The Columbus Audubon trip to areas in the forest block around the north end of this long reservoir found few migrants this morning, but plenty of prospecting and territorial resident birds. We stopped at Howard Rd boat launch, Hogback Road, and Hogback Preserve, and I made a short stop at Big Run Rd on the return trip. There were no concentrations of migrants, but a steady stream of singing resident birds made up for that; Hogback Rd was especially productive. Notables included: Broad-winged Hawk - 1 along Oxbow Rd was more likely a stray than a late migrant. Osprey - the 4 nest platforms along Hogback Rd were occupied, so Osprey were quite abundant Cuckoos - calling Yellow-billed were at Hogback Rd and Big Run Rd Flycatchers - plenty of Acadians and Wood Pewees here, but also had a migrant Yellow-bellied along Hogback Rd, and E.Kingbirds at several locations Vireos - not surprisingly, Red-eyed were abundant, but we also found White-Eyed (Hogback Rd), Yellow-throated, and Warbling Thrushes - singing Wood Thrushes were at several spots, but no migrants were found Warblers - the Prothonotaries along Hogback Rd put on quite a show contesting a nest box with Tree Swallows. Other warblers found included Parula, Blue-winged, Yellow, Redstart, Yellow-throated, Hooded, ComYellowthroat, LaWaterthrushes (both Hogback Rd and Hogback Preserve) Tanagers - both Scarlets and Summers were singing and calling along Hogback Rd and at Hogback Preserve Grosbeaks,Buntings - Indigo Buntings were at all stops, and singing Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were heard at Hogback Rd and Big Run Rd Orioles - only Baltimores, but they were at every stop, though not numerous PurpleFinch - a late bird was singing at Hogback Preserve, a typical wintering location ______________________________________________________________________ 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]