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- RBA 
* Ohio 
* Statewide 
* March 8, 2012
* OHST1203.08
 
- Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species):
 
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Goshawk
BLACK-TAILED GULL
CALIFORNIA GULL
Thayer’s Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Shrike
Dickcissel
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll

- Transcript

This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for March 8, 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 - Three reports; fourteen were at Killdeer
Plains WA, Wyandot on 3 Mar (TWC Bird Club, fide Su Snyder), which were
still present the following day, three were along the entrance road to
Metzger Marsh WA, Lucas on 4 Mar (m.obs), and five were in Ottawa off Rt. 2
in a field behind the Happy Hooker on 8 Mar (Tiffanie Hayes)

Snow Goose - Two were at Funk Bottoms WA, Wayne on 2 Mar (Rob Thorn),
thirteen along the entrance road to Metzger Marsh WA, Lucas on 4 Mar
(m.obs), which increased to roughly 28 the following day (Sherrie Duris),
one at Lake Medina, Medina on 5 Mar (Chris Decker) and Mark Rozmarynowycz
had one near Oregon, Lucas on 7 Mar

Ross's Goose - Two reports; one was at Killdeer Plains WA, Wyandot between
3-4 Mar (m.obs) and another was along Rt. 2, Ottawa on 8 Mar (Ryan
Lesniewicz), which could be the same individual seen by Ethan Kistler on 22 Feb

Eurasian Wigeon - The adult male at Funk Bottoms, Wayne remained at least
through 2 Mar (Kent Miller)

Surf Scoter - Matthew Collins reported "x" at Hoover Reservoir, Delaware on
3 Mar but no details were provided

White-winged Scoter - The three remain at Circleville Quarry, Pickaway
through 2 Mar (Tom Bain) and one was off N. Marginal Road, Cuyahoga on 4 Mar
(Nancy Anderson)

Black Scoter - Kent Baker reported one off Metzger Marsh WA, Lucas on 3 Mar
but no details were provided

Long-tailed Duck - One was off N. Marginal Road, Cuyahoga on 4 Mar (Nancy
Anderson)

Northern Goshawk - One was observed in Hamilton between 4-5 Mar (Neill, Kim
& Jason Cade)

BLACK-TAILED GULL - Approaching four months, the Ashtabula bird was still
present as of 4 Mar (John Pogacnik). For more information see
(http://northnw.wordpress.com/bt-gull/)

California Gull - An adult was off Lorain on 3 Mar (John Pogacnik) and two
were present on 5 Mar (Kent Miller)

Thayer's Gull - Two were off Lorain on 3 Mar (John Pogacnik)

Iceland Gull - John Pogacnik had one off Lorain on 3 Mar, which remained
through 5 Mar (m.obs) and recorded two adults off Lake during a lakeshore
waterbird survey on 4 Mar

Lesser Black-backed Gull - Nine were off Lorain on 3 Mar (John Pogacnik),
which grew to ten on 5 Mar (Kent Miller). Other reports include six off
Huron on 4 Mar (Kent Baker), two off Lake on 4 Mar (John Pogacnik), one off
Kelley’s Island between 4-5 Mar (Tom Bartlett), and one at Clear Fork
Reservoir, Richland on 6 Mar (John Herman).

Glaucous Gull - John Pogacnik recorded one off Lake on 3 Mar, a 2nd cycle
was photographed off Lorain on 4 Mar (Mark R) and Tom Bartlett had one off
Kelley’s Island between 4-5 Mar

Snowy Owl - One of the Ashtabula birds remain through 2 Mar (Kent
Ostermiller) and one was in Paulding on 7 Mar (Scott & Carrie Myers et al).
An individual was reported near Metzger on 4 Mar by Harry Aspacher and his
wife, which could very likely be the same individual from last month

Long-eared Owl - One was observed at Ottawa NWR, Ottawa on 4 Mar (m.obs) but
is inaccessible

Northern Saw-whet Owl - Tom Bartlett had one on 4 Mar and five on 5 Mar on
Kelley’s Island, Ottawa

Northern Shrike - Sightings from this week came from Geauga, Ottawa, and Wyandot

Dickcissel - The individual visiting a feeder in Holmes was still present
through at least 2 Mar (Bobolink RBA)

White-winged Crossbill - The only report from this week was a flock of
eleven in Geauga on 4 Mar (Dan Best)

Common Redpoll - Only two reports; a couple dozen remain on South Bass
Island, Ottawa on 5 Mar (Lisa Bohl) and the female visiting a feeder in the
same county continues off and on through the week (Ethan Kistler) 

- End Transcript
 
 
Good birding,

Ethan Kistler
Oak Harbor, Ohio

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