Pickerington Ponds MP - Columbus I don't remember much reported on the Heron rookery by Ellis pond there lately, so here is what I saw yesterday (sun 4/1) There were about 25 nests. I don't get out there a lot, but there is a new colony with excellent views from Wright Road (I have a vague recollection of it being mentioned last year). This one appeared (via binocs) to have about 18 nests and the birds were quite active [nest building???]. The old one, better viewed from the other side, still had the 7 nests which have been there. There were herons there, but not so active [incubating???] The upper ponds contained numerous coots and scattered groups of Shovelers. I couldn't see any other ducks aside from a some mallards and a few black. I arrived during a rain shower. Just afterward there were 3 Osprey on the platform at Arrowhead Marsh. Two soon left and circled the area most of the afternoon. The 3rd was still on the platform when I left Glacier Knoll. There was also an immature Red-tailed Hawk at the far end of the Killdeer trail, just past the junction of the Yellowlegs trail. Richard Cressman Columbus OH [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]