Sorry, I forgot to add the date of observation i.e. January 2, 1966. On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Roger Troutman <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Just a note to add to the Black-throated Blue Warbler thread. > > The latest (or by Gregorian Calendar standards the earliest) record in the > literature is on a Christmas Bird Count published (quoted below) in the > Audubon Field Notes 20(2),:220-233. The record was made on the Killdeer > Plains W.A. CBC. > > If true, this observation would be one of the most incredible warbler > records ever made in Ohio (for any species at any time of the year). > Unfortunately at this point in time, it is unprovable one way or the other. > The naysayers may discount this record out-of-hand as being too far out, > regardless of the details, The want-to-believe birders believe the details > (although sight unseen) were creditable and know that statistically all > things are possible given enough observations and time. After all the birds > are always out there - the birders are not! > > So in the spirit of Fox News, "I report, you decide" on the following > excerpt from my work on Ohio Christmas Bird Counts: > > Black-throated Blue Warbler > > The 23 individuals of this taxon were recorded at Killdeer Plains W.A. in > 1966. The following notes were published in *Audubon Field Notes*: "a > sheet of details submitted by " … "accurately describing in detail both male > and female plumages. *This observation sounds incredible*. Ohio must > double check this report before accepting it. National Xmas count record > [1965-1966] only 5 [individuals]; species rare in winter even in central > Florida!—Ed. (including emphasis)". > > Note: no Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers were reported on this count. After > giving due consideration to this record, it was changed to Myrtle Warblers, > the above details not withstanding. > > Roger Troutman > > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:08 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Got a call from a friend last evening?who said she saw a bird coming to >> her chipped sunflower feeder that she had never seen before. She looked >> through her field guides and said the only one she saw matching the bird was >> a Black-throated Blue Warbler. Not being a heavy-duty birder she wondered if >> this was possible, but she didn't know what else it could be. I said Ronnie >> and I will be there in the morning. >> Got there about 8:45 and it wasn't long before a >> beautiful?male?Black-throated Blue appeared. He made numerous appearances >> and magically turned an early winter day into?Spring. Got some half?decent >> photos. She lives in Mahoning County on Duck Creek Road in Patmos.?I think >> this may be a late record for Ohio if none has been seen past Dec.5 since >> 2001. Need to check that out.???? >> Interestingly she also had Eastern Bluebirds coming to her chipped >> sunflower which is something we have never seen. She says they even bring >> their fledgelings and feed them chipped sunflower. This has been going on >> for years, so it's not unusual to her, but it is to us. >> Other non-everyday birds seen there were Pine Siskin and?a very nice first >> winter Chipping Sparrow. Thanks to?our friend Gayle for her heads-up >> observation and?giving us the opportunity to see and record this very late >> warbler. Photos of the warbler and the bluebird may be viewed at the link >> below.? >> >> Good birding all, >> Shari Jackson and Ronnie Macko >> ? >> >> >> >> http://s397.photobucket.com/albums/pp53/RoniMacko/Black%20Throated%20Blue%20Warbler%20Dec%2008/ >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> 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] >> > > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]