Sorry my photos didn't attach. Maybe now they will work...-jessica-
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> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:18:57 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: [Ohio-birds] help! hawk i.d.?> To: [log in to unmask]> > > Hello birders,> I need help with a hawk i.d. too! I have some not-great pictures I'll attach...> Markings: good-sized, brown head and mottled brown and white back, very long and thin tail with thick stripes, very faint cinnamon bars on chest with very white belly. long smooth yellow legs, yellow and black beak.> Behavior: hunting birds. very low to the ground the entire time, even spending time on the ground. scratching belly with foot in one picture.> > In the field I thought it might be a female harrier, now I'm not sure.> > -jessica-> columbus, OH> > > > > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:47:35 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] North Olmsted Large H
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Ohiobirders-
This past Saturday (12 Jan), my wife and I decide to follow up on Laura
Dornan's report of a huge Crow roost in Coshocton (DeLorme 60B4). We
arrived in town around 5pm and already there was a huge gathering of
Crows just south of downtown. What was amazing was how from all
directions there was a constant stream of birds. We had found a spot
near the Kraft plant to pull off the road and watch as the birds staged
in the trees along the river and grazed in the pasture next to the road.
We watched as the flock grew larger and louder, occasionally re-sorting
itself with a huge cry. This went on for about a half hour, then the
Crows started flying to the northeast (towards the site Laura Dornan
tried counting them at.) What was most interesting about that was that
the birds left for their roost from the staging site with very little
calling. It's a very odd thing to experience.
Around 6:00, we went to the parking lot at the roost. It was already
coated with Crows, but looking back at where we had come from there was
a solid cloud of Crows flying towards us. The unbelievable racket of so
many birds in one place is topped only by odor they produce. It makes me
think of visiting penguins at a zoo. if there was ever any wonder where
the phrase 'a murder of Crows" comes from, seeing this roost in action
would resolve any doubt. We watched in amazement for about half an hour,
until it was too dark to see, yet the Crows were still coming in.
I have posted two short videos at youtube that give a sample of what
this tremendous abundance is like. I apologize for the quality of the
videos. I will say in my defense that it was almost dark and there were
thousands and thousands of Crows flying around (turn up the sound if you
can):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWNat-X_Xek&feature=user
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5cBmL83wy4&feature=user
I have seen the winter Crows in downtown Cincinnati, and while there may
be more birds there, the roost(s) in Coshocton seem more condensed and
more accessible, with fewer distractions in terms of noise. The same
questions that arose the last time I posted about the roosts in
Cincinnati still occur to me today. Where are all these birds going
during the day? How far do they travel? Why here? Why the
staging/roosting two-step? And most importantly to me, where else in
Ohio can I see this? And can we change the name of this town to
Crowshocton?
August Froehlich
Dublin, OH
DeLorme 58 D1
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Locally Coshocton is called Crowtown. I used to work there, and have
seen the cornfields turn black
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> I have seen the winter Crows in downtown Cincinnati, and while there may
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Hello, birders.
I'll be visiting Cleveland this weekend and I want to
do some birding in the area while I'm there. I'm
looking for suggestions on where to go for a chance at
winter finches, rare gulls and northern visitors like
Rough-legged Hawk and Northern Shrike. I'm willing to
drive over an hour from the city to go birding, unless
the weather is nasty.
I've read the Cleveland chapter in the ABA Guide to
Metropolitan Areas, have followed this listserv
recently and have checked out the Ohio Ornithological
Society site. If you have tips, opinions, etc. to
share on where to go I would find that most helpful.
Also, I'd be happy to join other birders if they want
some company.
Scott Baron
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Yesterday I observed 4 Merlin. Sections 85,83(2), 91 and 20. And not one
Canada Goose.
Tonight in Section 20 I observed the Sec.85 bird eating a House Sparrow,
finally something other than Junco! Section 23 had the adult male and the
Section 83 bird that went to roost at 5:41 PM. Getting close to closing time! (6:00
PM).
Had a Sharp-shinned Hawk out my backyard this morning hunting my feeders.
Also at the feeders:
50 + Junco
20+ American Goldfinch
3 Northern Cardinal
Way Too Many House Sparrows
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the owl was in a ravine behind a friend's house. barred owls come there every summer - in westerville. some people have commented that it may be a cooper's hawk...or a female harrier. my only problem with the cooper's hawk i.d. is that is was brown - and juvenile cooper's hawks have heavy vertical brown streaks on their breast, but this hawk was very light underneath with faint horizontal bars... that's what makes me unsure.
-jessica-
northeast columbus
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Jessica,
Thanks for the pictures. I was surprised to see the pictures of the baby owl. Did you take all these pictures at Blendon Woods? It’s hard to tell from the picture but I’m thinking the hawk may be Cooper’s Hawk. Has any one else commented yet?
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this makes so much sense! thank you.
-jessica-
c-bus OH
> From: [log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: [Ohio-birds] hawk pics for my oos friends> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:31:10 -0500> > Jessica, I think your bird is a Cooper's Hawk molting from Juvenile to Adult> plumage. Juvenile's have brown streaks on their breasts, and adults have> reddish horizontal bars. Photo number 1 shows the horizontal bars you> describe, and they look to me like the Cooper's Hawk bars. Obviously the> change from juvenile to adult takes time, and probably occurs, or at least> starts, in winter.> > You said it was hunting birds, which would indicate Cooper's. Female> Harriers also have heavy vertical stripes, so I don't believe this is a> Harrier. Harriers would likely be hunting in open fields, Cooper's would> more likely be in or near woodlands. You didn't say where this was, but the> bird is perched in a tree. > > Molting birds are often a challenge. They don't look like the pictures in> the books, and can be difficult to identify. > > Let me know what others have to say.> > Good Birding,> > Gene> > -----Original Message-----> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of> Jessica Lowery> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:10 PM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] hawk pics for my oos friends> > the owl was in a ravine behind a friend's house. barred owls come there> every summer - in westerville. some people have commented that it may be a> cooper's hawk...or a female harrier. my only problem with the cooper's hawk> i.d. is that is was brown - and juvenile cooper's hawks have heavy vertical> brown streaks on their breast, but this hawk was very light underneath with> faint horizontal bars... that's what makes me unsure.> -jessica-> northeast columbus> > > From: [log in to unmask]: [log in to unmask]: RE: hawk pics> for my oos friendsDate: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:48:25 -0500> > > > > > > > > Jessica,> Thanks for the pictures. I was surprised to see the pictures of the baby> owl. Did you take all these pictures at Blendon Woods? It's hard to tell> from the picture but I'm thinking the hawk may be Cooper's Hawk. Has any> one else commented yet?> Al La Sala> > > > > > > From: Jessica Lowery [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent:> Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:19 PMTo: alasalaSubject: hawk pics for my oos> friends> > > > > > > > > > > facebook> > > > > Jessica Lowery> 7:18pm Jan 15th> > > hawk pics for my oos friends> > To [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],> [log in to unmask], and [log in to unmask]> > > > I have added new photos!Jessica has shared an album with you. To view the> album or to reply to the message, follow this> link:http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=546782320&k=3YATXWV2WYTF6FFFSJ6UU> > > > > > Are your friends bothering you? You can opt out of emails from friends on> Facebook.> > > _________________________________________________________________> Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live.> http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008> ______________________________________________________________________> > 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]>
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The Cleveland lakefront continues to be bountiful with white-winged gulls.
Today there were at least three Iceland gulls in different plumages and
several Glaucous. The Lesser Black-backeds are now rare.
An adult Bald Eagle scattered the many thousands of gulls and then came a
tug pushing a barge so I departed the scene.
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Bird report for Kent, Ohio, on Kent State University Main Campus;
Black-capped Chickadee
Song Sparrow
House Sparrow
Red-Tail Hawks
Junco
The red-tail hawks are resident and can be commonly be seen perched in
trees and on buildings over-looking the fields and woodlots on campus.
Junco and Black-capped Chickadee were seen behind Cunningham Hall (biology
building) in the woodlot.
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Hello Ohio Birders,
Joan Fendrick and I birded Killdeer Plains this afternoon. Birds of note included: two snow geese among gazillions of Canada geese at Pond 27; two rough-legged hawks (one dark, one light); one extremely light red-tailed hawk that at first I thought might be a snowy owl; at least seven short-eared owls along C.R. 71 just before 5 pm. No owls at the traditional grove off C.R. 71 although a birder we met reported having spooked a barred owl from the grove a few minutes earlier.
Happy birding,
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Greetings,
There has been a large roost of vultures for the past several days just
outside of Athens. There are well over 100 (as counted while moving 60mph),
and it seems like the more you look the more of them you start seeing in the
trees there under the kettle. I haven't taken the time to get a good count,
but will this weekend.
They are just north of 50 between Athens and Albany. If you take 50W out of
Athens, look off to your right and in the air.
Happy Thursday,
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> this makes so much sense! thank you.
> -jessica-
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> [O> hio-birds] hawk pics for my oos friends> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:31:10
> -0> 500> > Jessica, I think your bird is a Cooper's Hawk molting from Juvenile
> > to Adult> plumage. Juvenile's have brown streaks on their breasts, and
> adul> ts have> reddish horizontal bars. Photo number 1 shows the horizontal bars
> > you> describe, and they look to me like the Cooper's Hawk bars. Obviously
> t> he> change from juvenile to adult takes time, and probably occurs, or at
> le> ast> starts, in winter.> > You said it was hunting birds, which would
> indic> ate Cooper's. Female> Harriers also have heavy vertical stripes, so I
> don't> believe this is a> Harrier. Harriers would likely be hunting in open
> field> s, Cooper's would> more likely be in or near woodlands. You didn't say
> wher> e this was, but the> bird is perched in a tree. > > Molting birds are
> often> a challenge. They don't look like the pictures in> the books, and can be
> d> ifficult to identify. > > Let me know what others have to say.> > Good
> Bird> ing,> > Gene> > -----Original Message-----> From: Ohio birds [mailto:
> OHIO-B> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of> Jessica Lowery> Sent: Tuesday,
> Janu> ary 15, 2008 11:10 PM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re:
> [Oh> io-birds] hawk pics for my oos friends> > the owl was in a ravine behind a
> > friend's house. barred owls come there> every summer - in westerville.
> some> people have commented that it may be a> cooper's hawk...or a female
> harrie> r. my only problem with the cooper's hawk> i.d. is that is was brown - and
> > juvenile cooper's hawks have heavy vertical> brown streaks on their
> breast,> but this hawk was very light underneath with> faint horizontal bars...
> tha> t's what makes me unsure.> -jessica-> northeast columbus> > > From:
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> > friendsDate: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:48:25 -0500> > > > > > > > > Jessica,>
> Tha> nks for the pictures. I was surprised to see the pictures of the baby>
> owl.> Did you take all these pictures at Blendon Woods? It's hard to tell> from
> > the picture but I'm thinking the hawk may be Cooper's Hawk. Has any> one
> el> se commented yet?> Al La Sala> > > > > > > From: Jessica Lowery [mailto:
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> Subject: E. 72nd, Cleveland
>
> The Cleveland lakefront continues to be bountiful with white-winged
> gulls.
> Today there were at least three Iceland gulls in different plumages and
> several Glaucous. The Lesser Black-backeds are now rare.
>
> An adult Bald Eagle scattered the many thousands of gulls and then came a
> tug pushing a barge so I departed the scene.
>
> Suzanne Wagner, Pepper Pike
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> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:41:08 -0500
> From: =?windows-1252?Q?Jeremiah_Roth?= <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Portage Co., Kent, OH, KSU Campus
>
> Bird report for Kent, Ohio, on Kent State University Main Campus;
>
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Song Sparrow
> House Sparrow
> Red-Tail Hawks
> Junco
>
> The red-tail hawks are resident and can be commonly be seen perched in >
> trees and on buildings over-looking the fields and woodlots on campus.
> Junco and Black-capped Chickadee were seen behind Cunningham Hall (biolog> y
> building) in the woodlot.
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> Jeremiah W. Roth
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> Geographer (GIS)
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> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:59:05 -0500
> From: "David J. Horn" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Killdeer Plains
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> Hello Ohio Birders,
>
> Joan Fendrick and I birded Killdeer Plains this afternoon. Birds of > note included: two snow geese among gazillions of Canada geese at Pond > 27; two rough-legged hawks (one dark, one light); one extremely light > red-tailed hawk that at first I thought might be a snowy owl; at least > seven short-eared owls along C.R. 71 just before 5 pm. No owls at the > traditional grove off C.R. 71 although a birder we met reported having > spooked a barred owl from the grove a few minutes earlier.
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> Happy birding,
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> Dave Horn
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Phil Corathers, Sandy Tkach, and myself conducted the monthly census
yesterday because weather reports stated a major freeze coming and we won't
sure we could get to the island or back this weekend. The day was
beautiful, partly cloudy, S wind at 5-12 mph, and temperatures from
mid-teens to low 30's
Time: 0800 - 1300 EST
23 Canada Goose
33 Gadwall
1 American Wigeon
73 American Black Duck
361 Mallard
4 American Black Duck X Mallard
1 Green-winged Teal
2 Ring-necked Duck
350 Lesser Scaup
354 Bufflehead
1014 Common Goldeneye
* Long-tailed Duck
5 Hooded Merganser
5 Common Merganser
39 Red-breasted Merganser
35 unidentified dabblers
400 unidentified divers
2 Bald Eagle (1 adult, 1 immature)
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Red-tailed Hawk
66 Bonaparte's Gull
2324 Ring-billed Gull
580 Herring Gull
9 Great Black-backed Gull
1 Eastern Screech-Owl
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
17 Downy Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker
3 Blue Jay
27 American Crow
2 Horned Lark
60 Black-capped Chickadee
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
4 Carolina Wren
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
7 Eastern Bluebird
8 Hermit Thrush
7 American Robin
522 European Starling
12 Cedar Waxwing
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler
19 Northern Cardinal
11 American Tree Sparrow
23 White-throated Sparrow
22 Dark-eyed Junco
1 Red-winged Blackbird
11 American Goldfinch
43 House Sparrow
45 Total species
6501 Total individual's
* - observed on island but not on census route
Tom Bartlett
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The redpolls flew in around 10:15AM; I have seen only four so far today. While observing them, I noticed some movement below the window. There to my surprise was the ovenbird feeding under the finch feeder where the redpolls were feeding. He was too close to the house for any good pictures. Did my heart good to think he has survived this long.
Sally Isacco, Chardon
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I visited Pickerington Ponds Metro Park this afternoon. I started at the
Wood Duck picnic area, and looking north from the blind to Mallard Marsh, I
saw a small area of open water with a large flock of Mallards, with two
Northern Pintails in the middle. The only other significant birds here were
one adult and one juvenile White-crowned Sparrows.
I moved to the Glacier Knoll picnic area overlooking Arrowhead Marsh, which
had some open water on the far side, but it held only Mallards and a few
Canada Geese.
Finally at Ellis Pond I found many more Mallards, many American Black Ducks,
two more Northern Pintails, three Northern Shovelers and four Green-winged
Teal. I also flushed a Great Blue Heron from the ditch at the Bowen Road
viewing area.
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Grove City
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This afternoon, (3:30 PM) on a return trip from Cleveland to Catawba Island, we took a detour through Medusa Marsh, off Rt. 2 (Erie County) east of Sandusky Bay Bridge. At the east end of the marsh area where the older bald eagle nest is, we spotted an adult bald leaving the marsh area, headed northeast over the bay. I thought scanning the nest area would prove futile, but not only did we see another full adult in the trees near the nest, but after a minute or so we saw a third full adult in the nest. This bird seemed to be sprucing up, moving sticks and re-inserting them, dropping clumps of something over the side. The mate (?) just sat nearby watching the proceedings, and keeping an eye out for curiosity seekers. What a thrill! Moving down Barrett Rd. (which runs next to the Marsh area) we saw hundreds of Canada geese on the ice. The cloudiness of the sky prevented a good look to see if there were any varients in this flock. As we were scanning the area, we
spotted 2 more immature balds in the trees along the back of the marsh. And as we watched them, another immature flew over us and the marsh looking for a place to roost for the night. A pretty good count for a quick look. We will try to drive past the marsh nest and watch for what develops when we head to Cleveland (about 3 times a week).
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Greetings---today 1/17 in Ashtabula were buffleheads, c. goldeneyes, common mergansers, Am. coots, and 50 Am. robins. Conneaut had redheads, 75 lesser scaup, buffleheads, red-breasted merganser, and 7 snow buntings. No unusual gulls were found at either place. Rural areas of Ashtabula Co. produced n. harrier, Am. kestrels, and e. bluebirds. In the Lowellville area of Mahoning Co. yesterday were 37 wild turkeys, great blue heron, 5 red-shouldered hawks, and Carolina wren. Later, Craig
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Yesterday on my lunch break I counted 15 robins around the corner of
Frantz Rd and Blazer Pkwy in Dublin, OH. On my way home when I drove
through that intersection the number had about doubled. Today I looked
there again on my lunch break and there were over 200 of them with more
flying in all the time.
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Columbus, OH
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Sean Williams and I birded Killdeer Plains WA and
Big Island WA this morning from 8:30-12:30. We spent most
of the time in the car and kept a detailed count of raptors.
Overall we counted 8 BALD EAGLES, 16 Northern Harriers,
9 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS (3 dark phase), 24 Red-tailed Hawks and
8 American Kestrels. 31 Eastern Meadowlarks at KPWA brightened
up the day.
Pond 27 at KPWA was frozen except for three small holes that
were loaded with waterfowl. We conservatively estimated
4500 geese and 7500 dabbling ducks in the immediate area.
6 TUNDRA SWANS and one Mute Swan also joined the party.
There was one GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE among the
Canada Geese and we later saw 4 more on the island in the
above-ground reservoir. Of the 7500 ducks, there were 4
Gadwall, about 1000 American Black Ducks, and 80+ Northern
Pintail. The rest were Mallards. In all likelihood there
were many more pintail, but we could only see 80 at any given
time.
2 SNOW GEESE were mixed in with many hundred Canada Geese in
the corn stubble southwest of the Prospect-Upper Sandusky Rd
and Irvin-Shoots Rd intersection.
We stopped at Delaware Reservoir on our way home and saw two
lingering Bonaparte's Gull's amongst many ring-billeds.
Complete list:
5 Greater White-fronted Goose
2 Snow Goose
5200 Canada Goose
1 Mute Swan
6 Tundra Swan
4 Gadwall
1000 American Black Duck
6500 Mallard
80+ Northern Pintail
8 Bald Eagle
16 Northern Harrier
24 Red-tailed Hawk
9 Rough-legged Hawk
8 American Kestrel
2 Bonaparte's Gull
30 Ring-billed Gull
50 Rock Pigeon
20 Mourning Dove
2 Long-eared Owl
5 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
6 Northern Flicker
3 Blue Jay
35 American Crow
45 Horned Lark
1 Eastern Bluebird
40 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
500 European Starling
1 Cedar Waxwing
220 American Tree Sparrow
15 Song Sparrow
2 White-crowned Sparrow
2 Dark-eyed Junco
5 Northern Cardinal
31 Eastern Meadowlark
1 House Finch
5 American Goldfinch
35 House Sparrow
Jack Stenger
Ohio Wesleyan University
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- RBA
* Ohio
* Statewide
* January 18, 2008
* OHST0801.18
- Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species)
ROSS'S GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
Long-tailed Duck
Golden Eagle
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE
Northern Saw-whet Owl
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
Northern Shrike
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Common Redpoll
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This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for January 18, 2008.
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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
ROSS'S GOOSE: Craig Caldwell spotted one at Ottawa National Wildlife
Refuge on the 13th.
CACKLING GOOSE: Four or more were seen at times last weekend at Ottawa
National Wildlife Refuge. Rick Counts found three at the privately
owned Hardin County wetlands on the 13th.
Long-tailed Duck: Tom Barlett reported them on the Kelly's Island
census of the 16th.
Golden Eagle: An immature bird, different from the one reported last
week, showed up for Eagle Survey Day at The Wilds, Muskingum County, on
the 12th.
Thayer's Gull: Two adults were reported from East 72nd Street,
Cleveland, on the 12th.
Iceland Gull: Adult and first-year birds were reported from East 72nd
Street, Cleveland, on the 12th, and "various plumages" on the 16th.
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE: At least four collared doves are present in
West Manchester, Preble County and were initially reported as this
species. Photographs indicate that at least one bird is more likely a
Ringed Turtle-Dove or a hybrid thereof. More photographs and careful
descriptions are needed for these birds.
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 the owl at least through the 12th.
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 bird visiting Bluffton, Allen County, departed
on Jan. 11 after a 79 day stay. Many thanks to Linda Houshower, the
homeowner, for her hospitality and timely reports.
Northern Shrike: One was seen along the entrance road to Crane Creek
State Park, Ottawa County, on the 12th and 13th. On the 16th, Tom Kemp
relocated the previously reported bird at Freyman Road in Cricket Frog
Cove Park near Cygnet, Wood County. Vic Fazio found one in the
boondocks of Madison County on the 12th. Refer to Delorme Atlas page 67
grid B6. Vic provided these directions: "From Columbus, I suggest
following US 62 sw [to Grove City].From Grove to 665 then west to
Georgesville-Wrightsville Rd, turning sw. there to Lilly Chapel-Opossum
Rd. Head nw. and shortly turn onto (w) Pringle-Benjamin Rd. After a
mile or so, the road jogs sharply left (south) ... at the jog is a
pulloff ... looking nw. a tan brick building (Fairfield Twp. School) is
visible in the distance ... the shrike was just across the open field
in that direction."
BOHEMIAN WAXWING: John Pogacnik reported that one, perhaps more,
briefly visited the yard of his North Perry, Lake County, home on the
12th.
Common Redpoll: Relatively few reports this week compared to weeks
past. They were reported at private feeders in Lucas and Geauga
counties. The Ostermillers found a flock of about 12 along Camp Road in
northwestern Wayne County on the 12th. On the same day, Jeremiah Roth
found a flock of about 50 feeding in Standing Rock Cemetery, Kent.
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 remains at 36 counties.
- End Transcript
Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH
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Thanks for all the great owl spotting advice. I can't begin to
describe how much it has meant to find this list and all the helpful
birders.
I was in Cleveland at the lakefront yesterday and went looking for
this E. 72nd site.
I could not find access -- could someone tell me how to get there.
I was able to go down E. 55th St and went to the 55th Marina there
-- WOW!
I could not believe the vast numbers of gulls & geese. The sky was
littered with birds!
It was a sight to behold.
Then when one of those traffic helicopters went by or a plane, they
would all take flight but then they would come right back.
It was just delightful to behold the shear numbers of birds there.
Saw Ring-billed galore, Herring and a few Bonaparte, Canada Geese --
couldn't stay too long.
Cindy O
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While doing the winter bird atlas project in Block 76-C-2 I found 43 sandhill cranes at the intersection of South Abernathy and Sherry. This is in the southern portion of the block. They were in a field of corn stubble.
