I spent several hours between these 2 parks this morning, dodging rain squalls looking for migrants. The day was a good one for thrushes, and moderate for warblers and flycatchers. Be forewarned that the footbridge is closed at Woodside Green, cutting off access across Big Walnut Creek. (I wound up driving between Woodside Green and Academy Parks.) Included among the species were Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 adult along Beech Loop at Blacklick Barred Owls - at least 3 along trails at Blacklick (there are 3 pairs nesting in park now) Ruby-thr.Hummingbirds - singles at each park Wood Pewees - 1 at BlacklickWoods, 2 along Big Walnut Creek at Woodside Green Acadian Flycatchers - 2 on territory at Blacklick, another calling at Woodside Green E.Phoebes - 2-3 at each park (they nest at both) Gr.CrestedFlycatchers - 3+ at each park White-eyed Vireo - 1 singing near Ash Grove parking lot at Blacklick Red-eyed Vireos - fair #s singing at each park: 5 at Blacklick, 3 at Woodside Green Wood Thrushes - 6-8 along trails at Blacklick, with many making defensive calls as if on territory Swainson's Thrush - modest fallout, with 12+ at Blacklick, 8+ at Woodside Green Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1 at Blacklick Woods along Buttonbush Trail Hermit Thrush - 1 late individual at Woodside Green Yellow Warbler - 1 singing near Nature Center at Blacklick Parula Warblers - 2 were singing at Woodside Green Tennessee Warbler - 1 singing at each park Chesnut-sided Warbler - 3 at Blacklick, 5 at Woodside Green Magnolia Warbler - 1 at Blacklick, 2 at Woodside Green Black-thr.Blue Warblers - single singing males at each park Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 at nature Center parking lot at Blacklick, another at Woodside Green Yellow-rumped Warblers - 3 still at Woodside Green Black&White Warbler - 1 singing at Woodside Green AmericanRedstart - 8+ at Blacklick, 10+ at Woodside Green Hooded Warbler - 2 singing males around wettest portions of Maple Loop at Blacklick Com.Yellowthroats - pairs at both parks Scarlet Tanagers - 1 singing along Maple Loop at Blacklick Indigo Buntings - singing birds at many locations in both parks Baltimore Orioles - 2 at Blacklick, 5 at Woodside Green (along Big Walnut Creek, naturally) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]