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26 feb 2021 · There's a pair of bald eagles nesting at Pickerington Ponds Metro Park! Head out on the Killdeer Trail to see them cozied up in their nest.
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I grew up way up north and it was rare to see a bald eagle when out on the lake, I was up last year and saw multiple per day. Swooping down catching fish, we even saw one teaching a young one to fish.
hio farm ponds provide important recreational, domestic, and ag-ricultural uses that range from fishing, swimming, and wildlife viewing to water sources for humans and livestock, irrigation, and erosion control. Ponds can be very beneficial to both people and wildlife. People benefit from the recreational opportunities and agricultural uses, as ...
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- Battelle Darby Creek Offers Fields, Marshes For Birds
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- Blendon Woods The Spot For Wild Turkey Fans
Why go on a hike to see a bird in the wild when you can see a pair of bald eagles from your car? A nesting symbol of America can be seen from the road along U.S. 33/ Dublin Road, right across from the Dublin Road Water Plant. The pair — named Apollo and Annie by the group of people who regularly watch them — have a new nest on the south bank of the...
Scioto Audubon Metro Park, located in the heart of Downtown, was once a brownfield site but is now a major area draw for birds of several types. The park sits along the Scioto River on the Whittier Peninsula and is a magnet for shorebirds and birds of prey. To promote wildlife, the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks has restored wetland areas...
Battelle Darby Creek in Galloway is the largest of the Metro Parks with more than 7,000 acres of prairies, fields and forests, according to the park's website. The best trails for bird-watching at the park, according to the Ohio Ornithological Society, are the Harrier Loop, Rail Way & Teal, which connect through prairies and wetlands. According to ...
Pickerington Ponds Metro Park is a premier spot for bird-watching, with more than 260 species reported, according to thepark’s website. Nearby woodlands, seasonal ponds and wetland vegetation are a "magnet for migrating waterfowl, shore birds and land birds." At the park, there is a 418-acre nature preserve featuring a buttonbush swamp, marshes and...
Green Lawn Cemetery and Arboretum is a national birding hotspot, according to the National Audubon Society, a bird conservation group. This three-mile area has had more recorded species of birds than any other stretch of the Scioto River, numbering at least 212 different types in the general area. Visitors may see: northern pintail, pied-billed gre...
Blendon Woods Metro Park is a 653-acre park located at 4265 E. Dublin Granville Road off Route 161. The park is a great place to see songbirds, waterfowl — and a flock of wild turkeys that roams the park, according to the website for the park. The Sugarbush Trail is a moderate-to-difficult two-mile hike along grass that passes through a woods that ...
- Cole Behrens
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Ponds benefit wildlife by providing feeding and nesting habitat, resting areas and water sources. Ponds that are constructed, maintained and managed with these uses in mind are a valuable part of Ohio’s natural resources.
Fishing Basics. The Division of Wildlife’s mission is to conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all.
Eagles have been ubiquitous up around the Western basin of Lake Erie for several decades now, so seeing one up there was taken for granted. Here around Columbus, Eagles were an exotic rarity, even in winter, as recently as 8-10 years ago.
