- RBA
* Ohio
* Statewide
* April 20, 2007
* OHST0704.20

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

Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Red-Throated Loon
Eared Grebe
American Bittern
Green Heron
Golden Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Rails
Sora
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-Plover
BLACK-NECKED STILT
Dunlin
Franklin's Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Forster’s Tern
Cliff Swallow
House Wren
Northern Catbird
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Lapland Longspur
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird
SPOTTED TOWHEE
HARRIS'S SPARROW

- Transcript

This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for April 20, 2007.
Compiler: Paul Gardner. Email: [log in to unmask]

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.

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).

BLACK-NECKED STILT: Originally found near the Nature Center on
Acton Lake at Hueston Woods SP on the evening of the 18th by two
students at Miami U. and reported to the MU Ornithology Listserv
(not Ohio-Birds). It was relocated about noon on the 19th, first
near group campsite 2, then from the main road to the nature
center. At 2 PM Bill Heck failed to find the stilt or the
shorebird flock it was associating with.

SPOTTED TOWHEE: Still visiting the feeder of Ms. Jan Dixon, 1948
Whitby Court, Holland, Lucas County and seen on the 20th.
Morning seems to be best now.

HARRIS'S SPARROW: Joe Faulkner saw him at the feeders at the
home of Mr. Eli D. Miller, 3395 Township Rd. 406, Walnut Creek,
Holmes Co. on the 13th. Joe reports over 430 birders have signed
the Millers' log.

Seasonal Highlights: American coots moving through in big
numbers. Some winter ducks and gulls linger. Migration seems to
be sputtering to a start again.

Greater Scaup: Doug Vogus reported them at the West Reservoir,
Summit Co. on the 14th.

Surf Scoter: On the 16th Roger Troutman reported eight from
Clear Fork Res., Richland County. Andy Newman refound them on
the 19th. The Sims Park, Mentor, flock was relocated by Nancy
Anderson on the 18th. Also on the 18th, Bob Foppe found six at
East Fork Reservoir, Clermont Co.

Black Scoter: Denise Kissel saw 30 at Springfield Lake, Akron on
the 14th.

Red-Throated Loon: John Herman’s find at Clear Fork Reservoir,
Richland Co., didn’t remain after the 15th.

Eared Grebe: Jerry Talkington photographed one at Veteran’s
Park, Mentor on the 13th that remained on the 17th. Craig Holt
had one on the 14th at Conneaut, Astabula Co. John Pogacnik saw
one at Fairport Harbor on the 15th.

American Bittern: The Dayton Audubon Society excursion to Spring
Valley Wildlife Area turned up one on the 14th. William Hull
found one at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, on the 18th.

Green Heron: Keith Robinson saw one in the wetlands at Chilo
Lock #34 Park, Clermont, County on the 14th. Mike Busam found
one at Gilmore Ponds, Butler County, on the 15th.

Golden Eagle: John Kuenzli saw a fly-over southeast of Upper
Sandusky on the 16th.

Peregrine Falcon: Craig Holt saw one at Conneaut on the 14th.
According to ODNR falcon website, there are 22 territorial pairs
across the state with 17 pairs incubating eggs.

Virginia Rails: Frank Frick found one on the south side of
Baughman Rd at Miami Whitewater Wetlands on the 13th. The Dayton
Audubon Society excursion to Spring Valley Wildlife Area found
them on the 14th. Two were seen at Springville Marsh State
Nature Preserve, Seneca Co., on the 14th.

Sora: On the 14th Ben Warner had them at Spring Valley Wildlife
Area. Another was at Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve,
Seneca Co. Jeff Rowe found one at Gilmore Ponds, Butler County
on the 19th.

Sandhill Crane: On the 16th Bob Powell reported hearing at least
two at Spring Valley Wildlife Area.

American Golden-Plover: Rick Counts found nine along CH 110 in
Wyandot Co. on the 14th. About 200 were at Killdeer Plains WA on
the same day.

Dunlin: Regina Schieltz found one on the 15th in Darke Co.,
north of Greenville near the intersection of Becthol Road and SR
49. Craig Caldwell saw them along the causeway to Magee Marsh on
the 18th.

Franklin's Gull: William Hull reported one from the soccer
fields along Kellogg Ave. west of Salem Rd. in Cincinnati on the
19th.

Lesser Black-Backed Gull: On the 16th Roger Troutman reported
one from Clear Fork Reservoir, Richland Co.

Glaucous Gull: Dean Good saw one at the eastern end of
Huntington Beach, Bay Village on the 17th.

Forster’s Tern: Bracketed the state on the 14th. Craig Holt saw
them at Conneaut, and Frank Renfrow had three Kentucky birds on
the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati. Dave Russell had three on
Acton Lake, Hueston Woods SP on the 19th. That same day William
Hull found five along Kellogg Ave. west of Salem Rd. at the
soccer fields.

Cliff Swallow: Bob Royse saw them at Deer Creek Reservoir on the
15th.

House Wren: Jim McCormac et al. saw one on the Magee Marsh
boardwalk on the 13th. On the 16th Bob Powell reported seeing
one at Spring Valley Wildlife Area.

Northern Catbird: Dave Horn reports they’ve arrived in the
Hocking Hills. Elaine Snively heard one on the 16th on the
Towpath Trail, Stark County.

Orange-Crowned Warbler: Dave Horn found one on the OSU Campus,
Columbus, on the 15th.

Prothonotary Warbler: Dave Horn reported a non-singing male on
the 14th from the north end of Lake Logan, Hocking County.

Ovenbird: Trish Guenther heard one at Mill Creek Park,
Youngstown, on the 13th. Dave Horn reported them from the
Hocking Hills on the 14th. Bob Royce found one at Shawnee SF on
the 17th.

Lapland Longspur: Rick Counts had over 150 at the Longbrake
Wetlands, Hardin Co. on the 13th. Brad Sparks refound the
Washborn Rd flock at Killdeer Plains WA on the 14th.

Western Meadowlark: A singing bird is presumably on territory at
the intersection of Range Line and Cygnet Roads in Wood County.
Seen on the 14th.

Brewer’s Blackbird: One briefly visited the feeders of John
Pogacnik on the 15th.




Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH

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