Beth Mitchell
Wilmington
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A single Common Redpoll was seen today for all of 30 seconds.
It might have stayed longer but my Lab who saw me get on my coat and grab
the camera felt left out as I headed out with out her.
Needless to say I found out Redpolls do not tolerate Lab's barking.
Scott Wright
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Keep an eye on your feeders this weekend!!!!!!
Its going be cold outside!!!!!
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Friday, Jan. 18 - 10 a.m.
We saw 10 great blue herons in addition to the several hundred Canada geese
on the main pond. We found the following ducks on the small pond at the
north end of the main park:
Northern pintails - 20-25, M & F
Black ducks - 15-18, M & F
Green-winged teal - 8, M & F
Northern shoveler - 1M, 1F
Mallards - 200+
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hi all!
i saw a bald eagle today up at hoover nature preserve - that's always nice. also saw:
canadian geese
mallards
coot
2 red-breasted mergansers
ring-necked ducks
lesser scaups
red-tailed hawk
carolina wren
blue jays, mourning doves, and other common birds.
-jessica-
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Greetings---plenty of interesting birds in Mahoning Co. today. L. Milton had 400 mallards, Am. black ducks, canvasback, redheads, lesser scaup, 20 ring-necked ducks, buffleheads, c. goldeneyes, a hen white-winged scoter, hooded mergansers, Am. coots, 400 ring-billed gulls, and herring gulls. Evans L. held lesser scaups, buffleheads, 30 hooded mergansers, ruddy duck, 75 Am. coots, 325 ring-billed gulls, herring gulls, and belted kingfisher. Rural areas of the county produced n. harrier, red-shouldered hawks, red-tailed hawk, Am. kestrels, e. bluebirds, and n. mockingbirds. I looked hard for a shrike today, but no luck. Later, Craig
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Just a plain old house finch, but I don’t remember ever seeing an orange one, except in pictures.
At my feeder, Columbus, OH
Are these guys common, just not to me?
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Happy Birding,
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Hello friends
I know this picture is hard to see, but I didn't want to scare him off.
I wasn't sure what kind of woodpecker this was so I sent the pic to another
bird watching friend of mine.
I welcome any other opinions about my back yard vistor
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At about 11.00 this morning, as I crunched noisily over the ice and
walked out into the fields with my dog,
I immediately dislodged a Northern Shrike, perched nearby, low on a
sapling.
He flew a few feet away, landed again on a small tree and then
dove into the cover of the shrubs bordering the fields.
I went back three times over the day but never located the shrike again.
A dozen robins eyed the sparse leftovers on the
apple trees. Two red tailed hawks flew over the fields and the immature
landed in the dead elm. A cooper's hawk
perched by the house, having finally discovered the
congestion at the new feeder in the front yard.
Inga Schmidt
Chagrin River Road at the Geauga/Cuyahoga Co. line
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Robert Hershberger and I did a short local birding outing today. Best bird was a Northern Shrike along CR 44, a quarter-mile north of Salt Creek Rd in southern Wayne County, east of Fredericksburg. This is the 8th or 9th shrike discovered in the Bobolink area this month - the most we can remember.
We struck out when checking fields that had longspurs, buntings and meadowlarks when there was snow. As soon as it snows again, the birds will almost certainly be back.
As far as I know, the Pine, Palm and Cape May Warblers are still coming to feeders near Holmesville, Berlin, and Walnut Creek.
Robert Hershberger became at least the 4th or 5th local birder to log 100 birds this month. The Calvary Cemetary Melins were #99 and 8 Black Vultures today were #100.
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Bruce, about a quarter of the house finches that come to my feeders in the
wintertime are orange, but I rarely see one in the summer. The past few
weeks I've had about 10 to 15 orange (or yellowish) finches hanging around.
Heather Nagy
Licking County
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Just a plain old house finch, but I don't remember ever seeing an orange
one, except in pictures.
At my feeder, Columbus, OH
Are these guys common, just not to me?
http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/244739368-L.jpg
http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/244739540-L.jpg
http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/244739072-L.jpg
Happy Birding,
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Columbus, OH
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I saw a large flock of about 15-20 house finches at Sharon Woods Metropark
about 2 weeks ago with both orange and red finches.
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Bruce, about a quarter of the house finches that come to my feeders in the
wintertime are orange, but I rarely see one in the summer. The past few
weeks I've had about 10 to 15 orange (or yellowish) finches hanging around.
Heather Nagy
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Just a plain old house finch, but I don't remember ever seeing an orange
one, except in pictures.
At my feeder, Columbus, OH
Are these guys common, just not to me?
http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/244739368-L.jpg
http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/244739540-L.jpg
http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/244739072-L.jpg
Happy Birding,
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Columbus, OH
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Hello!
From about 11:30 AM to 3:45 PM today, Ken Davis, Dan Sanders, and I checked
out the Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. The more notable observations
included the following:
Greater White-Fronted Goose-15 mixed in with a large flock of Canada Geese
near open holes in the ice at Pond 27. Five were observed in the eastern pond
whereas 10 were in the western pond.
Northern Pintail and Black Duck-5 to 7 each in Pond 27
Snow Goose-2 mixed in with the Canada Geese at westernmost Pond 27
A few each of Tundra, Trumpeter, and Mute Swans in Pond 27 and 2 Trumpeters
in the upland reservoir
Short-Eared Owl-surprisingly, one flying high near Pond 27 at noon
Northern Shrike-good views of 1 in the field south of CH-71 and west of
CH-115
Eastern Meadowlark-7 in the same field as the Shrike
Northern Harrier-9 or 10
Red-Tailed Hawk-10 or so
American Kestrel-4
Horned Lark
We did not see any Rough-Legged Hawks, Red-Headed Woodpeckers, Bald Eagles,
Lapland Longspurs, or Snow Buntings as hoped. Personally, I have yet to see
any Red-Headed Woodpeckers in their traditional haunts at Abraham Marsh or
Pond 33 in three visits this past month. We looked through the numerous Canada
Geese but could not find any Cackling Geese. Directions to Killdeer can be
found on the OOS or ODNR web sites.
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My friend Linda and I birded Caley Reservation today in Lorain County and
came up with 5 long-eared owls in the left side of the first set of pines by
the parking lot. We met a nice birder named Joe who helped us find them.
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Hi all,
Since Lake Milton is only 4 miles away and White-winged Scoter would be a new Mahoning Co. bird, I decided to head out there this morning. I was able to find it right away very close to the dam. If others are interested in seeing it, there's a parking lot on NE River Rd. (CR 294) right next to the dam.
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Around 9:45 this morning Beth Mitchell, Lenna Mae and I saw the Sandhill Cranes in Highland County which Beth had found yesterday. They were resting in the middle of a large field and our best count was 38 though some may have left since Beth first saw them. The Cranes are at the juncture of Abernathy and Sherry Roads, Atlas Block
76 C-2.
On Turner Road we found a house with a feeder and adjacent wood lot just beyond the Clinton Co. sign if going West. There we saw 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 12 White-throated Sparrows. a male Towhee and a White-breasted Nuthatch.
Happy Birder Cheers. Larry Gara
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...but some interesting things about this species. Norman van Swelm
shared some recoveries of banded redpolls on the ID Frontiers list this
morning. A redpoll banded in 9/98 in Norway was found 11/02 in China.
One banded in China 10/01 was retrapped in Norway 2/03. A 1983 article
reports a recovery in eastern Russia of a bird banded in Michigan. So
these birds really get around.
In the Mar 2003 issue of The Kingbird, the New York counterpart of the
Ohio Cardinal, appeared a fascinating article about redpolls wintering
in northern New York's snow belt in 2001-02. "Snow Burrowing by Common
Redpolls" by J. Collins and J. Peterson offers careful observations of
these birds bathing in snow, burrowing snow caves for roosting,
and--seemingly playfully--making long tunnels and channels in snow. The
authors suggest bathing improves the insulating qualities of feathers,
and caves and tunnels promote heat conservation, and also that there
appeared to be social functions to some of these activities.
Maybe the advancing cold front will bring enough snow to the redpolls
in Ohio's snow-belt counties that local observers can look for some of
these activities and let us know what they see.
In a related matter, several folks have mentioned that species of open
fields like longspurs and snow buntings have gotten harder to find. It
would be interesting to find if this is simply because of the absence of
snow. With snow cover, these birds often gravitate to spots where wind,
etc., have uncovered open ground---blow-outs, roadsides, and so on,
making them easier to detect. I've looked at a snow-free fields with
innumerable longspurs or buntings in them, and not noticed any until
they took flight. These birds are probably still around; one way to test
might be to throw out some cracked corn to see what happens.
Bill Whan
Columbus
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I had come back out to photograph a hawk perched near the feeders. My
usual dilemna -- cooper's/sharpie?
I was veering towards immature sharpie because of the straight edged
tail, and the set of the head,
but I wasn't sure and wanted a photo.
As always, by the time I'd rounded up a camera, the bird in question
was gone, although it had been perched in that
spot for over 15 minutes. My dog was snuffling around virtually under
it's perch, but it didn't move.
But, more interesting yet, from approximately the same spot, out from
the shrubs burst a crow and a Northern
Shrike, in the midst of some sort of disagreement.
After a few seconds, after gaining elevation, the crow flew off and
the shrike landed in the top of the
tallest tree where it stayed for about 30 seconds, readjusting it's
position about four times before
flying off to the fields behind the shrub/tree line. ( I took a
picture of the perched bird, but I expect it
to be a dot.)
The shrub line is next to a split rail fence on which I sprinkle bird
seed every day, and a few feet from
one of my feeders. It is also the shrub line into which the shrike
disappeared yesterday.
There were also the fresh remains of a rabbit 20 feet away. I know
that shrikes aren't known for regularly
depending on carrion, but perhaps it was an added attraction, at least
for the crows. It certainly was
for the dog, who consumed the remains.
Inga Schmidt
Chagrin River Road at the Geauga/Cuyahoga county line
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Hi all: In case you’re still looking for your 2008 Common Redpoll, there
was a female at The Wilderness Center feeders this morning. Also present
was a male Purple Finch. The Wilderness Center is located at 9877 Alabama
Avenue SW, Wilmot, Ohio in Stark County.
Su Snyder, Wooster
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========================================================================Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:44:06 -0500
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The gulls were being pushed in close by north winds for some pretty good viewing. Froze my face off. Rough counts:
Iceland- 4
Glaucous- 3
Thayer's-1 adult, possibly another Juv.
LBBG-3
GBBG-100s+
Herring-1000s+
Ring billed-1000s+
Bonaparte's-25
Did not even try to use a scope and almost really didnt need binos. Cud
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Hey all -
Spent some time in the frozen Cuyahoga Valley today.
Jaite marsh held large numbers of sparrows - 100 Tree,
2 Swamp, and Song. However, a real surprise was a
pure flock containing 21 Field Sparrows. These birds
were near the main parking area off Vaughn. Never
have I seen so many at this date in northern Ohio. A
young Bald Eagle also soared over the marsh during my
visit.
I walked the entire loop at Horseshoe Pond and was
rewarded with R-b Nuthatch and G-c Kinglet, but only
one of each. Perhaps more exciting were Hermit Thrush
and a sleepy Barred Owl. There is actually a good
berry crop remaining in this area, and the robins were
taking full advantage - 60 or so were seen on the
loop.
I took a quick drive down the entrance road to Oak
Hill, but no shrike or anything else of interest were
present.
Good birding -
Gabe Leidy
Cleveland
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Did a little cold weather birding today with the target species being staked-out year birds for Liz and I both east and west of our home in North Olmsted. Three Long-eared Owls were observed around noon in Caley Reservation (Lorain County Metroparks) just south of Oberlin. We had some intermittent sunshine that afforded nice looks of their distinctive plumage. Only other birds seen in the reservation were a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches.
We scooted down to Wellington Reservoir to check out the waterfowl and found several species, mostly at the west end and difficult to see from the parking lot. Among the throngs of Canada Geese and American Coots were several dozen Ring-necked Ducks, Mallards, several Ruddy Ducks, a pair of Bufflehead, a couple Gadwall, and a single Canvasback. One or two Pied-billed Grebes were also seen. I'm certain there were missed birds here but the cold and wind made it difficult for lengthy viewing.
En route to these two locations, we also had a single American Kestrel, a single Northern Harrier and a single Horned Lark.
We ended our afternoon at around 2:30pm south of Cleveland at Calvary Cemetery where we found one of the wintering Merlins. It allowed beautiful looks while perching in a tree just off the road in Section 85. This was a much sought-after lifer for Liz who dipped on this species several times last year at Big Met GC in the Metroparks. We drove the cemetery for about 30 minutes but did not find any of the other Merlins.
Good birding.
Tim and Liz Colborn
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A short 45 minute birding excursion to Pickerington Ponds on Friday
(Jan 18) turned up the following:
Wood Duck Picnic Area:
American Kestrel (on the power lines along Bowen Road, always see one
there)
Mourning Dove 3
American Crow 4 (watched 3 carry meat through the air into a tree)
Carolina Chickadee
House Finch 3 (male) and 3 (female)
Downy Woodpecker
White-crowned Sparrow
Ellis Pond:
Mallard 16
Ring-billed Gull
Mute Swan (one all by itself)
Red-tailed Hawk
Canada Goose 2
Black Ducks (large flock)
Then this morning (Sat, Jan 19), I went to Hoover Reservoir and found:
At the dam:
Hooded Merganser 89
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 48
Ring-billed Gull 60
Lesser Scaup 2
Red-tailed Hawk (immature)
American Robin 16
Tufted Titmouse 2
Northern Cardinal 5
European Starling 2
Blue Jay
Mallard 27 (another group)
Downy Woodpecker 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
I stopped at a couple different places on my way to Galena. I found
many Canada Geese, some House Finches, and other usual birds. Area E
yielded three Northern Shovelers (1 male and 2 females). I thought I
saw some Dark-eyed Juncos at Area G. At Oxbow Island, Weiss Road, and
the boardwalk, I did not see much other than more Canada Geese and
Mallards.
Adam Cirone
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Subject: Another shrike, or at least another spot to see one, at KPWA
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Ron Sempier reported a northern shrike at Killdeer today: "We were
driving south on TH-123(Abraham Marsh) and we located one about a 1/2
mile down from CH-75. There's an open area just south of the trees on
the west side. It was sitting in a tree and then dropped down to the top
of the grasses, sat awhile and took off and kited for awhile and then
flew down into the grass. It was an adult bird. Nice looks."
Bill Whan
Columbus
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JAN. 19, 2008 - Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
HIKE: Boston Run Trail off Rt. 303 to Metro Parks Bike & Hike Trail north to old Akron Peninsula Rd. south to the Valley Bridle Trail south to Bolanz Rd. then take the Towpath Trail south to Merriman Rd. and home.
TIME: 8:45am-4:10pm TEMP.: 27-29-20 COND.: Crisp & cold, bright & sunny, clouding up around 2:45pm; breezy. FT. MI.: 10.0 OBS.: Douglas W. Vogus.
I. MAMMALS: 5 SPECIES.
1. Coyote - 3 (all hunting together along Salt Run)
2. Eastern Gray Squirrel - 3
3. Eastern Fox Squirrel - 1
4. Red Squirrel - 4
5. White-tailed Deer - 16
II. BIRDS: 35 SPECIES.
(NOTE: ?= bird was seen but not sexed; *= bird was heard calling but not seen)
1. Canada Goose - 293
2. Mallard - 9 (4m,5f)
3. Great Blue Heron - 3
4. Red-shouldered Hawk - 2
5. Red-tailed Hawk - 6
6. Mourning Dove - 115 (114 at Szalay's corn fields at Bolanz Rd.)
7. Belted Kingfisher - 1 (m)
8. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 16 (7m,3f,1?,5*)
9. Downy Woodpecker - 18 (5m,2f,5?,6*)
10. Hairy Woodpecker - 10 (3m,1f,^*)
11. Northern Flicker - 6 (1m,4?,1*)
12. Pileated Woodpecker - 3 (*)
13. Blue Jay - 22
14. American Crow - 28
15. Black-capped Chickadee - 30
16. Tufted Titmouse - 9
17. White-breasted Nuthatch - 17 (6m,2f,1?,8*)
18. Brown Creeper - 2
19. Carolina Wren - 4
20. Eastern Bluebird - 12 (7m,5f)
21. American Robin - 9
22. European Starling - 82
23. Cedar Waxwing - 98
24. Eastern Towhee - 1 (m - Szalay's corn fields)
25. American Tree Sparrow - 26
26. Song Sparrow - 5
27. Swamp Sparrow - 1
28. White-throated Sparrow - 18
29. Dark-eyed Junco - 11 (9m,2f)
30. Northern Cardinal - 42 (22m,10f,10*)
31. Red-winged Blackbird - 4 (1m,3f - Szalay's corn fields)
32. Rusty Blackbird - 19 (11m,8f - Szalay's)
33. Brown-headed Cowbird - 34 (21m,13f - Szalay's)
34. American Goldfinch - 10
35. House Sparrow - 41
III. FISHES: 1 SPECIES.
1. Creek Chub - 6
Douglas W. Vogus - Akron, Ohio.
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Today I went to Pickerington Ponds hoping to add some new species to my
list for January. I didn't see any species that I hadn't already seen
this month but I did get to observe some bird behavior that I haven't
witnessed before. I saw 8 northern harriers, 2 American kestrels, and 5
red tailed hawks. The harriers and the kestrels were hunting when I saw
them. It's interesting how both species can hover in the same spot for 2
or 3 minutes at a time. It's interesting how harriers fly about 2 feet
above the ground looking for food.
I went to Three Creeks Metro Park after that but didn't see anyting new
there either but there were at least half a dozen yellow rumped warblers
flying around near the aquatic research area.
Anyway there are pictures of one of the northern harriers here
http://www.dropshots.com/alasala#date/2008-01-19/13:55:25
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Things were a bit slow this morning with almost no ducks and low numbers of
gulls. The lone highlight was an Iceland gull.
This afternoon there were thousands of gulls moving west. Most of the birds
were ring-billed gulls, but amongst them were 200+ great black-backed gulls,
2 glaucous gulls, and a lesser black-backed gull.
The feeders were very slow as far as winter finches with only a single
common redpoll and pine siskin.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
January 19, 2008, 730-1000
Weather- cloudy with light snow,
Winds- W 20-25, Temp- 28-26 F
Barometer- 30.06-30.11,
Humidity-75-72, Dew point- 14-12
Waves- 4-6 feet, Flight direction- west
Red-breasted merganser 3
Ring-billed gull 344
Herring gull 89
KUMLIEN'S ICELAND GULL 1 1st winter
Great black-backed gull 7
John Pogacnik
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I've had a Fox sparrow visiting the feeders here at home. It was first seen
last Sunday, but wasn't seen again unitl yesterday at noon when I was home
for lunch.
Today it showed up around noon and continued off and on until dusk.
On a stranger note, I watched a grackle battle for almost 5 minutes with
what I belive was a Short-taild Shrew under one of the feeders. The grackle
would peck at the shrew, which would bite onto the birds beak, then try to
get away, only to be attacked again. The grackle eventually got the upper
hand and picked up the shrew, still kicking, and flew a short distance into
the woods behind the feeders. I decided to check it out and when I got near
the area I thought they might be, the grackle flew up from beside an old log
on the ground, where I found the dead shrew. I did not see the grackle come
back to the area where it left the shrew.
Scott Hackett
South of Orrville, Wayne Co.
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10 am Saturday Greenlawn
Observed the merlin in the area just past the masoleum, not in a tree, but sitting atop a near-by telephone pole. Two yellow-bellied sapsuckers were actively feeding and calling back and forth in the same area.
At the pit, while watching the suet for the pine warbler, spent some fun-time watching 5 red-breasted nuthatches and 8-10 downeys feuding and feeding. Warbler never visited the suet in the 40 minutes we waited, but Curt Dusthimer found the pine warbler picking around along the edge of the pond, just to the left of the feeding area, at the curve of the pond. So, if you go looking for the warbler, check out the shoreline of the pond.
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I was also at Killdeer Plains Friday ... arriving at Pond
27 at 5:30 pm.
The geese were launching in several directions in
successive waves with many already well in the distance
(to the horizon) to the southeast. Roughly 2500
Canada Geese left the immediate area leaving 2200
on the ice at Pond 27 to sift through. A single
Greater White-fronted Goose was seen within one
flock leaving to the southeast. Scoping the
the birds at idle, I found a flock of 5 Cackling Geese.
I failed to locate any Snows.
The puddle duck numbers were drastically reduced
from that reported a couple of days earlier. I found
no more than about 600 Mallards, 120 American
Black Ducks, and 3 Northern Pintails on Pond 27.
Another 840 Canadas were on the reservoir to the
west, and while there a flock of 40+ Redhead
headed south quite high.
As noted by others, the Short-eared Owls were
active before sunset ... a quick 10 minute drive
produced 13 birds.
cheers
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Shaker Hts, OH
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From about 11:30 AM to 3:45 PM today, Ken Davis, Dan Sanders, and I checked
out the Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. The more notable observations
included the following:
Greater White-Fronted Goose-15 mixed in with a large flock of Canada Geese
near open holes in the ice at Pond 27. Five were observed in the eastern pond
whereas 10 were in the western pond.
Northern Pintail and Black Duck-5 to 7 each in Pond 27
Snow Goose-2 mixed in with the Canada Geese at westernmost Pond 27
A few each of Tundra, Trumpeter, and Mute Swans in Pond 27 and 2 Trumpeters
in the upland reservoir
Short-Eared Owl-surprisingly, one flying high near Pond 27 at noon
Northern Shrike-good views of 1 in the field south of CH-71 and west of
CH-115
Eastern Meadowlark-7 in the same field as the Shrike
Northern Harrier-9 or 10
Red-Tailed Hawk-10 or so
American Kestrel-4
Horned Lark
We did not see any Rough-Legged Hawks, Red-Headed Woodpeckers, Bald Eagles,
Lapland Longspurs, or Snow Buntings as hoped. Personally, I have yet to see
any Red-Headed Woodpeckers in their traditional haunts at Abraham Marsh or
Pond 33 in three visits this past month. We looked through the numerous Canada
Geese but could not find any Cackling Geese. Directions to Killdeer can be
found on the OOS or ODNR web sites.
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I spent the cold morning driving & hiking around several areas along Big darby Creek (SW of Columbus). I hiked around trails in both Prairie Oaks and Battelle-Darby MetroParks, and drove the back roads between them. The beautiful but cold weather was highlighted as much by what wasn't there as what was. Sparrows and field birds like horned larks & longspurs were virtually absent (or very well hidden). Even along the trails, I didn't find White-throated sparrows & juncos until almost noon. 3 E. Towhees continue to haunt the Terrace Trail in Battelle-Darby MetroPark, although I couldn't relocate the Brown Thrasher that was here 4 weeks ago. Yellow-b.Sapsuckers were at 3 different locations, so the cold weather has either pushed them into the area or flushed them out of hiding.
