I was boating at Buckeye Lake today. We saw what may have been a frigate
bird.We tried to come up with another option, but couldn't. I am hoping
someone else will check it out. We chased it down several times but could
never see the red under the neck.
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. visiting ohio looking for good birding spots
> 2. Darke County
> 3. Swifts in Clintonville - Columbus
> 4. Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene and Warren Counties, 9/24
> 5. Space available on Columbus Audubon trip to Hawk Mountain Oct 3 - 5
> 6. Scioto Audubon Metro Park (downtown Columbus) - Bald Eagle
> 7. NE shorebirds
> 8. Juncos
> 9. Identify the hawk flying with the Eagle
> 10. Blendon Woods Sept 24
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:29:51 -0400
> From: =?windows-1252?Q?Jonas_Grundman?= <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: visiting ohio looking for good birding spots
>
> hello Ohio birders,
>
> My name is Jonas Grundman and I am from Omaha Nebraska. My wife and I wi=
> ll=20
> be attending a wedding in the first week of October we will have a few da=
> ys=20
> of free time. I was hoping to get some ideas of good birding spots
> that=20=
>
> are non-birder friendly (try as I might I just can't get her into it). T=
> he=20
> best places would be ones close to civilation and have 1-3 hour hikes or =
> be=20
> car birdable.
>
> We will be in London Ohio just outside of Springfield and will most likel=
> y=20
> head northward towards Sandusky.=20=20
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> Thanks for any input! Jonas (omaha NE)
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:28:46 -0400
> From: Regina Schieltz <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Darke County
>
> Tues. evening the Darke County birds had a premeeting walk at Chestnut =
> Street Marsh in Shawnee Prairie Preserve.
> and some of us went on Robb's early morning bird hike on Tues. morning.
>
> Birds seen were
>
> Can. geese
> mallards
> great blue herons
> great egrets 6
> killdeer
> least sandpiper 1
> chimney swifts 2
> downy woodpeckers
> flickers
> eastern phoebes
> red eye vireo
> bluejays
> crows
> C, chickadee
> t. titmouse
> wh. br. nuthatch
> C. wren
> wood thrush
> robins galore
> catbird
> starlings
> Cedar waxwings
> black thr. green warblers
> American redstart
> pine warbler
> Blackpoll warbler
> e. towhee
> chipping sparrows
> Cardinals
> redwing bb
> grackles
> cowbirds
> goldfinches
> house sparrows
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:33:51 -0400
> From: "=?windows-1252?Q?Joan_M._Frederick?=" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Swifts in Clintonville - Columbus
>
> Shaune Skinner and I observed the swifts at the old Clintonville Electric=
> =20
> chimney last night. We estimated 500-600 birds entered the chimney betwee=
> n=20
> 7:30 and 8 pm. The chimney can be seen from the Kroger parking lot at Hig=
> h=20
> and North Broadway, but there is some parking on Brighton Road, just
> one=20=
>
> block south of North Broadway and that location gets you much closer to t=
> he=20
> birds.
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:37:44 -0700
> From: Cindy Beckman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene and Warren Counties, 9/24
>
> 44 species 8:45 - 11:40 at SVWA this morning
> =A0
> Double-crested Cormorant
> Great Blue Heron
> Turkey Vulture
> Wood Duck
> Mourning Dove
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard, not seen)
> Chimney Swift
> Belted Kingfisher
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Empidonax Flycatcher - no vocalization, not sure which one
> Eastern Phoebe - several, mostly juveniles=A0showing a yellow wash on
> breas=
> t
> Eastern Wood-Pewee
> White-eyed Vireo
> Warbling Vireo (showing yellow wash but light lores)
> Philadelphia Vireo
> Red-eyed Vireo
> Blue Jay
> American Crow
> Northern rough-winged Swallow
> Carolina Chickadee
> Tufted Titmouse
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Carolina Wren
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> Swainson's Thrush - several
> American Robin
> Gray Catbird - still plentiful
> Brown Thrasher
> European Starling
> Cedar Waxwing
> Magnolia Warbler
> Cape May Warbler
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> Common Yellowthroat
> Wilson's Warbler
> Field Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> Northern Cardinal
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
> Indigo Bunting
> Red-winged Blackbird
> American Goldfinch
> =A0
> =A0
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:26:34 -0400
> From: Bill Heck <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Space available on Columbus Audubon trip to Hawk Mountain Oct 3 -
> 5
>
> There are a few spaces left on the Columbus Audubon trip to Hawk Mountain
> October 3 - 5. Carpooling departure is from the Columbus area (or wherever
> you are) on Friday the 3rd, with return on Sunday evening. The group will
> have use of a chalet in the Hawk Mountain area, and the emphasis is on an
> enjoyable group experience -- in addition to the raptors!
