- RBA 
* Ohio 
* Statewide 
* August 10, 2009
* OHST0908.10

- Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species)

Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
American Avocet
Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Black Tern
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sedge Wren
Blue Grosbeak

- Transcript

This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for June 19, 2009. 
Compiler: Gabe Leidy. Email: [log in to unmask]
 
Species in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE REVIEW LIST SPECIES. Details of these sightings are desired by the Ohio Bird Records Committee. Careful observation, not ornithological expertise, is the only qualification for submitting your data. For details and pointers see: http://www.ohiobirds.org/records/documentation.php

Least Bittern:  Conneaut’s birds remained 2 Aug for Craig Holt and Mark Vass.

Little Blue Heron:  One remained at Ottawa NWR, in Pool MS 8b, 8 Aug (Jim Witter).

American Avocet:  Three visited Conneaut Harbor 2 Aug (Craig Holt, Mark Vass) and a juv 5 Aug (Greg Emmert, Craig Holt) was joined by another bird that evening (Lana Hays).  Three were notable at Clear Fork Reservoir 3 Aug (Su Snyder, m.ob.).  Ottawa NWR’s Pool 2A hosted one 8 Aug (Jim Witter).  

Willet: Craig Holt and Mark Vass saw a bird at Conneaut 2 Aug.

Upland Sandpiper:  One was calling from the field west of the Toledo Express Airport 1 Aug (Matt Anderson).  

Whimbrel:  Rick Asamoto was lucky enough to view one at Buck Creek SP’s beach 5 Aug.  A bird passed Conneaut 7 Aug, but didn’t touch down (Bob Royse).  

Red Knot:  A bird touched down briefly at Pipe Creek WA 1 Aug (Emil Bacik, Gabe Leidy).  

White-rumped Sandpiper:  Willow Point WA hosted an adult 1 Aug (Emil Bacik, Gabe Leidy) and Conneaut Harbor another 5 Aug (Craig Holt).  

Baird’s Sandpiper:  Emil Bacik observed birds at Willow Point WA 8 Aug and Pickerel Creek WA 10 Aug.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper:  Brian Zwiebel identified one in a photo he took at Ottawa NWR’s Pool 2A 3 Aug.  

Long-billed Dowitcher:  Emil Bacik identified a bird at Pipe Creek WA 1 Aug..

Wilson’s Phalarope:  Pickerel Creek hosted two birds 1 Aug (Emil Bacik, Gabe Leidy) and another 10 Aug (Emil Bacik).  

Red-necked Phalarope:  The season’s first showed up at Pickerel Creek WA 10 Aug (Emil Bacik).

Black Tern:  One remained at Knox Lake 1 Aug for Charlie Bombaci.  

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker:  Craig Holt observed one in Ashtabula 5 Aug - in Monroe Twp. at Root Rd. covered bridge.  These northeastern breeders have been reported seldom this summer. 

Sedge Wren:  Up to five singing males have been present at Miami-Whitewater Wetlands (Steve Bobonick, W. Travis Young).  

Blue Grosbeak:  A pair remains along Jeffers Rd within Oak Openings MP, across from the Horse Riders parking area (1 Aug - Matt Anderson).  Armleder Park, near Cincinnati, continues as a reliable spot (Kirk Westendorf, John Zahnen).  Prairie Lane, SR 651, and the New Bedford-area within The Bobolink Area hosted birds in the past week (Bobolink-Area RBA).  

- End transcript

Gabe Leidy
Cleveland, OH




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