I birded several areas along Darby Creek (west of Columbus) this morning, looking for late migrants with some success. I started at Darby Bend lakes of Prairie Oaks MetroPark, then went south to the Teal Trail wetlands of Battelle-Darby, followed by Trail of Ancients, and finishing with a raptor vigil at the Confluence of the Darbys (which was largely a bust: 7 Turkey Vultures, 1 Red-tail in 30 minutes). The cool weather seemed to wipe out many of the remaining insects, so insectivores were scarce. I walked the Teal Trail for sparrows, but the habitat here has matured into tall prairie, reducing chances for Nelson's & Notables included: Shorebirds - 14+ Killdeer & 1 Snipe were around Darby Bend Lakes Waterfowl - not much yet, but Darby Bend lakes had flocks of Geese, Mallards, and 2 Pied-billed Grebes Flycatcher - nothing but E.Phoebes, but did have 3 of them Wrens - a Winter was at Trail of Ancients, while a Marsh was calling along the Teal Trail Kinglets - Ruby-crowns were at several spots, but the only Golden-crown was along the Trail of Ancients Thrushes - only had 2 Hermit Thrushes along Trail of Ancients CedarWaxwings - small flocks on many places, mostly around berry bushes Warblers - Yellow-rumps common, but also had 1 Orange-crown (at Darby Bend lakes), 1 Black-thr.Green (at Trail of Ancients), and 2 ComYellowthroats Sparrows - lots of White-throats and Song Sparrows along woodland edges, while Swamp Sparrows were abundant along the Teal Trail (15+). Also had Lincolns (DBL) and Savannah (Teal Trail) Blackbirds - early flocks of Redwings were flying over Darby Bend Lakes and the Teal Trail, while Trail of Ancients had a sizeable flock of Grackles (1500+) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]