I stopped by several areas around the northern part of nattelle-Darby MetroPark (southwest of Columbus) yesterday morning, and found many birds still singing, perhaps encouraged by the rain-induced flush of vegetation (and mosquitos). I stopped at 3 wetlands (Clover Cemetery, Kuhlwein, and Teal Trail), as well as Cedar Ridge and the Nature Center area. Included among the usual suspects were: Marsh Wrens - singing birds were at both Teal Trail and Clover Cemetery wetlands, so they may be spreading Cliff Swallows - a pair has been building a nest at the Nature Center, one of the few along this stretch of the Darby Summer Tanager - a male is still singing around the Cedar Ridge picnic area, one of the most reliable birds there warblers - Yellow, Parula, Yellow-throated and Com.Yellowthroats at many locations around Darby, many singing SavannahSparrows - at least 1 was singing at Kuhlwein wetlands, while another was along Kuhlwein Road E.Meadowlarks - singing birds were at Kulwein wetland and the Teal Trail Orchard Oriole - a male has been hanging around the entrance to the Nature Center parking lot for 2+ weeks Blue Grosbeak (?) - one has been reported around the bison enclosures, but I couldn't relocate it. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]