- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * September 19, 2008 * OHST0809.19 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) ANHINGA MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD Golden Eagle Upland Sandpiper Marbled Godwit Western Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Laughing Gull Sabine’s Gull Pomarine Jaeger WESTERN KINGBIRD - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for September 19, 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 ANHINGA: Jim Fry observed one flying by his home in Hocking County on the 16th. MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD: On the 16th, Gabe Hostetler spotted a juvenile flying near Route 30 south of Massillon near the Richville exit. Golden Eagle: Paul McSweeny observed one soaring past his home in Dublin, Franklin County, on the 16th. Upland Sandpiper: One was being seen west of Kidron in Wayne County on the 19th. Call the Bobolink RBA (330-763-5119). Marbled Godwit: The previously reported bird at the Twin Lakes area of O'Shaughnessy Nature Preserve, Franklin County, (off Dublin Road just north of the town of Shawnee Hills) continues. Two have been seen through the 19th at Hoover Reservoir, Delaware County, from the Area M boardwalk or points east. Western Sandpiper: John Pogacnik had four at Conneaut on the 15th. Buff-breasted Sandpiper: Reports continued from the Berlin Reservoir, Stark County, through the 12th, and from the east side of Hoover Reservoir, Delaware County, through the 19th. Red-necked Phalarope: They were seen on the 13th at the Lorain impoundment and along Prairie Lane, Killbuck Wildlife Area, Wayne County. They were reported from Conneaut, Ashtabula County, on the 15th. Laughing Gull: One was at Conneaut on the 15th. Sabine’s Gull: Doing a lake watch at Conneaut, Ashtabula County, John Pogacnik saw an adult fly by. Pomarine Jaeger: John Pagacnik tallied two adults during the above lake watch. WESTERN KINGBIRD: Darlene Snuffer found one on the 16th at Hueston Woods State Park “along Hedge Row Rd. between the horse rental and the bike rental areas”. - 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]