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Date: | Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:31:24 -0400 |
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Zaleski State Forest is located 14 miles south of Nelsonville(Rte
33), off of Rte 278. Yesterday Jason Simonis & I went to this area. Upon
arrival we saw very little vegetative growth. However, off the
Maintenance Rd(off of King Hollow Rd), there were Red-hesded Woodpeckers
everywhere. The Fox Sparrows were in great numbers also & singing. The
Louisianna Waterthrush, Pine, Yellow-rumped, & Yellow-throated Warblers
were plentiful, & we had 2 Black-and-white Warblers. Below is a list of
some of the places we visited & some of the birds we saw.
King Hollow Rd-Maintenance Rd-- 7:13am
Red-headed Woodpeckers-8+
E Towhee-2
Dark-eyed Juncos-10+
Scarlet Tanager
Yellow-billed Sapsucker-male
Clear Cut-- 7:30am
Field Sparrows-2
White-throated Sparrows-5+
Fox Sparrows-6+-singing
Wood Duck-3- flying overhead
Chipping Sparrows-4+
Yellow-billed Sapsucker-female
W Turkey-gobbling
Selected Cut-- 8:05am
Brown Creeper
Blue-headed Vireo-2-singing
Pileated Woodpecker-2
Red-headed woodpeckers-8+
White-throated Sparrows-2
Lake Hope-- 8:30am
American Coot
Pied-billed Grebe
Lake Hope Schoolhouse 8:35am
Carolina Wren
N Flicker-6+
W Turkey-gobbling
Wheelabout Rd-- 8:42am
Louisianna Waterthrush-2
Hunter's Camp-Atkinson's Ridge Rd-- 9:05am
Pine Warbler
Baptist Church Rd -- 10:06am
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Rte 278 Large Marsh--10:12am
Belted Kingfisher-2
Red-tailed Hawk-adult
Yellow-rumped Warbler-4+
Black-and-white Warbler-2
Pied-billed Grebe
Osprey
Tree Swallows-many
Mallard-male
E Bluebird-male-using natural cavity
Rifle Range-- 10:14am
Yellow-throated Warbler
Near Watersedge General Store(Rte 278)-- 10:17am
Black-and-white Warbler-2
Yellow-rumped Warblers-4+
E Phoebe
Rte 278 Small Marsh-- 10:25am
Red-breasted Merganser-female
Louisianna Waterthrush
Mallard-pair
Wood Duck-pair
State Forest Rd-- 11:32am
Pine Warblers-pair
Jones Hollow Rd--12:10pm
Louisianna Waterthrush-2
E Phoebe
Hope Furnace Trail--1:00pm
Yellow-throated Warbler-2
Belted Kingfisher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-2
Yellow-rumped Warbler-2
Pileated Woodpecker-2
Golden-crowned Kinglet-3
Louisianna Waterthrush
E Phoebe-pair-building nest- just past first creek
crossing, underneath cliff
Blue-winged Teal-pair
Mallard-pair
Wood Duck-pair
Brown Thrasher-singing
Carolina Wren
We also visited Lake Logan off of Rte 33. Below is a list of some of
the birds we saw. 4:05pm
Barn Swallows-2
Pied-billed Grebe-pair displaying mating behavior,
& a single bird
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant-8
N shoveler-2 male, female
Lesser Scaup-2 male, 3 female
Mute Swan-pair-nest
Trumpeter Swan
American Coot-30+
Yellow-throated warbler
Yellow-rumped Warblers-2 females
Blue-winged Teal- 5 males, 3 females
Greater Scaup-2 females
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Rte 33 Near Clear Creek Metro Park
Black Vultures-9
Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods
Metro Park in Columbus
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