I spent a few hours checking areas along Big Walnut Creek (McCorkle Park, CreeksidePark) and Alum Creek (JeffreyPark, Weiler Parkland) looking for early migrants with some success. Despite the blustery weather, both of these corridors were mostly out of the wind, and had small flocks of migrants, including Sapsuckers - 2 along Big Walnut, 5 along Alum E.Phoebe - 3 along each corridor BrownCreeper - 2 along Big Walnut, 4 along Alum Creek WinterWren - singles were at each park; Jeffrey had 2 Kinglets - good #s of Golden-cr., fewer Ruby-cr. HermitThrush - cluster of 3 were at Jeffrey Park BrownThrasher - cluster of 3 were at McCorkle Park La.Waterthrush - 1 was singing along steep area along Big Walnut Creek FieldSparrow- 1 was at McCorkle, another was at Weiler Chipping Sparrows - several were singing along each Creek Swamp Sparrow - 1 was singing in a swampy area along the bikepath at Weiler FoxSparrow - 1 was singing at McCorkle Park White-throated - small flocks (6-12 birds) were at each park Junco - singles at every park, but Jeffrey had a flock of 12. Blackbirds - lots of Redwings,Grackles,cowbirds, but no Rusties ______________________________________________________________________ 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]