- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * July 20, 2007 * OHST0707.20 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) MISSISSIPPI KITE American Avocet Willet Wilson’s Phalarope Lesser Black-backed Gull EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for July 20, 2007. Compiler: Brad Sparks. 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). MISSISSIPPI KITE: The now famous bird at the Brass Ring Golf Course near Logan, Ohio was last seen on 7/16 by Rick Perkins. If a pair did breed at this sight, juveniles should be appearing soon! EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE: Su Snyder, Greg Miller, and Marc Nolls observed the birds at the West Manchester post office on 7/16. It seems as though this species is well on its way to populating the state. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER: Rick Nirschl (of Nirschl’s Warbler fame) observed and photographed a juvenile bird on 7/15. The bird was in the field west of the Toledo Airport, at the intersection of Wilkins Rd. and Sager Rd. Later attempts to relocate this bird in the area were unsuccessful. This species is almost always a “one day wonder” in our state and this bird seems to have reinforced this reputation. Highlights: American Avocet: Conneaut Harbor in the far reaches of northeastern Ohio currently seems to be the place to see this species. Ben Coulter reported two on 7/15 and Craig Holt observed three on 7/17. Willet: Craig Holt spotted one at Conneaut Harbor on 7/17. Wilson’s Phalarope: Rob Thorn found one male bird at the Pintail Marsh area of Pickerington Ponds on 7/14. This is a Franklin County Metropark just southeast of Columbus. Last year the managers created some great shorebird habitat by drawing down the impoundments, hopefully this action will be repeated this year. Lesser Black-backed Gull: Doug Overacker reported one adult-plumaged bird on the beach at Buck Creek State park on 7/15. This species is a treat to find along Lake Erie in the winter, so an inland record in the middle of the summer is outstanding. - End Transcript ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC ______________________________________________________________________ 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]