- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * October 17, 2008 * OHST0810.17 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) YELLOW RAIL Hudsonian Godwit Franklin's Gull Connecticut Warbler LeConte's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Red Crossbill - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for October 17, 2008. Compiler: Brad Sparks. 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 YELLOW RAIL - Ethan Kistler relayed that one was reported to the Bobolink Area RBA. It was found at Funk Bottoms on 10/11. Hudsonian Godwit - Steve Jones saw the now famous bird at Big Island on 10/13. It has not been reported since. Franklin's Gull - This species made a move into the area this week. On 10/11 Bill Stanley found 2 birds resting on South Beach at East Fork State Park. Kathi Hutton found them again on 10/15. Jill Bowers reported 1 bird sitting on the concrete pier along Lakeshore Drive at Grand Lake Saint Marys on 10/12. LeContes Sparrow - Dan Sanders and friends found 2 birds along the Wake Robin trail at Mentor Marsh on 10/11. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - Dan Sanders spotted several of this species along the Wake Robin Trail at Mentor Marsh on 10/11. Gabe Leidy found up to 4 there the next day. On 10/11 David Brinkman discovered 3 birds at Miami Whitewater Wetlands. 1 remained there on 10/14 for Ron Kolde. Connecticut Warbler - One bird was a great find for David Brinkman at Farbach Werner Nature Preserve on 10/15. Red Crossbill - Matt Anderson had one fly over his home in Whitehouse on 10/12. - End Transcript __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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]