- RBA 
* Ohio 
* Statewide 
* December 5, 2010
* OHST0512.10
 
- Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species):
 
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Cattle Egret
Purple Sandpiper
PARASITIC JAEGER
Pomarine Jaeger
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Little Gull
Franklins Gull
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Northern Shrike
Common Redpoll
 
- Transcript

This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for December 5, 2010.
Compiler: Sean Williams. Email: [log in to unmask]

Species in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE REVIEW LIST SPECIES. Details of these
sightings are desired by the Ohio Bird Records Committee. Careful
observation, not ornithological expertise, is the only qualification for
submitting your data. For details and pointers see:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/records/documentation.php
 
Snow Goose: Two white phase birds were seen at Guilford Lake in Columbiana
County on 3 Dec (Bob and Denise Lane).
 
Cackling Goose: 10 birds overall seen in the Delaware Area, 9 of which were
at the Kroger Distribution Center on rt 36, on 5 Dec (Sean Williams).
 
Cattle Egret: At Barr's Mills and Nebraska Rd and Winkleplike intersection,
Barr's Mills, one bird was seen in a field between "Schlabach Finishing" and
an Organic Valley Dairy farm (Bobolink RBA).
 
Purple Sandpiper: One bird flushed at Lorain Harbor on 2 Dec (John
Pogacnik).
 
PARASITIC JAEGER: At Huron Pier, one light phase adult was seen on 5 Dec
(Gabe Leidy).
 
Pomarine Jaeger: One bird made a brief visit by Lorain Harbor on 2 Dec (John
Pogacnik).
 
BLACK-HEADED GULL: Jen Brumfield found a bird with about 5000 Bonaparte¹s
Gulls at Lorain Harbor, which was present through 5 Dec.
 
Little Gull: Two adults reported at Fairport Harbor on 5 Dec (Jen
Brumfield).
 
Franklins Gull: At Lorain Harbor on 2-5 Dec one adult, basic plumaged bird
was seen (John Pogacnik).
 
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES: 3 birds reported at the ³elevator² in Celina on 4
Dec (Russell Owl).
 
Northern Shrike: One bird reported at Ottawa NWR on 5 Dec (Doug Vogus), and
another seen at Bath Nature Preserve in Summit County on 3 Dec (Sandy
Brown).
 
Common Redpoll: 2 flyovers at Huron Pier on 5 Dec (Gabe Leidy).
 
- End Transcript
 
 
Good birding,
 
Sean Williams
Delaware, OH


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Sean Williams, '11
Undergraduate of Ornithology of Dr. Jed Burtt
Ohio Wesleyan University
HWCC 724
Delaware, OH 43015
617-470-4094

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