---- OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 5 messages totalling 353 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? (2) > 2. Jefferson County - Chestnut-sided Warbler..and more > 3. Common Loon--Stark County > 4. Crown City WMA > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:44:58 -0400 > From: "Warren, Mary" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? > > Not in our area. I live in Sandusky and have my usual 4. But just > this morning I had a call from a woman in Erie County that has about 30 > coming to 8 feeders and she just wanted to let someone know! > Mary > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Mel Stewart > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:58 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? > > > Has anyone else observed that the popultation RTH's has declined this=20 > year?? Last year at this time we had a dozen, this year 4. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:25:18 -0400 > From: Margaret Bowman <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? > > The lady who cuts my hair reported that she has had MORE hummingbirds this > year than ever before. She and her husband counted 8 at one time. She is > filling her feeders daily. She lives in Block 59B6SE, close to the > Knox-Licking Co. line. > > I had one in my yard Tuesday, and I don't put out feeders anymore, mainly > because I have three neighbors that do. My neighbors have not reported any > lower numbers than usual. And, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm > seeing about the same number in the wild as I would normally expect to see. > I suspect that food source is more plentiful in the wild this year, and some > hummers aren't coming to feeders because they are getting plenty to eat > elsewhere. > > Margaret Bowman > Licking Co. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Warren, Mary > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:45 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? > > Not in our area. I live in Sandusky and have my usual 4. But just > this morning I had a call from a woman in Erie County that has about 30 > coming to 8 feeders and she just wanted to let someone know! > Mary > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Mel Stewart > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:58 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? > > > Has anyone else observed that the popultation RTH's has declined this > year?? Last year at this time we had a dozen, this year 4. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:34:53 -0400 > From: Scott Albaugh <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Jefferson County - Chestnut-sided Warbler..and more > > While in the yard last evening just before dark, I heard a Chestnut-sided W= > arbler singing. It sang very softly only four times. I eventually located= > the bird in a small Black Cherry on the edge of the woods. Chestnut-sided= > is a regional rarity for my neck of Appalachia here in Jefferson County. = > This is the first time that I have ever seen one in June here. If you're D= > elorme savvy, I'm in block 63C6NW. =20 > > I was outside this morning at 5:30am in an attempt to relocate the bird and= > observe it for evidence of nesting. My attempt failed. The bird did not = > sing and could not be found. > > While listening and looking for the Chestnut-sided Warbler, I wandered off = > into the woods to see who else was out on this chilly June morning. Let me= > tell you, there's no feeling like standing in the middle of an Eastern Dec= > iduous Forest at dawn in June. The symphony of bird song and the birds' ac= > tivity in the forest is astounding. And when you add the songs to the smel= > l and feel of the air, the lush foliage, and the feeling of the warming ray= > s of sunlight that penetrate the canopy; you've got one heck of a fantastic= > feeling. I really appreciate the fact that I can get that feeling simply = > by walking into the woods here in Ohio. I also appreciate the fact that Oh= > io has so much woods to walk into. =20 > > There's also no feeling like seeing a Cerulean Warbler in that forest by tr= > acking it down using only patience, perseverance, and the power of observat= > ion. Just me, my binoculars, and the birds. Nice. > > I've been watching birds here in Jefferson County for about 16 or so years.= > I have a feeling that Eastern Ohio (not just Jefferson Count) has a lot o= > f surprises for birders who take the time to canvas the ridges and valleys.= > I suspect that there are more Chestnut-sided Warblers and Common Ravens o= > ut there waiting to be found. I've been fortunate enough to have made some= > neat discoveries here. I had been hearing Purple Finches singing around t= > he yard here for a few years and two weeks ago I finally saw an adult feedi= > ng a young...my first confirmation of Purple Finch nesting. I also found p= > airs of Purple Finches in three other locations in Jefferson County. Last = > summer I found a Blue Grosbeak on a reclaimed strip mine...probably a count= > y record. And speaking of reclaimed strip mines, my experience is that nea= > rly every reclaimed mine has Henslow's Sparrows. Almost every woods with a= > nice understory will have Kentucky and Hooded Warblers. And there's alway= > s that chance that a birder might stumble across a Common Raven or three. = > =20 > > I'm not sure how many of Ohio's birders are out here in eastern Ohio and Je= > fferson County, but I encourage you to come out and spend a day or weekend = > poking