If you are looking for more
Many thanks to Ethan for reviving the RBA.

If you are looking for more information about the birds that were reported to Ohio-birds, there are a couple of resources for locating the original posts. 

The last few days of posts can be found at www.birdingonthe.net. Click on the Regional/Specialty link and you'll find the Ohio posts.

Miami University, who hosts our list, provides a searchable archive of all the posts since they became host. You can reach it by following the link to the listserv which appears at the bottom of each post to Ohio-birds.

Happy birding,

Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH


--- On Sat, 2/4/12, Ethan Kistler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Ethan Kistler <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ohio Statewide RBA - February 3, 2012
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 3:29 PM
> [Due to formatting issues; several
> people reported having problems reading
> the message below. Hopefully this will take care of that, if
> not, please let
> me know]
> 
> - RBA
> * Ohio
> * Statewide
> * February 3, 2012
> * OHST1202.03
> 
> - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species):
> 
> Greater White-fronted Goose
> Snow Goose
> Ross’s Goose
> Cackling Goose
> Surf Scoter
> White-winged Scoter
> Black Scoter
> Red-throated Loon
> BLACK-TAILED GULL
> Thayer’s Gull
> Iceland Gull
> Lesser Black-backed Gull
> Glaucous Gull
> Snowy Owl
> Long-eared Owl
> COMMON RAVEN
> Northern Shrike
> Common Yellowthroat
> HARRIS’S SPARROW
> GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW
> White-winged Crossbill
> Common Redpoll
> 
> - Transcript
> 
> This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for February 3, 2012.
> Compiler: Ethan Kistler. Email: ohiobirder(at)yahoo.com
> 
> Sightings have been gleaned from the Ohio list-serve,
> rarebird.org,
> Cincinnati Bird Sightings Log, Bobolink Area RBA
> (330-763-5119), Facebook,
> eBird and other sources.
> 
> 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
> 
> Greater White-fronted Goose – Kenn Kaufman observed two
> mixed in with
> Canada’s over the Magee Causeway on 31 Jan in Ottawa, Jeff
> Harvey had two on
> 28 Jan and another on 29 Jan in Mahoning, and Leslie Houser
> observed one in
> Wyandot on 28 Jan
> 
> Snow Goose – Singles were reported at Killdeer Plains,
> Wyandot on 28 Jan
> (Leslie Houser), Wayne on 28 Jan (Dan Gesualdo), and Hancock
> on 29 Jan (Jeff
> Loughman). At least three have been at Funk Bottoms, Wayne
> (Bobolink RBA),
> 
> Ross’s Goose – A single bird was found on 26 Jan off
> Prairie Lane Road,
> Wayne (Su Snyder & Sue Evanoff) and still remains as of
> 31 Jan (Bobolink RBA)
> 
> Cackling Goose – Singles were reported in Erie (Dan
> Gesualdo) and Greene
> (Sue Tackett) on 29 Jan, eleven were mixed with Canada’s
> at Prairie Oak
> Metroparks, Franklin on 30 Jan (Paul Hurtado), and four were
> in Paulding on
> 1 Feb (Scott Myers)
> 
> Surf Scoter – Nancy Anderson spotted two at Sims Park,
> Cuyahoga on 28 Jan
> with one remaining on 30 Jan
> 
> White-winged Scoter – John Pogacnik recorded two during a
> lakeshore
> waterbird survey in Lake on 29 Jan
> 
> Black Scoter – One was recorded during a lakeshore
> waterbird survey in Lake
> on 29 Jan (John Pogacnik)
> 
> Red-throated Loon – John Pogacnik observed one in Lake
> during a lakeshore
> waterbird survey on 29 Jan
> 
> BLACK-TAILED GULL – Found back on November 16th by Craig
> Holt, the gull
> remains as of 31 Jan in Ashtabula. For more information see
> (http://northnw.wordpress.com/bt-gull/)
> 
> Thayer’s Gull – Paul Hurtado discovered a 1st cycle at
> SWACO Landfill,
> Franklin on 28 Jan, a first county record and most likely
> second record away
> from the lakefront. It was still present the following day
> (eBird, fide Paul
> Hurtado). A single bird was observed at Lorain Harbor on 28
> Jan (Tom Bartlett)
> 
> Iceland Gull – One was at Lorain Harbor on 28 Jan (Brad
> Sparks)
> 
> Lesser Black-backed Gull – An adult and 2nd cycle were
> present at SWACO
> Landfill, Franklin on 28 Jan (Paul Hurtado) and at least
> four have been
> observed off Lorain over the past week (m.obs)
> 
> Glaucous Gull – Paul Hurtado had a 3rd cycle at SWACO
> Landfill, Franklin on
> 28 Jan and at least three have been off Lorain over the past
> week (m.obs)
> 
> Snowy Owl – Fewer reports than earlier in the season.
> Laura Madden reports
> the Ashtabula bird was still present on 31 Jan. The train
> workers reported
> that two birds have been present.
> 
> Long-eared Owl – Reports came from Warren on 28 Jan (John
> Hull), Ashland
> (Levi Hochstetler, fide Bruce Glick), and The Wilds,
> Muskingum (Columbus
> Avid Birders, fide Al La Sala) on 29 Jan
> 
> COMMON RAVEN – The Knox individual continued at least
> through 27 Jan (Kent
> Miller)
> 
> Northern Shrike – Reports came from Lucas, Mahoning,
> Ottawa, Richland, Wood,
> Wayne, and Wyandot
> 
> Common Yellowthroat –Sherrie Duris discovered a female
> east of Toledo in
> Lucas on 29 Jan
> 
> HARRIS’S SPARROW – The Bobolink Area RBA reported one
> hanging around Joseph
> Miller’s property northeast of Winesburg in Holmes. For
> more info, call the
> hotline at (330-763-5119). Birders welcome, excluding
> Sundays.
> 
> GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW – The individual near Findley,
> Hancock was present as
> of 28 Jan (Dan Gesualdo). This is the fourth consecutive
> winter it has
> returned to Ohio.
> 
> White-winged Crossbills – A couple flocks remain in Lucas
> including 30-40 at
> Woodlawn Cemetery and a dozen at Swan Creek Cemetery
> (m.obs). Other reports
> include one in Hardin on 27-29 Jan (Carl Hoagstrom), four in
> Lucas on 29 Jan
> (Ethan Kistler) and at least eight in Seneca on 1 Feb (Tom
> Bartlett)
> 
> Common Redpoll – Reports came from Hancock, Lake, Lucas,
> Pickaway, Wood and
> as far south as Washington. Highest count of 23 came from
> Woodlawn Cemetery,
> Lucas on 28 Jan (Sherrie Duris)
> 
> - End Transcript
> 
> Good birding,
> 
> Ethan Kistler
> Oak Harbor, Ohio
> 
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