I stopped at several areas along the Scioto River near downtown Columbus this morning, including Long St. dam, Scioto Audubon, Berliner Park, and Haul Rd. The last bits of landbird migrants were still around, but no big waterbird push was in evidence yet. Notables for the morning included: HoodedMergansers - a few at Scioto Audubon and 4-5 at Hard Rd Cormorants - still small numbers all along the river Cooper's Hawk - an adult male was terrorizing flocks of Robins at Scioto Audubon Gulls - small flocks of Ring-bills at both Scioto Audubon and Haul Rd. Brown Creeper - still almost a no-show, with only 1 in the riparian forest at Berliner fruit-eaters - small flocks of Robins & waxwings everywhere, the only abundant birds of the morning, eating honeysuckle berries and hackberries Mockingbird - still one around Scioto Audubon, a traditional wintering spot Kinglets - still some Golden-crowns around at Scioto and Berliner, but not many Sparrows - flocks of White-throats at many locations, smaller #s of Songs Blackbirds - not a one ______________________________________________________________________ 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]