July 17, 2009

Ben Warner and I birded Pickerington Ponds, Chatterton Wetlands, and
Scioto Audubon Metro Park this morning.

Pickerington Ponds has excellent shorebird habitat.  Highlights were
12 Least Sandpiper, a Short-billed Dowitcher, and a Sedge Wren.

Chatterton Wetlands also has excellent shorebird habitat.  Highlights
included 15 Least Sandpiper, a Ring-necked Pheasant, and a
Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Scioto Audubon Metro Park has a tiny bit of habitat but if the water
level drops it should get better.  1 Solitary Sandpiper was present.

Full eBird checklists below.

Good birding,

Dave Slager
Columbus, OH

Location:     Pickerington Ponds Metro Park (Franklin Co)
Observation date:     7/17/09
Notes:     with Ben Warner
Number of species:     48

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     80
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa     40
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     5
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors     2
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     10
Great Egret - Ardea alba     25
Green Heron - Butorides virescens     2
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus     3     pair tending to big nestling
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     2
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     25
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius     3
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla     12
Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus     1
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     5
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica     2
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon     1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus     1
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens     1
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii     6
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     1
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     2
Purple Martin - Progne subis     15
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor     20
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis     1
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia     3
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     20
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon     5
Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis     1
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis     3
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     10
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis     3
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris     50
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum     5
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia     3
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas     10
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla     3
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     10
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     5
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     2
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     25
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     125
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula     3
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus     2
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     5
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus     5

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Location:     Chatterton Wetlands
Observation date:     7/17/09
Notes:     with Ben Warner
Number of species:     35

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     8
Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus     1
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     1
Great Egret - Ardea alba     1
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     20
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius     2
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla     15
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     10
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica     1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus     1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     2
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii     5
Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus     1
White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus     2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis     7
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     10
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     2
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis     3
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos     2
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia     3
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas     2
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus     1
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla     1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     3
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus     1
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     1
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     5
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     1
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     1
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Location:     Scioto Audubon Metro Park
Observation date:     7/17/09
Notes:     with Ben Warner
Number of species:     21

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     2
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     20
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     2
Great Egret - Ardea alba     5
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     10
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria     1
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis     2
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     15
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica     2
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1
Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota     1
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     5
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon     1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     1
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis     2
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos     1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     1
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     1
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     1
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     1
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus     35

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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