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The field trip to the wilds was a great time. This is a short list of the
high lights seen by my group:
Rough Legged Hawks - 11 sightings - Every color phase
Harriers - 3 beautiful males, 8 females and 9 unsexed
Golden crowned kinglets - 2
Red Shouldered Hawk
Horned Larks
Meadow Larks
Trumpeter Swans
Merlin
And to top it off several good long looks at a golden eagle flying over the
bison fields.
This was a great outing!
Lisa Romaniuk
North Ridgeville, OH
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Fellow birders,
Would like to add another Thank you to the folks at OOS for another
nice outing. Not a great number of birds, and colder than hell, but a
Golden Eagle is always nice. Also got to meet some folks previously met
only on line, and some folks not seen for a while, and got a few more good
tips on raptor id.
One of the highlights was finding over 500, and maybe even 1000 Owl
pellets in a stand of small pine trees on Proudy Road. It was enough to
make you want to throw up. Will always check that spot on future visits.
Also learned about other areas around The Wilds, and got a great map.
Another highlight was seeing so many environmental and left wing bunper
stickers in one parking lot. Always a treat.
Joe in the woods
Perry County
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Following a report last week from the fine folks at Cleveland Metoparks, I hit North Chagrin Nature Center to see if I could spot the common redpolls that had reportedly been visiting the feeders there. After about 15 minutes of the usual feeder (chickadees, nuthatches, etc) birds, a trio showed up and flitted repeatedly between one of the feeders and limb in a nearby pine tree. Nice to finally add that check mark to my list. There were also a number of American Tree Sparrows hanging around and kicking up fallen seed.
Along N. Marginal near E. 55th Street:
American Kestrel - 1 (puffed up to the size of a softball against the cold - I wished I had a camera, it was nearly unrecognizable as the slender little falcon we're used to seeing)
Incidentally, Lake Erie is going gull crazy throughout Cleveland, numbers are incredibly, uncountably dense from Edgewater to Gordon Park. I don't know if I've ever seen so many all along the lake shore. It's pretty darned impressive.
Finally, when I got home, I found a Mourning Dove standing on the ice that was forming in my goldfish pond. It was using the ice as a platform to get a drink from the open water. That's a sight you don't see every day!
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Brother Gardner and I made a pilgrimage out to West Manchester (DeLorme
64A 2/3) this morning, the scene of what are--as far as anyone knows, or
at least tells--the only Eurasian collared-doves remaining from this
year's mini-invasion.
John Habig and Rick Asamoto had sent photos of three ECDs accompanied
by a strange fourth bird, and we wanted to check them out. West
Manchester is not large, nor was it very busy at 830 am (everyone must
have been at church), so we soon found the four birds at feeders at 200
Walnut St on the west side of Rte 127, accompanied by mourning doves.
One, which looked at least to share the genus Streptopelia, was not an
ECD; colored like vanilla ice cream dribbled with butterscotch, it was
probably an African collared-dove S. roseogrisea, a non-established
domesticated form we once knew as the ringed turtle-dove. This one was
obviously the result of some determined aviculture. We got good looks at
two of the other three, and they showed all the field marks of wild
ECDs; one even seemed mildly interested in my amateurish imitation of
their call.
That there were three ECDs is consistent with John's observation of a
juvenile there in September, which confirmed the first breeding of this
newcomer to Ohio. We couldn't find any ECDs in Fort Jefferson up the
road, and upon returning we didn't refind them at Walnut St, but they
must have been around somewhere. Looks like this species, as in so many
other places, is here to stay.
Bill Whan
Columbus
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Hi all,
Thanks to everyone - nearly 120! - who came out yesterday to experience the
Arctic-like pleasures of the Wilds in its full winter glory. I really want
to thank the staff of the Wilds and Al Parker in particular for making their
facilities available to us at a time when they'd normally be closed, and Al
for treating each of the lunch groups to a nice program on raptors. The
Wilds has been very supportive of birders and birding. Also, while too
numerous to easily name, thanks to all of the topnotch birders that
volunteered their services to help lead each of the seven parties. Everyone
did a great job.
While this isn't a boom year for raptors - oh, meadow voles, where art thou?
- it isn't bad over there. Our group had probably 12-15 different
Rough-legged Hawks, including several stunning dark morphs, which were great
fun to observe. There seemed to be a bit of courtship antics going on with
one pair, which was engaged in some paired aerial soaring and diving.
Northern Harriers are also present in decent numbers; we had probably 15-20
of them. The Short-eared Owls popped out towards dusk, and one individual
treated the 60 or so of us that stayed to see them with especially good
views. Other raptors seen included Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks,
Cooper's Hawk, and American Kestrel.
The undisputed star of the raptorial show was the Golden Eagle. As far as I
could tell, every person and group saw it, and most got good looks. Because
of the large number of people, we came in for lunch in two shifts so as to
not overwhelm the building. While our group was in there listening to Al's
talk, the eagle soared right by the windows outside, emptying all the
birders from their seats and offering stunning views. Sorry that Al got
trumped, but he recovered nicely. And he had just finished talking about
Golden Eagles, so it was as if this bird was on cue. Indeed, we were looking
for the radio transmitter antenna and the guy in the shrubs flying it, but
the bird was for real. Earlier our group had seen the eagle very well, also
from the top of the hill where the restaurant is found. It perched in a tree
for a while, getting "mobbed" by crows which, I noticed, kept a rather
respectful distance. Then it flew to the ground on a distant hillside, and
was strafed by a Northern Harrier. When other lesser birds like that get
near it, the size contrast is impressive. This Golden Eagle was a subadult
and I only saw the one, but from other reports it sounds like a different
individual may also be present. If you want to see Golden Eagle in Ohio,
this is the place. Be very watchful all along Zion Ridge Rd., the Birding
Station (deck) at Jeffrey Point is a good place, or along International
Drive.
Waterfowl were also noteworthy as many of the ponds hadn't yet frozen solid.
About twelve species were seen, including lots of Ring-necked Ducks; a
Northern Pintail and Green-winged Teal were noteworthy. One Snow Bunting was
found amongst the Horned Larks, and some Eastern Meadowlarks were also seen.
Don't have a complete listing of everything that everyone found; may have
been some other notable goodies.
Again, great to see everyone yesterday, and thanks to everyone for coming.
Jim McCormac, President
Ohio Ornithological Society
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Columbus, Ohio
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I am very glad that someone has been able to
add the species to the winter atlas project. West Manchester
straddle two priority blocks I first visited last winter and
spent two days covering this past week. Despite 4 visits to the
location for the recent sightings, I failed to locate any
Eurasian Collared-Doves. As I have made a deliberate
effort to map the species' distribution in sw. Oklahoma
the past 3 years, I'd like to think I have a pretty good
search image but clearly they can be hit and miss.
In addition to West Manchester, I have investigated
about 30 similar communities along the Indiana
line north to Fort Recovery ... with no luck.
As to the pale bird ... how big is it? ... EUCO is huge
compared to a Mounring Dove. Ringed Turtle-Dove
is of a slender build the same
size or smaller than a Mourning Dove. Pale birds of
large size in the past have been dismissed owing to
their departure from the "wild type" depicted in field
guides for Eurasian Collared Doves. However, these
field marks apparently are based on original stock.
In Lawton, Oklahoma this summer densities of
Eurasian Collared Doves reached the point
where 100 birds could be found while running
errands about town. I frequently observed birds
with plumage variation akin to that seen in Rock
Pigeons. Wholly or partial leucism is not uncommon.
It is strange to see within the NGS 5th ed. primary
color for example depicted as a distinction to be
made ... darker in Eurasian Collared-Dove ... when
the latter may sport wholly white primaries.
I have had the experience of looking at 12 Eurasian
Collared-Doves lined up on a wire in my Lawton, OK
backyard and no two were alike. Now whether this
owes something to genetic baggage from crosses with
Ringed Turtle-Dove or perhaps the consequences
of natural in-breeding (peripheral colonists unable to find
mates not closely related) we can only speculate. But
observers should be aware that pale variants of
Eurasian Collared-Doves including those matching the
description thus far given of the Manchester bird,
do exist.
I understand that in establishing records in the early going,
bird records committees will want to err on the side of
caution ... but if we are to map what no doubt is an ongoing
spread into the state, we need to appreciate some of the
plumage variation exhibited in many Eurasian Collared-Doves.
cheers
Vic Fazio
Shaker Hts, OK
Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Brother Gardner and I made a pilgrimage out to West Manchester (DeLorme
64A 2/3) this morning, the scene of what are--as far as anyone knows, or
at least tells--the only Eurasian collared-doves remaining from this
year's mini-invasion.
John Habig and Rick Asamoto had sent photos of three ECDs accompanied
by a strange fourth bird, and we wanted to check them out. West
Manchester is not large, nor was it very busy at 830 am (everyone must
have been at church), so we soon found the four birds at feeders at 200
Walnut St on the west side of Rte 127, accompanied by mourning doves.
One, which looked at least to share the genus Streptopelia, was not an
ECD; colored like vanilla ice cream dribbled with butterscotch, it was
probably an African collared-dove S. roseogrisea, a non-established
domesticated form we once knew as the ringed turtle-dove. This one was
obviously the result of some determined aviculture. We got good looks at
two of the other three, and they showed all the field marks of wild
ECDs; one even seemed mildly interested in my amateurish imitation of
their call.
That there were three ECDs is consistent with John's observation of a
juvenile there in September, which confirmed the first breeding of this
newcomer to Ohio. We couldn't find any ECDs in Fort Jefferson up the
road, and upon returning we didn't refind them at Walnut St, but they
must have been around somewhere. Looks like this species, as in so many
other places, is here to stay.
Bill Whan
Columbus
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Hello everyone.
I too had a fantastic time of birding yesterday out at The Wilds. Our group
alone ended the day with 37 species and two Golden Eagles were certainly a
highlight.
With 120 birders scouring this area yesterday, it presents a prime
opportunity to contribute some very valuable data for the Ohio Winter Bird
Atlas. If you haven't done so already, please consider organizing your
observations into one of two winter atlas blocks that encompass The Wilds
(70B4 & 71B5). To help visualize where the boundary between these blocks
crosses the Wilds, view the following Google Map through the link below.
Use the paper map of the Wilds distributed yesterday to compare specific
site locations in relationship to these two atlas blocks...
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll9.808536,-81.726608&spn=0.231033,0.466919&z&om=0&msid8339238971239494586.0004442c6b1bb0ef6525d
Granted, these two blocks have probably received plenty of coverage for the
atlas so far, but I'd imagine that observations from the day would be much
appreciated and could likely add a few more species to the project.
Good birding!
Aaron Boone
Columbus, Ohio
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The Ohio State University
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Hello!
Knowing that I would be out all day yesterday at The Wilds trip, I hastily
sent out a report late Friday night on our visit to KPWA earlier that day that
needs corrected. The Northern Shrike was observed in the field south of
CH-71 and west of TH-108, not CH-115 as I erroneously reported. This is the
field which contains the "other" pine grove (not the ODNR grove). To compound
matters in trying to correct this error, I did not have Internet access from
last night until a short time ago. My sincerest apologies to anyone looking
for the Shrike in the wrong area this past weekend as a result of my erroneous
post. As a self-imposed sanction, I'll deduct 3 birds from my January list.
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Things were a little better today, but not by much. There were a few more
ducks and gulls. Numbers were still pretty low however. the weather was
partly cloudy here but there were areas of snow east and west of here and
that may have slowed things down a bit. Around 11:00 it started snowing
here with occasional squalls and that has continued much of the afternoon.
There was little movement on the lake this afternoon.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
January 20, 2008, 730-1000
Weather- partly cloudy,
Winds- W 20-25, Temp- 14-15 F
Barometer- 30.28-30.36,
Humidity-71-69, Dew point -3 to -2
Waves- 8-10 feet, Flight direction- west
Canvasback 164
Red-breasted merganser 24
Ring-billed gull 465
Herring gull 158
Great black-backed gull 11
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
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Goldfinches, Tree Sparrows and Cardinals were in good numbers at the feeders today. Tonight I had a high count of fifteen cardinals. Four Redpolls are still regulars as well as a redbreasted nuthatch. The Ovenbird is still here, but I don't see him as often. He hangs close to the foundation of the house and is not always visible. Today he was foraging a long time around the dryer vent outlet. I did get a couple of pictures from our deck but it was a gloomy day.
Sally Isacco, Chardon
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The WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL returned briefly today. The bird showed up at
feeders near the garage at around noon. It only stayed a few minutes.
There were about 10 house finches today also, the most since Jan 1 when the
crossbill was last seen. Evidently the crossbill must be using another
feeding station in the area. There were no redpolls or siskins today. So
much for thinking the redpolls will come back once we get snow and cold.
Also of interest, there was a flock of 9 cedar waxwings that showed this
afternoon. They sat in the same brush as the flock that had the Bohemian
waxwings last week. Unfortunately only cedars today.
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
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Greetings,
Like everyone else we've had a lot of bird activity at the feeders
because of the cold. It's been an arm chair birding day with an
abundance of cardinals, goldfinches, RB & WB nuthatches, red bellied,
downy and hairy woodpeckers, and lots of juncos, white crowned
sparrows and titmice. The pileated woodpecker showed briefly before
retuning to the deeper woods. On bitter cold days like this we've
had luck spotting owls hunting at dusk from the telephone wires.
A trip down Garfield Road, just west of Oberlin turning south onto
Green Road gave us plenty of views of deer but no owls. We returned
to Gore Orphanage, Wakeman,Lorain County without spotting any of the
anticipated Great Horned Owls but a small lump appeared in the
headlights as we pulled into the drive. We had spotted an Eastern
Screech Owl in our own front yard. What a prize! A happy ending to
a frigid day of mainly arm chair birding.
Cheers
Dorothy & Doug
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This morning I decided to go birding despite the frigid weather. I've
noticed that birds don't seem to mind whether it's cold or warm as long as
the sun is out. In all, I added 7 new species to my list for January 2008
but the highlights of the day included an Eastern Towhee, a Fox Sparrow,
and a Cedar Waxwing.
Sharon Woods 1/20/2008
Schrock Lake
59 Canada Geese
Spring Creek Trail
1 Northern Harrier
5 Bluejays
1 Barred Owl
4 Downy Woodpeckers
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flickers
2 Red-Bellied Woodpeckers
4 Carolina Chickadees
2 Carolina Wrens
2 Northern Cardinals
1 Northern Mockingbird
4 Eastern Bluebirds
1 White-Breasted Nuthatch
4 American Crows
Edward S. Thompson Trail
7 Northern Cardinals
7Tufted Titmice
5 Carolina Chickadees
2 Mourning Doves
1 American Robin
4 White-Breasted Nuthatches
2 Red-Bellied Woodpeckers
2 Downy Woodpeckers
Oak Openings Trail
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Fox Sparrow
Hoover Reservoir 1/20/2008
Big Walnut Creek below the dam
Mallards
Ruddy Ducks
Common Mergansers
Hooded Mergansers
Buffleheads
Trees bordering the soccer field below the dam
5 Song Sparrows
3 American Robins
1 Cedar Waxwing
1 Brown Creeper
Above the Dam
Canada Geese
Mallards
Ring Billed Gulls
Rock Pigeons
Buffleheads
Ruddy Ducks
Hooded Mergansers
Some of the pictures I took can be found here
http://www.dropshots.com/alasala#date/2008-01-20/11:30:06
Al La Sala
Columbus, OH
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Ohio birders,
Below are my e-bird reports for our trip to Killdeer Plains and Big Island WA yesterday (Sat. Jan 19th) and the birds that we saw en route. Each location is separated by a series of asterisks.
Location: I-75, OH
Observation date: 1/19/08
Notes: 7:40 am to 9:20 am.<br>En route from Sharon Rd. in Springdale, OH to
S.R. 30 in Lima, OH via I-75. Destination: Killdeer Plains WA.<br>Other obs.Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills
to -2 F.
Number of species: 7
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Ring-billed Gull 7
Rock Pigeon 33
Mourning Dove 3
American Crow 4
European Starling 103
House Sparrow 6
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Location: OH 37, Wyandot Co.
Observation date: 1/19/08
Notes: ~ 9:30 am to ~ 9:55 am. (En route to Killdeer Plains from Lima exit
at OH 30).<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5
F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F.
Number of species: 5
Northern Harrier 1
Rock Pigeon 11
Horned Lark 6
European Starling 1
Lapland Longspur 2 Flying up near roadside over fallow field, ID by
short tail and darker upperparts than a horned lark would show. Seen while
riding in car (passenger).
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Location: Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area
Observation date: 1/19/08
Notes: 10 am to 3:30 pm.<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH
forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F.
Number of species: 19
Greater White-fronted Goose 2 With Canada geese at pond 27.
Canada Goose 6000
Tundra Swan 7
Mallard X Not counted due to bone-chilling cold conditions. Just checked
this pond briefly for the reported greater white-fronted geese.
Common Merganser 2 Upper reservoir. Females or immatures.
Northern Harrier 9
Red-tailed Hawk 10
Rough-legged Hawk 2 Both light phase.
American Kestrel 2
Long-eared Owl 3
Short-eared Owl 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1 pond 33
Downy Woodpecker 1
shrike sp. 1 Another couple at pond 33, from their car, pointed to a
bird in the top of the tree and said "Is that a kestrel or a shrike over there
in the top of that tree?". I put my binocs up and ID it as a shrike but then it
flew west toward Twp. Rd. 103 where we lost it through the trees. We were unable
to relocate it.
American Crow 6
Horned Lark 1
American Robin 1
American Tree Sparrow 59
Eastern Meadowlark 12
******************************************************************
Location: Big Island Wildlife Area
Observation date: 1/19/08
Notes: 3:45 pm to 5:40 pm.<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH
forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F.<br>Also found a dead
coyote at one of the gravel pull offs.
Number of species: 8
Canada Goose 150
Northern Harrier 20 Put on quite a show.
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rough-legged Hawk 1 Light phase.
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 1 Flying swiftly low over grassland after American tree sparrows.
Short-eared Owl 4
American Tree Sparrow 50 Some chased by merlin.
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We had some free time today (projects going right) so we decided to go to
West Manchester, Preble Co. to look for the Eurasian Collared Doves (ECDO). Well
we whiffed on them but did find over a hundred Tree Sparrows, a few Mourning
Doves and 1 Song Sparrow utilizing some open water on a side road north and
west of town.
Heading back home we observed a Red-tailed Hawk with nearly an all white
tail, only about 1/3 of it was "red" so circling around to look for it off Rt.
732 and on to Morning Sun we observed a large flock of Common Grackle,
possibly a thousand birds or more.
We made a drive through Hueston Woods SP and observed the following:
7 Black Vulture
11 Turkey Vulture
2 Pied-billed Grebe
3 American Coot
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
20+ Mallard
13 Common Goldeneye
5 Ruddy Duck
xxx Canada Goose
24 Ring-billed Gull
1 Downy woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Carolina Chickadee
2 Dark-eyed Junco
10 Northern Cardinal
3 White-throated Sparrow
xxxx Common Grackle
Lori Brumbaugh
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Add to the list Horned Larks. There were no large flocks so to speak but did
have 6-8 birds near West Manchester and pairs (2) along most side roads
every 1/2 mile or so.
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Hello .... Please excuse if me is an inappropriate post. I was wondering.... I just tried to get onto rarebird.org and got some strange website as if it had been hijacked. Is this happening to anyone else? I would recommend not responding to this website's question "why am I seeing this web site?"
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It appears that the domain registration has expired and (at present) has not
been renewed by the domain owner. No telling when (or if) this will be
rectified.
Bill Heck
On Jan 20, 2008 8:43 PM, Jeff Wolfinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello .... Please excuse if me is an inappropriate post. I was
> wondering.... I just tried to get onto rarebird.org and got some strange
> website as if it had been hijacked. Is this happening to anyone else? I
> would recommend not responding to this website's question "why am I seeing
> this web site?"
>
> Jeff
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Ohio Birders,
I don't want to speak for Chuck Anderson who is the owner of rarebird.org, but indeed he is experiencing problems with the website. He explained it a bit to me last night, but the long and short of it is, he is aware of it, is working on it and I would expect it to be up and running again soon.
Greg Links
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Hello .... Please excuse if me is an inappropriate post. I was wondering.... I just tried to get onto rarebird.org and got some strange website as if it had been hijacked. Is this happening to anyone else? I would recommend not responding to this website's question "why am I seeing this web site?"
Jeff
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The highlight of the day was seeing a saw-whet owl in the traditional pine grove at Killdeer! At first glance was this small blob that was much farther from the trunk than we normally see them. It was also much higher than what was to be expected by Saw-whets.
Photographic proof:
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http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/245542112-L.jpg
http://redtail.smugmug.com/photos/245541563-L.jpg
Happy Birding,
Bruce Miller
Columbus, OH
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Like Al DeSala, I decided that the weather wasn't too harsh for birding, although I questioned this decision several times during the morning. I started at Hoover dam, and gradually worked my way up the west shore to the Sunbury causeway and Mudhen marsh. The trick was to stay out of the wind; not only did that save my face and fingers, but that's where the birds were hiding. Best spot was below the dam; the spillway had the most waterfowl and the soccer field edge had the most landbirds (since it was wind-sheltered). Anywhere up on the exposed shore of the reservoir was mostly bird-less. Highlights included:
Canada Geese - lots of flocks below the dam and in protected areas along the shore above the dam. They seemed unaffected by the cold.
American Wigeon - 10+ in the throngs of Mallards below the dam
Black Ducks - 5= in these same throngs
Bufflehead - a few in areas of open water above the dam
Hooded Mergansers - a few both above and below the dam
Woodpeckers - 7 Downies & 3 Red-bellies along the soccer field margin below the dam. An adult Red-headed was still in the slough at Mudhen Marsh.
E.Bluebirds - 2 at Mudhen Marsh
Robins - 60+ roosting below the dam, around the soccer field margin
Cedar Waxwings - 5+ in the same area
Am.Goldfinches - 15-20 scattered in the sycamores along the edge of the soccer field below the dam; no redpolls or siskins among them.
As in the prior day, sparrows were not much in evidence, although I did find a few Trees and Songs at Area E and Mudhen Marsh. Despite the cold, the reservoir was largely ice-free, but the open water of the reservoir was mostly birdless, as most of the waterfowl were tucked along the edges or below the dam. Despite the wind, it was not a bad day to be out if you were dressed for it.
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What a difference a day can make! Saturday there was open water and Sunday
ice as far as you could see from the west shore of South Bass Island!
There was open water off the East Point of the Island on Sunday where 40
Tundra Swans were located as well as approximately 100 American
Goldeneyes. There were also around 50 Goldeneyes and around 10 Scaup sp.
with 4 Tundra Swans near the edge of the ice south of the Monument.
About 40 Canada Geese and 10 Mallards sat on the ice or on the shore in
Put-in-Bay Harbor.
