Hi... I guess this is how one sends something in to be included on the list.... Subj.: Spring arrivals in Highland County Fr: Jim Moore [log in to unmask] Mar. 2nd I saw the first Robin and the first two Killdeer at my rural home eleven miles due South of Hillsboro, Ohio. Jim Moore OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> wrote: There are 27 messages totalling 1254 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Greenlawn Cemetery 3/1/2008 2. Snow Buntings - Centerburg 3. turkey vulture - geauga co. 4. Carlisle Redpolls 5. Yellow Rumped Warbler-South Bass Island 6. Sandhill Cranes Highland Co. 7. Ivorybill video at Amish Bird Symposium 8. 8 species of Candian birds at my feeders in Highland Co. 9. Chipping Sparrow in Highland Co. 10. White-fronted Geese at Deer Creek 11. Greater White-fronted Geese - Ducks - Buck Creek State Park 12. Sunday Birding 3-2-8 Richland Co. 13. Gulls south of Columbus 14. Swans in Muskingham County 15. Pine siskins/Redpolls Geauga County 16. Englewood Metroparks 17. Highlights (Lorain Co.) 18. Deer Creek S.P. 3-2 19. 3/2 - Killdeer are here! - Cuy. Co. 20. {spam?} Possible Golden Eagle 21. Black Hand Gorge SNP, Licking County 22. Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area 23. 2 corrections 24. Greenlawn and Whittier 3/2 25. Monthly Ottawa Census 26. Ceasar Creek - Beach Grebe 27. Turkey Vulture at South Bass ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 00:26:23 -0500 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?David_True?= Subject: Greenlawn Cemetery 3/1/2008 At Greenlawn Cemetery several birds of interest were observed. One merli= n was perched on top of a sycamore near the bridge area. At the thistle feeders were several pine siskins. Also the pine warbler which has been feeding on suet all winter was active near the feeders. Several red-breasted nuthatches are still easily observed at the feeders. At the= nearby Whittier Peninsula were several canvasbacks, common goldeneyes, lesser scaup, hooded mergansers, and many American black ducks. Also the= re were several herring gulls mixed with the numerous ring-billed gulls. At= the Darby Bend Lakes in Prairie Oaks Metro Park were quite a few species = of waterfowl. All were located in one small section of open water near the back section of the parking lot. Species observed included canvasbacks, redheads, ring-necked ducks, lesser scaup, ruddy ducks, gadwall, a pied-billed grebe and many coots.=20=20 ______________________________________________________________________ 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 05:03:26 -0800 From: s wenk Subject: Snow Buntings - Centerburg A couple hundred snow buntings are hanging out just north west of Centerburg. A few horned larks are mixed and a few lapland long spurs as well. Directions: Take Rt 3 north through Centerburg. Just past the fire station turn right on RT 657.(Vannatta Rd).... bear right continuing on Rt 657 ... turn right on the first road which is a muddy dirt road... (township road 405... about 2/3 down the road you should see the flocks... Given the change in weather today could be last opportunity... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:21:02 -0500 From: inga schmidt Subject: turkey vulture - geauga co. A lone turkey vulture soared over the fields yesterday, late in the afternoon. 5 male Red Winged Blackbirds calling. 1 Starling. With this deep snow, the hawks hang close to the house and barn, taking advantage of the ploughed walks and congestion at the bird feeders. Coopers, Red Shouldered and Red Tailed. 3 Bluebirds with 2 Robins, 30 Tree Sparrows, 4 Song Sparrows, 3 White Throated Sparrows. Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road at the Geauga/Cuyahoga Co. line ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 16:43:01 +0000 From: andrea-lena Subject: Carlisle Redpolls Greetings birders! Wow! I finally got to see some redpolls this season, and I got to see a lot of them! I visited the Carlisle Reservation (Lorain County Metro Parks) feeders on Saturday afternoon and counted at least 14 Common Redpolls at one time. A few flew in only moments after we sat down in the observation room, and then over the next half hour, more and more flew into the trees and ate from the thistle feeders. I hope they stick around for a little while longer so those of you who haven't seen them yet can get up there and see them! They were a lot of fun to watch, and it was exciting to get a new life bird! And even my non-birding boyfriend that was watching them with me was pretty excited and engaged! Best of luck. Andrea Haslage Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 10:35:41 -0500 From: =?windows-1252?Q?Lisa_Brohl?= Subject: Yellow Rumped Warbler-South Bass Island I just looked out the window onto my front porch on South Bass Island to=20= check on the temperature and there looking back at me hanging on a wire=20= was a yellow-rumped warbler just inches away! What a nice surprise! Lisa Brohl ______________________________________________________________________ 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:11:27 -0500 From: Bruce Lombardo Subject: Sandhill Cranes Highland Co. Saw a small flock of sandhills in a cornfield along Rt. 50 @ Browning = Rd. west of Bainbridge yesterday(Mar. 1). ______________________________________________________________________ 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:35:23 -0500 From: Bruce Lombardo Subject: Ivorybill video at Amish Bird Symposium At the Amish Bird Symposium in Adam's Co. yesterday, Dr. Geoff Hill = showed a video of an ivory-billed woodpecker seen last year in a Florida = panhandle swamp. Wow. It wasn't the best video because the bird was far = away in dense swamp forest vegetation. However, you could clearly see = that the bottom half of the wings were white when it was perched and the = trailing edge of the wings were white when it flew. He didn't claim this = video to be conclusive evidence, but it was good enough for me I am now = a believer. Wow - I never thought I would see the day!! Forgive the = deviation from strictly Ohio birds, but this was just too exciting not = to write about. ______________________________________________________________________ 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:01:23 -0500 From: Bruce Lombardo Subject: 8 species of Candian birds at my feeders in Highland Co. I had 8 species of "Canadian" birds (I know some of these nest in N. = Ohio - you lucky dogs) at my feeders last week - the most I've ever seen = at once, I think. Not bad for southern Ohio! Because I am deep in the = forest, I don't usually get many sparrows or other meadow birds. Deep = snow has its advantages! > Red-breasted Nuthatch* 1 > Brown Creeper* 1 > Purple Finch* 38 > N. Junco* 17 > White-throated Sparrow* 3 > White-crowned Sparrow* 1 (imm.)