>
> If you are interested, check out the details at the CA Web site:
>
>
> http://www.columbusaudubon.org/production/index.php?view=details&cid=1%3Aevents&id=1%3Ahawk_mountain&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=42
>
> --
> Bill Heck
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:45:37 -0400
> From: "TINIANOW, Jerome" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Scioto Audubon Metro Park (downtown Columbus) - Bald Eagle
>
> I had a great sighting at about 11:20 a.m. this morning of a Bald Eagle
> fro=
> m the boat ramp at the Scioto Audubon Metro Park near downtown Columbus.
> T=
> he eagle was flying north from the Greenlawn Dam area. It made several
> laz=
> y circles above the Scioto River in the area just north of the boat ramp.
> =
> It eventually worked its way north and out of view up the Scioto. I had
> tw=
> o guests from out of town with me and they could not believe we were
> seeing=
> this bird so close to downtown.
>
>
>
> Jerry Tinianow
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:19:34 -0700
> From: Craig Holt <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: NE shorebirds
>
> I traveled a big loop today in NE Ohio searching for shorebirds.=A0 I'd
> rat=
> her have had more birds and less miles, but so it goes with this group by
> l=
> ate September.=A0 I had 12 species total.=A0 Early morning at Conneaut
> harb=
> or: 5 black-bellied plovers, 4 Am. golden-plovers, killdeer, semipalmated
> p=
> lover, greater yellowlegs, ruddy turnstone, sanderling, and semipalmated
> sa=
> ndpiper.=A0 Also here were great egret, great black-backed gull, Caspian
> te=
> rns, belted kingfishers, chimney swifts, 2 Carolina wrens, gray catbirds,
> a=
> nd cedar waxwings.=A0 Over at Malek Pk. were more killdeers, n. flicker,
> e.=
> bluebird, and 25 chipping sparrows.=A0 A little farther west at Ashtabula
> =
> harbor, all I saw of note were 150+ double-crested cormorants.=A0 Long
> driv=
> e to Lorain, parked and walked around all the impoundments.=A0 Found 12
> kil=
> ldeers, semipalmated plover, 2 solitary sandpipers, semipalmated
> sandpiper,=
> and 2 pectoral sandpipers.=A0 Also n. shoveler, 6 green-winged teal, sora,
> tree swallow, and a few warblers--most were only briefly seen or
> heard.=A0=
> A yellow-rumped and 2 yellow warblers were all I could positively ID.=A0
> I=
> t was windy enough that most of the songbirds were probably hunkered down.=
> =A0 One more long drive to Berlin Res.=A0 Shorebirds here: 30 killdeers, 2
> =
> greater yellowlegs, 3 lesser yellowlegs, 4 semipalmated sandpipers, 10
> leas=
> t sandpipers, and 3 pectoral sandpipers.=A0 Also here were 30 great blue
> he=
> rons, 11 great egrets, and hundreds of ring-billed gulls.=A0 Later, Craig=
> =0A=0A=0A
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:27:23 -0400
> From: John Habig <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Juncos
>
> I had four or five DE Juncos at my office feeder in Lebanon today.
>
>
>
> John Habig
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> 261 Lantis Dr.
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:34:08 -0400
> From: Matthew Valencic <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Identify the hawk flying with the Eagle
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/HawkFlyingWithBaldEagle
>
>
>
> My son took a series of pictures of this mature Bald Eagle at Sandy Ridge
> on
> Sunday. When we looked at them on the computer we noticed a hawk in four
> of
> the frames. He said it was soaring with the Eagle as it moved across the
> marsh. The lens is 300mm and the Eagle and hawk were up high so this is
> the
> best we can offer.
>
>
>
> After some study I think it is a Cooper's, but the white spot between the
> tail and the wings leaves me puzzled. It might be sun reflecting or it
> might actually be white feathers. The broad wings and narrow tail suggest
> Accipiter. The straight leading-edge of the wing suggests Cooper's over
> Sharp-shinned. On one of the pictures I zoomed way in and the breast
> appeared reddish and the tail appeared to have a well-defined terminal dark
> band.
>
>
>
> I left the pictures as they were so you can zoom-in yourself for more
> details. I welcome your more expert opinions.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Matt & Adam Valencic
>
> Chagrin Falls, OH
>
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> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:34:48 -0400
> From: "McNulty, Robert" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Blendon Woods Sept 24
>
> Warbler numbers were relatively low today. Had to look for birds on =
> several
> trials.=20
> cape may
> magnolia
> american redstart
> black throated blue
> bay breasted
> chestnut sided
> black and white
> tennessee
> black throated green
> northern parula
> ovenbird
> wilson's
> blackpoll
> common yellow throat
> blackburnian
> Hooded was heard singing
>
> red eyed vireo
> blue headed vireo
> ruby crowned kinglet
> indigo bunting
> rose breasted grosbeak
> swainson's thrush
> gray cheeked thrush
> bluebird
> wood thrush
> eastern phoebe
> turkey
> cedar waxwing
>
> Bob and Elaine McNulty
>
>
>
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