just west of the river. This isolated patch of scrubby forest is often good for strays. Brown Creeper - 1-2 were at every stop, marking their first widespread appearance here. Hermit Thrush - 2 were in the dense honeysuckle along the Marble Cliff bikepath Winter Wren - singles were at Griggs and Redick Park Kinglets - both species were common at every stop, with Golden-cr. outnumbering Ruby-cr. about 2:1 Warblers - only Yellow-rumped, but they were ubiquitous. Sparrows - flocks of 10-20 White-throated Sparrows were at every stop, while several Chippings were flyovers at Griggs. I didn't have enough time to stop at nearby Sullivant Trace, which has a great isolated field that might have bolstered sparrow species #s. Blackbirds - small numbers flying south overhead at every stop. Usually there's a big roost at nearby Campbell Mound Quarry, but I wasn't there early to see the outflight. I did stop by the Cremeans Water Plant in NE Columbus during the evening and had a roosting flock of around 2500 birds. Are there other reliable blackbird roosts in central Ohio? This is the time to visit them. ______________________________________________________________________ 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] -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 715805696) is spam: Spam: https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?c=s&i=715805696&m=e1a3614e4cbf Not spam: https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?c=n&i=715805696&m=e1a3614e4cbf Forget vote: https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?c=f&i=715805696&m=e1a3614e4cbf ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ______________________________________________________________________ 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]