Despite the windy, frigid conditions, this Westerville MetroPark had plenty of birds this afternoon, if you were careful to inspect the lee areas. Shrock lake continues to be impressive for waterfowl, and some of the protected areas along the Ed Thomas Trail and the Spring Creek Trail offered up some surprises. Included in the list were: N.Shovelers - still 6-8 paddling around Shrock Lake Diving Ducks - still pairs of Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, and Bufflehead on Shrock Lake Wild Turkeys - a cluster of 5 were walking along the Spring Creek Trail Brown Creepers - 2 were foraging in the protected ravine along the Spring Creek Trail Tree Swallows - a flock of 25+ were furiously foraging over the surface of Shrock Lake E.Phoebe - 1 was foraging over a wind-less rain puddle along the Spring Creek Trail E.Bluebirds - at least 2 were around the edge of the Apple Ridge picnic area Vesper Sparrows - at least 2 were hanging around the margins of the Apple Ridge picnic area Fox Sparrow - 1 was singing along the eastern edge of the Spring Creek Trail Juncos - still 1-2 along both the Thomas Trail and the Spring Creek Trail ______________________________________________________________________ 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]