Hi all,
  My wife and I had a very productive afternoon at Pickerington Ponds on Sunday. Waterfowl seen:

  Pied-billed Grebe - A few at all areas
  Canada Geese
  Mallards
  Hooded Mergansers - Many at all areas
  N. Shoveller - 2 at Wright Road
  Redhead - 2 On west side of Bowen Rd
  Lesser Scaup -  South pond on Bowen Rd
  Buffleheads - 11 Ditto
  American Wigeon - 2 Ditto
  Blue-winged Teal
  Black Ducks - Many
  Wood Duck - 3
  Ring-necked Ducks - Many at all areas

  Approximately 12 nests are being used at the Great Blue Heron rookery at Wright and Bowen roads.

  Raptors seen:
  Kestrels
  Red-tailed Hawk
  Harriers - 2
  Osprey - 2

  Killdeer - 1
  Tree Swallows - many
  Song Sparrow
  Tree Sparrow
  White-throated Sparrow
  White-crowned Sparrow
  Towhee - 1 Male

  Great-horned Owl - 2 Adult with large Owlet at Brice Rd at Blacklick Creek

  And the bird of the day:
  The world's most cooperative Golden-crowned Kinglet, showing off his Golden crown in the afternoon sunlight at very close range.

  Steve Pendleton
  Brenda Rushka
  Columbus

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