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 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]