The Columbus zoo has close to 100 species of birds, and according to the
Cincinnati Zoo website, they have 71 species. Cleveland comes in well back
at third with 48 on their website. There isn't a whole lot of overlap
though between the zoos, so one could get a pretty respectable zoo list
just from Ohio zoos!

Andy Sewell
Columbus

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Barrett,Robert P <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> It's not in Ohio, but I recommend the pond in St James Park, across from
> Buckingham Palace -- they have around 40 species of waterfowl from around
> the world, Eurasian pelicans, Australian black swans, Hawaiian Nene, Ruddy
> Shelducks, on and on, and you can feed them, too.  I only counted the coots
> and a few ducks that my guidebook said were native to Britain... but it
> sure was fun!  Many thanks to the Queen for footing the bill.
>
> Dr. Bob Barrett
> Department of Geosciences
> at
> University of Akron
> now rebranded as "Ohio's Polytechnic University"
>
> Teaching Fall  Semester 2015:
> Introduction to Geography
> World Civilizations: Latin America
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Ohio birds <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Bill Whan
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 10:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Hacked Birds
>
> DB--
>         If you saw two Aplomado falcons clinging to a cage here in Ohio,
> that
> might be one thing. But if you saw them in south Texas, it seems likely
> they were part of decades-long program to reintroduce the species to
> that area, and were hanging around hoping for a free meal--certainly a
> sign they continue to rely on human assistance. If  interested in a list
> via the existing ABA rules, most counters would insist on birds a lot
> wilder than that. Some listers would probably not count any Aplomado
> seen near the SE Texas introduction sites, because if the population
> were really established they wouldn't still be hacking them. But if we
> don't bother with rules such as the ABA's, we can have a real bonanza
> down at the zoo...which leads me to wonder, no kidding: could anyone
> recommend the best zoo in Ohio, with the most new ticks for the birder
> who loves birds and counts everything??
> Bill W
>
> On 11/12/2015 8:24 AM, Douglas Bohanan wrote:
> > The birds in question are Aplomado falcons.  I am not sure exactly
> > what stage they were at in regards to the hacking.  They were both on
> > the outside of the hacking cage clinging to the side.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Nov 12, 2015, at 5:28 AM, Kathi Hutton
> >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Regarding the countability of hacked birds:
> >>
> >> http://listing.aba.org/aba-recording-rules/
> >>
> >> Rule 3 of the ABA's listing rules says the bird must be "alive,
> >> wild, and unrestrained" to be counted.  In the definition of
> >> "unrestrained," it states the bird must not be "held captive ... or
> >> under the influence of such captivity."
> >>
> >> If a hacked bird is confined, or if it is being fed by humans and
> >> is "under the influence" of captivity, my interpretation is that it
> >> is not countable.
> >>
> >> I would be interested in other opinions.
> >>
> >> Kathi Hutton Clermont County
> >>
> >> Sent from iVan II, my iPhone
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