- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * December 23, 2008 * OHST0812.23 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Ross's Goose Brant Cackling Goose Long-tailed Duck Red-throated Loon Northern Goshawk Little Gull BLACK-HEADED GULL Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Pomarine Jaeger Purple Sandpiper Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Shrike Black-throated Blue Warbler Brewer's Blackbird Baltimore Oriole Common Redpoll - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for December 23, 2008. Compiler: John Habig. 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 Greater White-fronted Goose: Rick Asamoto and Shane Egleston reported that four were in a field west of West Carrolton on Farmersville-West Carrollton Rd on the 22nd. Eddie Ehrman reported two at the IKEA pond on the 23rd. This pond is located just off I-75 one exit north of I-275. Snow Goose: Jack Stenger found 38 in a borrow pit in Fayette County along I-71 (exit 67) on the 19th. Jay Lehman reported two at the Melvin Quarry on the 21st. Bob Foppe reported that four were found during the Hamilton/Fairfield CBC on the 20th. Rick Asamoto and Shane Egleston found one in a corn stubble field just west of West Carrollton on the 22nd. Ross's Goose: On the 20th Allan Claybon found the Snow Geese first found by Jack Stenger on the 19th. He took some photos which he posted. Jay Stenger noticed that one of the geese was a Ross's mixed in with the flock of Snow Geese. Usually reported as single birds, Jay Lehman found seven on the 21st at the Melvin Quarry just north of Wilmington. Bob Foppe reported that Bill Doss found one on Hess Rd in Brown County on the 21st. Brant: A casual migrant in winter Bob and Denise Lane found 11 flying southwest along the Ohio River during the Beaver Creek CBC on the 20th. Cackling Goose: Four were reported by Doug Overacker at the Clark County CBC on the 19th at a gravel pit near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Additional cacklers were also found at Old Reid Park near Buck Creek SP. Rick Asamoto and Shane Egleston reported two on the 22nd in West Carrollton. Long-tailed Duck: Jay Lehman saw two at the Gordon Park Marina on the 20th and Bill Fissell saw three there on the 21st. Red-throated Loon: Rick Asamoto found one off of Harveysburg Rd at Caesar Creek SP on the 19th. Northern Goshawk: One was reported in Van Buren SP during the Hancock County CBC on the 20th. Little Gull: Two adults were seen by John Pogacnik on the 21st. BLACK-HEADED GULL: Rob Lowry located one at E. 72nd St on the 20th. Thayer's Gull: Gabe Leidy and Emil Bacik reported four from E. 72nd St on the 21st. Three of the gulls were first-cycle birds. Iceland Gull: On the 20th John Beatty found one immature bird at E. 72nd St. On the 21st Gabe Leidy reported four with all age classes represented from the same location. Lesser Black-backed Gull: Very rare inland Doug Overacker and Julie Karlson reported one found at Buck Creek SP on the 19th during the Clark County CBC. Glaucous Gull: On the 19th Craig Caldwell reported one at Avon Lake. John Pogacnik saw one first year bird on the 21st. Pomarine Jaeger: Craig Caldwell reported the immature bird was still present at Avon Lake on the 19th. Bret McCarty reported one at Avon Lake and another immature at Rocky River on the 21st. Purple Sandpiper: John Pogacnik saw two flying west during his Lakeshore Waterbird Survey in Lake County on the 21st. Northern Saw-whet Owl: Craig Caldwell located on at Gordon Park on the 19th. The bird was in a little Scots Pine on the right as you enter the parking lot to the Rangers Station. Northern Shrike: Robert Jackson relocated the shrike found at Jaite Marsh in the CVNP on the 20th. Chris Knoll reported that one was making passes at the feeder at Black Swamp Bird Observatory on the 20th. Black-throated Blue Warbler: Shari Jackson reports that the bird that first appeared at the feeders of the Thomas' residence on December 6th was still present through the reporting period. Brewer's Blackbird: Matt Anderson had a Brewer's Blackbird coming to his feeders in Whitehouse just south of Oak Openings. Baltimore Oriole: An adult eating chunked pineapple at the home of Becky Schmitt in Worthington was reported by Jim McCormac on the 21st. Common Redpoll: John Pogacnik had one at his feeder in Lake County on the morning of the 21st. Please consider taking part in a Christmas Bird Count near you this season. Information on counts can be found at http://www.ohiobirds.org/calendar/winter_counts/winter.php. - End Transcript John Habig Carlisle, 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]