Yes, I think we'd have to narrow the definition of what we mean by breeding
bird  - if it's something that breeds in the state annually, or if it used
to breed annually but now only sporadically, or if there's only one record.

I would nominate Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, myself.

Andy Sewell
 Columbus, Ohio

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Steve Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> As far as birds reported and confirmed...Barn Owl has a big chunk in the
> Eastern half of Ohio.
>
> I think if you go by the OBBA Data, it would be a Swainson's Warbler...at 1
> probable report...I think someone was looking into Pennsylvania when they
> saw it though. :-D
>
> Peregrines are pretty rare....But maybe, I think that Chuck-will's-widow
> that resides in the southern portion of the state, will probably be the
> rarest breading bird. that is confirmed...maybe Sandhill Cranes.  There are
> breading pairs dotted around the state...but I think there are more of
> those than the Chuck-will's Widows
>
> Piping Plover would have been one, but there hasn't been any reported as of
> the past few years..so...
>
> There are also Black Rails...but those again, are listed as probable.
>
> Later,
>
> Steve J
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:42 AM, [log in to unmask] <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Kind of depends on how you define "rarest breeding bird".  Is it the bird
> > that breeds in Ohio that has the smallest worldwide population or
> smallest
> > North American population?  Or the bird that breeds in Ohio that has the
> > smallest Ohio population?
> > Carlton SchooleyStrasburg (Tuscarawas)
> >
> >
> >
> >      On Thursday, March 19, 2015 8:04 AM, Dillon Nott <
> [log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >  I've been reading a lot of articles latey about Ohios rarest breeding
> > bird.
> > NOT migratory birds like snowy owls or artic terns, but I wanna know what
> > our rarest bird is. What's your opinions? My first thought was Barn owl,
> > but there's a lot of birds out in Ohio, please email me your opinion! :)
> >
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