I hit portions of this south Columbus MetroPark before and after the rain this morning, starting at the Confluence and Borrow Pits areas, and finishing up by Watkins Road and Oxbow. Lots of residents on territory or feeding juveniles. The most interesting included: Willow Flycatchers - 2-3 in overgrown areas around the Borrow Pit and north of Watkins Road Acadian Flycatchers - widespread, in almost any forest patch Great Crested Flycatchers - scarce, wtih only singles at Turtle Pond (Confluence) and the Borrow Pits E.Kingbirds - several calling birds along the Multi-use Path north of Watkins Rd White-eyed Vireos - 2 were calling in pocket meadows along the Confluence Trail south of the Borrow Pits area. Yellow-thr.Vireos - 2 singing at Confluence, another in the forest next to the Borrow Pits Warbling Vireos - widespread, especially near large cottonwood stands: 4+ at Borrow Pit, 3 at the Walkins Rd. bridge House Wrens - abundant, more so than usual; along almost every forest edge and even in thick understory areas Wood Thrushes - common in many areas, especially in brushy growth beneath dead ash trees Cedar Waxwings - lots of pairs attending nests or fledglings Yellow Warblers - in most of the willow clumps along Alum Creek Parula Warblers - singing birds at each of the 4 stops; more common than in prior years Yellow-thr.Warblers - 2 singing at Confluence, singles at all other spots Yellow-br.Chat - 1 calling in the overgrown field south of the Oxbow forest patch Scarlet tanager - 1 was singing in the forest patch adjacent ot the Borrow Pit area. Rose-br.Grosbeaks - a pair was carrying nest material at the canoe launch off Watkins Rd; another was singing at Oxbow E.Meadowlark - 1 was calling in the open field south of Watkins Rd Baltimore Orioles - scarce, wtih singles at the Confluence, Borrow Pits, and Watkins Rd canoe launch Orchard Oriole - 1 was singing in the overgrown field north of Watkins Rd ______________________________________________________________________ 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]