around. And I also ask that you submit your sightings to the Ohio B= > reeding Bird Atlas. If you look at the amount of data that's been collecte= > d for areas in Eastern Ohio you'll see that it is somewhat sparse compared = > to other parts of the state. My region is page 63 and 73. Look at the blo= > cks that have data for those pages. Most of the data has been collected by= > me. I know of maybe four or five other people who have contributed to thi= > s area (and for these folks, I am very grateful). My point here is that I = > need your help. I hope there are more birders than what I realize here in = > Eastern Ohio. I also hope that some of you from other parts of the state w= > ill visit us and spend a day or just a few hours exploring and unlocking th= > e treasures that are hiding here. =20 > > Maybe some day I'll organize a block busting event, but for now I don't hav= > e the resources (mostly a place for you to sleep) to throw an event togethe= > r. What I will be happy to do however, is help you, direct you, and meet u= > p with you, and go birding with you. If anyone who reads this has any desi= > re at all to bird Eastern Ohio and needs info, email me. My only request i= > s that you submit your data to the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas. And just for = > the record, atlasing is the most exciting and most fun birding that I have = > ever done. =20 > > Sincerely, > > Scott Albaugh > > _________________________________________________________________ > The i=92m Talkathon starts 6/24/08.=A0 For now, give amongst yourselves. > http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=3DTXT_EML_WLH_LearnMore_GiveAmongst= > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:20:04 EDT > From: Laura Dornan <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Common Loon--Stark County > > I got a call from my "contact" at my local city hall this afternoon stating > there had been a report of a very aggressive water fowl on the small city > fishing pond & could I please let them know what it is & if anything needed to > be done about it. Went straight over & could hardly believe my eyes but there > it was...a juvenile common loon! The locals who fish there often said it > had been there since early April. Most people did not know what it was, though > a few did but no one seemed taken by the fact that this is a VERY unusual > bird to find on such a small pond, especially in June! But the probability is > that the pond is too small for him to be able to get a long enough run to > take off. > > Came home & started making some calls to see if he can be rescued & taken > to a larger body of water. That process is still in the works & now time is > becoming more critical. At 2:00 this afternoon, he was swimming & diving & > catching bait as people tried to fish. We went back later to get some pictures > & found him sitting on the bank. There is fishing line wrapped around at > least 1 leg & part of his body & some more line hanging from his mouth, which > indicates he has a hook in his mouth. So now he will require at least some > rehabilitation before release. > > So if anyone wants to see a Common Loon in northeastern Ohio in June, make a > quick trip to Louisville. South on SR 44 from SR 62. Turn right at the BP > station onto SR 153. Go west on 153 (Main St.) to the 1st street past the > Dairy Queen on the north side of the street. Turn right into Constitution Park > and the pond. > > I am hoping we can get him rescued sometime tomorrow but it may take a few > good hands. > > Laura Dornan > Louisville > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:50:27 -0400 > From: Dick & Jeanette Esker <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Crown City WMA > > The Mountwood Bird Club from Parkersburg WV, visited the Crown City WMA = > today. The highlight was finding a family of the target bird, the Blue = > Grosbeak. We had good looks at the male, female and young, thanks to a = > tip from an Ohio birding couple we met there. We also had a prolonged = > look at a male Blue Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting perched in the open = > about 5 feet apart. Other highlights were a Grasshopper Sparrow at a = > nest, the Henslow's Sparrows, Dickcissels and lots of Bobwhites singing. > > Here is our list for the day: > > Northern Bobwhite > Great Blue Heron > Green Heron > Turkey Vulture > Red-tailed Hawk > American Kestrel > Rock Pigeon > Mourning Dove > Yellow-billed Cuckoo > Chimney Swift > Ruby-throated Hummingbird > Eastern Phoebe > Eastern Kingbird > White-eyed Vireo > Red-eyed Vireo > Blue Jay > American Crow > Tree Swallow > Eastern Bluebird > American Robin > Gray Catbird > Northern Mockingbird > Brown Thrasher > European Starling > Cedar 'Waxwing > Yellow Warbler > Prairie Warbler > Common Yellowthroat > Yellow-breasted Chat > Eastern Towhee > Field Sparrow > Grasshopper Sparrow > Henslow's Sparrow > Song Sparrow > Northern Cardinal > Blue Grosbeak > Indigo Bunting > Dickcissel > Red-winged Blackbird > Eastern Meadowlark > Common Grackle > Brown-headed Cowbird > Orchard Oriole > Baltimore Oriole > American Goldfinch > House Sparrow > > Dick & Jeanette Esker > Wood County > West Virginia > [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > End of OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 18 Jun 2008 to 19 Jun 2008 (#2008-172) > ***************************************************************** ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. 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