The mild weather continued, but appears to have let many birds spread out from areas along the creeks, as Prairie Oaks MetroPark (west of Hilliard, a west Columbus suburb) along Big Darby Creek didn't have many birds. I also stopped at some of the parks along the west edge of Hilliard (Reynolds, Spindler), and actually had more birds there.  The list for the morning included:

waterfowl - only 30 Canada Geese, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, and 2 Ruddy Ducks were at Darby Bend Lakes.  Spindler Park had 80 geese, 25 Mallards, and 2 Black Ducks

raptors - hardly any, with numbers no doubt suppressed by the foggy weather

BrownCreeper - 1 was at Spindler, while 2 were at Sycamore Plains Trail at Prairie Oaks

Hermit Thrush - 1 was at Darby Bend Lakes, one of my few records this winter.  They've been scarce here.

TreeSparrows - a bright spot, with flocks at Spindler (25+) and Darby Bend Lakes

Field Sparrow - one was at Spindler, where the redesigned Clover-Goff Creek meadows are great habitat.

Swamp Sparrows - 4 were at Spindler, while another 2 were at Darby Bend lakes

Song Sparrows - good #s, with 16 at Spindler and another 12 at Darby Bend Lakes

White-throatedSparrows - good #s, with small flocks at virtually every stop

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