I birded several areas around the eastern portion of this south Columbus Park this morning for a few hours, finding lots of temperate migrants, mostly in fields and field edge areas. I visited Heron Pond, the Confluence area, the Confluence Trail & Borrow Pits, and Elk Run Park. The overgrown fields of Heron Pond and Elk Run were the most productive spots. Included among the list were: Great Egrets - still 2 of them working the borrow pits along the Multi-Use Alum Creek Trail Waterfowl - these same ponds had 30 Mallards, 22 Green-winged Teal, and 1 wigeon Vultures - small #s roosting or soaring in many locations. Heron Pond had the most, with 36. Woodpeckers - no sapsuckers, but lots of flickers in all the locations, and 2 Pileated @ the borrow pit Wrens - Carolinas were widespread, but also had a Winter Wren at Turtle Pond in the Confluence area Kinglets - had 2 Ruby-crowns in the Confluence area, but no Golden-crowns at any location. E.Bluebirds - several flyovers, which is usually indicative of the start of their migration here Thrushes - nothing but Robins, but they were abundant, with small flocks in many locations. GrayCatbird - 1 was ensconced in honeysuckle bushes along the Confluence Trail Cedar Waxwings - lots of small flocks, topped by 60+ at the Confluence area Warblers - Yellow-rumps were common and widespread, but also had Palm (Heron Pond), Orange-crowned (Heron Pond), and ComYellowthroat (Elk Run). Sparrows - 9 species, with Song & White-throated the most common. Most unusual were widespread Swamp Sparrows and a single Lincoln's (Elk Run). Blackbirds - lots of small flyover Redwing flocks early. Also had single grackles and cowbirds at several locations. Finches - nothing other than the expected House Finches and Goldfinches. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]