The rainy weather didn't seem to depress the birds at this wetland complex southeast of Columbus. Lots of birds were singing and displaying, and the ponds had a burst of early diver migrants. However, the Heron rookery had no activity at all. Notables included: Diving Ducks - flocks of Ring-necks & Redheads were at several of the wetlands; Greenwing Pond had the biggest numbers. Dabbling Ducks - nothing besides Mallards; high water may have spread out others aways from ponds Other Waterfowl - a Horned Grebe was at Ellis Pond, and a Bufflehead and a few Hooded Mergansers were at Greenwing Pond. Mallard Marsh had a modest flock of Coots. SandhillCranes - a pair were calling near Mallard Marsh, possibly the ones seen on-and-off here most of the Fall and Winter. Bald Eagles - a pair were noisily procreating at Arrowhead Marsh, so they may be planning to nest nearby. Fruit-eaters - Robins were common, but there were also a few Bluebirds and a single Mockingbird Blackbirds - Redwing males were everywhere, but no females yet Sparrows - many singing Song Sparrows, but also had a few White-crowns and Trees around the feeder at the Wood Duck picnic area ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]