Went out to Pickerington Ponds (Columbus Metropark, SE Columbus. The day was bright and windy. Saw 3 Kestrels hovering. There was still ice on the majority of the ponds. There was some open water which had hunkered down Canadas, Coots, lessor scalp, redheads and mallards. Did not see any GB herons in the nesting area but there may have been a Redtail in one of the heron nests. I did not have my spotting scope with me so I could not be sure. I guess we will have to wait a few mre days for the ice to melt. Cheers, Phillip ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]