I visited several parks along the Scioto River in Columbus yesterday, partly as a trip leader for the Birding Expo, and found a serious lull in migration. The morning rainstorms, instead of grounding migrants, appeared to depress their numbers. Stops at Berliner Park, Scioto Audubon, and Griggs dam all told the same story - plenty of residents, few migrants. The few highlights included Great Egrets - a few at every stop, with Scioto Audubon taking tops honors with 7 Cormorants - no shortage here either, with 18 at Griggs the high Raptors - the windy morning lofted Coopers and Red-tails at several locations BlackVulture - a single bird was with the Turkey Vultures at Griggs Chimney Swifts - seemingly unaffected by the rain, there were small aerial flocks at every stop Flycatchers - only a few Wood Pewees at each stop Vireos - Scioto Audubon had calling White-eyed and Warbling Thrushes - nothing other than Robins Mimids - a few Catbirds at every stop, and Scioto Audubon had a Mockingbird Cedar Waxwings - the migrant bright-spot, with flocks at every stop; Griggs had almost 100 Warblers - very few, mostly unidentified flashes. Scioto Audubon and Griggs had Magnolia & Blackpoll Grosbeaks,Buntings - Indigo Buntings were at every stop, with Berliner having 4 in the lower field Icterids - no orioles, but small groups of Grackles at many locations ______________________________________________________________________ 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]