I stopped at a variety of spots around Battelle Darby MetroPark southwest
of Columbus, and found that the hard winter has cut into ground feeders,
especially sparrows. I didn't find a single White-throated Sparrow in four
hours, and only found Tree Sparrows at my last stop, where a flock of 20
was feeding around the edges of the Kuhlwein wetland.  Birds that use trees
more, like woodpeckers and parids, seemed unaffected.  Despite an open
creek, there were hardly any waterfowl here besides a few Mallards.  I did,
however, find a big flock of geese & mallards in the cornfields around
Bolton Field.

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