Expanding the theme of a beautiful birding day yesterday, I spent from 4:30
- 6:00 pm at Prairie Oaks (west of Columbus on I-70, exit 85, go north about
a mile).  At the big lake (southern lake) there were:

Common Loon (1) splashing and dancing
Horned Grebes (one about 1/2 way to breeding plumage)
Pied-billed Grebes
Lesser Scaup (1)
Ruddy Ducks (several)
Bufflehead (1)
And lots of Coots

On the west side of Darby Creek noteworthy species include:

Ring-necked Ducks (one pair in the pond near first picnic area)
Carolina Wren (beautiful and LOUD song)
E. Towhee (Lots!)
White-throated Sparrows

and all the winter birds that you would expect!

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joan
M. Frederick
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:08 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ruddy Duck - Hoover, Columbus

Hello to all
What a wonderful March day it was yesterday.

Seen at Hoover - various stops
Ring Necked Ducks - many, everywhere
American Coot - several, all stops
Bufflehead - few
Scaup - few
Grebe - Eared or Horned, I am not good enough yet to tell
Great Blue Heron - two
Eastern Phoebe - several
Hooded Merganser - several
Red-breasted Merganser - several
Cormorants - one large flock
Ruddy Duck - Male. no white on head. I did not know this was exceptional
until I checked my Sibleys today. The duck was at Oxbow.

and at Mud Hen Marsh the brightest blue Bluebird I have ever seen . He must
have gotten a new suit for Easter.

Joan

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