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"Angela P." <[log in to unmask]>
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Angela P.
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Pine Sisken, so maybe I wasn't crazy, I could have sworn I spotted one today
in Columbus outside of my apartment (a bit north of Campus) with a random
flock of Goldfinches.

I should visit 3 Creeks myself again, since I worked there all spring/summer
and all, to see how the ol' Cardinals are doing.

Angela Petersen

On 11/2/07, rob thorn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I visited this south Columbus Park for several hours this morning,
> focusing on 3 of its best 'migrant traps':  Heron Pond, Turtle Pond(Bixby
> Access), and the Groveport Blacklick Bikepath (GBBP).  There was quite a bit
> of activity, but nothing terribly unusual.  Highlights included:
>
> Raptors - Turkey Vultures at all 3 spots, but no big #s.  GBBP had a
> Sharp-shinned Hawk, while Bixby had a Cooper's.
>
> Woodpeckers - apparent Flicker movement, with overflying birds at all 3
> spots, including 3-4 at Heron Pond.  A Pileated was calling at Bixby, where
> they are not unusual, but no sapsuckers was surprising here.
>
> Thrushes - modest flocks of Robins (20-40 birds) feeding on honeysuckle
> berries at each of the locations.  A late Brown Thrasher was also in the
> berries along GBBP.  The berry crop looks spotty here, so it'll take a warm
> early winter to stretch it out to the Christmas Count.
>
> Warblers, Kinglets - Yellow-rumped Warblers and Golden-crowned Kinglets
> were widespread, but numbers were rarely more than 3-4 per location.
>
> Pipits, Larks - Steady trickle of pipits flying overhead to the south all
> morning, perhaps 3-4 at each location.  Horned larks, however, were much
> less common, with only 2 for the entire morning.
>
> Sparrows - many flocks of White-throats at every stop, and good numbers of
> Song Sparrows, but all other sparrow species were scarce.  A Fox Sparrow was
> lurking around the Bixby trails.
>
> Blackbirds - started slow, but picked up steam during the morning.  GBBP,
> which was the last spot I hit, had 160+ redwings and 40+ grackles in small
> flocks.  The other two spots had much fewer, but Heron Pond did have a
> single Rusty Blackbird.
>
> Finches - many Goldfinches at each site, but only GBBP had a stray Pine
> Siskin.
>
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