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Checking several sites around and between these 2 MetroParks southeast of Columbus, I found lots of expected winter residents. Water levels at Pick Ponds are somewhat refreshed by the recent rains, but waterfowl #s there are still low. Notables for the morning included:
Dabbling Ducks - Pick Ponds had small numbers of Shovelers, Green-winged Teal, and Gadwalls, along with the ever-present Mallards and Black Ducks.
Accipiters - Cooper's were along Gender Rd and at Portman Park, while a Sharpie was at Walnut Woods
Red-br.Nuthatches - at least 5 were in the spruces along the Tall Pines Loop at Walnut Woods
Robins - perhaps the most abundant bird of the morning, with flocks of 20-60 at every stop, still feasting on honeysuckle berries
Sparrows - lots of Tree Sparrows, with flocks at every stop; the northern feeders at Pick Ponds had the most (20). Also had lots of White-throated and a few White-crowned (Wood Duck picnic area). Swamp Sparrows were at both Walnut Woods and Pick Ponds.
Finches - nothing but House Finches and Goldfinches, even around the cone-full spruces at Walnut Woods
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