Replying to Doug-- I was out at Pickerington Ponds on Sunday afternoon. Quite a bit of activity at that time. In addition to the birds you mention: 1 Adult Bald Eagle 2 Kestrel 3 Red-Tailed Hawks 2 Sandhill Cranes 10-12 Common Mergansers Bufflehead Green-winged Teal Gadwall American Wigeon 4 Bufflehead Hooded Mergansers Eastern Meadowlarks On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Doug <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What a cross current of avians visible yesterday at Pick Ponds > > Osprey was adding sticks to platform in Arrowhead Marsh. Looked small = > so I assume it was a male. > I surmise and immature Bald Eagle (using 600mm telephoto) that was = > soaring above the SW tree line of Arrowhead. Image was not very good = > but sure looks to have the markings of an immature. > Northern Harrier working a ditch right up the center of Arrowhead > Numerous ducks including Red Heads, Ring Necks, a Canvas Back a flight = > of 7 Pintails soaring over head near the blind as a group of Mergazers > Great Blue Heron working the northern marsh of Arrowhead near Glacier = > Ridge picnic area > The rookery to the south of Ellis Pond is about have occupied as I = > counted 11 nests with Herons in them. > Looked to be about a dozen Hooded Mergansers in Blue Wing Pond all = > moving together making it a little hard to be sure I had right count. > Mallards were hiding in the tall grass and lots of Canadians all over = > the place. > > Did not see the kestrel=92s or Barn Owl nor Sandhill Cranes yet but here = > is hoping. There were many sparrows singing along with a small number = > of red wing black birds sounding off. Also great to hear were the = > peepers in the water areas. > > Doug Askew > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]