- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * January 11, 2008 * OHST0801.11 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) CACKLING GOOSE Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Little Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD Northern Shrike Clay-colored Sparrow Common Redpoll Evening Grosbeak - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for January 11, 2008. Compiler: Paul Gardner. Email: [log in to unmask] SPECIES IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE REVIEW-LIST SPECIES. Details of these sightings are desired by The Ohio Bird Records Committee. Careful observation, not ornithological expertise, is the only qualification for submitting your data. For details and pointers see: http://www.ohiobirds.org/records/documentation.php CACKLING GOOSE: John Pogacnik reported seeing one in goose flock in Leroy Township in eastern Lake County on the 8th. On the 9th, Scott Myers reported one from the northernmost of the Van Wert Reservoirs, Van Wert County. Long-tailed Duck: John Pogacnik reported one flying by his North Perry home, Lake County, on the 5th. Eric Reimer found a female at Deer Creek State Park, Pickaway County, on the 6th. Northern Goshawk: On the 8th, John Pogacnik observed an adult on Antioch Road about 200 yards north of Rte 20 in Perry TWP, Lake County. Golden Eagle: The Wilds, Muskingum County, produced an immature bird for the participants on Raptor ID Day on the 5th. Little Gull: John Pogacnik reported one flying by his North Perry home, Lake County, on the 4th. Thayer's Gull: Adult and second-year birds were reported this week from East 72nd Street, Cleveland. Iceland Gull: All year-classes were represented in the birds reported this week from East 72nd Street, Cleveland. Tom Barlett reported a second-year bird at Huron on the 4th. Northern Saw-whet Owl: Laura and David Keene have staked out one in the woods opposite L-3 Communications, 7500 Innovation Way, Mason in Hamilton County. They have established a flagged trail that successfully led birders to owl through the 10th. Directions are at the Birding in Cincinnati website (http://cincinnatibirds.com/goodbird/sighting.php). Page down to Laura's post on the 5th. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD: The male visiting a heated feeder in Bluffton, Allen County, remains. 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: Rita Schneider reported one on the 7th from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park boardwalk at Beaver marsh. Aaron Bartley saw one in the Grand River Wildlife Area just north of Hyde Oakfield Road, Trumbull County, on the 9th. On the 10th, Scott Myers found one at the Paulding Sewage Lagoons, Paulding County, and Tim Troutner saw one from Freyman Road in Cricket Frog Cove Park near Cygnet, Wood County. While driving I-71 on the 8th, Sam Corbo saw a shrike, presumably this species, on the west side of I-71 just north of mile marker 75 near the Madison/Fayette county line. Clay-colored Sparrow: One visiting a feeder in Ottawa County was reported on the 4th and the 6th. The feeder is at the first house on the left after you turn onto Bodi Road from US Route 2 near Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. Birders are NOT invited onto the private property. Common Redpoll: Widely reported, mostly across the northern half of the state. Reports from publicly accessible feeders include the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Sandusky; the nature center at North Chagrin Reservation, Cuyahoga County; the Sportsmen’s Migratory Bird Center, Crane Creek State Park, Ottawa County; Carlisle Reservation, Lorain County; and Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County. Ethan Kistler has produced a very useful map showing the Ohio counties from which redpolls have been reported. It is in the "Ohio Statewide" Forum at www.rarebird.org. The current count is 36 counties. Evening Grosbeak: Two males and nine females showed up for the Grand Rapids-Waterville CBC along the Wabash Cannonball trail in the Oak Openings region, Lucas County, on the 5th. There is a parking area for the trail on Rt. 64 just south of Monclova Rd. From here it is about a 5 to 10 minute walk westward along the trail. The feeder is at a home east of the area with canoes south of the trail and a "For Sale" sign on the north side. Birders have NOT been invited onto the private property here. The grosbeaks are apparently much more likely to be seen prior to 9:30 AM than later in the day. Multiple observers failed to see the birds on the 6th. No reports, positive or negative, since. - 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]