- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * June 27, 2008 * OHST0806.27 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) Cattle Egret Yellow-crowned Night-Heron MISSISSIPPI KITE BLACK RAIL BLACK-NECKED STILT BURROWING OWL Bell's Vireo Clay-colored Sparrow Western Meadowlark - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for June 27, 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 Cattle Egret: Jeff Cullen reported seeing them on Rt. 4 south of Sandusky on the 21st. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron: Reported from the Preston Road, Columbus, nest site on the 23rd. MISSISSIPPI KITE: Single kites were seen at the Brass Ring Gold Course, Logan, on the 21st and 24th. A pair were seen soaring near the lodge at Burr Oak Lake State Park, Morgan County, on the 21st. BLACK RAIL: The most recent report of the Charlie's Pond, Pickaway County rail(s) was from the 23rd. For directions see the Ohio Ornithological Website: http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=44 BLACK-NECKED STILT: Rob and Sandy Harlan found a pair in a flooded field along Riddle Road (TR 292) in York Township west of Bellevue, Sandusky County, on the 22nd. On the 24th, Jeff and Becky Cullen found two pairs "in the pond along the east side of TR 80 in Seneca County, just south of Seneca County Line Road (CR 113)". Presumably this included the pair found by the Harlans. On the 27th, Tom Barlett reported one pair from the TR 80 location. BURROWING OWL: Apparently resident for about a week on private land near Greenville, Darke County, the bird eluded a horde of birders who descended upon the site on the 25th. Robb Clifford, who publicized the find, provided these directions: "Take OH-502 [west] out of Greenville and turn North (right) onto Springhill Rd, then turn left (west) onto Wildcat Rd. Look for the white fencing on the left hand side of the road. The owl has been seen standing near a culvert along the road." Bell's Vireo: Bill Hull, while stalking dragonflies on the 22nd, found one singing at Campbell Lakes Preserve, Hamilton County. Two were singing along the Heritage Bike Trail, Hilliard, on the 22nd. The OSU west campus birds, located just west of the Carmack Road, No. 5 parking lot, were reported most recently on the 23rd. Clay-colored Sparrow: Karen Menard found one singing in Oak Openings MetroPark on the 22nd. It was still present on 24th. Matt Anderson provided these directions on RareBird. org: "…off of Monclova Road between Wilkins and Girdham. There is a thinned-out pine stand on the north side of Monclova maybe a quarter mile or so west of Wilkins. Walk the fire lane/horse trail that skirts the west edge of the pine stand. … the sparrow was singing from the edge of the pines and from the open field just west of there near the very north end of the pine stand." Western Meadowlark: The resident bird at Range Line and Cygnet Roads west of Cygnet, Wood County, was tallied for the OBBA on the 21st. Another, found in Williams County three weeks ago, just south of Lake Seneca along P50 Road near house number 8633, was relocated by a Toledo Naturalists Association fieldtrip on the 21st. - 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]