Blendon Woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off of I270 & Rte161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. The Dickcissel was spotted yesterday at various times. It is hanging out with House Sparrows. When it comes to the Bird Feeding area, it seems to stay for a while. It is eating seeds out of the feeder, off the ground & from a rock. Sometimes it lands in the willow tree, then goes to the base of the tree, then to one of the areas I mentioned above. Other Noteable Birds seen at Blendon Woods Sunday(Dec 28th) Hawks Red-shouldered Hawk--comoing to Nature Center Bird Feeding area Cooper's Hawk--coming to Bird Feeding area outside the East Blind at Thoreau Lake Red-tailed Hawk--A pair has been seen circling together around the Nature Center parking lot--Mating Behavior Woodpeckers Red-headed---2 Adults have been seen consistently since Sept around the intersection of Hickory Ridge & Brookside Trail Pileated--can be seen anywhere in this park Hairy--comes to Suet Feeder at the Nature Center Bird Viewing Area Sparrows-Feeders at the Nature Center & at The East Blind(Thoreau Lake) A Tree White-throated Ducks-Thoreau Lake Ring-necked-2 males A Widgeon-2(Sat Dec 27th) A Black Duck-160 Mallard-15 Owls Barred-heard vocalizing around the Nature Center area Great Horned-most evening a pair can be seen & or heard in the area around the East Blind(Thoreau Lake) They have been seen in the large tree across the East Blind & in the huge Beech tree with the barrel. This barrel was once used as a nesting site. Also seen in Pine grove on Sugarbush Trail Eastern Bluebirds Along the Brookside & Ovewrlook Trails Meadow near Thoreau Lake on the Lake Trail Blendon Woods Metro Park Hotline 614-895-6222 Nature Center 614-895-6221 Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Park ______________________________________________________________________ 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]