I hiked around Pickerington Ponds MetroPark and biked along the nearby Blacklick Bikepath to the Chatterton Greenbelt this morning before the storms hit. There was still quite a bit of resident nesting activity, as well as the first glimmer of migrant shorebirds in these parts. Notables included: Sandhill Crane - a single bird was flying around the Glacier Knoll area of Pick Ponds Shorebirds - Pick Ponds were still too high, but the Chatterton Greenbelt drainage pools were low enough to have 24 Kildeer, 1 Pectoral Spr, and 1 Semipalmated Spr. Cooper's Hawks - an adult was in the company of a squalling juvenile at Portman Park Osprey - 2 were still hanging around Arrowhead Marsh and nearby Blue-Wing Pond Bald Eagle - an adult was wading and drinking along the edge of Ellis Pond at Pick Ponds Great Egrets - lots of post-breeding dispersal? with 5 at Chatterton and 6 at Pick Ponds Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 4-5 were calling along the Blacklick bikepath between Portman and Chatterton WillowFlycatchers - still plenty calling both along the Blacklick Greenway and at Pick Ponds Swallows - no big migrant flocks; mostly resident Barn Swallows and Purple Martins at Pick Ponds Mockingbirds - singles were at Chatterton and Blue-wing Pond at Pick Ponds Warblers - nothing except the expected Yellows and Common Yellowthroats Rose-br.Grosbeak - a female was along the Blacklick Bikepath at Chatterton Orioles - no Orchards, but did find 2 Baltimores around Pick Ponds. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]