I went ALL OVER Columbus today, looking for lifers. I might have one.  Check out near the end.

I started off at dawn in Delaware at the Blue Limestone Park...Just to get a GBH out of the way. :)

I then went to Hoover Reservoir Areas M an N and the Yacht Club to get a little morning sun hitting Prothonotaries action.  While there I also picked up in no particular order:

Cormorant
Can. Geese
BW Teal
Mallards w/ young
Orioles
Robins
RWBB
Cardinals
Tree Sparrows
Titmice
Swainson's Thrush
more GBHs
Catbirds
House Wren
A Phoebe on every corner
The sound of a Kingfisher mad that I invaded HIS territory
two Cedar Waxwings
Brown Thrasher
Chickadees
A Red Bellied woodpecker feeding it's young,
Gold Finchs
Chipping Sparrows
Nuthatches
and of course
The Resident Osprey

There was also one that was a 12:00 high flyby that looked like a GBH/Egret but smaller...white underbelly is all that I saw, I did not see any yellow "slippers", so I am at a loss as of what it was.

After a quick refuel at Juli's I was on my way to Blendon Woods.  I only took the dog walk trail, I was going to do Sugarbush, but I was in need of a rest and a nap from Juli's 2+2+2 Breakfast.

The only birds not noted already were Towhees.

I then decided to try something new and go to Pickerington Ponds to check out the ring necked duck, it was still there.  Along with:

MORE GBHs
Great Egrets
A Mocking Bird with food in it's mouth heading towards a tree.
Cedar Waxwings by the dozen
Barn Swallows
Tree Swallows
Blue Wing Teal
Mallards
Song Sparrows
Killdeer

More Osprey

If you go over there, check out the nests of GBHs, right beside it is a nest of a Red Tailed Hawk..Talk about sleeping with the enemy.:)

As it was getting late in the day and Tiger was nearing the clubhouse, I decided to try to make it over to Glacier Ridge.  

First I went up to the Main Entrance, and walked the Red Oak Trail...nothing but Robins.

Then I went down to the wetlands:

MORE GBHs
More Egrets
another Red Tailed Hawk
1 Solitary Sandpiper
Mallards
Blue Teal
Song Sparrow
Tree Sparrow

Now a mystery bird,

The last bird I saw today over at Glacier Ridge was this:

http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/Whatsitcopy.jpg

Haven't a clue.  I simply can not find another one like it on the WWW or Kaufman's for that matter.

Thanks for any help.

Happy Birding and God Bless

Steve Jones
(a.k.a. sjlarue)
Blog: http://sjlarueslenses.blogspot.com/

Psalm 103:4-6

 4 who redeems your life from the pit 
       and crowns you with love and compassion, 

 5 who satisfies your desires with good things 
       so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

 6 The LORD works righteousness 
       and justice for all the oppressed.

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