Lisa Brohl
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The bone-chilling cold yesterday brought many birds to the feeders. Red-
bellied woodpecker, Sharp-shinned hawk, Mourning doves, Downy woodpecker,
Blue Jays, Crows (in the distance), Black-capped chickadees, Tufted
Titmice, Red-breasted and White-breasted nuthatches, a pair of Carolins
wrens, European Starling (yuch), Song sparrow, lots of Dark-eyed juncos,
eight Northern Cardinals, several House Finches, several common Redpolls,
a dozen American Goldfinches, and gobs of House Sparrows. Robert in
Fremont
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Subject: Identifying Collared-Doves. [Was Re: [Ohio-birds] On the wings
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On Sunday when Bill Whan and I left before dawn in single digit temperatures to
travel two hours over monotonous terrain to look at birds' butts, I anticipated
that some folks would think this a fool's errand. I am surprised that it's not
the time, temperature or target that has raised eyebrows, but our overriding
notion that a careful observation of plumage characteristics would serve to
separate Ringed Turtle-Dove from Eurasian Collared-Dove (Euco dove).
I couldn't be happier to see a discussion of identification problems on
Ohio-birds, but I'm a bit puzzled about what I'm to do with Vic's cautionary
notes.
As I understand it, Ringed Turtle-Dove is a product of human domestication that
does not occur naturally in the wild. Like many domestic animals it is quite
variable in appearance as a result of human breeders selecting for traits that
they deem desirable. Some of the plumage variation can be seen at this
dove-breeders' webpage (http://tinyurl.com/2hw5vs).
The Eurasian Collared-Dove is a Old World species that is actively colonizing
North America following its release in the Bahamas in the 1970's. Barring
mutations, it occurs in a single wild type (at least for our practical purposes
in Ohio). They can be readily separated from Mourning Doves by their larger
size, paler plumage, squared tail, and hind-collar. Separation from Ringed
Turtle-Dove is less trivial, but two plumage characteristics have been
emphasized as key sorting criteria:
First, Ringed Turtle-doves have primaries that are only slightly darker than
the rest of the bird; whereas the primaries of the European Collared-Dove are
dark brown to black and contrast strongly with the bird's overall sandy color.
This character is easily seen, but it does require making a judgment between
"strongly contrasting" and "slightly darker".
Second, the undertail coverts of the Ringed Turtle Dove are pale and are
concolorous with the lower belly of the bird and the underside of the tail. The
base of the underside of the tail may be dark brown to black, but this black
portion is quite restricted, if it is present at all, and does not approach the
tip of the undertail coverts. In Eurasian Collared Doves, the undertail coverts
are dark gray/brown and contrast with the pale distal portion of the undertail.
The underside of the tail has an extensive dark brown/black base that extends
almost to or a little beyond the undertail coverts. Furthermore, the dark
portion of the tail extends along the outer web of the outer tail feathers well
beyond the undertail coverts.
These traits of the underparts are not always easily seen on doves due to their
penchant for ground-feeding, but with patience one can usually get the
necessary looks. Even with a relatively brief look, discriminating between dark
vs. light undertail coverts, extensive vs. minor dark undertail base, and the
presence or absence of dark outer webs on the undertail is readily
accomplished. I've assumed that making these distinctions allows the confident
separation of the two species even when they're not vocalizing.
Vic calls this into question. Given his vastly greater experience with the
species, it's hardly surprising that he's seen a greater range of variation
than I have, and I'm happy to have this variation called to my attention. I'm
just not sure what the import of this variation is, or how it impacts my
ability to recognize European Collared-Doves in the field.
The parts of Vic's post that I find most perplexing are
> I have had the experience of looking at 12 Eurasian
> Collared-Doves lined up on a wire in my Lawton, OK
> backyard and no two were alike.
My question is "How did you know there was only one species?". Were all 12
vocalizing, or do you have some other sorting criteria?
> I frequently observed birds [Eurasian Collared-Doves]
> with plumage variation akin to that seen in Rock
> Pigeons.
Are you implying that Euco doves can't be recognized based on plumage
characteristics, or merely that some "good" Euco doves mimic Ringed
Turtle-Doves? Isn't it more likely that all this plumage variation is a result
of domestic varieties of Ringed Turtle Dove escaping to the wild where they
begin to regress away from the named types illustrated on the dove breeders'
webpage. What allows you to be sure that such aberrant forms are Euco doves?
What's the sorting criteria?
> Pale birds of
> large size in the past have been dismissed owing to
> their departure from the "wild type" depicted in field
> guides for Eurasian Collared Doves.
Isn't this the appropriate null hypothesis? Shouldn't we assume a bird not
matching the characteristics of Euco Dove is not a Euco Dove?
This sentence also seems to suggest that Eurasian Collared-Dove exists in
multiple varieties as does the Ringed Turtle Dove. Ringed Turtle Doves are
variable because they're domesticants maintained by human-controlled selective
breeding. I'm not aware that Euco Doves have been domesticated. They're not
even considered the wild progenitor of Ringed Turtle Dove. African
Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) currently has that distinction. Why do
you think there are other "types" of Euco Dove? How do you know they're not
Ringed Turtle Doves regressing towards their wild type, or hybrids?
Another way of asking this is "When should I think a dove departing from the
"wild type" Euco dove is, in fact, still a Euco Dove?"
Lastly, are you suggesting we have can only separate the two species by
vocalization?
Best regards,
Paul
(Who's very happy to work on the doves today without having to be out there
with them.)
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> I am very glad that someone has been able to
> add the species to the winter atlas project. West Manchester
> straddle two priority blocks I first visited last winter and
> spent two days covering this past week. Despite 4 visits to the
> location for the recent sightings, I failed to locate any
> Eurasian Collared-Doves. As I have made a deliberate
> effort to map the species' distribution in sw. Oklahoma
> the past 3 years, I'd like to think I have a pretty good
> search image but clearly they can be hit and miss.
> In addition to West Manchester, I have investigated
> about 30 similar communities along the Indiana
> line north to Fort Recovery ... with no luck.
>
> As to the pale bird ... how big is it? ... EUCO is huge
> compared to a Mounring Dove. Ringed Turtle-Dove
> is of a slender build the same
> size or smaller than a Mourning Dove. Pale birds of
> large size in the past have been dismissed owing to
> their departure from the "wild type" depicted in field
> guides for Eurasian Collared Doves. However, these
> field marks apparently are based on original stock.
> In Lawton, Oklahoma this summer densities of
> Eurasian Collared Doves reached the point
> where 100 birds could be found while running
> errands about town. I frequently observed birds
> with plumage variation akin to that seen in Rock
> Pigeons. Wholly or partial leucism is not uncommon.
> It is strange to see within the NGS 5th ed. primary
> color for example depicted as a distinction to be
> made ... darker in Eurasian Collared-Dove ... when
> the latter may sport wholly white primaries.
>
> I have had the experience of looking at 12 Eurasian
> Collared-Doves lined up on a wire in my Lawton, OK
> backyard and no two were alike. Now whether this
> owes something to genetic baggage from crosses with
> Ringed Turtle-Dove or perhaps the consequences
> of natural in-breeding (peripheral colonists unable to find
> mates not closely related) we can only speculate. But
> observers should be aware that pale variants of
> Eurasian Collared-Doves including those matching the
> description thus far given of the Manchester bird,
> do exist.
>
> I understand that in establishing records in the early going,
> bird records committees will want to err on the side of
> caution ... but if we are to map what no doubt is an ongoing
> spread into the state, we need to appreciate some of the
> plumage variation exhibited in many Eurasian Collared-Doves.
>
> cheers
>
> Vic Fazio
> Shaker Hts, OK
>
>
>
>
> Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Brother Gardner and I made a pilgrimage out to West Manchester (DeLorme
> 64A 2/3) this morning, the scene of what are--as far as anyone knows, or
> at least tells--the only Eurasian collared-doves remaining from this
> year's mini-invasion.
> John Habig and Rick Asamoto had sent photos of three ECDs accompanied
> by a strange fourth bird, and we wanted to check them out. West
> Manchester is not large, nor was it very busy at 830 am (everyone must
> have been at church), so we soon found the four birds at feeders at 200
> Walnut St on the west side of Rte 127, accompanied by mourning doves.
> One, which looked at least to share the genus Streptopelia, was not an
> ECD; colored like vanilla ice cream dribbled with butterscotch, it was
> probably an African collared-dove S. roseogrisea, a non-established
> domesticated form we once knew as the ringed turtle-dove. This one was
> obviously the result of some determined aviculture. We got good looks at
> two of the other three, and they showed all the field marks of wild
> ECDs; one even seemed mildly interested in my amateurish imitation of
> their call.
> That there were three ECDs is consistent with John's observation of a
> juvenile there in September, which confirmed the first breeding of this
> newcomer to Ohio. We couldn't find any ECDs in Fort Jefferson up the
> road, and upon returning we didn't refind them at Walnut St, but they
> must have been around somewhere. Looks like this species, as in so many
> other places, is here to stay.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
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========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:53:15 -0500
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Sorry for the delayed post. I have been away from an internet
connection for the past two days, and got back home late last night.
On Friday, 01/18/08, after work, I found 40 Northern Shovelers (#82) at
Camp Dennison on the east side of Cincinnati.
Saturday, 01/19/08, at Killdeer Plains WA: Six Greater White-fronted
Goose (#83), five Tundra Swans (#84), one Mute Swan (#85), one drake
Northern Pintail (#86), and four Rough-legged Hawks (RLHA) (#87). The
waterfowl were in pond 27. The RLHA were in the vicinity of the
Sportsman Center and east. There were at least two different sightings
of Northern Shrike, but I never found this bird ...or two.
There was an adult Bald Eagle (#88) flying west near the intersection of
Road 46 and road 112 north of Upper Sandusky. I looked for but did not
find flocks of Horned Larks, longspurs and Snow Buntings in this area.
I continued north to the Toledo area, where between 2:45 and 3:30 pm in
Woodlawn Cemetery, I found five Common Redpolls (#89) quietly feeding on
sweet gum balls with a flock of 30 American Goldfinch. These birds were
in the vicinity of the high bridge and toward Central Avenue. I had to
check the Sweet Gum trees carefully to find these birds. I added
Black-capped Chickadee (#90) at the feeders at the Oak Openings
Metropark Nature Center. At the nearby location
On Sunday, 01/20/08, I checked the entry road at Magee Marsh from the
Black Swamp BO building east to the lake for about 1.5 hours looking for
the Northern Shrike. No luck. The bird could have been hunting very
low to stay out of the wind. I saw an adult Bald Eagle in the area.
At East Harbor SP, I added two Great Black-backed Gulls (#91) and about
10 Common Mergansers (#92). I stopped at Bay View at the spit, looking
for the previously reported Snow Buntings but found none. There were
six valiant Ruddy Ducks in the only, very small open water hole on the
east side of the spit.
Heading east toward E 72nd Street, I stopped at Rocky River, where I
found 15 Common Golden-eye (#94) and two female BLACK SCOTERS (#95), 12
Ruddy Ducks and three American Coot.
At E. 72nd Street, I found six different Glaucous Gulls (one of them an
adult) (#96), three Iceland Gulls (#97), two different Lesser
Black-backed Gulls (#98) and one immature Thayer's Gull (#99).
At Sims Park, there were 20 Common Golden-eye and a flock of about 40
scaup. It was getting too dark for identification.
Jay
Jay G. Lehman
Cincinnati, OH
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My apologies for the alliteration.
This morning there are two groups of coots, totaling >50 birds, floating
together in two tight clusters in two small openings in the ice on the pond
where US 33 (Dublin Road) and the I-270 exit ramp come together. In the more
distant opening there are also some two dozen unidentified ducks (possibly
blacks) -- but they were hard to identify because of the sun angle. The clusters
of coots were tucked together really tightly in the ~12 degree early morning
temp.
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Subject: Snow Goose - Ohio University Campus, Athens, OH - 01/21/08
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Greetings!
For those of you interested in just plain viewing or adding a Snow Goose to your January list, there is currently one on the Ohio University campus.
It is an adult, white phase, Snow Goose (#82) that is currently socializing with three, white domestic geese and a flock of 200+ Canada geese, on the floodplain of the Hocking River. It was sleeping when I left it just a few minutes ago. The bird with its black primaries, wide grin patch, pale pink legs, and smaller size, is very distinct from the other three domestic geese.
The location is right along Richland Avenue on the southwest part of the campus. The field is just northwest of the Hocking River and the Richland Avenue bridge that crosses the river. The field is also just west of the football stadium and its main parking lot and immediately south of the log cabin (former visitor's center).
http://www.ohiou.edu/athens/bldgs/visitor.html
Here is a link to the campus map:
http://www.ohiou.edu/athens/ioumap.html
Good luck!
Good birding,
Jason
Jason S. Larson
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Ohio University
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A few more words on Eurasian collared-doves (ECD, Streptopelia
decaocto) to add to Paul Gardner's and Vic Fazio's remarks. I'm sure Vic
does not advocate identifying the West Manchester piebald bird based on
its size alone, or suggest that plumage characteristics aren't important
in the identification of ECD. This bird, for example, did not show the
characters in the undertail coverts and outer tail feathers that
normally clinch an ECD identification, and one of Rick Asamoto's photos
shows this. No vocalizations were heard.
I had a look at two of my European field guides on Eurasian collared
doves, Mullarney et al. (1999) and Jonsson (1992), with English titles
'Birds of Europe.' Both are, I believe, pretty much up to date and very
highly regarded, and would not fail to mention important plumage
variations in the species they treat. The ECD has been there since the
'70s, and Europe's many excellent observers are more familiar than
Americans with it by now; as far as we know, Europe is the source of our
ECDs. Both guides illustrate and describe a single set of plumage
characteristics, just as do Sibley, the National Geographic guide, etc.,
on this side of the pond. I don't know of any North American field guide
that mentions plumage variations for this species such as Vic hints at.
I've made numerous trips to Florida, the Ground Zero of this species'
invasion, since the '80s, and have never noticed aberrant ECD plumages
in thousands of sightings. If there are documented records of wild S.
decaocto exhibiting obvious variations from treatments in reputable
field guides, then it's time someone wrote a paper formally describing
them for ornithology.
Ringed turtle-dove and Streptopelia 'risoria,' terms now abandoned by
the AOU in favor of African collared-dove S. roseogrisea, denoted a
domesticated form in N. America (there are minor differences in opinion
on this, with the AOU maintaining there are three small self-supporting
colonies, and the ABA that it's not viable anywhere in the wild in N.
America), quite tame and easily kept in captivity. It is often released,
and some individuals can closely resemble ECDs because so many
phenotypes have been fostered by breeders--see the web address Paul
offers. Unfortunately, hybrids--some of them doubtless
confusing--between this pet form and the wild ECD exist and have been
widely reported in the literature, and are bound to increase as the
latter occupies North America.
As for parallels with the rock pigeon Columba livia, I don't know--but
would be glad to learn--of domestication and controlled breeding of S.
decaocto that would produce anything resembling as many documented
plumages--all acknowledged by the field guides, I should mention--of
feral rock pigeons around the world. My impression from reading the
literature is that ECDs are not preferred for domestication.
Cross-breeding with other species is another matter, but would of course
produce birds that are not genuine S. decaocto. If Vic is looking at
mixed-parentage birds not referrable to decaocto, I'll readily grant the
point, but surely a strange-looking roseogrisea X decaocto cross is not
a Eurasian collared-dove!
Bill Whan
Columbus
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Monday, January 21, 2008
Observer: Paula Lozano
North Chagrin Nature Center, Cleveland Metroparks, 2:00-2:45 p.m.
Common Redpoll - 5
Cleveland Public Power, N. Marginal Drive, Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.
Bald Eagle - 1, adult; perched in tree directly behind CPP
Paula Lozano
Lakewood, Ohio
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First let me preface that in no way was I addressing the identification
of the West Machester birds. I have no seen a photograph nor to
this moment seen a physical description of the size of the pale bird.
I only brought up the matter of pale variants within the context of
this recent sighting.
A few more words on Eurasian collared-doves (ECD, Streptopelia
decaocto) to add to Paul Gardner's and Vic Fazio's remarks. I'm sure Vic
does not advocate identifying the West Manchester piebald bird based on
its size alone, or suggest that plumage characteristics aren't important
in the identification of ECD.
Not at all. The standard characters in field guides will lead you to
what we know to be Eurasian Collared-Doves. My point was that
automatically attributing these piebalds to something else is
confusing the issue, especially when bringing into the discussion
the much smaller Ringed Turtle Dove (African if you wish but
following commonly available field guides to which one may
refer to follow this discussion I will stick to Ringed Turtle-Dove).
And what apparently is a lack of attention to size ... as that is
a distinguishing mark (given the often ready side-by-side
comparison with Mourning Doves) .. or can someone point me to
a reference indicating that Ringed/Africans can exceed a Mourning
Dove in heft.
I had a look at two of my European field guides on Eurasian collared
doves, Mullarney et al. (1999) and Jonsson (1992), with English titles
'Birds of Europe.' Both are, I believe, pretty much up to date and very
highly regarded, and would not fail to mention important plumage
variations in the species they treat. The ECD has been there since the
'70s, and Europe's many excellent observers are more familiar than
Americans with it by now; as far as we know, Europe is the source of our
ECDs. Both guides illustrate and describe a single set of plumage
characteristics, just as do Sibley, the National Geographic guide, etc.,
on this side of the pond. I don't know of any North American field guide
that mentions plumage variations for this species such as Vic hints at.
I granted the point regarding "original stock" and suggested that some
recent genetic mechanism may be at play.
I've made numerous trips to Florida, the Ground Zero of this species'
invasion, since the '80s, and have never noticed aberrant ECD plumages
in thousands of sightings.
For 14 years I made twice yearly trips to Sanibel I. where relatives
own property. I've spent hrs watching roosts, numbering up to
500 by 1999. And not once have I seen the variation that I see in
Oklahoma.
If there are documented records of wild S.
decaocto exhibiting obvious variations from treatments in reputable
field guides, then it's time someone wrote a paper formally describing
them for ornithology.
I think it would be helpful to point out that of the Oklahoma birds
the species was an accidental as recently as 2000. By 2001, there
were perhaps a 2-3 dozen in Lawton, OK. By 2004, one could find
that many in a neighborhood, and 5-10 in surrounding communities.
By 2006, for the first time, the species could be saifd to be
common and widespread. I estimate their Lawton numbers tripled
in 2007. In other words the variation I speak of has been only
seen for 3 years.
Ringed turtle-dove and Streptopelia 'risoria,' terms now abandoned by
the AOU in favor of African collared-dove S. roseogrisea, denoted a
domesticated form in N. America (there are minor differences in opinion
on this, with the AOU maintaining there are three small self-supporting
colonies, and the ABA that it's not viable anywhere in the wild in N.
America), quite tame and easily kept in captivity.
Then someone needs to go to Oklahoma City. You can find this form
around Lake Overholser for example. Dr. Joe Grzybowkski showed me
several there in 2002 and was not surpsied at their presence.
These birds were no where near a residence. Furthermore waching these
birds made apparent differences in flight style and profile owing to
the slender build. A Eurasian Collared-Dove can be picked out from
a half mile in silhouette by its unique (in North America at least)
courtship flight and approach to landing.
It is often released, ad some individuals can closely resemble ECDs because so many
phenotypes have been fostered by breeders--see the web address Paul
offers. Unfortunately, hybrids--some of them doubtless
confusing--between this pet form and the wild ECD exist and have been
widely reported in the literature, and are bound to increase as the
latter occupies North America.
Further complicating matters is the recent report of the possible
offspring of the union between Rock Pigeon and Eurasian Collared
back-crossing with Eurasian Collared Dove*. Where might such a
pairing take place ... why at the fringe of the population expansion
in this case in South Dakota.
* Martin, R. 2007. Spring Migration: March through May 2007. North
American Birds. p. 467-468.
As to evidence of hybridization within these pale variants, I made
no suggestion that any immediate pairing was involved. And as Bill
Whan indicates, a bird exhibiting HYBRID charcaters is no
Eurasian Collared-Dove. What I do suggest is that with a history
of introgression of genetic material from S. roseogrisea, that in
circumstances where Eurasian Collared-Doves find themselves
prone to pairing with close relatives (e.g. at the periphery of an
expanding population) that it may be possible to see the expression
of variation from the original stock ....
... so brow beat me with all those European treatises all you like ... :-)
they are rendered moot by the brave New World that S. decaocto
finds itself in, in all likelihood arriving here through a genetic
bottleneck (relatively few birds within the founding population),
upon which natural slection now acts ...
cheers
Vic Fazio
Shaker Hts, Oh
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While looking for the Merlin that was here weeks ago, I heard ,then saw a single male Purple Finch. Anyone interested, enter the main gate and keep to the right clear down to the green maintenance building. there was a tight grove of spruces in which he was perched atop at about 4 pm.. Lots of black coffin looking things stacked near here. No Merlins were sighted, and except for the finch it was pretty empty. Greg C.
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No where did I question the identification of the
Eurasian Collared-Doves in West Manchester. I did express
an interest in why a simply pale (later termed piebald) bird
was assumed to be something else without mention of
size/structure ... features typically less prone to variation than
plumage.
>>> a careful observation of plumage characteristics would serve to
separate Ringed Turtle-Dove from Eurasian Collared-Dove (Euco dove).
and it did so ... my point was that it may have also led you past the
identification of one of the birds presuming it to be something else.
>>>As I understand it, Ringed Turtle-Dove is a product of human domestication that does not occur naturally in the wild.
As Bill Whan brought out, there is some argument over that point. Wichita
Falls TX lies 50 miles or so south of Lawton, OK, and Iowa
Park is an outlying community a few miles down the road from Wichita Falls.
In Birds of Southwestern Oklahoma and North Central Texas by Dr. J.D
Tyler (2005), there are listings for 44 "Ringed Turtle-Doves" on the Wichita Falls CBC in Dec 2002, and 51 in Iowa Park 19 Dec 1998, apparently owing to a local
release. There is a 1980 record of one bird for Lawton.
Clearly, one hypothesis for a source of abberation in Lawton Eurasian
Collared Doves (to which I alluded to earlier) is a recent history of crossing with these birds ... although to date no pure "Ringed Turtle-Doves" have been seen any closer than the sites in TX. And my Oct 2007 forays to Wichita Falls and Iowa Park met only with text-book Eurasian Collared-Doves. Nor in documenting
these doves through a 12 county swath of sw. oklahoma these past 3 years have
I encountered any domestic dove forms nor querying members of the public brought to light any turtle-doves ... although I have learned that ECDOs are cannon fodder for local BB gun-toting 10-12 yr old boys and that the birds "taste like chicken".
>>>Like many domestic animals it is quite
variable in appearance as a result of human breeders selecting for traits that
they deem desirable. Some of the plumage variation can be seen at this
dove-breeders' webpage (http://tinyurl.com/2hw5vs).
>>>The Eurasian Collared-Dove is a Old World species that is actively colonizing
North America following its release in the Bahamas in the 1970's. Barring
mutations, it occurs in a single wild type (at least for our practical purposes
in Ohio).
