Blendon Woods is located in the northeast of Columbus off of I 270 & Rte
161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Yesterday(Sat May 8th), Columbus
Audubon members & metro park visitors visited Blendon Woods yesterday. I
would like to thank everyone for helping find these birds. Today(Sun May
8th), there are similar sightings at the same places today(Sun May 9th)
The report below is a combination of the last 2 days.
 
   Hickory Ridge Trail
                             Warblers
                                        Ovenbird-2
                                        Black-throated Blue-2
                                        Tennessee-2
                                        Chestnut-sided
                                        Blackpoll
                                        Cape May
                                        American Redstart-2 males, after
hatching year male, female
                                        Black-and-white

                                       
                            Rose-breasted Grosbeak
                            Great Crested Flycatcher
                            Mallard-flight overhead
                            Great Blue Heron-flight overhead
                            Wood Thrush
                            Veery
 
     Brookside Trail
                        Warblers
                                  Black-throated Green-2
                                  Nashville-2
                                  Magnolia
                                  Black-and-white
                                  N Parula
                                  Black-throated Blue-2
                                  Yellow-rumped
                                  Louisianna Waterthrush-2 carrying nest
material into cavity along the creek
                                  Hooded
                                  Tennessee
                                  Kentucky-intersection of Brookside &
Overlook Trail
                                  Worm-eating
                                  Chestnut-sided
                                  Blackburian
                      Acadian Flycatcher
                      Scarlet Tanager-male & female together
                      Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-2
                      Wood Thrush
                      Swainson's Thrush
                      Summer Tanager
                      E Wood Peewee
                      Baltimore Oriole
                      Veery
                      Red-eyed Vireo
                      
 
  Lake Trail
               Warblers
                          Golden-winged
                          Hooded
                          Black-throated Blue
                          Ovenbird
                          Tennessee
                          Yellow-breasted Chat
           E Towhee
 
 Sugarbush Trail
                      Warblers
                                 Golden-winged
                                 Ovenbird-3
                                 Black-and-white
                                 Blackburian
                                 C Yellowthroat-2
                                 Yellow
                                 Yellow-breasted Chat
                                 Bay-breasted
                       Great Crested Flycatcher
                       Cooper's Hawk-nest
                       E Bluebird-pair
 Nature Center Bird Viewing Area
                       Indigo Bunting
                       Turkeys-8
 
Goldenrod Trail
                     Warblers
                                Golden-winged
                                Yellow-breasted Chat
 
 
 Ripple Rock Trail
                       Warblers
                                  Golden-winged
                                  Hooded
                                  Nashville
                      Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
                      E Wood Peewee
 
Wild Turkeys- They can be seen frequently around the Nature Center Bird
feeding area, East Blind bird feeder at Thoreau Lake, & the field near
the Ranger Stattion
 
                     Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro
Park 
 
          
 
                      
                                 
                                  
                                        
 
 

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