Field Trip Reports

The Columbus Audubon trip to Hoover Reservoir this morning had cold temperatures and not much to show for it. We stopped at the Dam, Walnut Street ramp, Maxtown ramp, and Baldridge ramp, before heading over to Hoover Meadows. The cold south wind whipped up the reservoir, but the only big numbers of waterbirds were around the dam, where […]

Despite cold weather, the seven participants on the Columbus Audubon trip to Pickerington Ponds Metro Park were treated to 39 species over the course of the morning. Below freezing temperatures made for very little open water for waterfowl numbers, but the diversity was still there. A small section of one pond — visible from the

The Columbus Audubon trip to these two reservoirs north of Columbus found some expected late migrants this morning. At Alum Creek Lake, we stopped at the beach and Visitor’s Center area and the New Galena Boat launch area, but found little in the way of migrant fallout. At Hoover, stops at Plumb Road access and

The Columbus Audubon trip to parks along this greenbelt in north Columbus and Worthington found a warm, breezy day, with spotty migrant distribution. We stopped at Antrim Lake park and the River Bluff area of Highbanks Metropark, and I visited Whetstone Park before the start, so it was a good representation of the corridor. Notables included: Raptors – Red-shoulders

The Columbus Audubon trip around this downtown MetroPark this morning found a rapidly heating day and few migrants. Water level in the Scioto River was very low, attracting in fair numbers of herons and killdeer. Shore riparian woods had lots of residents, but cedar waxwings were the only migrant in numbers. I also made stops at Long Street