This morning I birded Pickerington Ponds and Hoover Reservoir.
Highlights were 1 juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER at Pick Ponds and 17
flyover BOBOLINK there.  The American Golden-plover reported yesterday
was not seen.  At Hoover Reservoir near the dam was a single AMERICAN
PIPIT, my first for the fall.

Complete eBird checklists are below.

Good birding,

Dave Slager
Columbus, Ohio

Location:     Pickerington Ponds Metro Park (Franklin Co)
Observation date:     9/17/09
Number of species:     26

Wood Duck - Aix sponsa     8
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     10
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     1
Great Egret - Ardea alba     5
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii     1     juv
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     2
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus     1     flyover; heard only
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     10
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca     2
Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri     1     uncommon; juvenile; photos
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla     5
Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata     1
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     10
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon     1
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus     1
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe     2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     1
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     1
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis     1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris     20
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas     2
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     1
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     1
Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus     17     flyover flock; heard and seen
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     250
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Location:     Hoover Reservoir--Dam
Observation date:     9/17/09
Number of species:     15

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     3
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     30
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus     15
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     20
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     5
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes     1
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis     125
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus     1
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia     1
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     5
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     2
American Pipit - Anthus rubescens     1     photo
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus     1
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     1
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus     5

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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