I roamed around several parks in these areas west of Columbus, dodging rain up until 11:00.  There appeared to be a modest fallout of temperate migrants, but nothing truly unexpected.  Notables included:

Diving Ducks - Darby Bend Lakes still held a few Lesser Scaup and a Bufflehead
Common Loon - 1 was swimming in one of the lakes at Darby Bend Lakes

Great Horned Owl - 1 was still perched in the woodlot at Hilliard Municipal Park, but the nest along Darby Creek at Darby Bend Lakes had no bird on it today.

Sapsuckers - surprisingly, none were in the riparain strip along Darby Creek, but 3 were in various isolated woodlands in Hilliard.  Go figure.

Brown Thrashers - common, with singing birds at nearly every stop.

Golden-cr.Kinglet - not common, with only 3-4 for the entire morning.

Winter Wren - 1 was lurking in a brushpile at Hilliard Municipal Park

E.Towhees - continue to be common, with 1-2 birds at nearly every stop

Field Sparrows - small flocks at several locations

Fox Sparrows - 3 were along Clover-Goff creek in Spindler Park

E.Meadowlark - 4-5 were singing along Amity Rd, in the fields bordering and in Prairie Oaks MetroPark

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