This morning I birded Pickerington Ponds and Hoover Reservoir. Highlights were 1 juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER at Pick Ponds and 17 flyover BOBOLINK there. The American Golden-plover reported yesterday was not seen. At Hoover Reservoir near the dam was a single AMERICAN PIPIT, my first for the fall. Complete eBird checklists are below. Good birding, Dave Slager Columbus, Ohio Location: Pickerington Ponds Metro Park (Franklin Co) Observation date: 9/17/09 Number of species: 26 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 8 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 10 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 Great Egret - Ardea alba 5 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 1 juv Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 2 Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 1 flyover; heard only Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 10 Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca 2 Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri 1 uncommon; juvenile; photos Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 5 Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata 1 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 10 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 1 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus 1 Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 2 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 1 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 1 Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 1 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 20 Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 2 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 1 Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 1 Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus 17 flyover flock; heard and seen Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 250 American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Location: Hoover Reservoir--Dam Observation date: 9/17/09 Number of species: 15 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 3 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 30 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 15 Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 20 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 5 Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 1 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 125 Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 1 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 1 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 5 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens 1 photo House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 1 American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 1 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]