The Columbus Audubon Avid Birders trip yesterday (Saturday, August 29)
visited Sheldon Marsh, Cedar Point Road (the old Cedar Point Chausee), Pipe
Creek, and Pickerel Creek.  Here's a quick summary; a full list will be on
the Columbus Audubon Web site later today.

Sheldon Marsh:  nice assortment with 11 warbler species, three vireos, and
the expected residents.  Nothing spectacular, but a fine morning of birding.

Cedar Point: completely flooded, nothing of interest

Pipe Creek: pretty much flooded; path closed for hunting (but we thought
that hunting season didn't start yet?).  Give water snakes sunning on rocks
were pretty cool, though!

Pickerel Creek:  excellent shorebirds continue here, with a total of fifteen
species.  Highlights were several white-rumped sandpipers and a Wilson's
phalarope.

We had 82 species for the day.  For more information, see the Columbus
Audubon Web site: http://columbusaudubon.org/

--
Bill Heck

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