- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * July 25, 2008 * OHST0807.25 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) Little Blue Heron BLACK-NECKED STILT Willet EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE WESTERN KINGBIRD Bell's Vireo Clay-colored Sparrow Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for July 25, 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 Little Blue Heron: The adult bird at Pike Creek was seen again on the 21st. It prefers Unit D but has been reported from Unit C. BLACK-NECKED STILT: Tom Barlett reported four adult birds on the 24th from the presumed nest location along TR 80 in Seneca County, just south of Seneca County Line Road (CR 113) and north of C34 near Bellevue. No young birds were seen. Willet: Sally Isacco saw one at Pipe Creek on the 17th and passed along a second-hand report of another seen at the impoundment at Lorain on the same day. EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: One continues in Coshocton County at 31380 TR 236 south of Baltic. Birders are welcome. WESTERN KINGBIRD: Brian Wulker reported one from a field at the Super Wal-Mart in Evandale, Hamilton County on the 22nd. The bird has not been relocated since. Bell's Vireo: David Rankin found one singing on the 12th west of Ada in eastern Allen County. The directions are “Take Hwy 81 west out of Ada, cross the Allen/Hardin county line and turn north on Pevee … the vireo was hanging out in the [wetland] area closer to Hwy 81.” Clay-colored Sparrow: The Oak Openings MetroPark bird was seen on the 19th along Girdham Road south of Monclova Road near the rail fence. There is another long-continuing bird on private land near Walnut Creek in Holmes County. For directions call the Bobolink RBA (330-763-5119). Western Meadowlark: The resident bird at Range Line and Cygnet Roads about six miles west of Cygnet, Wood County, was relocated on the 19th. Yellow-headed Blackbird: Brian Zwiebel saw an adult and a juvenile in the interior of Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area on the 20th. - 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]