Ok ... no argument here.
>>>They can be readily separated from Mourning Doves by their larger
size, paler plumage, squared tail, and hind-collar. Separation from Ringed
Turtle-Dove is less trivial, but two plumage characteristics have been
emphasized as key sorting criteria:
I grant the key criteria ... never questioned it. I questioned wing color as
presented in NGS owing to the extent of leucism I have seen in what
otherwise appear to be Eurasian Collared-Doves. Therefore, I wanted to know
why was size/structure of the pale bird, presumably seen near the Eurasian Collared-Doves, not mentioned within the context of rejecting it from Eurasian Collared-Dove. If it was the same size as that of the others, then how can it be S.
roseogrisea? ... it is that implied conclusion from which I took the opportunity
to bring up the variation I see in sw. Oklahoma within what APPEARS to
be an exploding population of Eurasian Collared-Doves.
>>>Second, the undertail coverts of the Ringed Turtle Dove are pale and are
concolorous with the lower belly of the bird and the underside of the tail. The
base of the underside of the tail may be dark brown to black, but this black
portion is quite restricted, if it is present at all, and does not approach the
tip of the undertail coverts. In Eurasian Collared Doves, the undertail coverts
are dark gray/brown and contrast with the pale distal portion of the undertail.
The underside of the tail has an extensive dark brown/black base that extends
almost to or a little beyond the undertail coverts.
>>>Furthermore, the dark portion of the tail extends along the outer web of the outer tail feathers well beyond the undertail coverts.
A trait evident in the piebald bird - referring to the photo by John Habig. So
should we reject that last one as valid?
>>>These traits of the underparts are not always easily seen on doves due to their
penchant for ground-feeding, but with patience one can usually get the
necessary looks.
Like Mourning Doves, Eurasian Collared Doves will sit on wires
late in the afternoon before going to roost and occasionally
will rest there in groups before dispersing of a morning. Of course,
the point is taken that vagrants, initially at least, may often be
studied at feeders.
>>>Even with a relatively brief look, discriminating between dark
vs. light undertail coverts, extensive vs. minor dark undertail base, and the
presence or absence of dark outer webs on the undertail is readily
accomplished. I've assumed that making these distinctions allows the confident
separation of the two species even when they're not vocalizing.
>>>Vic calls this into question. Given his vastly greater experience with the
species, it's hardly surprising that he's seen a greater range of variation
than I have, and I'm happy to have this variation called to my attention. I'm
just not sure what the import of this variation is, or how it impacts my
ability to recognize European Collared-Doves in the field.
Only that we need to be open-minded regarding variation.
>>The parts of Vic's post that I find most perplexing are
> I have had the experience of looking at 12 Eurasian
> Collared-Doves lined up on a wire in my Lawton, OK
> backyard and no two were alike.
>>>My question is "How did you know there was only one species?". Were all 12
vocalizing, or do you have some other sorting criteria?
Good question. This particular episode took place while living at
the easternmost portion of Lawton in 2004 (which means I need
to correct a statement earlier that I have seen this variation for
only 3 years ... should read 4 years). They were of a local flock
of 16 roosting nearby for months. Most dispersing throughout the neighborhood
daily so I rarely caught this many side-by-side. Several kept to the yard.
The birds, in close proximity, and with close scrutiny, formed a
gradation of shades with some darker than commonly depicted and
some paler. Yes, several were calling ... courting seems to pre-occupy
much of day for a EUCO April through Oct ... as to the rest, giving they
were the subject of this attention and that they were the same size and
structure, and the fundamental distinction of the undertail held (albeit
with some paler than others) I saw this as evidence they were like species but
clearly a hybrid genotype is not excluded nor have I ever rejected it.
But as birders we can only focus on the phenotype (what we see)
and the underlying question here is what field characters fall within
variation and what may be of an immediate consequence of
hybridization. This we still need to tease apart.
> I frequently observed birds [Eurasian Collared-Doves]
> with plumage variation akin to that seen in Rock
> Pigeons.
>>>Are you implying that Euco doves can't be recognized based on plumage
characteristics, or merely that some "good" Euco doves mimic Ringed
Turtle-Doves?
Sorry for the confusion ... I imply neither .... only that what appear
to be perfectly good Eurasian Collared-Doves ... paired with text-book
birds, exhibiting similar behaviour/calls, and sporting the under-tail
pattern oft cited, will exhibit variation such as white primaries,
or have other parts washed out in color ... in a manner seen
in Rock Pigeons, or for that matter juncos, etc.
Remember i did say I had little to go on with regard to the physical
description given of the pale bird in West Manchester. All I read was that it was pale ... Subsequently,I have seen photos suplied by John Habig showing the piebald bird roosting in the same posture as two immediately adjacent
typical Eurasian Collared-Doves. The piebald bird is of the size and structure of the Eurasian Collared-Doves nearby which I find curious but hardly conclusive
of anything.
>>>Isn't it more likely that all this plumage variation is a result
of domestic varieties of Ringed Turtle Dove escaping to the wild where they
begin to regress away from the named types illustrated on the dove breeders'
webpage. What allows you to be sure that such aberrant forms are Euco doves?
What's the sorting criteria?
I'm not sure .. that is my point.... they exhibit the undertail pattern, appear
in the company with textbook ECDO, with many apparently paired. Their flight
style and vocalizations are that of ECDO ...
and they persist over years ... and if we are talking about recent pairings with
S. roseogrisea .. that too serves my point ... that what is evolving
as Eurasian Collared-Dove in North America is a departure from the
original stock and we should be prepared to examine such
departures closely.
> Pale birds of
> large size in the past have been dismissed owing to
> their departure from the "wild type" depicted in field
> guides for Eurasian Collared Doves.
>>>Isn't this the appropriate null hypothesis?
YES. Hence my proviso that records committees will want to err
on the side of caution. That out of the way, I thought to focus
on the biological implications of the variation.
>>>Shouldn't we assume a bird not
matching the characteristics of Euco Dove is not a Euco Dove?
I don't like to assume anything.
>>>This sentence also seems to suggest that Eurasian Collared-Dove exists in
multiple varieties as does the Ringed Turtle Dove.
Sorry if it does ... I have no evidence that it does ... merely wished to
point to plumage variation to be seen by anyone visiting my bank,
or the Walmart in Lawton Oklahoma on any given day. That variation
appears within birds that to the best of my awareness do not approach Ringed
Turtle-Dove as depicted in field guides. I do not know the
basis of this variation and only can offer some plausible explanations
... thus I am somewhat surprised that this should warrant
the following comment ...
>>>Ringed Turtle Doves are
variable because they're domesticants maintained by human-controlled selective
breeding. I'm not aware that Euco Doves have been domesticated. They're not
even considered the wild progenitor of Ringed Turtle Dove. African
Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) currently has that distinction. Why do
you think there are other "types" of Euco Dove? How do you know they're not
Ringed Turtle Doves regressing towards their wild type, or hybrids?
Now I'm lost ... what other types ... I am trying to suggest there can be
the same the variation that we see with anything ... at the very least, and this
variation may have at its root specific genetic mechanisms, including
introgression with S. roseogrisea domestic stock.
>>> Another way of asking this is "When should I think a dove departing from the
"wild type" Euco dove is, in fact, still a Euco Dove?"
We don't know that yet. I never said I had the answers here. I am
asking questions ... starting with why the assumption that when
presented with a pale bird accompanying 3 apparent Eurasian Collared-Doves
is automatically something else ... I mean what are the odds that a
Ringed Turtle-Dove hooked up with 3 Eurasian Collard-Doves in
West Manchester, OH? Again, I am only asking questions ...
perhaps the odds are quite good for all I know. Furthermore, I do not
mean to imply anything regarding the identification of the piebald bird ...
although where one observer will see it as of a domesticated
stock or hybrid thereof based upon plumage, another may see
a leucistic Eurasian Collared-Dove based upon size/structure
... and neither can know short of a DNA sample.
... wishing to conclude that we keep an open mind ...
>>>Lastly, are you suggesting we have can only separate the two species by
vocalization?
I made no such suggestion nor can I see where I may have implied
that. Indeed, I never addressed separation of the two ... As I
opened in my earlier post today, current criteria will lead you to the
identification of Eurasian Collared-Dove ... and quite possibly right past
a few abberrant birds that see themselves as the same species.
To the field guide criteria, I will say that courtship flight is another
good character.
I trust I have left you all thoroughly confused ... but not to worry
most of us in Ohio will be shooing ECDOs or whatever they may be
off our bird feeders in about 10 years or so.
cheers
Vic Fazio
Shaker Hts, OH
... my apologies in advance if I do not immediate respond further
on this thread ... I am winter atlassing in southeast Ohio again
this week ...
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An adult male Merlin was seen at State Rt. 306 and US 422 in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County at 2pm today. Dave English
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Greetings!
The Snow Goose was still present this morning on the Ohio University Campus. It was down on the Hocking River this morning, amongst the Canada geese, very near to the spot it was yesterday. The location (this morning) is directly south of the convocation center and adjacent to the spot where the Japanese cherry tree grove is planted, just west of the cabin.
Again, this is right along Richland Avenue on the southwest part of the campus. The field is just northwest of the Hocking River and the Richland Avenue bridge that crosses the river. The field (which is by the cherry tree grove) is also just west of the football stadium and its main parking lot and immediately south of the log cabin (former visitor's center). There is a parking lot right next to the cabin. Check the lot sign for regulations, but according to the campus parking map, I believe that you are safe here for temporary parking.
http://www.ohiou.edu/athens/bldgs/visitor.html
Here is a link to the campus map:
http://www.ohiou.edu/athens/ioumap.html
Good luck!
Good birding,
Jason
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Greetings---highlights from the Cleveland lakefront from E. 72/E. 55 area yesterday: canvasbacks, redheads, greater scaups, bufflehead, c. goldeneye, 9 ruddy ducks, 5 pied-billed grebes, bald eagle, 270 Bonaparte's gulls, 2 lesser black-backed gulls, 3 glaucous gulls. N. harrier and Am. kestrel were spotted at Burke Airport. Off Edgewater Pk. were buffleheads, c. goldeneyes, and common merganser. Earlier I stopped at Eastlake Power Plant. The parking lot at the seawall is closed, with a No Trespassing sign posted. You can park at the entrance to the parking lot and scope from there as in previous winters. Ducks were disappointing here with only small numbers of Am. black ducks, buffleheads, red-breasted and common mergansers noted. Gull numbers were decent. There was 1 glaucous gull. Later, Craig
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Greetings All
We took a dusk drive to hunt for owls. Our route was west on Garfield
Road, just west of Oberlin, turned south on Green Road where we
spotted a Great Horned Owl. It was hunting from a hedge of trees over
an open field toward the Boy Scout Camp. We've seen them in this
area before and were delighted by it's familiar presence.
Cheer
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A brief check of the frozen Upper Sandusky reservoir yielded a single Am. Pipit this morning associating with a group of E. Bluebirds. Canadian Geese and Mallards were the only waterfowl present resting on the ice.
Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs were also seen at the intersection of CH112 and CH 42 north of Upper Sandusky. The snow cover seems to bring them closer to the road.
Further north on CH112 the corn stubble fields produced hundreds of Candian Geese, 3 White Fronted Geese, 7 white morph Snow Geese, and good numbers of Mallards and Black Ducks.
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Fox Sparrow coming to heated bird bath this AM.
Doug Snapp
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Hello Everyone,
We have recently compiled all current data from the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas
II into an official species list that is now available as a PDF on our
website.
http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/SpeciesList.php
The purpose of this checklist is to keep a running tally of ALL species of
birds that have been confirmed as nesting during the Ohio Breeding Bird
Atlas II (2006-2010) as well as species that have been reported but without
definitive nesting evidence. Several species on this list may never be
documented as nesting during the Atlas period. However, their inclusion is
important in order to demonstrate that many unlikely nesting species are
still possible and in some cases have had an historical breeding presence.
To access current results for species listed in this PDF document, simply
scroll over the species name and click. Each species is hyperlinked to data
available at Cornell Lab of Ornithology's results website.
Please note that this checklist is a representation of all observations
submitted to the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II and certain records gleaned
from a variety of ornithological resources on Ohio's birds. This list will
undergo regular revisions and is not necessarily a direct reflection
ultimately of what will be published in the Atlas publication.
This list also highlights many species with few records for the Ohio
Breeding Bird Atlas II and indicates whether or not they are confirmed as
nesting. Please review this list carefully and contact us with any
information about new species to add to our database or about observations
of species new to a given area. Feel free to enter these observations
through our data entry website or contact us if you need help determining
the applicable Atlas block location.
Good birding!
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With an additional night of cold and with this morning's snow, the two holes
in the quarry lake adjoining the intersection of US 33 (Dublin Road) and the
exit ramp off of I-670 westbound are now down to one. The coot population
from yesterday appears to have dropped by half -- but they are now so tightly
bunched that they are really tough to count.
At one point yesterday, an estimated 150 (by count) Canada geese joined the
party -- but they were a bit too far away to scan the group for other goose
species with binocs.
This morning, the group was joined by a bald eagle -- probably the same bald
eagle that is at least semi resident along the Scioto and along Griggs
reservoir.
The eagle spent a good deal of time just standing along the margin of the
one remaining open hole. The coots did not seem bothered. At one point, the
eagle flew up around 15 feet and flew over to a neighboring group of gulls --
who decided that they needed to be elsewhere and scattered, flying off. The
eagle wheeled and settled back down alongside the same hole.
About 20 minutes later it flew up and then flew over the group of coots,
stooping for a good bit of time. The coots didn't fly, but bunched up into a
tight knot, splashing about in the process of getting closer. The eagle then
settled back down to its spot, then left the area about a half hour later.
When it settled back down, the coots opened up the knot a bit more.
Great behavioral demonstration -- different responses to a perceived threat.
And great views of the eagle -- a really nice treat on a snow-covered lake.
Howard Mueller
Columbus, OH
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Hello Ohio Birders,
This is a late posting, but Nina Hawranick, a friend of a friend of mine, reports that a great egret was present at Hideaway Hills, Hocking Co., for several days up to and including 12 January. It was not seen this past weekend. Nina sent me a digital photo, and it is indeed a great egret. (I have the image in case anyone is interested.)
(Closer to home, redhead and lesser scaup on Antrim Lake, Columbus Monday and 10 cedar waxwings in Worthington yesterday, and that's about it, for me around town.)
Happy birding,
Dave Horn
Columbus
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On Monday afternoon, I found about 79 Tundra Swans on the ice at the far
end of East Point of South Bass Island. In open water just to the south of
the point facing Buckeye Island, there were another 20 Tundra Swans in a
small area of open water along with about 15 Canvasback with a large
number of Common Goldeneye and other ducks I couldn't see well enough to
identify. On an adjacent reef, there were approximately 100 Canada Geese
with about 30 Mallards and at least 5 Black Ducks. The few areas of open
water around the island often held Common Goldeneye with two Hooded
Mergansers in the open area south of Perry's Monument at Chapman's Point.
Lisa Brohl
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I hope our list serve does not become involved in politics....please! Let's keep it to birds and bird sightings. Dave English, Chagrin Falls
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Subject: Cleveland area birding, Jan. 20 and 21
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Hello, birders.
I had a fun time visiting Ohio this weekend despite
the frigid weather.
The birding was good. Highlights were LONG-EARED OWL,
LESSER BLACK-BACKED, GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS. Also
HORNED GREBE.
As I was driving out of the motel parking lot in
Independence on Sunday morning, I spotted a flock of
AM. ROBINS. This flock included 1 leucistic
individual, the only leucistic wild bird that I've
ever seen (except Rock Dove!) This Robin's head
feathers were normal but the rest of it's feathers
were white with some dark gray parts that looked like
smudges. The gray was less prevalent underneath. It
was beautiful and also was kind of camouflaged with
the patchy snow on ground which was covered with
woodchips, I believe. I can't remember the bare parts
coloration of this bird but they were probably normal
or close to it, as I'd probably remember if they were
pinkish. The flock fed on berries under an ornamental
tree. I tried to get a picture but couldn't relocate
the bird after it flew.
I headed to Caley Reservation in Lorain Co. to try for
the Long-eared Owls. The thermometer read 5F at
8:45am. I found 4 LONG-EAREDS snoozing in the one
pine grove that I checked. Three of these birds were
toward the top of one pine, less than 1' away from the
trunk and from each other. The other bird was just a
couple of feet away in an adjacent tree, also close to
but not against the trunk. All were facing the same
direction. Another birder said that he found one in a
different grove. They were lifers for me so I'm
grateful that the location was posted and I hope that
birders continue to exercise caution at this site.
Also, 2 or 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were in the pine
groves.
Next I drove to Headlands Beach SP and the Fairport
Harbor area in western Lake Co. I should have heeded
the Blowing Snow Advisory from the NWS as the
conditions were pretty bad. Visibility was not good.
The wind was extremely strong and made using a scope
impossible. Still, it was cool to see thousands of
gulls along the lakeshore flying into this gale over
the choppy waters. Most gulls were RING-BILLED but
smaller numbers of HERRING and GREAT BLACK-BACKED were
present along with 1 BONAPARTE'S. Seeing these gulls
seemingly at ease in these elements make one really
appreciate them more. I didn't find any rare gulls.
I didn't see any Shrikes or raptors at the fields in
Fairport Harbor while I drove through there. A
glimpse of Lake Erie showed thousands more gulls
heading west.
Back to Cleveland for a look at the lake at East 72nd
Street and Marginal Way. Wow, what a scene. Again,
thousands of gulls were flying into the strong west
wind with thousands more on the water. I picked out 2
adult and one 2nd winter GLAUCOUS, 1 adult and 1 1st
winter ICELAND and 2 adult LESSER BLACK-BLACKED GULLS
amongst the abundant Ring-billed and Herring
(thousands each) and Great Black-backed Gulls
(hundreds). Also, there were 8 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
Another birder that I spoke with reported seeing a
Thayer's that afternoon.
The weather along the lake was the roughest that I've
ever birded in, with temps in the low teens and that
very strong westerly wind.
I went to E. 72nd on Monday morning hoping to find a
Thayer's but I didn't find any. There were still
thousands of gulls but the numbers were less than the
day before. Thankfully, the wind was merely a breeze,
which made the outing much more comfortable. Most
gull activity occurred where the water was being
discharged from the plant. Many dead and dying fish
were floating there. Just before I left, I found 1
1st winter GLAUCOUS, and 1 2nd winter ICELAND. 2
adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were present and the
BONAPARTE'S GULL numbers had swelled to 300 or so.
Also present was an odd looking gull that was similar
to a GBB but Herring Gull size.
I found lots of waterfowl of several species (CANADA
GOOSE, GADWALL, AM. BLACK DUCK, MALLARD, NO. PINTAIL,
CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, COM.
GOLDENEYE, RED-BR. MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK) most of
which were at the W end of the park, near the jetty.
I hadn't walked that far the day before. A HORNED
GREBE, which is rare in January according to the OOS
checklist, was swimming at the E end of the park.
Happy birding to you and thanks to all who offered
advice. Please feel free to email me if you are ever
in the DC area and need birding help.
Scott Baron
Fairfax, Va.
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Greetings,
Gull-watching conditions are very good at E. 72nd Street in Cleveland now,
as a growing ice shelf has brought many of the birds in close. I spent an
hour there this afternoon and counted:
GLAUCOUS GULL, 5 (1 adult, 1 second cycle, 3 first cycle)
ICELAND GULL, 2 (1st cycle)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a lot! Conservatively, there were 10 3rd-cycle or
older LBBG's. I didn't spend any time looking for 1st year birds amongst
all the young Herrings.
BONAPARTE'S GULL, ~200 mostly keeping to themselves in a tight flock at the
western breakwall. Numbers up from a couple days ago.
good birding,
Ben Winger
Cleveland Heights
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Ohio-birds listserve? I can't seem to get it to work. Please reply
privately if you know the trick.
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Subject: New Issue of Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas Newsletter Available
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Hello Everyone,
The latest issue of 'The Ohio Atlaser' has just been published and is now
available online (http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/newsletters.php). This
particular issue features a lot of content about streamlining your atlasing
efforts in order to make the most of your time afield. The file is rather
large (3MB) so if you would like to receive a paper copy, just let me know.
Table of Contents is as follows:
-2007 Season Report
-Effective Survey Strategy
-Internet Mapping Resources
-Species Spotlight: Bell's Vireo
-Southern Ohio Blockbusting
-Deer Creek Atlasing Discoveries
-Ohio Wildlife Area Maps
We hope that you all are gearing up for the coming field season! In fact,
Feb 1st begins safe dates for Great Horned and Barred Owls and any Great
Horned Owls vocalizing at this time of year can be coded with 'T1'
territorial codes.
If you would like more information on how to participate in OBBA2, give us a
call or send us an email. We would be more than happy to send you all the
information that you need to get started. And remember, atlasing IS
birding! If you're out and about while birds are nesting, you can easily
contribute data to this important project.
On another note, we're especially in need of increased survey coverage in
the priority blocks. These are the blocks that were surveyed during the
first Atlas in the mid-80s. For comparative analyses between projects, it's
imperative to have adequate coverage in these blocks. A list of priority
blocks is located on our home page
(http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/atlasmaterials.php) for your convenience.
Again, if you have any questions about these blocks, please contact us.
Currently, only about 50% of these blocks have data so we definitely need to
increase this coverage considering that we're heading into Year 3!
Good birding!
Aaron Boone
Project Coordinator
Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II
(614) 247-6458
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Today while finishing up my try for the January 100, I observed 20+ Greater
White-fronted Geese at Killdeer Plain WA. All were in pond 27 and most on
the east end. The birds were not all together but in smaller groups; one
group did have 10 birds but the others were single birds or 2-3 birds
together in with the thousand plus Canada Geese, a few Tundra Swans, and one
Mute Swan. No Snow Geese or Cackling were observed. A Northern Mockingbird
in the hawthorns along CR 71 was my century bird for January this year.
This was my southern most trip this month.
Tom Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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Wednesday wanderings...
Wellington Upground Reservoir - 90% ice cover. ~2500 Canada geese, ~300 ring-necked ducks, smaller numbers of mallards, bufflehead, canvasback, redhead, ruddies, and blacks. One barnyard graylag that I tried hard to make into a greater white-fronted.
Oberlin Reservoir - 95% ice cover. ~1000 Canada geese, ~200 herring gulls, a few common goldeneye and mallards.
Avon Lake Power Plant - open water near shore, as usual, otherwise ice to the horizon. Canada geese; mallards; one lesser scaup; herring, ring-billed, and about 20 greater black-backed gulls.
Craig Caldwell
Westlake
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A big THANK YOU to all the list subscribers who sent in eagle reports
for the Mid-Winter Eagle Survey. At least 50 individuals contacted me
with sightings. Below is the news release announcing the results of the
annual count.
