Sometimes the least impressive places have a way of continually surprising me. One such area is the low-lying area along Blacklick Creek just north of Groveport. This is an area peripheral to 3-Creeks Park, east of the main part of the park. It’s just east of where Bixby Rd. crosses Hamilton Rd. It includes a […]
 One of the joys of Columbus is that the city spread so quickly and without much industrialization, that you can find pockets of natural habitats cheek-by-jowl with heavily-developed areas. For instance, the west side of Columbus, with its densely-packed old neighborhoods, is hardly the location one might expect to have a good natural area,
 As Fall migration shifts into its later stages, the emphasis falls on water- and field-birds. Waterfowl really push through in November and December, but already we’re finding field birds like kestrels & harriers, pipits, larks, sedge & marsh wrens, Common Yellowthroats, Palm & Orange-crowned Warblers, meadowlarks, and many sparrows. However, it can be a frustrating
OK, the main rush of landbird migration is winding down. Those 15-20 warbler days at Blendon are a receding memory, and now you’re pondering your next options in Fall migration. Yes, there are still some shorebirds to be had, particlarly as the upper reaches of Hoover & Alum lakes dry down, but most of their
