An early bird, an apparent Adult ROSS'S GOOSE, was present today at the pond viewable from the "wood duck viewing area" blind at Pickerington Ponds Metro Park today at around 8am. This is accessible from the parking lot for the Wood Duck Picnic area near Blue Wing Pond along Bowen road. This may have been the same bird Dave Slager saw last week. It appears to be a pure ROGO, such a cute little goose if I may be permitted to say so. Also out on the pond were many hundreds of Canada Geese, a domestic white goose, and many ducks including Gadwall, N. Pintail, GW Teal, Mallards, N. Shovelers, Am. Coots, and we had a fly by adult Peregrine Falcon. On the Blue wing pond there was a bigish flock of DUNLIN (about 46) and a couple Lesser Yellowlegs. Many Sparrows were in the surrounding fields including dozens of White-crowned, White-throated, Swamp, Song, Field, and Lincoln's Sparrows. In with the Sparrows was an immature DICKCISSEL, a rare bird this time of year. Good times. Only had one Yellow-Rumped Warbler, along with many other birds, but I've listed most of the highlights. 
     Good Birding, 
             - Ben Warner

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