I've been leading monthly bird walks to the Whittier peninsula (on Scioto River just South of downtown Columbus) since 2006, and when I checked my past lists I had double crested cormorants present every winter, with a winter max of 22 in 2008. If you don't see one on the water they like to roost in several dead trees, with their favorite being a tree along the West bank of the Scioto near I-71 (visible from the bench river overlook just north of the Audubon Center). I know, I need to post all my old lists into e-bird so others can have access to the information! A 2010 goal of mine is to do more e-bird updating (but please don't let that statement restart the discussion on the value of e-bird data ;-)
Cheers,
Heather
--- On Fri, 1/29/10, Alex Champagne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Alex Champagne <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Cormorant, Columbus
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Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:26 AM
I visited Scioto Audubon metropark in Columbus this morning, and was surprised by a Cormorant
circling the area around the Whittier Peninsula. It was pretty high up, so I'm not sure if it is
staying in the area or just passing through. In any case, Ive never seen one this early in the year.
Also at Scioto Audubon were Black Ducks, a Ring-necked Duck, and Hooded Mergansers.
Alex Champagne
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