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Date: | Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:58:32 -0400 |
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Blendon Woods Metro Park is located in the northeast corner of Columbus
off of I 270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit.
We have lowered Thoreau Lake's water level for the Shorebirds
Below is a list of some of the birds seen lately
Thoreau Lake
Mallards-10
Wood Duck-9
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Belted Kingfisher
Spotted Sandpiper
E Kingbird-3
E Phoebe-3
C Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Swallows
Tree
Bank
Barn
N Rough-winged
Green Heron-4
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Chimney Swift
Cedar Waxwing
Killdeer
Willow Flycatcher
Lake Trail
Woodpeckers
Pileated
Hairy
E Wood Peewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Indigo Bunting
Hooded Warbler
Great Crested Flycatcher
Wood Thrush
Carolina Wren
Red-eyed vireo-2 adults, 2 young
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Cuckoos-Look for them in Black Walnut trees
Yellow-billed
Black-billed
Brown Thrasher
Nature Center Bird Viewing Area
Indigo Bunting
Turkeys-males, females, polts ( young)
N Flicker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird-males, females, & young
E Towhee
Carolina Wren
Tanagers-taking a bath in creek
Summer
Scarlet
Cooper's Hawk
Sugarbush Rd
Warblers
Hooded
C Yellowthroat
Ovenbird
Yellow-throated
White-eyed Vireo
Turkeys-everywhere
We know of 12 females with young. The age (& size) of the
polts differ greatly. There are over a 100 Turkeys in this park
Great Horned Owl-2nd loop of Goldenrod Trail
Screech Owl-Overlook Trail
Barred Owl-Hickory Ridge & Ripple Rock Trail
Cuckoos-This time of year they are attracted to Black Walnuts
which have a large white Caterpillar
Yellow-billed
Black-billed Cuckoo
E bluebirds-We have Bluebird houses all over the park
Summer Tanager-Nature Center parking lot-Woodland edge
Goldenrod Trail
Picnic Areas-Woodland edge
Blendon Woods Metro Park in Columbus
Nature Center 614-895-6221
Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro
Park in Columbus
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