- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * February 15, 2008 * OHST0802.15 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) ROSS'S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE Long-tailed Duck Red-throated Loon Eared Grebe Golden Eagle Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Northern Shrike HARRIS'S SPARROW Brewer's Blackbird Common Redpoll Evening Grosbeak - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for February 15, 2008. Compiler: Paul Gardner. Email: [log in to unmask] SPECIES IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE REVIEW-LIST SPECIES. Details of these sightings are desired by The Ohio Bird Records Committee. Careful observation, not ornithological expertise, is the only qualification for submitting your data. For details and pointers see: http://www.ohiobirds.org/records/documentation.php ROSS'S GOOSE: Single birds were seen on the 9th along Howard Rd, Lucas County and on the 10th at the fish hatchery in Hebron, Licking County. CACKLING GOOSE: On the 9th, one was along Krause Rd just west of Ottawa NWR. Tom Kemp found six at Portage Quarry on the west side of Rt. 25 just south of Bowling Green. Long-tailed Duck: Craig Holt spotted four in Lake Shore Park in Ashtabula on the 8th. Red-throated Loon: Discovered on the 9th at Caesar's Creek State Park, it was still present on the 14th. Eared Grebe: Phil Chaon found one near the Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility, Cleveland, on the 11th. Golden Eagle: Always a trouper, one showed up at The Wilds, Muskingum County, for Raptor Field Day on the 9th. Thayer's Gull: Phil Chaon had one at E. 72nd Street, Cleveland, on the 10th. On the 11th, he found them along the Cleveland lakefront at Cleveland Public Power (Whale Building), E. 9th Street, and Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility near Edgewater Park. Iceland Gull: Craig Holt found one at Conneaut on the 8th. On the 11th, Phil Chaon found them along the Cleveland lakefront at Cleveland Public Power (Whale Building), and E. 9th Street. Northern Shrike: John Pogacnik saw one along the Magee Marsh State Park causeway on the 9th. HARRIS'S SPARROW: The Bobolink RBA (330-763-5119) reports that one is being seen at a private residence at 31412 TR 227 near New Bedford, Coshocton County. Call the hotline for details. Brewer's Blackbird: One visited a private residence in Westerville on the 12th. Common Redpoll: Reported this week from private feeders in Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake counties. Ethan Kistler's map at Rarebird.org shows 43 counties with redpoll sightings. Evening Grosbeak: The Bobolink RBA (330-763-5119) reports that four are being seen at a private residence in Mohican State Forest near the firetower. - End Transcript Paul Gardner Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]