I spent the morning nosing around areas of BattelleDarby MetroPark SW of Columbus, with not much to show for it.  The creek was mostly frozen except for a few open patches, and one near Indian Ridge had a flock of 9 CommonGoldeneye.  Deep snows elsewhere, plus the empty feeders at Indian Ridge & Cedar Ridge, made for a light day for ground feeders.  The interesting landbirds included
Pileated Woodpeckers - 2 were drumming along the Terrace Trail at Indian Ridge, while another was at Cedar Ridge
Golden-cr.Kinglet - a single bird wa at Cedar Ridge
HornedLarks - single flyovers at many spots.  The only flock was 12 along Kuhlwein Rd
E.Towhee - 1 male was near the maintenance buildings at Cedar Ridge
TreeSparrows - scarce.  The only flock was 10 along the Darby Creek Drive near the entrance to Cedar Ridge

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