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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:00:04 -0400
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Blendon Woods Metro Park is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off
of Rte 161 & I 270. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Below is a list of
some of the birds seen this weekend

  Black-throated Blue Warbler  (confirmed by Photo)
          Friday-Lake Trail-4 females
          Saturday-East Blind at Thoreau Lake-male
          Sunday-heard male singing on the Overlook Trail

Wild Turkeys-The males are Displaying everywhere. The best place to see
them is at the Nature Center Bird Viewing area, Ranger Station Bird
Feeders, & at the East Blind at Thoreau Lake. Also there are Bird Feeders
in the Picnic grounds where the Turkeys can be seen.

Interesting Behavior- There is an American Coot & American Widgeon(male)
hanging out together. When the A Coot dove & brought up food, the A Widgeon
took some food from the A Coot's mouth. Three more times the A Coot dove,
brought up food & dropped food. The A Widgeon then picked up the food

 Red-shouldered Hawks- A pair was seen for over an hour around Hickory
Ridge & Ripple Rock Trail. They were vocalizing a lot. The male(I assume)
would spread out its wings and almost stop in midair. You could really see
the  "Windows". It would then pull in its wings and dive

Thoreau Lake
         Wood Duck-3 males, 3 females
         Pied-billed Grebe
         Ring-necked Duck-8 males, 6 females
         Bufflehead-2 males, female
         N Shoveler-2 males, 2 females
         Hooded Merganser-male, 2 females
         American Coot
         W Turkeys-2 males, 3 females
         Great Blue Heron
         E Phoebe

Lake Trail
         E Bluebird-female
         Golden-crowned Kinglet
         Ruby-crowned Kinglet
         Yellow-rumped Warblers-6
         E Towhee
         Pileated Woodpecker-nesting cavity in an American Beech-by
pipeline cut
         A Black Duck-10

Nature Center Bird Viewing Area
         W Turkeys- 2 males(Displaying) & 4 females
         Fox sparrow
         House Finches-male singing with female
         Golden-crowned Kinglet
         E Towhee

Overlook Trail
         Black-throated Blue Warbler-singing
         Cooper's Hawk-2
         Pileated Woodpecker-2
         Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-male


Hickory Ridge Trail
         Pileated Woodppecker
         Carolina Wren
         Cooper's Hawk


Ripple Rock Trail
          Barred Owl-vocalizing at 11:20am. Perched on a branch near the
trail & the road

                  Blendon Woods
                            Hotline- 614-895-6222
                            Nature Center 614-895-62221

                     Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Park

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