Bill,
I found a Blue Grosbeak (and possibly a second) yesterday at the
Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County.
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Cheers,
Bill Hull
Cincinnati, OH, USA
http://www.mangoverde.com/
On 5/2/07, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have just not had the time to read all the posts about multiple
> sightings of birds pretty common this time of year, but I don't believe
> anyone's included blue grosbeaks, which are not. They aren't really
> rare, either, so I wouldn't bother to mention them if I felt everyone
> paid attention to the bar-graphs in the OBRC checklist, because they
> have merely showed up on schedule.
> Adams County, traditionally ground zero for this species in the state,
> hosted its first reports on 27 April, and our local birding group found
> one had arrived at the Pickaway Co spot where they've nested on and off
> for decades, and steadily recently, on the 28th. Chances are they have
> arrived in other dependable areas by now, as far north as Toledo. Last
> year, Breeding Bird Atlas work discovered some nesting areas that were a
> surprise to everyone, and last fall they stayed into October, a
> phenomenally late date.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
>
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