I found lots of activity in a drizzly survey of these sites south of Columbus this morning, reaching 60 species in about 4 hours.  Many resident birds were on territory, but there were lots of lingering winterers as well as early migrants of both waterfowl & landbirds.  The list included:

Dabbling Ducks - good diversity at Pick Ponds, including Green-winged Teal, Shovelers, and Gadwalls
Diving Ducks - 3 Creeks had 4 Redheads at Heron Pond, while Pick Ponds had a few scaup and 50+ Ring-necks.  Bufflehead were at ponds along Shannon Rd, along with Hooded Mergansers.
Other Waterfowl - both Pied-billed & Horned Grebes were at Pick Ponds; PickPonds also had 50+ Coots
Herons - the rookery at Ellis Pond is back in action with 20+ Great Blues; 2 Great Egrets were also at Pick Ponds
Shorebirds - Killdeer were everywhere, and Cruiser Pond had 2 Wilson's Snipe
Raptors - a Harrier was at Pick Ponds, while a Kestrel was at 3-Creeks.
Sapsucker - at least 1 was calling at the Confluence area of 3-Creeks
E.Phoebes - widespread along creeks at both parks
Tree Swallows - small flocks at Cruiser Pond and around Pick Ponds
BrownCreeper - at least 2 were in the riparian woods at the Confluence area of 3-Creeks
Kinglets - only Golden-crowned, but there were many at 3-Creeks, with 20+ in 2 hours
BrownThrashers - singing birds were at Elk Run Park (3-Creeks) and Ellis Pond (Pick Ponds)
Tree Sparrows - still 4 hanging around the Glacier Knoll feeder at Pick Ponds
Field Sparrows - singing birds at many locations in both parks
Chipping Sparrows - singing birds at several places around 3-Creeks, with the Confluence area having 3
FoxSparrows - single birds were singing at both parks.
White-crowned Sparrows - 5 were scattered between the Wood Duck area and Glacier Knoll area feeders at Pick Ponds
Juncos - still widespread, with a flock of 12 at Confluence area of 3-Creeks the high #
E.Meadowlark - 1 was singing around Cruiser Pond in Groveport
Blackbirds - Red-wings, Grackles, & Cowbirds abundant, but no Rusties found

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