- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * October 10, 2008 * OHST0810.10 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) GLOSSY IBIS PIPING PLOVER Willet Hudsonian Godwit Laughing Gull Franklin's Gull Little Gull Le Conte's Sparrow Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow Western Meadowlark - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for October 10, 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. GLOSSY IBIS: Two have been at Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, Mahoning County, from the 2nd and were last reported on the 9th. To arrange access to the sanctuary, email Bill Jones ([log in to unmask]). PIPING PLOVER: Sherrie Duris reports that the monthly census of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge found one near the mouth of Crane Creek on the 7th. Willet: Gene Stauffer saw one in the Teal Pond at Pickerington Ponds Metropark, Franklin County, on the 9th. Hudsonian Godwit: Jack Stenger and Sean Williams found one at Big Island Wildlife Area on the 5th that was still being reported on the 9th. Band data indicate the bird is a male banded this summer near Churchill, Manitoba. Sean provided this google map of its location: http://tinyurl.com/42rgeq. Laughing Gull: The previously reported bird on the swimming beach at Pleasant Hill Lake, Richland County, was still present on the 4th. Franklin's Gull: Doug Overacker found one at Buck Creek State Park on the 5th. Little gull: An adult in basic plumage was still being seen through the 9th at Conneaut. Le Conte's Sparrow: Reported this week from the Wake Robin Trail at Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve on the 3rd, from Miami Whitewater Wetlands "about 100 feet from the bathouse" on the 4th, from private property in Lucas County on the 5th, and from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge on the 7th. Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow: Reported this week from Miami Whitewater Wetlands "about 100 feet from the bathouse" on the 4th; from the Wake Robin Trail at Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve on the 5th; from near the fence at Dike 14, Cleveland, on the 5th; from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge on the 7th; from the Lorain impoundment and from the old coliseum site in Summit County (on Rt. 303 just west of the I-270 interchange) both through the 7th; and from Funk Wildlife Area on the 7th. Western Meadowlark: The one tallied on the record-setting October big day in Wood County on the 5th presumably was the long- resident bird at Range Line and Cygnet roads west of Cygnet. - 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]