- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * November 2, 2007 * OHST0711.02 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) CACKLING GOOSE Brant Long-tailed Duck Golden Eagle Purple Sandpiper Red Phalarope RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD Northern Shrike Le Conte's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Evening Grosbeak - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for November 2, 2007. Compiler: Paul Gardner. Email: [log in to unmask] CACKLING GOOSE: Kent Miller found two of these diminutive "chin-strap" geese in farm fields near Hartville, Stark County, on the 27th. Brant: Bret McCarty saw four fly pass Headlands Beach, Lake County, on the 28th. Long-tailed Duck: Bret McCarty passed along a report that one was at Headlands Beach, Lake County, on the 28th. Golden Eagle: Two flew over Irwin Prairie, Lucas County, while Rick Nirschl was there on the 30th. Brian Menker spotted a juvenile flying over C.J. Brown reservoir, Clark County, on the 31st. Purple Sandpiper: Bob Lane met up with an early arrival at Conneaut, Ashtabula County, on the 29th. Red Phalarope: Bret McCarty passed along a report that one was at Headlands Beach, Lake County, on the 28th. John Pogacnik's lakeshore survey of the birds passing his North Perry, Lake County, home on the 28th included one. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD: An immature male has been visiting a garden and feeders in Bluffton, Allen County, from the 25th at least through the 31st. The bird was captured and banded on the 29th. Birders are welcome. Linda Houshower, the homeowner, provided these directions: Bluffton is off I-75, 18 miles north of Lima or south of Findlay. Take either Bluffton exit, east on Main St. to the Fire station on one corner, and East of Chicago on the other corner, the street is Washington. Turn left(north),3 stop signs(Jackson, Lawn, Spring), the house is a tall brown with red roof on the right, where the street dead ends. Park on the side of the street or at the dead end. Come up the sidewalk towards the house, can't miss the feeders and activity. Northern Shrike: On the 26th Tom Bain had one at Killdeer Plains along CH 115. Bill Whan passed along a report of one from Lake Road in the Bradstreet Landing area of Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, on the 28th. Dana Bollin found one while walking the dikes at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge on the 29th. Le Conte's Sparrow: The celebrity birds at Funk Wildlife Area, Wayne County, continue to draw crowds, with reports of sightings from the 26th through the 30th. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow: John Kuenzli reported one from the Le Conte's Sparrow spot of Funk WA, Wayne County, on the 26th. Ryan Steiner had one there on the 28th. Evening Grosbeak: One visited Pat Soehnlen's sunflowers near Wilmot, Stark County, on the 31st. Bill Whan passed along a report of one visiting a feeder at North Chagrin Reservation, Cuyahoga County, on the 1st. - 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]