One thing to please keep in mind--if you reported an eagle but it did
not make the final results it is likely because the eagle was counted in
another county. For example: Hoover Reservoir is located in both
Franklin and Delaware Counties. An individual eagle seen at Hoover
could conceivably be reported from both counties. To avoid inflating
the count the eagle would ultimately be recorded in only one of the two
counties it was observed in. To help differentiate sightings is why we
ask for as much information on where and when an eagle was seen in
addition to information on the age of the bird. If you have specific
questions about any reports you submitted, please contact Mark
Shieldcastle at Crane Creek Research Station (419/898-0960) directly.
Thanks again for everyone's help. If the news release does not copy
correctly into this post, you can also view it online at:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/default/tabid/10778/Default.aspx
Donna Daniel, ODNR, Div. of Wildlife
District One, Columbus
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 24, 2008
OHIO MID-WINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY RECORDS 649 BIRDS
Number is highest ever noted in state during annual count
OAK HARBOR, OH - Observers counted 649birds during the recent Mid-Winter
Bald Eagle Survey - the highest number ever recorded during the event.
The previous record count for bald eagles during this survey was 554 in
2006.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife
conducts the annual study. This year's total included 426 mature and 223
immature birds. Last winter's survey counted 480 bald eagles, including
359 mature and 121 immature birds. Immature bald eagles are those
without completely white heads. They are generally less than 5 years
old.
In 2007, 194 eaglets fledged from 116 nests in Ohio.
"Ohio's bald eagle population continues to expand throughout the state,"
said Mark Shieldcastle, a biologist with the Division of Wildlife. "Last
fall's mild temperatures made eagle viewing excellent this year. Open
water has held Ohio birds, and good weather allowed counters to get out
and locate them."
Bald eagles were observed in 70of Ohio's 88 counties during this year's
survey, conducted January 2-15. Sandusky, Ottawa, Erie, Trumbull and
Wyandot counties, along the western Lake Erie shore, continued to report
the largest number of eagles. Sandusky County had the greatest number of
sightings with 76 birds.
Good concentrations of bald eagles were also sighted around the mouth of
the Sandusky River, and along the Kokosing, Mohican, Scioto, Grand and
Muskingum rivers. The southern-most locations in the state to report
bald eagle sightings were in Brown, Clermont, Scioto and Hamilton
counties along the Ohio River.
State wildlife officials and volunteers conduct the mid-winter survey
each January as part of a national effort coordinated by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service. The survey documents trends in wintering
populations of eagles in the lower 48 states, including both the bald
and golden eagles.
Although rarely seen in Ohio, two immature golden eagles were spotted
this year. The number of sightings could increase as the golden eagle
population grows in the eastern Arctic, and as a successful
reintroduction effort in Georgia and Tennessee expands.
The annual eagle assessment includes both a standardized aerial survey
and ground observations.
Eagles were recorded in the following counties: Adams-6, Ashland- 11,
Ashtabula-12, Auglaize- 1, Belmont-2, Brown- 2, Butler- 1, Carroll- 2,
Clark- 1, Clermont- 2, Clinton- 1, Columbiana- 5, Coshocton-13,
Crawford- 8, Cuyahoga-7, Defiance- 4, Delaware-14, Erie- 36, Franklin-
3, Gallia-1, Geauga- 11, Hamilton-3, Hancock- 8, Hardin- 3, Harrison- 6,
Henry- 1, Highland- 7, Hocking- 12, Holmes- 4, Huron- 2, Knox-28, Lake-
7, Lawrence- 1, Licking-5, Logan- 2, Lorain-6, Lucas-20, Mahoning- 13,
Marion- 7, Medina- 4, Meigs- 2, Mercer- 7, Monroe- 3, Morgan- 6, Morrow-
2, Muskingum-13, Noble- 3, Ottawa- 72, Paulding-1, Pickaway- 4, Pike-3,
Portage-9, Preble- 1, Putnam- 2, Richland-7, Ross- 15, Sandusky- 76,
Scioto- 6, Seneca-14, Shelby- 1, Stark- 4, Summit-5, Trumbull-45,
Tuscarawas-6, Union-3, Vinton- 2, Washington- 7, Wayne- 2, Wood-14,
Wyandot- 32.
The state's bald eagle management program is funded by contributions to
the state income tax check-off program for Wildlife Diversity and
Endangered Species and by the sale of Ohio conservation license plates,
including both the bald eagle and cardinal plates. Contributions to the
check-off fund can be made by checking Line 28 on the 2007 state income
tax form. Conservation license plates can be purchased through a deputy
registrar or by calling the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles at
1-888-PLATES3.
Matching federal funds are provided through the State Wildlife Grant
Program for the eagle restoration project and other wildlife diversity
efforts of the Division of Wildlife that target species of greatest
conservation need. Eagle restoration efforts also can be supported by
donations via the Internet at wildohio.com.
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For Further Information Contact:
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Always unexpected sitings when exploring the county roads east of Fremont.
This time it was many Tree Sparrows. Drove along Rt. 6 toward Pickerel
Creek WA and was met by 30+ Rock doves feeding in the corn stubble fields.
Shortly after, over 50 Starlings covered a front yard, sifting through the
grass. About 8 miles out on Rt. 6, heading to Sandusky, took left onto CR
265 by Raccoon Creek. On the left are several large, apparently private,
marshes. They were frozen over. One Northern Harrier glided in the strong
winds above the unmowed fields opposite the private marshes. The winds
were strong in the open area with over 4 mph gusts. Two Canada geese flew
over. Came to CR 232 and enjoyed watching many Tree Sparrows (over 60)
picking alongside the berm. Continued on CR 232 then turned left onto CR
259. Fifty Canada geese flew over and alighted into corn stubble while 18
Tree sparrows fed on whatever along the road berm. Two Cardinals stared at
me from a thicket. Turned around and returned to CR 232 and recorded more
Canada geese. A half dozen or so Horned larks flew from the road berm when
I passed and alighted into the corn stubble fields. Saw an additional 5
Tree sparrows.
Got back on Rt. 6 and saw a Am. Kestrel balancing on the phone lines,
blown by the stiff winds. Usually, RT hawks and others are at Pickerel
Creek WA along the road, but just saw the Kestrel. Drove on Rt. 6 past
PCWA and saw 30+ Starlings on another front lawn. Past M&M tavern on Rt. 6
to the north in a small woodlot located in the middle of a large field
were two Bald Eagle nests, but didn‘t see the adults hanging around them
this time. This past summer, I drove to these nests with a Bald Eagle
watcher volunteer and we saw two adults and 3 large young ones in profile
in and on top of one of the nests.
Drove along Rt. 6 then took right onto Rt. 269 to Castalia. On the
right when you get into town is a medical bldg. The creek flowing out of
Castalia Pond is behind it. I saw 20 N. Shovelers and 6 Mallards there.
Castalia Pond had over 60 American Widgeons, 100+ Canada geese, 60+
Mallards, 60+ Shovelers, 27 Black ducks (Glad to see that many there), 60+
Gadwalls, and a pair of Buffleheads.
I usually see 5 or more Bald Eagles on this CR trip to Castalia Pond,
and more diving ducks. But, the Tree Sparrow count of 83 made it worth it.
Robert in Fremont.
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I just received a call from Jen Brumfield. She was at East 72nd Street and said the gulls were incredible. She said there were over 10 Iceland gulls, 10+ glaucous gulls, 10+ lesser black-backed gulls, and 3 Thayer's gulls. The birds are in fairly close due to the ice and she said with the Iceland and glaucous gulls all ages were represented and it was a great opportunity for studying. She said the light overcast conditions are providing some excellent viewing conditions. This weekend should prove to be pretty good there.
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Today a lead in the ice on Turkeyfoot Lake held 16 mute swans, seven redheads, ring-necked ducks, lesser scaups, buffleheads, common goldeneyes, 36 ruddy ducks, pied-billed grebes and 200+ American coots. Having suspected this in past years (the state park road is closed in winter) I have discovered this season that the Franklin Park Civic Center (Tudor House), 655 Latham Ln, uses the state park lot as overflow parking. From Manchester Rd (SR 93), go east on Renninger Rd and turn left on Rawlins Ave.
Peace,
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Fresh snow seems always to bring birds in from the fields to our yard. So, I put out extra seed. This morning I managed to attract about 35 Am. Tree Sparrows, 20 D-e. Juncos, about 25 Mourning Doves and a handful of other birds. The concentration of small birds must have looked like a smorgasborg of fine feathered meatballs to the local raptors. A small adult Cooper's Hawk arrived. He (I think it was probably a male given its diminutive stature) failed in his initial attempt but I'm sure he'll be trying all day to snag a tasty treat. I expect to find a pile of feathers in the yard when I get home from work this evening.
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After all the reports the past few months and no sightings of my own, I was beginning to think that my feeders weren't going to be hosting any redpolls this season. However, this afternoon I finally got my first Common Redpoll at the thistle feeder out back. It only stayed for a few minutes, but long enough to motivate my filling of the feeders. Good Birding!-Danny JacobsAshland County
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Greetings birders -
Led a Cleveland Metroparks walk today at East 72nd. From 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. we were treated to phenomenal looks at "white-winged" gulls, under PERFECT conditions. Cloudy gray skies (NOT sunshine...sun=bad viewing) allowed for the gray and white shades to show true. The ice shelf is in bigtime, with open water only around the power plant outflow, drawing gulls in CLOSE. There are thousands (emphasis on that) of gulls sitting out on the ice by the far breakwall. The birds we studied were those in the immediate hotwaters area.
Here is the run-down on gulls: 8 species total (including Great Black-backed, Herring, Ring-billed, and Bonaparte's Gulls)
ICELAND GULL: 9
First winter (or first-basic or first-cycle) birds were easy to find and viewed so well, with FIVE found: including one fairly dark individual (bordering on typical 1st year Thayer's), three light mocha-brown birds, and a very pale whitish individual. A spectacular near-immaculate 2nd-year Iceland was a real treat to see. Two third-winter birds were in the mix, and a single adult was seen.
THAYER'S GULL: 3
In the immediate hotwaters area I briefly found one first-winter bird. The real treat was prolonged looks at a single adult in flight and sitting (bathing) in the water. Incredible in-flight and perched views of a 2nd-winter Thayer's was the highlight for me. This bird had a bi-colored bill, light brown tail band, dusky brown secondaries, dark mocha primaries, and overall the upper body was a fine almost unicolor blend of gray mantle and light brown head and underparts.
GLAUCOUS GULL: 11
Five adults, two 2nd-winter birds, and four 1st-winter birds. Three of the first winter birds were creamy fawn-colored, and the fourth was very very clean white.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: 10
In the immediate hotwaters area (without scanning far out onto the ice): 4 adults, two 2nd-winters, three 1st-winters, and one 3rd-winter.
At one point we had a single scope view consisting of TWO 1st-winter Icelands, a 1st-winter Glaucous, and an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull.
At another point, had 4 different Glaucous Gulls in the same view: 2 adults, two 1st-winter birds.
Absolutely great day. NOW is the time to find the rarest species.
cheers
Jen
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- RBA
* Ohio
* Statewide
* January 25, 2008
* OHST0801.25
- Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species)
CACKLING GOOSE
Golden Eagle
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Shrike
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
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This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for January 25, 2008.
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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: Vic Fazio found five on Pond 27 at Killdeer Plains
Wildlife Area on the 19th. Tom Kemp found one on the Maumee River at the
dam at Mary Jane Thurston Park, Henry County, on the 21st. William Hull
spotted one at Riverside Park, Newtown, on the 22nd.
Golden Eagle: At least one immature bird entertained the crowds at the
OOS fieldtrip to The Wilds, Muskingum County, on the 19th.
Thayer's Gull: Adult and immature birds were reported from East 72nd
St., Cleveland, this week. On the 23rd, Tom Kemp spotted one on the
Maumee River at Otsego Park, Wood County.
Iceland Gull: East 72nd Street, Cleveland, remains good for this species
and other gulls. Jen Brumfield reported an impressive count of nine on
the 24th, all age-classes seem to have been represented. Tom Kemp found
one in the Maumee River at Farnsworth Park, Lucas County, on the 21st
and 23rd.
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE: On the 19th, Bill Whan reported three at 200
Walnut Street in West Manchester, Preble County. Another bird
associating with them seems to be an African Collared-Dove (aka Ringed
Turtle-Dove) or a hybrid thereof.
Northern Saw-whet Owl: On the 20th, Bruce Miller had a rare find of one
in the “traditional” owl grove at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. The
grove is near the northwest corner of the Wildlife Area. The parking
area for it is on CH 71 just west of the private inholding.
Northern Shrike: The bird Inga Schmidt has regularly reporting along
Chagrin River Road at the Geauga/Cuyahoga County line was back on the
18th and 19th. Last weekend at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, one was
reported along TH-123 about a half-mile south of CH-75, and another was
reported south of CH-71 and west of TH-108. On the 18th, Bruce Glick
reported one in southern Wayne County east of Fredericksburg along CR
44, a quarter-mile north of Salt Creek Road.
White-winged Crossbill: John Pogacnik saw one at his feeders in North
Perry, Lake County, briefly on the 20th.
Common Redpoll: They were reported at private feeders in Lake, Geauga
and Ashland counties. Reports from publicly accessible places were
Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo on the 19th; The Wilderness Center, Wilmot,
also on the 19th; and the North Chagrin Nature Center, Cuyahoga County,
on the 20th and 21st. Ethan Kistler’s map at www.rarebird.org shows 38 Ohio
counties where redpolls have been reported.
- End Transcript
Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH
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A short trip during lunch yesterday produced a N. Harrier, and a flock of Horned Larks with
several Snow Buntings and Pipts mixed in, at the sod farm E of Orrville, Wayne County.
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While this isn't about an Ohio bird sighting, it is about birds that nest in
Ohio....
No doubt you have heard various numbers quoted as a Peregrine Falcon's top
speed. The video in the link below reports on speed trials conducted by a
skydiver releasing a lure for a captive (falconer's) peregrine. The speeds
clocked are astonishing but apparently real.
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/01/how_fast_do_peregrine_falcons.php
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Hi all,
Stopped by 72nd at around 1pm and stayed for about 2 hours. Gull numbers are spectacular and the ice brings alot of birds closer than they have been. Same stuff as yesterday essentially, different numbers - this would be the weekend to go.
Iceland Gull - 17 was my count, ridiculous number good mix of ages - very nice.
Glaucous Gull - 8 most were in close.
Thayer's Gull - 2 -1 adult and 1 first year
Lesser Black-backed Gull - about 20? mostly adults.
Herring, Ring-billed, Great Black-backed all present in large numbers.
Bonaparte's Gull - 2 ?
Bald Eagle - 1 adult on ice.
Peregrine Falcon - 1 scared everything up for a little while.
Also just a note of interest, there is a bird that looks very similar to a Slaty-backed Gull. It has a mantle color nearly identical to Slaty-backed and while the head is pretty clean it has streaking within the range of pictures I've seen. However the wing pattern is completely wrong. I believe this bird might be the offspring of a Great Black-backed x Herring hybrid that was paired with a Great Black-backed Gull, so 3/4 GBBG and 1/4 HEGU. Just a guess, but that is the best I can come up with.
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Hello all,
While in town for the weekend I had the opportunity to see the snow
goose that's been hanging out along the Hocking River--it was still
there this evening, standing, swimming, and flying around with the
Canada geese. There was even a near-collision in the air between the
snow goose and one of the Canadas--evidently honking doesn't translate
from one species to another!
I'm curious about how unusual or interesting the goose's presence here
is. Having only seen snow geese along the Atlantic coast, I checked
the species' winter range map and saw a large void over all of Ohio.
How common are snow geese in Ohio during the winter? How common are
they in this part of Ohio?
Part of the reason I ask is that my (non-birding) father is the
assistant news director in Ohio University's news room, and he was
asking whether this occurrence is interesting enough to send out some
cameras in order to get footage for the student-run evening news show...
Caitlin Kight
Athens, OH
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Greetings---I did a thorough search around the Lowellville area today. The Mahoning River is probably the only open water available locally, and between Lowellville and Struthers I found 300 Canada geese, 30 mallards, 2 n. pintails, a drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL, a lesser scaup, 7 buffleheads, 9 c. goldeneyes, and 20 hooded mergansers. No black ducks! In Poland & Coitsville Twps. I spotted 18 wild turkeys, 4 red-shouldered hawks, 8 red-tailed hawks, Am. kestrel, pileated woodpecker, 2 red-breasted nuthatches, e. bluebirds, Am. robins, 500+ Am. crows, 60 dark-eyed juncos, Am. tree sparrows, and a white-throated sparrow. Only 1 song sparrow all day--this species is very scarce in my area this winter! Later, Craig
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I spotted an immature bald eagle today crusing over Hanoverton, OH along
Rt. 30. I viewed it for several minutes hoping it was a Golden Eagle. I
determined do to the blotchy pattern it to be a Bald Eagle. Also attached
it the mature eagle I saw with my daughter a few weeks ago. We went back
and saw another immature along the Ohio River.
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Hello all, This being my first time to make a report I will do my
best here and always to help the data on our birds. Also to help those
beginner birders find their lifers.
Today I was driving on 270 w about half mile east of state route 23
when over head was a bald eagle flying from north
to south. No doubt he had been spending time along the Scioto River. I
would guess our eyes are going to see more of them in the near future.
Gracie Irene Mccomas
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I spotted an immature bald eagle today crusing over Hanoverton, OH
along
Rt. 30. I viewed it for several minutes hoping it was a Golden Eagle.
I
determined do to the blotchy pattern it to be a Bald Eagle. Also
attached
it the mature eagle I saw with my daughter a few weeks ago. We went
back
and saw another immature along the Ohio River.
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Greetings, Caitlin!
I am not sure of the overall occurrence and distribution of Snow Geese in Ohio, (I'll let someone like Bill Whan handle that one) but I would say that they can be fairly difficult to find this time of year, at least around the Athens area. Dr. Phil Cantino and Dr. Scott Moody, both of Ohio University, have been birding the area for around 20 years or so, and I do not ever recall them this past week saying that they had ever seen one before...in the area. In fact, Dr. Cantino, has been keeping a list of birds seen along the Hocking Adena Bikeway for some years now and it was a new bird (#150) for the list.
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~cantino/allbirds.html
I'd say send the kids out with the camera crew. It'll give them something non-violent or political to put on the local news...just make sure they get the Snow Goose and not one of the domestics! :)
Good birding,
Jason
Caitlin Kight <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hello all,
While in town for the weekend I had the opportunity to see the snow
goose that's been hanging out along the Hocking River--it was still
there this evening, standing, swimming, and flying around with the
Canada geese. There was even a near-collision in the air between the
snow goose and one of the Canadas--evidently honking doesn't translate
from one species to another!
I'm curious about how unusual or interesting the goose's presence here
is. Having only seen snow geese along the Atlantic coast, I checked
the species' winter range map and saw a large void over all of Ohio.
How common are snow geese in Ohio during the winter? How common are
they in this part of Ohio?
Part of the reason I ask is that my (non-birding) father is the
assistant news director in Ohio University's news room, and he was
asking whether this occurrence is interesting enough to send out some
cameras in order to get footage for the student-run evening news show...
Caitlin Kight
Athens, OH
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========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:58:13 -0800
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Greetings!
Just got back from a great day of birding with my good buddy Cheryl Harner!
We started the day at Greenlawn Cemetery (Columbus), which held a lot of good birds, but no new one's for Jason's January list...until we got the Merlin! We split up to look, right before we left and Cheryl found the bird, in the tree to the extreme south end of the mausoleum drive (the big mausoleum...just north of the pit). The bird provided amazing looks for at least a half hour and then sat tight as we drive right by it and out of the cemetery. Absolutely beautiful bird...and one of the most cooperative that I have encountered. I am sure that Cheryl can send you an amazing picture...if you want one. [THANKS, CHERYL!!] Also had of note at Greenlawn:
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2M & 1F) [The Pit]
Pine Siskin (14+) [The Pit Thistle Feeders] <Life bird for Cheryl!>
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (3 Imm.) [One Section P / Two @ the Bridge]
No Brown Creepers or Fox Sparrows! :(
A quick trip to OSU (Drake Union...along the Olentangy River) yielded 14 Black-crowned Night-heron's, 4 of which were juveniles. [Thanks, Cheryl for reminding me which lot to park in!]
Killdeer Plains was next and we were treated to views of 20+ Greater-white Fronted Geese at Pond 27. There was also an open lead in the impoundment just to the east of 27. Quite a few birds there, as well. Lots of canadas, mallards and black ducks. No Tundra Swans. No Long-eared or N.S.W. owls. No shrike. No meadowlarks! No pheasant or bobwhite!! :( I did have wonderful views of about 10 S.E. Owls at around 5:00 p.m.
At this point Cheryl took off for home, and I high-tailed it for CR 112 (of Rick Counts fame...just north of Upper Sandusky on your Delorme gazetteer) and made it there in time to see a mixed flock (approx. 50-50) of Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs. I would say about 60+ birds or so.
I think that puts me at somewhere between 85-87. I left the official list in Athens and I forgot what # the Snow Goose was! Oh, well. Got to hustle!!! Off to the lake for gulls and ducks in the morning!
Good birding,
Jason
Jason S. Larson
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Ohio University
Dept. of Plant and Environmental Biology
315 Porter Hall
Athens, Oh 45701
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========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:13:05 -0500
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I don't have much to add to Phil Chaon's report for today. There were two
probable adult great black-backed x herring gull hybrids. the one was the
more typical one like I have seen in the past. The second bird had a very
faint string of pearls in the wingtips. this is a field mark of
slaty-backed gull, but herring gulls also occasionally have them. The
trailing white edge of the wing was also pretty wide. The head shape and
head streaking was more typical of the GBBG x herring gull hybrids I have
seen in the past. It was an interesting bird, but I think its just a
hybrid. I also briefly saw a 2nd year glaucous x herring gull hybrid. I
also had a flock of 9 snow buntings fly by.
At Fairport Harbor there was a single long-tailed duck and white-winged
scoter along with pied-billed grebe, mallard, American black duck, gadwall,
redhead, greater and lesser scaup, bufflehead, common goldeneye, common
merganser, and red-breasted merganser.
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751
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========================================================================Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:18:09 -0500
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Caitlin Kight inquired as to whether the Snow Goose observation in Athens
was a first. I have been here since 1979 and have never observed nor heard
of a Snow Goose in Athens or even the surrounding counties. I am looking
for Hank Seibert's compilation of all records for Athens from 1947 to 1997
(I have a copy someplace but I moved a year and a half ago and many things
are in boxes) but I don't recall that he had listed a Snow Goose. I shall
continue to look for his list. Scott Moody
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The Fremont Water treatment plant has a nice spot to watch eagles, ducks
and galls. If you get off Rt. 20 on the Rt. 53 exit, head south to
Fremont. The first traffic light on North Street by the fairgrounds, turn
left onto High St. It's about 600 feet from the Rt. 20 exit. Follow North
Street for about 500 feet until you come to a stop sign. Go straight and
the road takes you over RR tracks and into the water filtration plant
grounds. A nice pond will be on your right, frozen over, but to the left
is a large creek flowing out of the plant into the Sandusky River.
