Blendon Woods Metro Park is located in the northeast corner of Columbus
off of I 270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit.

      We have lowered Thoreau Lake's water level for the Shorebirds

      Below is a list of some of the birds seen lately

            Thoreau Lake
                Mallards-10
                Wood Duck-9
                Great Blue Heron
                Great Egret
                Belted Kingfisher
                Spotted Sandpiper
                E Kingbird-3
                E Phoebe-3
                C Yellowthroat
                Yellow Warbler
                Swallows
                    Tree
                    Bank
                    Barn
                    N Rough-winged
               Green Heron-4
               Red-tailed Hawk
               Red-shouldered Hawk
               Chimney Swift
               Cedar Waxwing
               Killdeer
               Willow Flycatcher


          Lake Trail
                Woodpeckers
                    Pileated
                    Hairy
                E Wood Peewee
                Acadian Flycatcher
                Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
                Indigo Bunting
                Hooded Warbler
                Great Crested Flycatcher
                Wood Thrush
                Carolina Wren
                Red-eyed vireo-2 adults, 2 young
                Rose-breasted Grosbeak
                Cuckoos-Look for them in Black Walnut trees
                   Yellow-billed
                   Black-billed
                Brown Thrasher

         Nature Center Bird Viewing Area
                Indigo Bunting
                Turkeys-males, females, polts ( young)
                N Flicker
                Ruby-throated Hummingbird-males, females, & young
                E Towhee
                Carolina Wren
                Tanagers-taking a bath in creek
                     Summer
                     Scarlet
                Cooper's Hawk

         Sugarbush Rd
               Warblers
                    Hooded
                    C Yellowthroat
                    Ovenbird
                    Yellow-throated
               White-eyed Vireo


          Turkeys-everywhere
                We know of 12 females with young. The age (& size) of the
polts differ greatly. There are over a 100 Turkeys in this park

           Great Horned Owl-2nd loop of Goldenrod Trail

           Screech Owl-Overlook Trail

           Barred Owl-Hickory Ridge & Ripple Rock Trail

           Cuckoos-This time of year they are attracted to Black Walnuts
which have a large white Caterpillar
                   Yellow-billed
                   Black-billed Cuckoo

            E bluebirds-We have Bluebird houses all over the park

            Summer Tanager-Nature Center parking lot-Woodland edge
                                      Goldenrod Trail
                                      Picnic Areas-Woodland edge


                  Blendon Woods Metro Park in Columbus
                      Nature Center 614-895-6221


                           Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro
Park in Columbus

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