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Spent this snowy morning visiting these two sites in northeast Columbus, looking to see what the snowstorm might have driven in.  The feeders at Blendon were surprisingly quiet, perhaps because of 2 Cooper's hawks that were eyeing them.  Waterbirds at Thoreau Lake and at the Hoover dam spillway were one of the big treats of the morning.  Notables included:

Canada Geese - with no lawns for grazing, they were staying on the open water, to the tune of 600 at Thoreau Lake and 400 at the Hoover dam spillway.

Dabbling Ducks - Thoreau Lake had its usual horde of Black Ducks (300+), but also had 35+ Mallards and a single male American Wigeon.  The dam spillway had a big group of Mallards (90-100) that included 1 Shoveler, 3 Black Ducks, and 4 Gadwall.

Diving Ducks - very limited, with only 1 Bufflehead and 1 Ruddy Duck in the dam spillway.  The reservoir above the dam was totally frozen in its southern reaches, below the County Line Bridge.

Woodpeckers - lots of calling and drumming residents along the trails at Blendon Woods, including 1 Pileated.  Another Pileated was drumming in the ravine east of Hoover dam.

Red-br.Nuthatch - 1 was calling from the disc golf course pines east of Hoover Dam; another was reported at the Thoreau lake feeders, but I didn't see it.

E.Bluebirds - 3 were flyovers at the dam, but none were at Blendon.

Sparrows - a few Tree Sparrows, White-throated, and Songs Sparrows were hanging around the feeders at Blendon Woods and the edges of the disc golf course at Hoover dam, so the snow hasn't chased all of them away.  I watched 2 Tree Sparrows digging in the snow at the dam, so they may not be overly affected by deep snow at all.

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