Walked all the trails at Chestnut Ridge.  Birds seen:

Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Broad-winged Hawk
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (11, 2 displaying red on head)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2)
Eastern Bluebird (pair)
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Pickerington Pond Additions:

Pied-billed Grebe (1)
Horned Grebe (pair)
Great Blue Heron (counted 20+ nests at rookery)
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal (2M,1F)
Northern Shoveler (2M,2F)
Ring-necked Duck (1M,2F)
Ruddy Duck (5-10, M/F)
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
American Coot (10+)
Belted Kingfisher
Barn Swallow (2 building nests under bridge)

Got a good 2-minute+ look at a mink within 4-5 yards.




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