Blendon Woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off
of I 270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Recently we have
lowered the water level at Thoreau Lake. This was done to provide
habitat for shorebirds. We also have remolded our area outside the
Nature Center Bird Viewing area. We now have a nice stream outside the
window. Birds are coming to drink & take a bath. Below is a list of some
of the birds seen the last couple of days.
 
    Thoreau Lake
                 Red-shouldered Hawk-adult-looking for frogs in the
mudflats
                 E Kingbirds-2 hatching year
                 Mallard-female
                 Wood duck-female with 3 ducklings
                 Herons
                       Great Blue
                       Green
                Belted Kingfisher-female
                Solitary Sandpiper-2
                Spotted Sandpiper-hatching year
                Killdeer
                Red-tailed Hawk
                
 
   Lake Trail
            E Wood Peewee
            Indigo Bunting
            E Towhee
            Hooded Warbler
            C Yellowthroat-female
            Pileated Woodpecker
            Carolina wren
            Summer Tanager
            A Robins-flocking together
            Brown Thrasher
 
Ripple Rock Trail
           Barred Owl
           Kentucky Warbler-male
 
Nature Center Bird Viewing Area
          Taking a Bath
                       Cooper's Hawk
                       Summer Tanager-male
                       Imped Flycatcher
                       Red-eyed Vireo
                       Warblers
                                Hooded-hatching year male
                                Yellow-male
                       House Finch-female
                       A Goldfinch                              
                      Indigo Bunting-male,female, hatching year-female
         Hairy Woodpecker
         W Turkeys-many-males were fighting to establish a pecking
order. Two males faced off- they jumped 2 feet of the ground,- clasped
feet together,- then landed. One of the males ran away from the fight!!

         A Goldfinch- eating seeds of Purple Coneflower
         Ruby-throated Hummingbird
         E bluebird-male
 
                       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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