I couldn't get far from home today, so I worked several isolated parks along Alum Creek in east Columbus (& Bexley). Each of these parks has forested areas lacking in the surrounding urbanized areas, so they act as mini-migrant traps. I started at Jeffrey Park in Bexley, then moved north into Columbus to visit Mock Park and Innis Park. Despite the dreary weather (or possibly because of it), lots of migrants were out-and-about. Even this weather can't stop migration, it can only delay it. Notables included: Green Heron - 1 was flying north up Alum Creek in Jeffrey Park BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - 1 was foraging along the path at Innis Park Vireos - 1 Yellow-throated was singing at Mock, while a Warbling was in the riparian strip at Innis Nuthatch,Creepers - a Red-br.Nuthatch was in the pines at Jeffrey Park, while 2 Brown Creepers were both there and at Mock Park Wrens - plenty of House wrens, with 1-2 at every stop Gnatcatchers - another banner day, with 25+ in just under 2.5 hours Kinglets - still 2 Golden-crowns in the pines at Jeffrey Park. Ruby-crowns were widespread, with 20+ over all sites Thrushes - 2 Hermits were still at Jeffrey park, but Wood Thrushes appeared at all 3 parks Mimids - singing thrashers were at Jeffrey & Mock, while a Catbird was singing at Innis Warblers - no great numbers, but good diversity, including Parula - 1 singing at Jeffrey Blue-winged - 1 wheezing at Jeffrey Yellow - singing birds at Jeffrey & Mock Yellow-throated - singing birds at every location Yellow-rumpeds - still the most common, with 4-6 at each park Black-thr.Greens - some at each park, led by 4 at Jeffrey Park Pine - 1 in a tiny stand of pines at Mock Palm - single birds at Mock & Innis N.Waterthrush - a singing birds at Innis, my FOS Ovenbirds - singing birds at Jeffrey & Mock Com.Yellowthroat - a singing bird at Innis WILSON'S - a singing bird at Innis. Weird to see this species before any Nashvilles or Tennessees Hooded - singing birds at all 3 parks Scarlet Tanager - 1 bird calling at Innis E.Towhee - 2-3 birds at every park White-throated Sparrows - flocks at every park, topped by 50+ at Innis. They were the most common bird of the morning. Field Sparrows - 1-2 birds singing at Innis, one of the few local sites where they summer Swamp Sparrow - 1 singing at Innis E.FOX SPARROW - 1 still lingering at Innis, a last vestige of their great migration this Spring Baltimore Orioles - 1 bird was lurking at Jeffrey, but 3 were singing at Innis ______________________________________________________________________ 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]