I birded several areas along the Scioto River corridor from downtown south, including Scioto Audubon, Berliner, Haul Rd, and Scioto Grove MetroPark, with a side trip to Big Run Park, and had little to show for it besides a nice morning.  The cold snap last week has really knocked down leaves and insects, and the birds seem to have declined as well.  Most notable were

HoodedMergansers - small flocks in many places along the river, with 16 at Berliner the tops

Pied-billedGrebes - singles were in the river at Berliner & Scioto Grove

Cormorants - still 3-4 around the Greenlawn Dam area

Gulls - a small ice shelf at Scioto Audubon held 65+ Ring-bills, while smaller flocks were commuting over Scioto Grove, presumably between the Wastewater treatment Plant and the Dump

Sharp-shinnedHawks - 1 was at Scioto Grove, while another was at nearby Big Run Park

Robins - sizeable flocks were working honeysuckle bushes at many locations

Starlings - some big flocks were down in the Scioto grove area

Warblers - only Yellow-rumped, and they were not very common

Sparrows - Songs & White-throats widespread; also had a Field at Scioto Audubon.  Juncos were widespread, but only common at Greenlawn cemetery.