Mon. 10/13/14 (7 - 10 a.m.) Battelle Darby wetlands, short grass margins/edges along high grass and cattails to Teal (which was fairly quiet, except for sparrows, Palm Warblers and an Orange-crowned). We spent most of the time around the east lagoon, where there is shallow areas for shorebirds. Virtuallly all the waterfowl and shorebirds were seen here. Mostly dark, overcast and warm at first, clearing later. Light rain for a very short time; the promised next frontal system appears on its way, likely moving through tonight (if so Wednesday, Thursday could be next period of activity as we move closer to November (often the best time for vagrants and its unexpected rewards, especially along the lake front) WATERFOWL Waterfowl are significantly down in ever species. None more apparent then AMBD (only 9 this Oct.); but overall the fall 2014 so far has been dismal (< past 4 yr. av.) for all the usuall ducks. Canada Goose (400, in four or five flocks); Wood Duck, 20; Gadwall, 50 (first); American Wigeon (20); Mallard; Blue-winged Teal, 50; Northern Shoveler, 75; Northern Pintail, 190; Green-winged Teal, 300 (about a third were m., none showing either vertical or horizontal white stripe; indicating how long the eclipse plumage lasts in GWTE). Am. Bittern, 2; Great Egret, 1 Turkey Vulture, 6; Northern Harrier,6 (high flying migrants; juv.); American Kestrel, 1; Short-eard Owl, 1 (hunting, south of the split to Teal/Harrier) King Rail, 1 (heard; seen briefly along lagoon edge); Virginia Rail, 2 (along grassy margin to Teal) SHOREBIRDS all in the east lagoon along the far edge of the wetlands opposite Teal. Killdeer, 15; Solitary Sandpiper, 1 (rather late); Greater Yellowlegs, 4; Lesser Yellowlegs, 14;Stilt Sandpiper, 10; Sh.billed Dowitcher, 3; Long-billed Dowitcher, 12 (juv, softly chattering as feeding); Wilson's Snipe Red-hd Woodpeck, 2 (migrants; all imm.); Ye-bell. Sapsucker, 5 Eastern Phoebe, 6 Blue Jay, 200 Bank Swallow, 50; Cliff Swallow, 90; Barn Swallow, 40 Marsh Wren, 14 American Pipit, 50 WARBLERS most were in the weedy,woody edges in the far eastern margin along deciduous shrub/brush/weeds. Or-crowned Warbler, 2; Nashville Warbler, 2; Cape May Warbler, 4; Palm Warbler "western", 15; Bl-th Green Warbler, 2; Wilson's Warbler, 1 Eastern Towhee, 2; Clay-color Sparrow, 2 (colorful imm. feeding in the short grass near the east lagoon; no other sparrows with it or even near by); Field Sparrow; Savannah Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Lincoln's Sparrow, 3; Swamp Sparrow; Wh-throated Sparrow, 40; Wh-crowned Sparrow, 25 Indigo Bunting, 5;Bobolink, 5;Red-wing Blackbird, 1,000; Eastern Meadowlark, 8; meadowlark, sp., 20; Rusty Blackbird, 50; Common Grackle, 5,000; blackbird, sp., 11,000 House Finch, 18; American Goldfinch, 50 -- David Tan Columbus [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]