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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Andy Sewell
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 5:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] More osprey nests, purple martins

It's highly unlikely that the 1831 sighting was of European Starlings,
as they were not successful introduced to North America until 1890.
Perhaps it was not the physical appearance of the birds that so offended
the author of the 1831 letter, but [...]40_7Jul201017:55:[log in to unmask]
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Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:40:31 -0400
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July 18:

Killdeer - way too many to even begin counting
Solitary sp - 11
Great blue herons - 50+
Great egret - 1
Dowitcher - 1  (After carefully reviewing Bill Whan's description of August 2004 from the bird list and rereading The Shorebird Guide by O'Brien and Crossley, I feel very comfortable in saying that it is a dowitcher--SB or LB?)
Lesser yellowlegs - 1
Greater yellowlegs - 0
Least sp - 5
Semipalmated sp - 6
Spotted sp - 5
Stilt sp - 2
NOIDs - 100+ - The birds were constantly being flushed.

AMOTUS

Las Vegas Bev and Englewood Ed Neubauer

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