Was not able to relocate the Red-necked Phalarope tonight at Pickerington Ponds Metro Park in the pond to the north of the Wood Duck viewing blind off of Bowen Road. Other reports from people who tried earlier today were similar, it seems the little lady has gone north. BUT there were some very nice breeding condition STILT SANDPIPERS, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, amongst the other birds present.
At Blacklick Woods Metro Park just north of there I had a decent day of birds. The feeders at the Nature Center (open 12-8pm) were a good place to hang out with multiple Indigo Buntings, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Field Sparrows, Eastern Towhee, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, juvenile Downy Woodpeckers!, and on the pond beyond we saw a mother Wood Duck with her 5 ducklings, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Mallards, and our misguided American Wigeon who is still hanging around his female mallard. Not to mention the White-tailed deer, Coyote, Muskrat, Raccoon, E. Cottontail, E. Chipmunks, E. Gray Squirrel, and E. Fox Squirrels we've seen out the windows too. We may have some odd looking ducklings in the near future. heres a list of highlights for each locale.
Pickerington Ponds
Stilt Sandpiper - 2
White-rumped Sandpiper - 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 4+
Least Sandpiper - 50
Pectoral Sandpiper - 2+
Spotted Sandpiper - 2
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Semipalmated Plover - 6
Killdeer
Blue Winged Teal - 10
Great Blue Heron Rookery - apprx. 10 nests with 3 young per nest, exercising their wings
Red-Taled Hawk
Osprey on tower
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Eastern Kingbird
Willow Flycatcher
Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Northern Parula
Hooded Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow-throated Warbler
Ovenbirds
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Black-throated Green Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Cheeked Thrush
Wood Thrush
Eastern Bluebird
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Wood Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Willow Flycatcher
Great-crested Flycatcher
Scarlet Tanager
Baltimore Oriole
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Green Heron
Great-blue Heron
American Wigeon
Wood Duck
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Good Birding,
Ben Warner - Naturalist at Blacklick Woods Metro Park.
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