I got a note from Metro Parks folks that the small lot near the white barn on the north side of the Battelle Darby wetlands is *off limits,* as it's needed in case of any kind of emergency along the trail. This means the closest legal parking is the lot at the corner of Kuhlwein Rd. Walking north from there takes you through a lot of productive habitat, and is definitely not a waste of time, fortunately. If time is an issue, biking is an option, too. Factoid on sedge wrens. I remember standing in a wet prairie in Manitoba one early June day with innumerable sedge wrens dominating the birdsong. In Ohio, they are a lot easier to find heading into August, when it is thought these birds conduct a second nesting in a different spot. See http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Wilson/v108n01/p0115-p0122.pdf They should be listened for in good habitat elsewhere in the state this time of year. They are perfectly happy singing at midnight, too... Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]