The relatively small Kiwanis Park was raining migrants (and rain) today, including over 30 rose breasted grosbeaks and lots of warblers and thrushes. Unfortunately the absolute deluge made warbler ID a bit tricky in some cases (even the Cedar Waxwings looked disheveled!). Tomorrow will hopefully be a bit drier. Warblers and others observed at Kiwanis (other sites listed below): Black-and-white (only singing warbler) Black-throated green Yellow-throated Magnolia Blackpoll American redstart Chestnut-sided Ovenbird Northern parula Possible Mourning (skulky guy, couldn't get a good look). White-eyed vireo (almost landed on my head!) Warbling vireo Veery Swainson's thrush Gray-cheeked thrush American robin Cedar waxwing (over 50) Eastern phoebe Eastern wood-pewee Great crested flycatcher Empid. sp. Osprey Kingfisher Red-bellied woodpecker Downy woodpecker Northern flicker White-breasted nuthatch Wood duck Mallard Great blue heron Carolina wren Possible Winter wren (chattery petit wren that dissapeared into the wetland vegetation and never reemerged for a better look) Chimney swift Bluejay Northern Cardinal Probably a few more I'm forgetting or didn't get a good enough look to positively ID! I also stopped by Darby Creek Metropark in the morning but the area I visited lacked migrants, with the notable exception of two yellow-bellied flycatchers. I tried to find Charlie's Connecticut warbler at Oxbow in the afternoon (a nemesis life bird for me) but the rain was of even more biblical proportions up north and I only located a handful on non-connecticut warblers and a philly vireo (hope for better luck in the morning). The rain kept all other humans away, and made for some sublime birding (but I do hope to see a few more of you out there tomorrow!) Cheers, Heather ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]