Temperate migrants were on the move in this riparian corridor southwest of Columbus this morning. I stopped at several spots in Battelle Darby MetroPark and Prairie Oaks MetroPark, and had steady numbers of Gnatcatchers, Kinglets, Thrashers, and early Warblers. Highlights included: Ring-necked Ducks - the last of the divers, small numbers were at the Racetrack wetlands (north of Kuhlwein) and Darby Bend Lakes Accipiters - Cooper's Hawks were at several spots, while a Sharp-shin was at Sycamore Plains in Prairie Oaks Sapsucker - only one was found, along Trail of the Ancients at Battelle Darby Swallows - Tree Swallows were common, but there were also small numbers of Barns and Rough-wings at several spots House Wrens - 2 were along Trail of the Ancients and the Terrace Trail at Battelle Darby Gnatcatchers - one of the most common birds, with 3-6 at nearly every stop Kinglets - Ruby-cronws were common, with 4-9 at various stops. Only a few Golden-cronws were found, at the Terrace Trail and Nature Center of Battelle Darby Brown Thrashers - 1-2 were singing at nearly every stop Parula Warbler - singing birds were at Cedar Ridge and Sycamore Plains Yellow-throated Warblers - singing birds were at many locations, but never more than 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers - modest numbers (3-6) at nearly every stop, often singing Louisiana Waterthrush - singing birds were at the Terrace Trail and Cedar Ridge Tree Sparrow - 1 very late individual was in the lower portion of the Trail of the Ancients Field Sparrows - they've arrived in bulk, with double-digits at many locations E.Towhee - another bird with good numbers, with 3-6 at most stops, while the Terrace Trail had 8 White-throated Sparrows - small flocks in many locations E.Meadowlarks - 3 birds were singing in the short-grass fields at the entrance to Sycamore Plains ______________________________________________________________________ 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]