When the drizzle stopped late this afternoon, I headed south to Dawes
Arboretum.  Although I did stop at the feeder station and drive around the
driving loop, my best birds were along White Chapel Road and Licking Trail,
which both border the new wetlands.  I needed my scope to see the waterfowl,
and still couldn't see all of them in the tall grasses.  Highlights:



Wood ducks - XX    (I stopped counting when I got to 50.)

Mallards - several

American black ducks - about 10

Northern pintail - 1 male

Many unidentifiable ducks in the weeds and grass, but I believe most of them
were mallards or black ducks.



Eastern meadowlark



Cooper's hawk

Kestrels - 3 different birds

Red-tailed hawks - 5 different birds



Northern flicker - I've been having trouble spotting one of these, so was
glad to see one.



My county total for March is now 58.



Margaret Bowman

Licking Co., OH


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