- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * June 2, 2007 * OHST0706.02 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) Yellow-crowned Night Heron GLOSSY IBIS WHITE-FACED IBIS BLACK-NECKED STILT Whimbrel Baird's Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Laughing Gull Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Connecticut Warbler "Brewster's Warbler" - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for June 2, 2007. Compiler: Paul Gardner. Email: [log in to unmask] This is a summary of noteworthy birds reported from Ohio in the previous week or so. Reports have been gleaned by the compiler from various internet sources, particularly Ohio-Birds, The Ohio Birding Forum, the RareBird.org forums, Cincinnati Bird Sightings Log, Southwestern Ohio (Dayton) Rare Bird Alert, and from some individual observers who kindly share their knowledge. Questions, comments, complaints and additional noteworthy sightings not posted to one of the above may be sent to the compiler. Review List Species. (Review list species are sufficiently rare that details of any sighting can help increase our understanding of Ohio's bird life. Suggestions and guidelines for submitting documentation of review list birds can be found at the OOS website (www.ohiobirds.org). GLOSSY IBIS: Single birds found by Kenn Kaufman at Metzger Marsh on the 29th and again on the 31st continued Ohio's lucky streak for this regional rarity. WHITE-FACED IBIS: Kenn Kaufman confirmed a Metzger Marsh ibis as this species on the 29th, but could not relocate it on the 31st. BLACK-NECKED STILT: Frank Frick found two from the observation platform at Miami Whitewater Wetland, Hamilton County, on the 25th. They have not been reported after that date. Other notable sightings Yellow-crowned Night Heron: Lou Loibl saw one at Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, on the 25th. B.L. Brett spotted two on the 28th while kayaking upstream from Winton Woods Lake, Hamilton County. Whimbrel: A flock of 22 diverted the attention of Matt Anderson at a soccer game at Pacesetter Park in Sylvania, Lucas County on the 26th. Baird's Sandpiper: A good bird in Ohio anytime, but particularly rare in the spring. Rick Counts' observation of one at Longbrake Wetlands, Hardin County, was an unexpected treat on the 28th. Stilt Sandpiper: Rare in Ohio in spring, one made use of the Metzger Marsh mudflat on the 1st according to Kenn Kaufman. Wilson's Phalarope: Rick Count's found three at Longbrake Wetlands, Hardin County, on the 28th Laughing gull: Ken Davis located one on the beach at Alum Creek State Park on the 26th. Rick Counts found one at Findlay Reservoir #1 on the 27th. The Metzger Marsh bird seems to have been last reported on the 29th by Kenn Kaufman. Olive-sided flycatcher: Jim McCormac spotted one at the Oak Openings, Lucas County, on the 27th. Dan Barda found one at Swan Creek Metropark, Toledo, on the 28th. Kenn Kaufman had one at the Magee Marsh boardwalk on the same day. Yellow-bellied flycatcher: Neill Cade found one at Bowles Woods, Hamilton County on the 25th. Kenn Kaufman reported them as "especially numerous" on the Magee Marsh boardwalk on the 25th and still had multiples on the 28th. Rob Thorn found one singing at Portman Park, Franklin County, on the 29th. Connecticut Warbler: On the 26th, Brad Sparks observed one west of the parking lot at the Magee Marsh boardwalk and heard another at the near the eastern end of the boardwalk. Secondhand reports placed a third along the middle stretch. "Brewster's Warbler": Matthew Studebaker found and photographed this hybrid along Horseshoe Pond Trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park on the 27th. - End Transcript Paul Gardner Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]