The type of question Rick poses is a frequent one
on listservs. Understandably, birders have an interest
in how widespread a particular phenomenon may be.
Usually, this elicits a large number of emails
offering some input, although here Ethan has stayed
on top of the redpoll movement and has provided a
fairly comprehensive list.
I would like to point out that this is the very function
(among others) of Project eBird. I would like to point out
that were more than 10-15% of the Ohio-birds listserv
members (or at least its contributors) were participating
in Project eBird, that Rick could have answered his question
with just 3 mouse clicks from the eBird main page.
1. go to http://ebird.org
2. click Ohio
3. click Common Redpoll
4. click map
doing so now will give a nice visual representation of the
current invasion, only one hampered by a lack of data
as the county list for eBird presently only includes
Clark, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa,
and Seneca.
Only Seneca adds to Ethan's list below.
Of course, the point of eBird is to go farther with distribution
than geography, but ultimately it may allow one to delve into
finer scale issues such as habitat use, as well as to be
able to map movements across time. As such, a database
such as eBird has the potential to be an important tool
for conservation.
cheers
Vic Fazio
Shaker Heights, OH
Ethan Kistler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all,
With some research, here is a list of counties I came up with reporting Common Redpolls this winter. I’m probably missing a county or two but it should give you a pretty good idea.
1. Allen
Ashtabula
Clark
Cuyahoga
Delaware
Erie
Geauga
Holmes
Huron
Lake
Logan
Lorain
Lucas
Mahoning
Ottawa
Paulding
Scioto
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas
Wayne
Wood
Wyandot
Ethan Kistler
Newton Falls, Ohio
Richard Counts wrote:
Hello All,
As the redpoll reports keep pouring in, I'd be interested to know how many of Ohio's 88 counties are effected by this invasion.
Wyandot Co. A maximum of 4 inds. at my feeders with 3 inds. yesterday.
Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.
Anxiously awaiting the Jan. 2'nd Carey Christmas bird count!
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