This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for March 16, 2007.
Compiler: Paul Gardner.

This is a summary of noteworthy birds reported from
Ohio in the previous week or so. Reports have been
gleaned by the compiler from various internet sources,
particularly Ohio-birds, The Ohio Birding Forum, the
RareBird.org forums, Cincinnati Bird Sightings Log,
Southwestern Ohio (Dayton) Rare Bird Alert, and from
some individual observers who kindly share their
knowledge. Questions, comments, complaints and
additional noteworthy sightings not posted to one of
the above may be sent to the compiler.

Species Mentioned (All caps denotes a review-list
species)

Tundra Swan
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Winter Wren
American Pipit
Pine Warbler
SPOTTED TOWHEE
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
HARRIS' S SPARROW
Rusty Blackbird

Review List Species. (Review list species are
sufficiently rare that details of any sighting can
help increase our understanding of Ohio's bird life.
Suggestions and guidelines for submitting
documentation of review list birds can be found at the
OOS website (www.ohiobirds.org).

EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: A rumor is circulating that a
Michigan birder saw two birds from a roadside near
Stryker, Williams county (Delorme 25 D4) perhaps last
weekend. No further details are yet available.

SPOTTED TOWHEE: Last reported on Sunday March 11. A
no-show on Monday and through Tuesday morning. The
bird's thread on the www.rarebird.org forum has been
silent since.

HARRIS'S SPARROW: Formerly a virtual "gimme" at the
feeders of Mr. Eli D. Miller, 3395 Township Rd. 406,
Walnut Creek, Holmes County, the bird has taken to
wandering further afield. The most recent reported
sighting was in a nearby field by Duane Troyer on the
14th.

Seasonal Highlights. Spring migration is upon us.
Nesting has begun. (See
http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/ for info on how to
contribute to our understanding of Ohio's nesting
birds).

Waterfowl migration is full on. Large concentrations
of TUNDRA SWANS, 300 at Headlands Beach State Park and
1300 at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge were
impressive sights on Saturday March 10. All the
ordinary, expected inland ducks were reported in the
prior week.

Landbird migration is well underway. TURKEY VULTURE,
SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON'S SNIPE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK,
EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, and PINE WARBLER have
all been widely reported; AMERICAN PIPIT, RUSTY
BLACKBIRD, CHIPPING SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW somewhat
less so.

GREAT EGRET: Chris Falloway had one at Funk Bottoms on
the 13th. Vic Fazio asks that sightings of great
egrets be submitted to eBird (www.ebird.org) for a
study of their spring migration patterns.

BALD EAGLE: Happily not a rare bird anymore, but
noteworthy for its widespread nesting activities now
taking place across the state. On public lands, the
crowds of families and photographers make a reliable
fieldmark. Ottawa NWR has a nest convenient for
viewing with binoculars.

GREATER YELLOWLEGS: Brad Sparks and Dave Todt had a
single bird in the Scioto Bottoms near Portsmouth on
Saturday March 10. Danny Jacobs reported a yellowlegs,
presumably greater, from Wright Marsh/Killibruck on
March 11.

LESSER YELLOWLEGS: Casey Tucker reported one from
Acton Lake, Hueston Woods State Park on March 9.

PECTORAL SANDPIPER: Bob Royse had three in a flooded
field in Pike county about one mile south of White
Lake on US 104.  A locked red gate provides a pull-off
for observation.

WINTER WREN: Steve Pelikan saw one on at Mt. Airy
Arboretum, Cincinnati on March 11.





Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH

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