Happy New Year, all:

Forgive the late post, but I'd like to report that while participating in
the Kingston CBC today, Bill Whan and I had a huge flock of geese at the
pond on Spencer Road in Ross County (see below for directions). Among the
hordes of Canada Geese were a blue-morph Snow Goose, five Cackling Geese,
and at least three Greater White-fronted Geese. These geese move around; a
couple of hours later, we saw what was likely a large component of the same
flock in farm fields east of the pond, without the snow goose but with
another Greater White-Fronted Goose, plus a large amount of Mallards that
were not at the pond.

Worth checking out while at the pond is a very small wetland down the hill
from the pond, which was swarming with sparrows. We had Song, Swamp,
White-crowned, Tree, and Juncos, plus a single Rusty Blackbird.

Directions to Spencer Road: From US-23, take Grouse Chapel Road east to SR
159, and turn right (south). Turn left on SR 180 and drive about 6 miles
east. Spencer Road will be on your left. The pond is about 2000 feet north
of the intersection of SR 180 and Spencer Road.

Good birding,
Andy Sewell
Columbus, Ohio

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