I spent a few hours visiting sites around this NW Columbus suburb, starting out at Glacier Ridge MetroPark, then moving to several parks along the Dublin Scioto River Gorge (Frink, Amberleigh, DonegalCliffs, Kiwanis).  GlacierRidge had very little other than woodpeckers and a courting pair of Red-shouldered Hawks. Nearby Lake Corazon had only a small area of open water, but did have some ducks. The riverside parks had much more interesting stuff, with open water at all parks, though not above the O'Shaughnessy dam.  Notables included:

Canada Geese - present at all riverside parks, with 250+ at both Frink and Kiwanis
Mallards - also present at all sites, though not asa abundant as geese
BlackDucks - 5 at Amberleigh
Canvasback - 8 at Lake Corazon
Redhead - 12+ at Lake Corazon
CommonGoldeneye - 6 were at Frink and another 6 were at Amberleigh
BaldEagle - an adult and an immature were winging their way north over the O'Shaughnessy Dam
Red-shouldered hawks - a pair were setting up territory at Glacier Ridge, even challenging an intruding Red-tail
PileatedWoodpecker - 1 was drumming in the woodlot west of the north parking area at Glacier Ridge
BrownCreeper - only 1, at Frink Park just below O'Shaughnessy Dam
WinterWren - 1 hanging around the small seeps at Kiwanis
E.Bluebirds - 4-5 were around the feeder array south of Donegal Cliffs Park
Robins - surprisingly widespread despite the cold.  Largest # were 25 at Donegal Cliffs
Yellow-rumped Warblers - 2 were along the river at Amberleigh Park
Tree Sparrows - none along the river, but 4 were around the Glacier Ridge parking lot feeder
White-throated Sparrows - small flocks at several parks along the river, but none at Glacier Ridge
Juncos - same pattern as White-throats

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