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Reply To: | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 20 Jan 2007 01:31:15 -0500626_US-ASCII A few hours spent at this Pickaway County MetroPark were cold but worthwhile. The trails around the ravines had a surprsing number of birds given the weather, and both BuzzardsRoost Lake and most of the wetlands ponds were largely open (although bitterly cold). Highlights included: Geese : big flock of Canadas (180-200) at Buzzardsroost Lake contained no other geese species...yet Dabbling Ducks : plenty of Mallards and some Black Ducks (both mostly at the Wetlands), but small flocks of Gadwall (6) and Wigeon (7) at the Wetlands were the real prize. Raptors : surprisingly few, with only a pair of [...]44_20Jan200701:31: [log in to unmask] |
Date: | Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:48:46 -0500 |
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I made another quick loop south of Columbus in the on-and-off (mostly on) drizzle to Pickaway and northern Ross counties this afternoon. The GREAT EGRET was easily seen today below the Deer Creek dam. In the minute or two I was there it caught 3 small fish in the wooded margins of the river. Since it was raining, I really didn't look too carefully in the reservoir. Nothing new and exciting was noted, and , yes, the pelican is still there.
On over to Spencer Road (p78, 3A in the DeLorme) in Ross Co., the 2 ROSS'S GEESE and 4 (blue) Snow Geese put in an appearance just before 5:00. It has been suggested that these Ross's Geese are the same birds that were in the Deer Creek Reservoir last month, but I think they are possibly different birds. One of the Ross Ross's shows some signs of being a young bird with some dark streaking on the head. I looked at the photos I got of the Ross's at Deer Creek, and neither bird shows that. Of course it just might be some mud or something on that bird's head.
On the way back I hit the grasslands between the Pickaway Co. Airport and Charlie's Pond (Westfall Rd. in the DeLorme, p.68 2D) around 5:15 for the changing of the guards. I counted 6 Northern Harriers and 4 Short-eared Owls all up and flying around.
Bob Royse
Robert Royse
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