Last Saturday (February 2), I did some birding at several locations
in Columbus. It may have been nearly a week ago, but I figured better
late than never, right?
Greenlawn Cemetery (early morning, near the Pit):
Dark-eyed Junco 17
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Jay 2
European Starling 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Mourning Dove 3
American Robin 1
American Crow 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (I think, only got a quick look) 1
Northern Flicker 1
Canada Goose 5
Sharon Woods Metro Park:
Edwards S. Thomas Trail
C. Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 8
Pileated Woopecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
N. Cardinal 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Mourning Dove 3
Northern Flicker 1
American Robin 20+
E. Starling 13
White-throated Sparrow 1
Blue Jay 4
Carolina Wren 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Am. Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Am. Goldfinch (not positive) 1
Spring Creek Trail:
Blue Jay 2
N. Cardinal 4
E. Starling 2
Song Sparrow 1
C. Chickadee 3
Am. Robin 20+
Tufted Titmouse 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Mourning Dove 7
Canada Goose 20+
I stopped by the Hoover Dam on the way to Blendon Woods. There were
usual Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, and
Mallards. A few Northern Shovelers were in the stream beyond the
spillway. There was a group of Common Goldeneye on the reservoir, and
I was fortunate enough to see male/female pair fly from there onto
the spillway, so I was treated to a very good look at them. I also
met fellow birder Dianna there on the dam. And I saw what might have
been a Red-shouldered Hawk, but I am still learning raptors.
Then I headed for Blendon Woods, and I ran into Dianna again along
with a few other birders. Along with usual Canada Geese, Mallards,
and Black Ducks, there were a few treats on the pond: Two Ring-necked
Ducks, a pair of American Widgeons, a Redhead, and a Mute Swan. We
also spotted an immature Cooper's Hawk.
Adam Cirone
B.A. in Biology from Muskingum College
Senior Reseach on Grassland Birds
Columbus, Ohio
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