Most of us are familiar with Ohio's birding hotspots- Magee, Conneaut,
etc. Much of Ohio gets little or no birding coverage. I am suggesting that
birders get your Delorme maps and head out to some local area you have not
birded at before. Some birders tend to bird at their standard locations,
often not investigating new areas. When Michigan gets some snow cover, and
the snowy owl flood gates open to Ohio, imagine how many more owls will be
found if birders try birding at new locations. So instead of camping on
your computer, waiting for some one to find you your next lifer, strike out
to new birding locations. You may get surprised a find something
noteworthy. A couple summers ago king rails were found at locations where
they were not previously known to occur. Obviously, southeast Ohio is
probably the main under birded area of Ohio. Who knows what kind of
specialties wait to be found, including swainson's warbler and Bewick's
wren?
     Good birding,
     John Herman

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