=20 > Fox Sparrow* 2 > Am.Tree Sparrow* 17 ______________________________________________________________________ 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:39:05 -0500 From: Bruce Lombardo Subject: Chipping Sparrow in Highland Co. A neighbor of mine saw a chipping sparrow at his feeder here in Highland = Co., west of Chillicothe - first of the new year. ______________________________________________________________________ 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:48:03 -0500 From: Jim Glover Subject: White-fronted Geese at Deer Creek My wife and I found a group of eight White-fronted Geese last night, March 1, among the multitude of Canadas at Deer Creek State Park. They were along the banks of the main "incoming water" in the closest stream to the boat launch on the west side of the Deer Creek Reservoir off of SR 207. The best views were from the parking lot at the end of the lane on the first "street" north of the Marina/Boat Ramp access, and were almost directly across from that parking lot. We also had all the common diving ducks at the Reservoir, but no puddle ducks. Jim Glover Northwest Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:34:46 -0500 From: Doug Overacker Subject: Greater White-fronted Geese - Ducks - Buck Creek State Park A friend and I birded at Buck Creek State Park (Old Delorme 66A3) this morning and the conditions were perfect for observing ducks. Most of the lake is frozen but there is some open water at the north end of the lake with access off Grant Road. It was covered with waterfowl. Most common was Canada Goose but we also saw 10 Greater White-fronted Geese, three Tundra Swans, and 17 species of ducks. There was only a single Canvasback but we saw about 75 Redheads and 60 Ring-necked Ducks. There were smaller numbers of all three mergansers and a few Buffleheads and some Common Goldeneyes. We looked over the Lesser Scaup carefully and found one male Greater Scaup which we got to see right next to male Lesser Scaup and we could easily see the size difference and the much larger and differently shaped head. We also saw American Black Ducks, maybe 50 Northern Pintails, 20 American Wigeon, 9 Green-winged Teal, a few Gadwalls, and a Northern Shoveler. There are more shovelers below the dam in the creek at the other end of the lake. Doug Overacker Springfield, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:04:17 -0800 From: Gary Cowell Subject: Sunday Birding 3-2-8 Richland Co. Location: Clear Fork Reservoir/Marina 11-11:20am Canada Goose X Gadwall 3 American Wigeon 2 American Black Duck 2 Mallard X Ring-necked Duck X Lesser Scaup X Bufflehead 3 (Spillway) Hooded Merganser 5 Ruddy Duck 1 Bald Eagle 1 Imm. (Flying over Lexington) Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Coot 3 Killdeer 1 Ring-billed Gull X Red-bellied Woodpecker X American Crow X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X American Robin X European Starling X Song Sparrow X American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X Location: Charles Mill Lake/St.Rt.430 Bridge 11:45-12:30pm Greater White-fronted Goose 2 Canada Goose 150 Wood Duck 9 American Wigeon 3 American Black Duck 6 Mallard 30 Canvasback 10 Redhead 17 Ring-necked Duck 20 Lesser Scaup 12 Bufflehead 5 Common Goldeneye 12 Hooded Merganser 15 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Bald Eagle 3 (2 Ad.,1 Imm.) Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 3 Killdeer 1 Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker X Downy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X Blue Jay X American Crow X Horned Lark 2 Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X Carolina Wren 1 American Robin X Song Sparrow X Northern Cardinal X Location: Charles Mill Dam/Ashland Co./St.Rt. 603 12:40-12-50pm Canada Goose 10 Mallard 10 Canvasback 2 Redhead 30 Ring-necked Duck 1 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 1 Hooded Merganser 6 Common Merganser 1 Ring-billed Gull 25 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 American Crow 3 Tufted Titmouse 2 Location: Pleasant Hill Lake/West end 1-1:30pm American Wigeon 2 Mallard 12 Canvasback 1 Lesser Scaup 9 Common Goldeneye 4 Red-breasted Merganser 12 Ruddy Duck 5 Bald Eagle 3 Imm's. Killdeer 1 Ring-billed Gull 45 Mourning Dove X Downy Woodpecker X Hairy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X Blue Jay X American Crow X Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X American Tree Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco X Northern Cardinal X House Finch X American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:17:20 -0800 From: Bruce Glick Subject: Gulls south of Columbus Returning from the Amish Birding Symposium Saturday, Ed Schlabach and I saw 5,000+ gulls (Ring-billed - at least most) from the IS 270/Rt 23 exit and south on 23 for about 3-5 miles. There were also lots of ducks, geese, crows and mixed blackbirds. Just curious if these gulls were migrating or if they have been hanging around s. Columbus? Bruce Bruce Glick [log in to unmask] Millersburg, Ohio --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. 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