I took a quick drive around the egg farms near Johnstown again this afternoon. Birds were swirling everywhere in some freshly spread manure on Tagg Rd. between Westley Chapel Rd. and Roberts Rd. (DeLorme p. 58 C4). There were easily 2 to 3 thousand Horned Larks and a much lesser number of Lapland Longspurs.  It's difficult to get an exact number on them since there were spread out over a large area and were never all in the air at once. I still couldn't find and Snow Buntings with them. Perhaps in a couple of days the upcoming snow storm might bring some down.  It's a worthwhile place to check in you're in the NE part of Columbus.

More longspurs were seen along Westley Chapel and Downing Roads. Large numbers of Am. Tee Sparrows are also in the area wherever there is corn stubble and a little but of brush.

Bob Royse


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