John Switzer and I headed to Pickerington Ponds Metro Park today in search
of the Cackling Geese reported by Brad Sparks a few days ago.  No such luck.
We arrived at the Wood Duck pond at 9:30 as clouds of geese and ducks took
to the sky, spooked intentionally by two hunters who were trying to make
them fly to nearby fields so they could shoot them.



Ellis Pond had just two Black Ducks on it (not counting the three decoys.),
and one Great Blue Heron lurking in the cattails,  and things looked pretty
bleak.  The only things flying were snowflakes, which were increasing in
numbers as the morning progressed.   Another 50 or so Black Ducks returned
to Wood Duck Pond, along with a lot of Mallards and a few Canada Geese.
There was also one Pintail there.



The Glacier Ridge (?) Pond held many Canada's and Mallards.



The feeders and scrubby woods around the Wood Duck parking area had American
Tree Sparrows, White-Crowned Sparrows, House Sparrows, Song Sparrows, House
Finches, Cardinals, and Blue Jays.



No Cackling Geese today.



Heather Nagy

Licking County


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