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 in the last week

    Goldenrod Trail
     Warblers
       C Yellowthroat
       Ovenbird
       Hooded
    Tanagers
       Scarlet
       Summer
    Vireos
       Red-eyed
       Yellow-throated
    Chimney Swifts-possible nesting in our Chimney Swift tower
    Hawks
      Red-tailed
      Cooper's
    N flicker
    E Bluebird-nesting in boxes
    E Towhee
    Indigo Bunting

 Thoreau Lake
    Wood Duck-male & female with Ducklings
    Mallard-male & female with Ducklings
    Heron
      Great Blue
      Green
   Belted Kingfisher
   Yellow Warbler
   Swallows
     Tree
      Barn
      N Rough-winged
   E Kingbird-pair
   E Phoebe-at least 2 pair with young
   Spotted Sandpiper-pair
   C Yellowthroat
   Red-tailed Hawk
   Cedar Waxwing
   Chimney Swift

 LakeTrail
   Woodpeckers
     Pileated
     Hairy
   Flycatchers
     Acadian
     E Wood Peewee
     Great Crested
  Indigo Bunting-adults with young
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  Carolina Wren
  Brown Thrasher

 Hickory Ridge Trail
  Flycatchers
    Acadian Flycatcher
    E Wood Peewee
    Great Crested Flycatcher
 Warblers
   Hooded
   Ovenbird
 Wood Thrush-nest just off trail-eye level

Brookside Trail
 Wood Thrush
 Louisiana Waterthrush
 Red-eyed Vireo
 Scarlet Tanager

Ripple Rock Trail
 Louisiana Waterthrush

Sugarbush Trail
  Warblers
    Ovenbird
    Yellow-throated
    Hooded
    C Yellowthroat
  Cuckoos-beginning of trail-Have been seen from the Nature Center parking
lot
   Yellow-billed
   Black-billed
 Red-shouldered Hawk

 Nature Center
  Ruby-throated hummingbird
  Hairy woodpecker
  Indigo Bunting
  Turkeys
  Carolina Wren

Overlook Trail
  Red-shouldered Hawk
  Pileated Woodpecker

Turkey-everywhere
   We have observed 6 different females with young (polts)
       Bird Feeders-they know where they all are
          Nature Center
          East Blind-Thoreau Lake
          Ranger Station

 Chimney Swift Towers-If anyone sees any activity at the nesting towers,
please contact me
    Picnic area
    Amphitheater-near Nature Center
    Goldenrod Trail
    Thoreau Lake

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

       Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Perk in Columbus

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