We made the journey west from Columbus to hit a few fen preserves around Springfield, starting at Cedar Bog, then cruising down to Gallagher Fen, with a brief stop at the Buck Lake spillway. Migration seems definitely done here, as we didn't find a bona fide migrant the entire morning. The deforestation of Cedar Bog by the Ash Borer hasn't helped, as many forest species are absent or reduced there. Still, it was a good morning before the heat kicked in, and all these sites had scores of resident species out & singing. Notables included: Cuckoos - 2-3 Yellow-billeds were at both fens Flycatchers - plenty of Wood Pewees & Great Cresteds, but only had a few Acadians & Willows (both at Cedar bog) Vireos - White-eyed, Red-eyed, Warbling (spillway only), Yellow-throated (spillway, Gallagher) Thrushes - only a few Wood Thrushes, all at Gallagher Mimids - abundant Catbirds at all 3 sites, no Thrashers Warblers - Yellows, Parulas, Yellow-throateds, Com.Yellowthroats at all 3 sites Chat - only one, at the entrance to Cedar Bog Tanagers - both Summer & Scarlet at Gallagher Grosbeak,Buntings - Indigo Buntings at all 3 sites; Rose-breasted Grosbeak singing at Gallagher Orioles - Baltimores and Orchards at all 3 sites Flowers were uninspiring at Cedar Bog -- too early for orchids --, but Gallagher had a nice showing of Canada Anemones and Smooth Phlox. Arrow Spiketail dragonflies were at Cedar Bog, and the dragonfly expert on the boardwalk also claimed that Elfin Skimmers & Gray Petaltails were also out there. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]