- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * July 18, 2008 * OHST0807.18 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) BLACK-NECKED STILT American Avocet Willet Upland Sandpiper EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE COMMON RAVEN Clay-colored Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow X Field Sparrow - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for July 18, 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 BLACK-NECKED STILT: Although it is hoped that nesting continues out-of- sight in the vegetation along the pond at TR 80 near Bellevue, the stilts are no longer reliably seen there. Three were relocated on the 15th at the ponds along TR 81 (Riddle Road) at the railroad tracks. This is about three miles west of Bellevue. County listers should note this puts the stilts in Sandusky County. American Avocet: The previously reported bird from the impoundment near the pumphouse at Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area was seen on the 13th. By the 16th the impoundment had been pumped dry. One was at the Lorain Harbor impoundment on the 14th, and another was at Pike Creek Wildlife Management Area, Sandusky, on the 16th. Willet: Bob Krajeski watched one make a touch-and-go at Conneaut on the 13th. Upland Sandpiper: The Columbus Avid Birders spotted a couple off the north end of the runway at Harrison County Airport on the 12th. Check- in with the airport manager before birding this site. EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: One continues in Coshocton County southwest of Baltic near the intersection of TR 236 and TR 237. (Delorme Atlas 6th edition, page 61 grid A-4.5). Call the Bobolink RBA for more details (330-763-5119). COMMON RAVEN: The Columbus Avid Birders saw five or six across the valley from the overlook at Fernwood State Forest, Jefferson County, on the 12th. The birds were later encountered at the edge of the small town of Fernwood along CR 26, but they quickly spooked. Clay-colored Sparrow: A pair (?) continues at Oak Openings Metropark (Lucas County) at the sand barrens along the east side of Girdham Road near the bike path south of Monclova Road. Clay-Colored Sparrow X Field Sparrow: The bird originally found by Ethan Kistler at Charlemont Reservation (Lorain Co.) along Quarry Road was netted and examined by Aaron Boone and Andy Jones on the 16th. It gives evidence of being a hybrid, perhaps only the third known of this rare cross. - 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]