Yesterday (Friday). The creek and section of Sandusky River the heated
water flows into are open water, all winter long. Hundreds of Mallards and
several dozen Black Ducks were feeding on rather large "shiners" with
Herring and RB Gulls. The gulls dive into the open water and quickly gulp
down these shiny fish, but the poor Mallards and Black Ducks struggle
trying to position them right for a head first swallow, but are
unsuccesful. A immature Bald Eagle glided over and took a dive into the
melee, scaring all into a frenzy, then swooped upward, "empty-taloned" and
continued gliding down the Sandusky River. I see Bald Eagle immatures and
adults at this sight most of the time I visit.
Later on, drove to Pickerel Creek and saw 2 RT hawks, 2 N. Harriers
an immature and an adult Bald Eagle. Robert
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Hello Ohio Birders,
Around 11 am this morning on High St., Worthington about 100 yards south of the main fire station (cor. Worthington-Galena Rd.) a flock of about 20 cedar waxwings flew over at treetop level, heading southeast. In their midst was a larger, bulkier bird with all the "jizz" of a bohemian waxwing, but between poor light and movement (birds and myself) I did not get a clear look. I pulled a few James-Bondian maneuvers through Old Worthington but the flock apparently did not land. I'm posting this to alert birders in Worthington and North Columbus to carefully look over cedar waxwng flocks -- there may be something of greater interest.
Happy Birding,
Dave Horn
Columbus
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Hello I am relatively new to bird watching. After reading some of your posts i definitely feel amateurish.I live in withiamsville Ohio and have a feeding station in my wooded back yard and have counted at least 12 different species of birds. Including 3 blue jays which I have been unable to get them to do little more than a fly by. Grape jelly not working gonna try mealworms next. Any suggestions? Additionally, I have two pileated wood peckers both over twelve inches, sound like machine guns when feeding, that I would like to keep interested. Again any suggestions? Last and equally important European Starlings are running off smaller species of wood peckers that i enjoy watching including a red belled male that is a good 9 plus inches.
David
p.s. I am looking forward to hearing some of you pros sightings.
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Hey all -
Many sharp eyeballs scanned the gull flock at E. 72nd
Street this morning. White-winged species and Lesser
Black-backeds were easy to come by, especially with
the ice shelf pushing the birds closer to us. Here
are rough numbers:
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Thayer's Gull 2 distant adult and stunning looks at
a point-blank second-winter
Iceland Gull 5 two adults were both Kumlein's and
three first-yr birds
Lesser Black-backed Gull 15 three adults were
present, and every age group was represented
Glaucous Gull 8 first-yr, third-yr, and adult birds
There was also interesting hybrid-type (first-yr
GlacuousxHerring?), but I will let others touch on
that. John Pogacnik reported a third-year California
Gull earlier, and we did see a darker-mantled
third-year gull, but overall jizz, bill size, etc. of
that bird were closer to Herring.
Good birding all -
Gabe Leidy
Cleveland
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Ohio birders,
Description of a probable black-capped chickadee at my Cincinnati feeders can be found on the Cincinnati birds sightings log below:
http://cincinnatibirds.com/goodbird/sighting.php
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David A. Brinkman
Cincinnati, OH
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Hi David, and my fellow Ohio birders,
Like many, I have always been skeptical of assigning "black-capped" status to chickadees found well south of the species accepted haunts. However, a couple winters ago an individual visited the feeders on my farm in Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, a bird that caused me to revise my long-held policy. This chickadee was in the company of others that were clearly Carolinas, although it didn't seem to associate too closely with them: didn't always fly when they flew. There were also house finches and goldfinches in the mix around the feeders, which include standard birdseed, thistle tube, and suet feeders. The bird in question was "like a chickadee on steroids." I believe that's how I reported it. The anomalous bird was more the size of the house finches (or even the house sparrows), whereas Carolinas are closer to the size of goldfinches. The jumbo chickadee had more white in the primaries, a less-clearly demarcated border between bib and breast, and a big head: seemingly like black-capped. It hung around for quite a while, allowing close side-by-side comparisons. I was converted.
So, I now think more southerly black-capped chickadees happen, if only rarely. I would urge skepticism unless the evidence is strong. I have only seen that one large chickadee "south of forty" in my almost 54 years, at least only the one that I have noticed.
As for hybrids, who knows? Unless we revert to shotgun birding, or mist-net and needles..., but that would take all the fun out of it.
It certainly seems more likely than alien aircraft in Texas, or sasquatch on Mars.
----
This morning, as I talked to my wife Jane by cellphone during her daily walk around the farm, she reported a "huge" set of turkey tracks in the snow by the "Beech Point," a spot in the woods along our north boundary line. It's always nice to get my home birding buzz vicariously.
Bob Evans
Hopewell, OH (currently working in intermittantly rainy southern California, where the birds are grooving on it, but the people are depressed)
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David Stiltner wrote
"Hello I am relatively new to bird watching. After reading some of your
posts I definitely feel amateurish.I live in withiamsville Ohio and have a
feeding station in my wooded back yard and have counted at least 12
different species of birds. Including 3 blue jays which I have been unable
to get them to do little more than a fly by. Grape jelly not working gonna
try mealworms next. Any suggestions? Additionally, I have two pleated wood
peckers both over twelve inches, sound like machine guns when feeding, that
I would like to keep interested. Again any suggestions? Last and equally
important European Starlings are running off smaller species of wood peckers
that I enjoy watching including a red belled male that is a good 9 plus
inches"
David,
Welcome to the list. Please do not feel Amateurish - we all must start
somewhere! And believe me, there are more like you and ME than those "pros"!
You are lucky to have a "wooded lot"! I live in the corner of what used to
be a field, so there is little cover for the birds. I always say the birds
that come to our feeders are Country Birds! They are not sophisticated
enough to know or want some of the "special" feed others say works. I
recently purchased Millet and Safflower seeds but my Country Birds don't
know what to do with it except to spill it all over the ground!
Twelve species is GREAT!
Our Blue Jays like sunflower seeds.
To keep the starlings from our suet, we modify a wire suet feeder by placing
a second wire (fashioned from a wire coat hanger) so the feeder hands
horizontally - not vertically. We also leave the suet in the plastic having
only the tear-off cover side open. All the birds BUT the starlings know how
to hang upside down to get at the suet. Sparrows don't bother it either!
Enjoy watching your birds and continue to post. We all enjoy reading one
another's notes.
Jill Bowers
Auglaize County
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Saturday, January 26, 2008, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Observer: Paula Lozano
North of the Columbus Road Bridge
Canvasback - 11; 1 f. & 10 m.
Ruddy Duck - 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 73
American Coot - 3
Carter Road, south of the Columbus Road Bridge
Cooper's Hawk - 1 (photos)
Scranton Road, south of Collision Bend
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
N. Mockingbird - 1; under the Lorain Carnegie / Hope Memorial Bridge
Paula Lozano
Lakewood, Ohio
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Hello all,
My dad, grandpa, and myself all ventured to Killdeer Plains this morning with good numbers of raptors. I also got some great pics(posted on rarebird.org) of a merlin in a tree beside the road.
Here are some numbers:
Red-Tailed Hawks - at least 20
Rough-Legged Hawk- 2 dark phase, 3-4 Light Phase
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Sharp-Shinned Hawk - 1
Red Shouldered Hawk - 1
Bald Eagle - 4
Peregrine Falcon 1-2 (one of them was very buffy and seemed to have a different wingbeat pattern.....a better look might have turned it into something else....)
Merlin - 1 very cooperative bird
Kestrel - 18-20
Northern Harier - 15-20 with 4 males
also around were three flyover white-fronted geese, and several meadowlarks...
Hope everyone has a great weekend,
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Hi all: Saw 2 Bald Eagles today. The first was at the Alum Creek Eagles
Nest in North Columbus? Westerville.
See Link Here: http://lnk.nu/maps.google.com/if7
The Bird was perched on a tree limb about 150 yds N of the nest at 11:15 AM
The second was seen flying over the dam at Hoover resevoir
Both were mature birds. Also had a common golden eye below the dam
Phillip
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forgot to mention to click on "satelite" in the upper R of the map to see
properly
Phillip
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Shane Egleston and I birded some of the Great Miami River near and in
Dayton today. Also stopped at Germantown Reserve to look for the Merlin
that Shane found yesterday.
Highlights were 1 blue phase Snow Goose, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese
(Miamisburg
just south of the Linden Ave. bridge),
1 white Snow Goose, 3 Canvasback, 7 Goldeneye (W. Carrolton near the dam),
2 drake N. Pintail (3rd Street bridge).
And at Germantown at 4pm the Merlin was again present. Shane found the bird
yesterday around 4:30pm, and looked for it this morning without luck.
When we arrived back at the park this afternoon it was in the same big
dead tree near the Cottonwood shelter (second picnic area past the drive
to the nature center). It was still perched in the same tree when we
left around 5.
Rick Asamoto
Miamisburg
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At 5:15 pm today Roxanne and I observed 2 seows on SR 18 2 1/2 mi east of
I-75 exit 167 (North Baltimore/Fostoria). The birds appeared to have just come
up in an area posted as a "wildlife protection area" at the east edge of
Bairdstown where the SR 18 crosses the CSX tracks. They were hunting on both
sides of the road and were easily visbile from the roadway.
These are the first Short-eared Owls we have encountered in our Winter Bird
Atlas Blocks since we began working on it at its inception. We don't know
whether this area is public or private but it seems to be working as we see
Red-tailed Hawks and American Kestrels frequenting the area as well.
Bill & Roxanne Rinehart
Bloomdale, Ohio
Southern Wood Co.
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========================================================================Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:22:08 -0500
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Today I stopped at several places along the Scioto River from Shawnee
Hills down to Trabue Road. Of course there were few places that had open
water. Below O'Shaughnessy Dam all the way down to Dublin Kiwanis Park
there were large flocks pf the usual mallards and Canada Geese. Mixed in
with those I found several Hooded Mergansers, about a dozen common
goldeneyes, and even a pair of horned grebes. Below Griggs Dam there were
mallards, Canada Geese, and Hooded Mergansers. I still haven't found any
coots or northern pintails this month despite all the reports of them in
the Columbus area on this list serve.
There was a large flock of house finches at Scioto Park. Also seen there
were northern cardinals, white breasted nuthatches, house sparrows, and a
white-throated sparrow.
At Dublin Kiwanis I saw a first winter swamp sparrow in the company of an
adult swamp sparrow.
Al La Sala
Columbus, OH
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========================================================================Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:19:40 -0800
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Subject: Re: Snow Goose in Athens Co.
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A little known resource for those investigating the
status of birds in se. Ohio along the Ohio River is
that of the
"Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia"
http://www.birdsofthelowerohiorivervalleyinwestvirginia.com/index.htm
contrary to the title, records from adjacent Ohio counties are
included.
With regard to the Snow Goose in winter, regionally there are
high counts of 35 and 20 for Mason County, WV just
south of Athens County. So while within the flyway of the
speceis, I'm sure Scott Moody is quite
right with regard to the lack of records for Athens County.
However, along the Ohio River there are agricultural flat lands \
affording more suitable habitat for geese. Most especially
interesting to me are those within the "Great Bend"
of Meigs County which sees virtually no birder coverage.
Surrounded by 35 miles of Ohio River bank, the large
corn fields with nearby quarries can be an attractive
stopover site for waterfowl.
My few visits there have produced large numbers (for
se. Ohio) of Mallards and Canada Goose. November
migrant Canadas have numbered up to 1100/hr.
However, in mid-winter I have only Jan 2003
observations and nothing of note was present at the time.
I did report (and photograph) a Snow Goose this time last
year in Gallia County. Especially interesting from the
above database is a photographic record of a Snow
Goose from Lawrence County in Jan 1989 ... either
prior to or at the very onset of the rise in white goose
populations in North America.
This rise, in recent years, has been commensurate
with greater numbers (along with that of
Greater White-fronted Goose)
wintering farther north. It follows, that with
increased observation, the species may be expected
in suitable habitat on occasion within se. Ohio.
And if I may interject, with regard to waterfowl
records from Athens County, a site seriously
overlooked, especially as to the potential for
uncommon species, is that of Hockingport where
the Hocking River meets the Ohio.
cheers
Vic Fazio
Shaker Heights, OH
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A friend of mine that lives in rural Northwest Belmont County near Piedmont
Lake (Delorme 62 2C) called me early this morning to let me know that he was
having two Evening Grosbeaks frequenting his feeders. Rob Kaminski and I
were there hours later in hopes of seeing the birds and we had great luck.
We watched the very cooperative birds for over an hour - one male, one
female. Not only were they visiting feeders but they were eating dried up
grapes that were shriveled up to nearly nothing. Residents of the area told
me there was an amazing bumper crop of wild grapes this past season. Also
of note at this location were 4 female Red-winged Blackbirds.
We also stopped at the Wilds on our way up and back from Belmont County and
found 1 Golden Eagle near the Visitor's Center, and then later found at
least 5 Short-eared Owls near Prouty Road. The low pressure in the
atmosphere allowed for sounds to travel a good distance, and we could hear
these owls vocalizing all around us, but from afar. It was awesome. We
also had the usual E. Meadowlarks, Horned Larks, Rough-legged Hawks,
Harriers, and Red-tailed's. We also saw a Belted Kingfisher near the
intersection of Zion Ridge Road and State Route 146.
On our way home on State Route 78 near the unincorporated "village" of
Meigs, which is about 4-5 miles east of McConnelsville in Morgan County, we
had a probable Barn Owl fly in front of our vehicle. It was dark by this
time. The view was fleeting but all we could gather was that it was a
medium to large slender owl, with very noticeable all white underparts. It
flew directly in front of the headlights.
Glen Crippen
Burr Oak Lake
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A male Red-winged Blackbird was observed at our feeding station Saturday afternoon, 01/26. He was with a flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds.
Lois Harder - Ottawa County, Salem Township
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Location: Byers Woods,Ashland Co.
Observation date: 1/26/08 9-11am
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Short-eared Owl 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 12
Horned Lark 25
Carolina Chickadee 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 24
Cedar Waxwing 1
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 15
American Goldfinch 1
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Greetings---I'm having good luck along the Struthers portion of the Mahoning River the last few days. Today I saw and heard: 400 Canada geese, ring-necked duck, buffleheads, c. goldeneyes, 27 hooded mergansers, wild turkeys, turkey vulture, belted kingfisher, n. flicker, e. bluebirds, Am. robin, and Am. goldfinches. It's very encouraging to see wildlife increasing along the Mahoning R. corridor downstream of Youngstown over the last few years. It reminds me of the gradual return of life to the Cuyahoga R. in formerly industrial, polluted stretches. Later, Craig
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Taking a break from the profitable but frigid lakefront, I took the pup to
West Woods in Geauga County (Rte. 87 between 306 and 44). Along the Trout
Lily Trail, which begins just outside the Nature Center, I encountered two
Golden-crowned Kinglets busily foraging in the snow and on a short tree. So tiny,
so pretty - they made me smile and think of spring.
The feeders at the Nature Center were full of birds, though nothing unusual
either at that moment or on the list of birds seen lately. Unaccountably, I
have had a tough time finding a Hairy Woodpecker this January. If anyone
else has had the same experience, the West Woods feeders are the place to go
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Around 11:30 AM today, the Merlin was just north of the "pit" sitting on top of an electric pole. The bird was on the pole for along time giving everyone present a good look. Also present at the "pit" area feeders, were redbreasted nuthatches and hairy woodpecker. We did not see the pine siskins that we reported yesterday.
Rick and Richard Oxley
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Today there was little at Caesar Creek but the end of duck hunting and the breaking of the ice cover promises better birding. By the beach there was a fairly large group of Coots, some swimming and some walking along the edge. From Harveysburg Road
I saw only a small group of Black Ducks and Mallards along with some Ring-billed Gulls.
Barring another deep freeze I expect lots of waterfowl though it will be impossible to tell which way they are headed.
Sunny Day Cheers, Larry Gara
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I went to Hoover Dam this morning around 11:00. There were buffleheads,
hoode mergansers, a female common goldeneye, and mallards on the
spillway. Below the dam there was alarge flock of mallards with 4
American wigeons and numerous ring-billed gulls mixed in. Later some
Canada geese joined them. There were also a couple of immature herring
gulls.
Also seen: rough legged hawk, northern harrier, belted kingfisher, great
blue heron, golfinches, song sparrows, and northern cardinals.
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The gulls at East 72nd Street were spectacular today in number. I however
don't think the variety was as good as the last couple days. There were
some pretty incredible feeding frenzies where it was difficult to pick out
the uncommon birds because the birds were so thick. There were at least 10
glaucous gulls of all ages, at least 8 Iceland gulls (including one dark
eyed adult Kumlien's), 15+ lesser black-backed gulls, but only a single
Thayer's gull. I was unable to relocate the 3rd year California gull from
yesterday. There was also a probable Nelson's gull. Also of interest were
a couple extremely cooperative snow buntings.
It is very interesting the number of non-adult lesser black-backed gulls.
In past years you could find them if you looked. This year they seem to be
every where you look. One one point in time Friday I had 3 1st winter and 1
second winter within ten feet of each other. It will be interesting in
coming years to see if this trend continues. If it does we will mention the
five common species were present and the lesser black-backed will be the
fifth along with great black-backed, herring, ring-billed, and Bonaparte's.
The WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was present at my feeders in North Perry both
yesterday and today. Yesterday it was seen by Emil and Brenda in the
morning. Today I saw it around 8:30. It came in with a group of 10 house
finches. It remained in a spruce tree and never came in to the feeders.
This afternoon it was seen again. Again it was with the house finch flock
and this time it fed on the ground at my feeders near the house. I also had
two pine siskins and a single common redpoll today. I also had a group of
40+ common redpolls feeding in the alders along the cliff. Unfortunately
they never made it to the feeders.
I have not had any waterbird surveys due to ice on the lake out here.
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
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E. 72/Gordon Park
Thousands of the usual suspects plus :
Glaucous Gulls
Iceland Gulls
Greater Black Backed Gulls
Lesser Black Backed Gulls
and the STARS of the show
Snow Buntings: 2 very accomodating subjects approachable to ~ 4 feet.
Burke Lakefront:
Zilch
Avon Lake Power Plant & Pier
Canada Geese
Mallards
Black Duck
Surf Scoter - 1
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Am. Coot
Common Gulls
Sandy Ridge:
Bald Eagle
N. Harrier
Kestral
Red-headed Woodpecker -2
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Song Sparrow - 30
Swamp Sparrow - 10
Am. Tree Sparrow - 15
Am. Goldfinch
See you on the trails,
Chris Pierce
N. Olmsted, OH
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Some friends and I were doing some work on the Winter Bird Atlas today
(Sunday) and stopped at Lake White in Pike County (Delorme 78D1). We
found a couple thousand waterfowl. Most were Canada Geese and Mallards
but we also found 5 Cackling Geese. We got great looks at them through a
50 power scope and got to compare them closely with Canada Geese and
Mallards. We also saw American Coots, 3 Tundra Swans, American Black
Ducks, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Ducks,
Redheads, Canvasbacks, a Common Goldeneye, Ruddy Ducks, and a Hooded
Merganser. Most of the lake was frozen but there was open water near the
eastern end of the lake which is nearest the dam.
Doug Overacker
Springfield, Ohio
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Hey all -
Phil Chaon, Ben Winger, and I birded Killdeer Plains
for the majority of the day today. Some quick
highlights were 4 Long-eareds in the alternate pine
grove and a Northern Shrike nearby, Short-eareds near
the Sportsmen's Center at dusk, and 8 pintails and 4
Green-winged Teal at Pond 27. We whiffed on the
white-fronted geese, as well as the saw-whet owl.
Loads of harriers (25) and a number of Rough-legged
Hawks were seen throughout the day. We also picked up
a road-killed Long-eared along Route 30 en route.
Good birding -
Gabe Leidy
Cleveland
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While doing the Winter Bird Atlas in Carroll County 01/26/08 Delorme 52D3
(Carrollton) we observed and photographed a Brown Thrasher. Today in 52C2
(Malvern) we had 2 Purple Finches.
52D3 35 species with zero waterfowl.
52C2 34 species
62A3 27 species
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Hello Everyone,
Yesterday evening while waiting on Short-eared Owls to
make an appearance (which never happened), my son Noah
and I were treated to 8 Sandhill Cranes flying over.
They did not stop and continued flying south. There
were also at least 8 Northern Harriers in the area.
Good birding,
Brad Sparks
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Subject: Gr White-fronted Geese - Castalia plus WOODLAWN
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Greetings birders -
Yesterday Jan 28th.
My father and I had 12 (twelve) Greater White-fronted Geese amidst a horde of Canada Geese at the open waters of Castalia's spring-fed center-of-town pond. Also present was a nice smattering of Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, and a lone Bufflehead. Other than the latter diver, Castalia was lacking in diving ducks.
The CRANE CREEK STATE PARK beachfront/lakefront was iced over, but a long 'inlet' of open water in the distance held nearly a hundred Common Goldeneye, several Red-breasted Mergansers, and a few Common Mergansers. At least two Bald Eagles (one adult, one 1st year bird) were active out on the ice.
WOODLAWN CEMETERY in Toledo had a nice mixed flock of 30+ American Goldfinches, 30+ Common Redpolls, and one Pine Siskin. We had prolonged looks at what can only be our 'personal best' views of a gorgeous and striking adult RED FOX near the big bridge by the long pond. Jaw-dropping. The beast zig-zagged, lazily, an open frozen pond and stood and watched us from a small wooded mound.
Best of birding -
Jen Brumfield
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I spent a few hours working parks along this central Columbus river, looking for interesting winter strays with some success. I made stops at the OSU wetlands, Whetstone Park, the Adena Ravine, and Highbanks MetroPark. The weather was cold, but reasonable (compared to the past week), so a lot of birds were out and active. Highlights included
Black-cr.Night Heron - the small colony of 8-10 birds is still at the OSU footbridge near the stadium
Canada Geese - a big flock of 350+ birds was jammed into an opening in the ice above the dam north of Dodridge Rd, and more were further south around OSU
Raptors - Red-tails were at several places along the river, and a Kestrel was at the OSU wetlands, but I couldn't find the Merlin or the Peregrine reported from that vicinity
woodpeckers - all the common species, as well as winter-resident sapsuckers at both OSU wetlands and Adena ravine
nuthatches, creeper - lots of White-br.nuthatches at all stops, as well as a Red-breasted along Overbrook Rd (at the eastern end of Adena ravine). Brown Creepers were at both the OSu wetland and Whetstone Park
thrushes - a few Robins at every stop (despite a virtual lack of fruit) were supplemented by an E.Bluebird at Highbanks and a Hermit Thrush at Whetstone Park
Sparrows - Song Sparrows at all stops, but in no great numbers. Tree Sparrows at both the OSu wetlands and the Highbanks Nature Center feeders. A Swamp sparrow was the highlight at the OSU wetlands
Finches - House finches common to abundant at all stops. Goldfinch flocks at OSU wetlands and Whetstone, and the group at OSU wetlands contained a Pine siskin.
