- RBA
* Ohio
* Statewide
* April 1, 2011
* OHS14.11
- Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species):
BAR-HEADED GOOSE
WANDERING ALBATROSS
ROSSıS GULL
LESSER CRESTED TERN
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED LONGCLAW
Hoary Redpoll (not in caps because it is demoted from the review list)
House Sparrow
- Transcript
This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for April 1, 2011.
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
BAR-HEADED GOOSE: One adult has been seen free flying in a field with Canada
Geese adjacent to a waterfowl hatchery on 28-31 Mar in Lake County. Chasers
and listers are currently debating provenance of this individual.
WANDERING ALBATROSS: Two adults and one juvenile were nonchalantly reported
flying by E. 72nd Street in Cleveland on 31 Mar (Shirley A. Stringer).
ROSSıS GULL: One has been reported throughout the week in southern Monroe
County in Michigan, just north of the Ohio/Michigan border. However, every
time the bird approaches the border it makes inexplicable 180-degree turns,
leaving hundreds of Ohio birders miserably frustrated.
LESSER CRESTED TERN: Pond 27 at Killdeer Plains keeps producing rarities! On
29 Mar, one adult was reported diving in the shallows, but was not observed
eating. Originally reported as a Caspian Tern, photographic evidence has
revealed the true identity of this bird.
YELLOW-THROATED LONGCLAW: An adult was seen and heard singing in Holmes Co.
at a private residence on 30 Mar. A photograph of this species in its native
range of Africa may be seen here:
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/KE-y-t-longclaw6-NNP-4-8-07.jpg
When the finder was asked for more details and why the individual was not
just an Eastern Meadowlark, he only replied ³I know what I saw!² (Ernest B.
Ginner).
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER: A group of six individuals was reported making high
pitches buzzes and hopping around some pine trees in Hamilton County on 28
Mar. UPDATE: The observer emailed me with a concern that he accidently
mis-reported the name of this species, and that he might have seen
Golden-crowned Kinglets instead of the tropical warbler.
Hoary Redpoll: Hoary reports keep streaming in all over the state. In fact,
they are getting to be so common this winter that the Ohio Division of
Natural Resources is concerned that the species may become invasive, and is
currently deploying a culling plan.
House Sparrow: An adult female that appeared in Dayton is thought to be a
natural vagrant because of its apparent unfamiliarity with the food scraps
of the American fast food chains.
- End Transcript
APRIL FOOLS YıALL!!!
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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