The Columbus Audubon trip to this migrant corridor in downtown Columbus had several clusters of migrants along the riparian corridor of the Scioto River, with enough individuals between the cluster to keep us entertained for several hours, The best clusters were around the boat ramp area and along old Whittier Ave above the wetlands. The bay was also loaded with waterbirds, though nothing unexpected. Turtles were also unusually common, hauled up on logs and rocks around the shore of the river. Bird highlights included:
Waterfowl - nothing but mallards and a few geese Cormorants - many, all along the river and in the bay Herons&Egrets - only Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons, though they were common Shorebirds -12 Killdeer and 3 Lesser yellowlegs were along the muddy peninsula across from the boat ramp Gulls - roughly a dozen Ring-billed fishing off the boat ramp; appeared to catch several small fish Raptors - very light, with only a few TVs and 1 Osprey Flycatchers - 2 E.Phoebes around the boat ramp area, 1 Wood Pewee along Old Whittier Swifts&Swallows - a few Chimney Swifts, a few Rough-winged Swallows over the river Vireos - singing Warblings at several spots, plus a singing White-eyed along Old Whittier Wrens,Gnatcatcher - House & Carolina Wrens in several spots, and heard a Gnatcatcher. Thrushes - nothing other than a few Robins Mimids - Catbirds in multiple locations, plus 2 Brown Thrashers along Old Whittier Warblers - highlights were 2 late Yellows and 2 late Yellow-throated, but also had Tennessees, Cape May, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Redstart, Ovenbird, and Wilson's Sparrows - a flock of Chippings around the boat ramp area, plus a few Songs elsewhere Blackbirds - not a one Carduelines - Cardinals common, but also had an Indigo Bunting along Old Whittier Finches - nothing other than the expected trio of House Finches, Goldfinches, and House Sparrows
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