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A quick walk around this metropark yesterday morning found a chilly snow-covered landscape had forced birds to haunt the feeders. Good thing, too, since the feeder bank at the Nature Center here is one of the best. It didn't disappoint, with a variety of birds including six sparrow species (highlighted by Fox & Tree) and a very cooperative Red-breasted Nuthatch. Around the trails were mostly woodpeckers, including a pair of Pileated along the Beech-Maple Trail and two Towhees around the feeders at the Ash-Maple lodge.
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We call these deep dark days of winter the cruel season because of all the death they imply. But for some animals they are the best of times. It's that time of year when birds of prey become very noticeable, a point brought home to me when I passed 3 Red-tailed Hawks literally perched along the shoulder of I-270 here in Columbus. Everywhere I've seen Red-tails, Cooper's , and Kestrels, and I've rarely ventured out beyond the suburbs. Reports from Kildeer Plains and other wildlife areas only serve to dramatize this seasonal influx of raptors.
They're not just here out of desperation, either. I've watched Red-tails take birds & squirrels in the past 2 weeks. Just yesterday I saw a Sharpie catch a Song Sparrow and haul its shrieking prey into the woods. These birds are here by design: for them, the cold part of winter gives them an edge. The cold slows their prey, and the food scarcity makes the prey animals desperate. A sluggish, desperate bird or mouse is much easier to catch. These mostly seem to be adult raptors who have figured out this strategy, and it's a wonder to observe them patiently waiting or purposefully cruising, watching for their debilitated targets to make a misstep. So the season is cruel to some, but a blessing to others.
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I checked my book twice, was definitely a yellow shafted flicker. My book says rare in east?
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Greetings---among the wild turkey flock visiting my backyard today were 2 displaying males. The group numbered ~40 this morning, the most yet this winter. Some of these birds have become quite tame. Watching the behavior of the turkeys has been very interesting. Squirrels and the usual feeder birds aren't the only ones watching me put out seed. Some of the turkeys have reminded me of foraging shorebirds, defending little feeding territories or standing on only one leg. Titmice and cardinals have already begun singing. Before too long the earliest migrants should be showing up! Craig in Poland Twp., Mahoning Co.
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I stopped by the OSU wetlands off of Ackerman Rd, Columbus, and finally saw the
Merlin. I've probably made 10 unsuccessful trips there. This time I had scanned
the trees in the wetland and along the river from the bridge without finding
it. I walked a bit beyond the bridge, when two Cooper's Hawks came soaring down
the river with the Merlin above. The Merlin eventually dove on one of the
hawks, then curved around and perched in a tree behind the white apartment
building just north of the bridge. It was there when I left at 2:40 PM.
Cheers,
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I spent the early morning hiking around this MetroPark south of Columbus. It was still quite cold this morning, and most of the trails were pretty crusty and the wetlands were iced over. Only Buzzardsroost Lake had any open water (and it was only a bit and completely covered in geese). Highlights included
Snow Geese - 2 were parked in with the 300+ Canada horde at Buzzardroost Lake. Is it just my impression, or are Snow Geese much more widespread with Canadas this winter?
Pileated Woodpeckers - 2+ scattered around the 5-Oaks trail, along with good numbers of the smaller, more expected woodpeckers
Yellow-rumped Warblers - 4 individuals scatterd at several locations. Slate Run is a good winter location for them due to its healthy crop of poison ivy.
Sparrows - 2 Swamp and 4+ Tree were in the mix hiding around the feeders at the Wetlands parking lot.
Redwing - 1 male was bravely flying north. I guess the rise in temperature gave him hope.
Purple Finch - 1 male was singing along the edge of the woods on the 5-Oaks trail.
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Tonight at 5:30 Jed Burtt and I were surprised to see one Short-eared Owl fly over our car on US-23 between Orange Rd and Orangepoint Dr. I could not relocate the bird twenty minutes later. The habitat in this area is marginal, but there is some grass surrounding the industrial park on Orangepoint Dr.
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I've noticed a lot more raptors too. It seems like everywhere I turn I see
bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, and northern harriers along County Line Road,
at Hoover, and all over southern Delaware County.
Kestrels and rough legged hawks also seem to abound right now.
Al La Sala
Columbus, OH
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We call these deep dark days of winter the cruel season because of all the
death they imply. But for some animals they are the best of times. It's
that time of year when birds of prey become very noticeable, a point brought
home to me when I passed 3 Red-tailed Hawks literally perched along the
shoulder of I-270 here in Columbus. Everywhere I've seen Red-tails,
Cooper's , and Kestrels, and I've rarely ventured out beyond the suburbs.
Reports from Kildeer Plains and other wildlife areas only serve to dramatize
this seasonal influx of raptors.
They're not just here out of desperation, either. I've watched Red-tails
take birds & squirrels in the past 2 weeks. Just yesterday I saw a Sharpie
catch a Song Sparrow and haul its shrieking prey into the woods. These
birds are here by design: for them, the cold part of winter gives them an
edge. The cold slows their prey, and the food scarcity makes the prey
animals desperate. A sluggish, desperate bird or mouse is much easier to
catch. These mostly seem to be adult raptors who have figured out this
strategy, and it's a wonder to observe them patiently waiting or
purposefully cruising, watching for their debilitated targets to make a
misstep. So the season is cruel to some, but a blessing to others.
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Around 3 PM there was a large number of waterfowl at Melvin Gravel Pit in Clinton County with a limited number of species. There were 300+ Mallards (a very conservative number) so bunched together it was impossible to count them. There were also:
14 Black Ducks
4 Pintail
16 Ring-necked Ducks
2 Ruddy Ducks
6 Canada Geese
1 Pied-billed Grebe
6 Coots
Part of the water is still frozen but the birds were using the open water and many of them sitting on the ice. If this many stay around they will most certainly attract additional species.
Mild Weather Cheers, Larry Gara
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On my way home from Slate Run, I stopped at several areas in and around 3-Creeks Park in south Columbus. The weather had moderated enough by then that I was actually able to take out my 'trunk bike' and ride along the Blacklick & Alum Creek bikepaths at several areas. The principal areas I visited were the Confluence area, the Groveport Blacklick Bikepath, and the Chatterton greenbelt. Lots of expected landbirds were around, but waterbirds were largely a miss because of frozen ponds. Highlights included:
Woodpeckers - Pileateds at all 3 locations. They've been much more widespread this winter around Columbus. Red-bellies and Downies were abundant, and several were drumming.
Thrushes - small numbers of Robins at all 3 locations, and a Hermit Thrush was lurking in the Confluence area
Nuthatch, Kinglets - a red-br.Nuthatch was in the pine groves at the Confluence area, as were 3-4 Golden-crowned Kinglets. Both of these were found by the Columbus CBC party here nearly a month ago
E.Towhees - a bonanza of this species, with 1 at Confluence, 4 at GBBP, and an eye-popping 9 at Chatterton. The birds at GBBP and Chatterton were in tight flocks, and both groups have been present since the CBC. I'd never thought of Towhees as flock birds until this year, when I've seen flocks around Columbus as well as further south in Ohio (Tar Hollow, Shawnee Forest).
Sparrows - small groups of White-throats, Songs, and Trees at several locations. A White-crown at the edge of Smith farm in 3-Creeks was a hopeful sign; this is one of the few reliable areas for them close in to Columbus.
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On a cold Sunday morning before church, I visted Sharon Woods Metro
Park from 8:10 AM to 10:40 AM. Along the Oak Openings Trail, I found
the following:
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Blue Jay 6
American Robin 1
Song Sparrow 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Tufted Titmouse 8
Carolina Chickadee 10
Northern Cardinal 6
White-throated Sparrow 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Towhee 1
American Tree Sparrow 2
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I was hiking along the Edward S. Thomas Trial, not the Oak Openings
Trail. Most birds were found near the two feeders too.
Adam Cirone
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First I would like to say thank you very much for all the welcoming Emails I received. I have read every post and appreciate not only the welcome messages but also the advice I received about the blue jays, pileated woodpeckers and the suet mixes that so many offered.
I have several pictures of the pileated woodpeckers at the feeder, and as soon as I can figure out how to get them off my daughters digital camera and onto this computer I will send them out.
Yesterday there was a yellow northern flicker at the feeder. My book says they are rare in the east but i stared at him and back at the book and I am certain it was said bird. I will attempt to get his picture as well.
The raccoons have repeated raided my suet feeders and initially found a way to open them, I then wired them shut but the rascals have apparently devoured them one handful at a time.
This morning the pileated woodpecker was back and found three empty suet feeders! Going to have to go buy more and find a plan b.
again thanks to everyone and I look forward to other posts.
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Julie West, Gary Neuman and I spent Sunday surveying a couple of areas
as part of the Kirtland Birding Club effort to help Black Swamp Bird
Observatory complete the Winter Breeding Bird Atlas. My count for the
southern of our two blocks - in the general area between Richville and
Bolivar - follows. This was the quieter of the two areas, maybe because
we hit in the afternoon. We found little open water in either block,
except along the Tuscarawas River, and found no waterfowl with the
exception of a handful of Canada Geese. Lots of raptors, as others have
been noting. Nothing else in this block was too surprising, but we did
have a nice variety, including Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Flicker,
Cedar Waxwing, and a Golden-Crowned Kinglet.
Laura Gooch
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Location: Delorme 51C7
Observation date: 1/26/08
Notes: Ohio Winter Breeding Bird Survey by car with Julie West and Gary Neuman. Overcast, approximately 25 Farenheit, light wind. Chickadee species unknown - 10 birds.
Number of species: 30
Canada Goose 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 5
American Kestrel 2
Mourning Dove 110
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 12
Carolina Chickadee X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 1
European Starling 220
Cedar Waxwing 5
American Tree Sparrow 33
Song Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 64
Northern Cardinal 15
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 11
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Subject: Delorme 51B5 , 1/26/08 - Wayne and Stark Counties
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Julie West, Gary Neuman and I spent Sunday morning surveying this block
as part of the Kirtland Birding Club effort to help Black Swamp Bird
Observatory complete the Winter Breeding Bird Atlas. We found more birds
and more interesting variety in this block than we did in 51C7 (see
previous post). We had a good flock of Horned Lark with a few Snow
Buntings, and, most interesting a handful of Savannah Sparrows and Rusty
Blackbirds. We did not note the exact location of the sparrows, but I
believe they were along Good Road (west of 94 between Church Road and
Township 119 (Burkhart Road)). Again, lots of raptors, including a
Rough-Legged Hawk. My complete count follows.
Laura Gooch
Cleveland Heights
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Location: Delorme 51B5
Observation date: 1/26/08
Notes: Ohio Winter Bird Atlas Survey by car with Julie West and Gary Neuman. Overcast, 16-25 degrees Fahrenheit, light wind. Chickadee species unknown - 1 bird.
Number of species: 33
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 11
Rough-legged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 5
Rock Pigeon 77
Mourning Dove 48
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 22
American Crow 22
Horned Lark 240
Carolina Chickadee X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 1
European Starling 800
American Tree Sparrow 16
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Snow Bunting 20
Northern Cardinal 14
Rusty Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 24
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 90
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On the way home today I found a Marsh Wren at Spring Valley WA (Greene
County). The bird was found right at the beginning of the boardwalk.
There is a sign in the parking lot saying the boardwalk is closed
through January 27th for duck season. However, while I was there the
boardwalk still had the barricade up.
Good Birding
John Habig
261 Lantis Dr.
Carlisle, OH 45005
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I just wondered what the rules were on asking for binocular
recommendations/opinions/discussions/fav retailers?
Meanwhile, to keep this kosher, I saw a Mockingbird on WPAFB. Not a
big deal bird here I guess but since
I'm from Michigan I still get excited when I see them.
Mary, Greene County
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Subject: E 72nd street gulls
Fellow Ohio birders:
I wish to direct your mouse to the following post on the OOS forum.
http://www.ohiobirds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?idY2
I trust you'll find it worth the click.
Thanks for your toleration.
Craig Rieker
Parma
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Subject: IMPORTANT: Changes to the latest DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer and
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Hello everyone,
There has been a recent post on the OOS forum about conflicting page
numbering with DeLorme's newest version of their Atlas & Gazetteer. I was
aware that DeLorme was coming out with a new 2007 edition of their paper
Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer but I honestly never imagined that they would re-work
their pagination entirely. I'm currently trying to secure a new copy of the
Gazetteer so I'll repost with updates on the matter as I learn more about
how things have changed.
It already sounds like one Winter Atlas volunteer has been having difficulty
matching up the page grid with the block information currently listed under
Black Swamp Bird Observatory's website. If so, the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas
survey grid will also be affected.
PLEASE NOTE..if you are using a DeLorme Gazetteer that has a 2007 Copyright
to organized surveys for both Ohio Atlas projects, you may be surveying
INCORRECT areas for either project.
This publication may not affect the Ohio Winter Atlas considering that this
is their last survey year, but it could definitely influence the
organization for the next 3 survey years of the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II.
If anyone has any questions, please contact me at this email address or by
phone at (614) 247-6458. I'll keep posting updated about this matter as I
learn more.
Aaron Boone
Project Coordinator
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All,
The 5th Annual Adams County Amish Birding Symposium will be held on
March 1st from 9:30 to 4:30 at Yoder Log Homes, Freeland Hollow Road in
Adams County
(off ST. Rt 41.)
Speakers are:
Robert Schlabach, "An Amish Birder's Journal";
Dr. Geoff Hill "Flooded Wilderness:Ivory-Billed Hunters"
Brian Zweibel, Photographer on "Beauty and Behavior of Birds"
Sheri Williamson from SE Arizona on "Hummingbirds:More than Just Eye
Candy"
Jen Brumfield, Naturalist and Illustrator on "Weaving Art into Today's
Birding culture".
Vendors will have items for sale.
Raptor Inc. will have birds present.
$20 includes lunch provided by the Amish.
Hosted by the Adams County Amish Community, Edge of Appalachia Preserve
and Cinti Museum Center
It is booking up quickly (~20 spaces left), please call to RSVP with
credit card at 800-733-2077 or 287-7000 ASAP.
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Drove to Castalia Pond to see if the White-fronted geese were still there-
read it on post here several days ago. They were still there, among the
throngs of Shovelers, Mallards, Baldpates, Am. Widgeons, Canada geese, and
about 24 Black ducks. The White-fronted geese were resting on the lawn at
the west side of the pond. I counted 5 but there were more hidden behind a
small knoll- but didn't want to disturb them by finding out how many
altogether. Neat looking birds. The sun shone directly on them and all the
ID marks were highlighted: white base of bill, irregular black markings on
belly and the definite yellow/pinkish feet and legs. Wish I had a
telescopic camera outfit!!! On way back to Fremont on Rt. 6, there's two
Bald Eagle nests to the north in a grove of trees in the middle of a
barren field, across Rt. 6 from the M&M Tavern. Saw one eagle sitting
close to the larger nest. Robert in Fremont
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Ohio Atlasers,
Bottom line...the newest version of the Ohio DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer is NO
LONGER COMPATIBLE with the survey grid for either of Ohio's bird atlas
projects.
We managed to confirm that the new 2007 Copyright version of the Ohio
DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer has indeed changed format in more than one way.
First, the pagination is completely different. Second, the page grid that
DeLorme now uses isn't based off of USGS 7.5' topo quad maps (you'll see
more row and column labels). Since both Ohio breeding bird atlas & winter
atlas blocks were defined based on the USGS grid, it seemed only natural to
capitalize on the commercially available and widely used DeLorme Gazetteer
for Ohio.
Speaking on behalf of the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II project staff, our
block IDs WILL NOT change in accordance with the new DeLorme version. Our
plan at this point is to try to secure older versions of the Gazetteer from
the publisher as they return from distributors across the country. We're
hoping to get enough copies to last us through the remaining 3 years of the
project. I will continue to update everyone on further developments with
this.
In the mean time, feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
We apologize for any inconveniences this may be causing.
Aaron Boone
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Hello Ohio birders,
Join Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society at E. 72 St. for a morning of gulling
this Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 9:00 AM. All are welcome.
"Let's hope for a blustery day" says our leader John Pogacnik. Good north
winds will keep the ice frozen and the birds near the "hotwaters" near the
power plants.
For maps and directions see:
http://www.wcasohio.org/Field_Trips.htm
Terri Martincic
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II, Region 30/40
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Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society
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Hi Everyone,
Since getting back from Colombia‹that is, for the last few weeks‹I¹ve been
seeing quite a few Cooper¹s Hawks in Cleveland Heights‹every few days Beth
and/or I see one somewhere along Mayfield Road or Lee Road.
Today, though, I had a real treat‹an immature Cooper¹s Hawk flew in and
perched on a Red Maple branch right outside the kitchen window (where the
feeders are, natch!). Needless to say, there are no other birds there right
now. And when I left to get a camera, so did the hawk, so no pictures.
Best wishes,
Steve Cagan
Cleveland Heights
Cuyahoga County
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I thought some would be interested in a report on WCLT radio today. I
clipped this from their email version:
"A neighborhood in Coshocton has been plagued by crows and their
droppings this week. Residents along Mulberry Street say it looked
like something from the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds after a
nearby flag manufacturing plant started using a booming propane
cannon to scare the thousands of crows off its property Friday
night. Annin and Company officials say a bird group estimated as
many as 25,000 crows were nesting on the plants site. One resident
says now there are so many crows in her neighborhood the trees look
black. A health official says a harsher winter may be drawing the
crows to buildings and pavement that retain heat."
Heather Nagy
Licking County
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Thanks to Heather Nagy for alerting us to the latest bird scare
tactics, this time in Coshocton. Our current winter is not harsher: in
Columbus, December 2007 averaged 2.2 degrees F warmer than usual, and
January 2008 was warmer by 3.7 degrees. Not long ago, the city fathers
of Springfield narrowly decided not to employ lethal measures to get rid
of its winter crow roost, and similar tactics have been suggested, but
not yet acted upon, in other Ohio cities where residents refuse to
accept living in the natural world.
Crows go to communal roosts in winter, and always have. Urban winter
roosts have proved to be safer, and crows wisely choose them. People
unable to admire crows object to them, and if they can't repel them have
always been willing to kill them. The Ohio Division of Wildlife permits
crow hunting ten months a year, with no bag limit. A unit of the
Department of Agriculture has a whole menu of poisons for crows, should
their help be enlisted.
It reminds one of the DOW's crusade against another black communal
bird, the double-crested cormorant. Our governmental defenders of
wildlife shot nearly 2000 of them off their nests last summer, to
placate ignorant fishing interests who regard them as competitors, and
because they recently have increasingly outnumbered (though they have
not diminished) herons and egrets at nesting sites.
Birders, at least those with eyes to see and brains to employ,
generally like crows--their antics, their obvious intelligence, their
fierce family loyalties, their abilities to get along together. We
should make our voices heard when more ignorant points of view are
featured in the news media. Let's resist persecuting crows just because
they sometimes have qualities more admirable than ours.
Bill Whan
Columbus
Heather Nagy wrote:
> "A neighborhood in Coshocton has been plagued by crows and their
> droppings this week. Residents along Mulberry Street say it looked
> like something from the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds after a
> nearby flag manufacturing plant started using a booming propane
> cannon to scare the thousands of crows off its property Friday
> night. Annin and Company officials say a bird group estimated as
> many as 25,000 crows were nesting on the plants site. One resident
> says now there are so many crows in her neighborhood the trees look
> black. A health official says a harsher winter may be drawing the
> crows to buildings and pavement that retain heat."
> Heather Nagy
> Licking County
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Just returned from an eagle survey of Burr Oak Lake. Didn't find any
eagles but in the Athens County portion of the lake at Tom Jenkins Dam
(located on St. Rt. 13) between the towns of Glouster and Corning there is
a Blue Morph Snow Goose mixed in with a flock of 70 or so Canada Geese.
Additionally, one Canada Goose had a white neck band with black numbers
1Z6J on it.
Lynda Andrews
Wildlife Biologist
Wayne National Forest
740/753-0550 voice
740/753-0118 fax
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Had a drake northern pintail today at Summit Lake in Akron --- at the south end of the lake, visible from 1st St SW or from Kenmore Blvd.
Peace,
Gregory Bennett
Cuyahoga Falls OH
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Hi OHbirders,
I was wondering if it would be possible for me to join anyone that may
be attending the trip on Saturday. I am located in Delaware, just off
23. I would like more than anything to see a Thayer's Gull, as it
would be a lifer for me. I'll certainly pay my share for gas.
Also, if anyone is going on Sunday, then I'd be interested in that, too. Thanks.
Good birding,
Sean
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Ohio Wesleyan University (attending from Boston)
Delaware, OH
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Today at 10:30am there were two adult Bald Eagles at Lake Logan State
Park (Delorme 69 D6). They could be observed from the parking
lot/docks near the mid-point of the lake. The first was seen perching
in a tree near the only open patch of water on the lake. There was
waterfowl in the water, but I could not identify without a scope. The
eagle flew down and sat on the ice at the edge of the pool. The
waterfowl did not seem to mind, though they swam as a group back and
forth in front of it. The second eagle flew in and landed in a tree
nearby, then soon flew out over the lake, towards the parking lot, and
landed in a tree near Lake Logan Road. They were still in that area
when I left at 1:30.
Further down the road, there were two Mute Swans resting on the ice.
Across from the dam on SR 664 I also observed:
1 Red Shoulder Hawk
1 Kingfisher
10 Purple Finches
2 Field Sparrows
8 Song Sparrows
10+ Bluebirds
Best,
Rob Kaminski
Athens, Ohio
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Subject: Golden Eagle at the Wilds 1/31/08
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Went to the Wilds with a couple of friends. We were treated to great views of the Golden Eagle around 12:30PM. Sitting at the visitors center having lunch, it popped up over a rise causing me to drop my sandwich! Then we watched it soar across this field, land and come racing back with something in its talons. Only to disappear behind a knoll. We went out to international road to see if we could relocate it. Up it popped again! This time two redtails were dive bombing him and it didn't faze him in the least. They looked so miniscule next to him. Great scope views. Anyways, it was a great show enjoyed by all. Many light-phased rough-legged hawks ( 14+ ); only one dark-phase. Also one flock of 20+ eastern meadowlarks. Redtails and Harriers kept us entertained as well. No male harriers were noted. On a note closer to home, we still have four redpolls visiting our feeders. Tuesday the 25th, we had 25 mourning doves under the feeder. The most we have ever had has been eleven.
Sally Isacco, Chardon
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Subject: Rough-legged Hawk, Huron Co.
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This noon I saw a Rough-legged Hawk soaring over some grassy fields just east of Havana in Greenfield Twp, Huron Co. I had seen it a few days ago as well, so perhaps it's here for the winter.
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