This morning I went up to Hoover Meadows. I arrived there around 8:30 AM.
The highlights of the day were an Eastern Meadowlark, 2 Tree Swallows, and
3 Eastern Phoebes. I know the latter two have been back for a while but
it's the first time this season I've seen them. The Eastern Meadowlark
was a life bird for me.
American Robins were the most numerous followed closely by song
sparrows, starlings, and red-winged blackbirds.
Numerous Turkey Vultures were either flying over or roosting in trees. A
couple were even roosting on top of bluebird boxes.
A Downy Woodpecker was drumming out his territory along the row of dead
trees near the back. A Northern Flicker was also heard drumming in the
stand of trees north of the first pond. A male northern flicker was also
chasing another male away.
Also seen:Northern Cardinals, American Crows, Canada Geese, Mallards
(flying over), Carolina Chickadees, Blue Jays, Rusty Blackbirds,
Goldfinches, 1 Killdeer, and 1 Eastern Bluebird
Afterwards I went to the boardwalk at Galena. The highlights were an
Osprey and 14 Double Crested Cormorants. I had never seen a cormorant
before in all the times I've Been to Hoover.
A Carolina wren was hopping around the parking lot. A Downy Woodpecker
was drumming on the utility pole at the corner of front and Columbus Sts.
Across the water from the boardwalk was a pileated woodpecker.
Also seen:
Ring-Billed Gulls, Ring-Necked Ducks, Lesser Scaups, Ruddy Ducks, Northern
Pintails, Hooded Mergansers, Red-Breasted Mergansers, Mallards, Horned
Grebe, American Coot, Great Blue Heron
Al La Sala
Columbus, OH
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