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3-Creeks,1-28
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rob thorn <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:21:58 -0500
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On my way home from Slate Run, I stopped at several areas in and around 3-Creeks Park in south Columbus.  The weather had moderated enough by then that I was actually able to take out my 'trunk bike' and ride along the Blacklick & Alum Creek bikepaths at several areas.  The principal areas I visited were the Confluence area, the Groveport Blacklick Bikepath, and the Chatterton greenbelt.  Lots of expected landbirds were around, but waterbirds were largely a miss because of frozen ponds.  Highlights included:

Woodpeckers - Pileateds at all 3 locations.  They've been much more widespread this winter around Columbus.  Red-bellies and Downies were abundant, and several were drumming.

Thrushes - small numbers of Robins at all 3 locations, and a Hermit Thrush was lurking in the Confluence area

Nuthatch, Kinglets - a red-br.Nuthatch was in the pine groves at the Confluence area, as were 3-4 Golden-crowned Kinglets.  Both of these were found by the Columbus CBC party here nearly a month ago

E.Towhees - a bonanza of this species, with 1 at Confluence, 4 at GBBP, and an eye-popping 9 at Chatterton.  The birds at GBBP and Chatterton were in tight flocks, and both groups have been present since the CBC.  I'd never thought of Towhees as flock birds until this year, when I've seen flocks around Columbus as well as further south in Ohio (Tar Hollow, Shawnee Forest).

Sparrows - small groups of White-throats, Songs, and Trees at several locations.  A White-crown at the edge of Smith farm in 3-Creeks was a hopeful sign; this is one of the few reliable areas for them close in to Columbus.

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