I visited several areas along St. 161 in this northwest Columbus suburb,
finding mostly early temperate migrants.  I stopped at Sawmill swamp,
Kiwanis, Heather Glen Park, Trabue Park, and the Honda wetland at Glacier
Ridge.  Highlights included:

Ducks - nothing unusual.  Honda wetland had a Shoveler pair, while nearby
Lake Corazon had its diving duck flock whittled down to a few Ring-necked
Ducks
Herons - quite a few Great Blues at Kiwanis, and singles elsewhere.  Trabue
also had a Great Egret
WilsonsSnipe - 2 were flying and displaying at Honda wetland
woodpeckers - no sapsuckers, but had N.Flickers in many places
E.Phoebes - 5 at Trabue; singles elsewhere
TreeSwallows - small #s at Trabue & Honda wetland
HermitThrush - 1 at Heather Glen, another along the bike path at Trabue
BrownThrasher - 1 around the wetland at Trabue
Kinglets - only Golden-crowns, but they were quite common at Trabue
Warblers - only Yellow-rumps, and not a lot of them anywhere
Swamp Sparrows - singles singing at Kiwanis, Trabue, and the Honda wetland
Fox Sparrow - 1 was singing at Kiwanis
Vesper Sparrow - 1 was along the berm next to Sawmill Wetland, a strange
spot for this species
Juncos - fair #s at many locations; Trabue had 12-15
Rusty Blackbirds - 5-6 were displaying in willow heads along the entrance
road at Honda wetlands

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