Greetings!
I spent a few hours at one of the newer Columbus and Franklin County Metro
Parks, Rocky Fork. (I actually work there, but I was off today!) There is
mixed habitat such as some woods, some meadow, some shrub/scrub/small tree
areas, and open roadsides.
The most productive area was the off-leash pet trail, where warblers were
easily found in the medium sized trees and openings.
I was surprised at the lack of thrushes, tanagers, and flycatchers. But
the diversity of birds was still nice. I will definitely continue to spend
some time birding this park and look forward to new finds as the
seasons/years go by. My ebird list is below.
Andrea Krava
Senior Naturalist - Blendon Woods and Rocky Fork Metro Parks
Rocky Fork Metro Park, Franklin, Ohio, US
May 10, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Off leash pet trail, Beech Woodland Trail, North Meadow
Trail, and roadways
57 species
Mallard 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 7
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 1 Flyover (calling) North Meadow Trail
Mourning Dove 2
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 1
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Nashville Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Wilson's Warbler 1
Field Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 12
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink 1 Heard only, singing by pond in North Meadow Trail
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/ch
ecklist/S36716114
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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