Zaleski State Forest is located 14 miles south of Nelsonville(Rte
33), off of Rte 278. Yesterday Jason Simonis & I went to this area. Upon
arrival we saw very little vegetative growth.  However, off the
Maintenance Rd(off of King Hollow Rd), there were Red-hesded Woodpeckers
everywhere. The Fox Sparrows were in great numbers also & singing. The
Louisianna Waterthrush, Pine, Yellow-rumped, & Yellow-throated Warblers
were plentiful, & we had 2 Black-and-white Warblers. Below is a list of
some of the places we visited & some of the birds we saw.
 
    King Hollow Rd-Maintenance Rd-- 7:13am
                         Red-headed Woodpeckers-8+
                         E Towhee-2
                         Dark-eyed Juncos-10+
                         Scarlet Tanager
                         Yellow-billed Sapsucker-male
              Clear Cut-- 7:30am
                          Field Sparrows-2
                          White-throated Sparrows-5+
                          Fox Sparrows-6+-singing
                          Wood Duck-3- flying overhead
                          Chipping Sparrows-4+
                          Yellow-billed Sapsucker-female
                          W Turkey-gobbling
               Selected Cut-- 8:05am
                          Brown Creeper
                          Blue-headed Vireo-2-singing
                          Pileated Woodpecker-2
                          Red-headed woodpeckers-8+
                          White-throated Sparrows-2
    Lake Hope-- 8:30am 
                  American Coot
                  Pied-billed Grebe
 
  Lake Hope Schoolhouse 8:35am
                  Carolina Wren
                  N Flicker-6+
                  W Turkey-gobbling
                  
 
 Wheelabout Rd-- 8:42am
                  Louisianna Waterthrush-2
 
Hunter's Camp-Atkinson's Ridge Rd-- 9:05am
                  Pine Warbler
 
Baptist Church Rd -- 10:06am
                   Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 
Rte 278 Large Marsh--10:12am
                   Belted Kingfisher-2
                   Red-tailed Hawk-adult
                   Yellow-rumped Warbler-4+
                   Black-and-white Warbler-2
                   Pied-billed Grebe
                   Osprey
                   Tree Swallows-many
                   Mallard-male
                   E Bluebird-male-using natural cavity
 
Rifle Range-- 10:14am
                    Yellow-throated Warbler
 
Near Watersedge General Store(Rte 278)-- 10:17am
                      Black-and-white Warbler-2
                      Yellow-rumped Warblers-4+
                      E Phoebe
 
Rte 278 Small Marsh-- 10:25am
                      Red-breasted Merganser-female
                      Louisianna Waterthrush
                      Mallard-pair
                      Wood Duck-pair
 
 
State Forest Rd--  11:32am
                      Pine Warblers-pair
 
Jones Hollow Rd--12:10pm
                      Louisianna Waterthrush-2
                      E Phoebe
 
Hope Furnace Trail--1:00pm
                      Yellow-throated Warbler-2
                      Belted Kingfisher
                      Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-2
                      Yellow-rumped Warbler-2
                      Pileated Woodpecker-2
                      Golden-crowned Kinglet-3
                      Louisianna Waterthrush
                      E Phoebe-pair-building nest- just past first creek
crossing, underneath cliff
                      Blue-winged Teal-pair
                      Mallard-pair
                      Wood Duck-pair
                      Brown Thrasher-singing
                      Carolina Wren
 
    We also visited Lake Logan off of Rte 33. Below is a list of some of
the birds we saw. 4:05pm
 
                      Barn Swallows-2
                      Pied-billed Grebe-pair displaying mating behavior,
& a single bird
                      Common Loon
                      Double-crested Cormorant-8
                      N shoveler-2 male, female
                      Lesser Scaup-2 male, 3 female
                      Mute Swan-pair-nest
                      Trumpeter Swan
                      American Coot-30+
                      Yellow-throated warbler
                      Yellow-rumped Warblers-2 females
                      Blue-winged Teal- 5 males, 3 females
                      Greater Scaup-2 females
                      Belted Kingfisher
                      Great Blue Heron
 
 Rte 33 Near Clear Creek Metro Park
                       Black Vultures-9
 
                          Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods
Metro Park in Columbus
                  
                 

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