Blendon Woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off
of I 270 and Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Below is a list
of some of the birds seen at Blendon Woods this morning. I would like to
thank the Columbus Metro Park Visitors and Columbus Audubon Members for
helping find these birds.
 
         Thoreau Lake
                  Wood Duck-2 pair, 6 males
                  Mallard-25
                  American Black Duck-60
                  Greater Scaup-male, 2 females
                  Lesser Scaup-pair
                  Blue-winged Teal-male, 3 female
                  American Widgeon-male
                  N Shoveler-pair                  Ring-necked Duck-4
males, 2 females
                  Bufflehead-male, 2 females
                  Ruddy Duck-female
                  Red-breasted Merganser-8 females
                  American Coot-3
                  Great Blue Heron
                  E Phoebe-3
                  Swamp Sparrow-West Blind
                  Turkey-female
                  Tree Sparrows-7+
      Bird Feeder at the East Blind-Thoreau Lake
                   White-throated Sparrow
                   Field Sparrow
                   E Phoebe
                   Brown Creeper-2
                   Yellow-rumoed Warblesr-5+-singing
                   Golden-crowned Kinglet-3
     Off Trail Program(area open for programs only)-backside of Thoreau
Lake
                   Yellow-rumped Warblers-25+males-singing, 6 females
                   Carolina Wren
                   E Bluebird-male, 2 females
                   Cooper's Hawk
                   N Flicker-12+
                   Red-tailed Hawk-after hatching year
                   Swamp Sparrow
                   Brown Thrasher
                   Dark-eyed Juncos-15+
                   E Towhee-male
                   Pine Warbler-singing
                   Field Sparrow-2-singing
                   E Phoebe-singing
                   
      Lake Trail
                   Carolina Wren
                   E Towhee
                   Turkey-4, 1 male displaying
                   Red-tailed Hawk
 
     Nature Center Bird Viewing Area
                    Fox Sparrow
 
                                 Blendon Woods Metro Park
                                                    Hotline 614-895-6222
                                                    Nature Center
614-895-6221
 
                                                 Bruce
Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Park
             
                    
 
 

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