Mar.30: Maple Bay at Buckeye Lake Yesterday we saw green-winged teal, cormorant, GBH, coots, northern shovelers, mallards, tree swallows, wood ducks, egrets, blue-winged teal. For a week, I had seen what I believe was a tufted grebe, but I could not find it yesterday. Linda Woolard On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM, OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 19 messages totalling 829 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Common Raven-Fernwood State Forest > 2. Red-throated Loon, Surf Scoter Buck Creek SP, 03/26/09 > 3. loons grebes > 4. 03/26 Norwalk - Breeding Plumaged Horned Grebe still at hospital pond > 5. Scoter still at Cowan > 6. Magee Marsh boardwalk > 7. Athens County sightings > 8. Pickerel Creek - migration, Sandhill Crane & Gr. Egrets 3/27 > 9. Leucistic Blue-winged Teal at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area > 10. Fernwood Ravens 3/27/09 > 11. Blendon Woods Metro Park - Columbus: Brown Thrasher on 3/27 > 12. Belated Report: Long-eared Owl at Calley Reservation, Sunday, 03/22 > 13. Norwalk Reservoir, 27 March 2009: Various > 14. HooverRes.3-26 > 15. Columbus urban yard birds (2) > 16. Auglaize Great Horned Nest > 17. There's at least one in every crowd. :-) > 18. Erie Lakefront, Whiskey Island and 72nd st. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:39:40 EDT > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Common Raven-Fernwood State Forest > > Hello! > > On Thursday, March 26th, Doreene Linzell, Dan Sanders, my wife Ricki, and I > heard and then had great views of a Common Raven flying fairly low overhead > in Fernwood State Forest in Jefferson County. We observed the Raven while > parked in the bigger scenic vista parking lot along T-181 between the > Forest > Service HQ building and the access road to the Little Round Top picnic > area. A > map of the state forest area can be accessed on the ODNR web site. > > Rob Lowry > Powell, Ohio > > (http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/18/forests/pdf/fernwoodsf_map.pdf) > **************Free Credit Report and Score Tracking! Get it Now for $0 at > CreditReport.com. > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220474599x1201401934/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.creditreport.com%3Fsrc%3Daolemail%26kwd%3Dmlftrtextlin > k) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:59:55 -0400 > From: "Lehman, Jay" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Red-throated Loon, Surf Scoter Buck Creek SP, 03/26/09 > > Howdy All, > > After leaving work early yesterday to enjoy some great spring sunshine, > I visited Buck Creek State Park, arriving at about 5:00 pm and leaving > at about 7:30 pm. When I arrived, there were about 20 Double-crested > Cormorants visible from the beach, but the light for scanning the > reservoir for waterfowl was much better on the parking area below the > Visitor Center on the west side of the reservoir. I found the > previously reported winter plumaged Red-throated Loon at a distant well > to the north of the parking area below the Visitor Center. The bird was > near an orange and white buoy in the direction of the point of land > where the reservoir narrows. A good telescope was necessary. I met > Doug Overacker twice, first at the parking area at the beach and then > again at the parking area below the Visitor Center on the west side of > the reservoir. The Red-throated Loon was identifiable by the very slim > head and neck, the very white front and side of the neck and face, the > small head and thin slightly up-turned bill relative to nearby breeding > plumaged Common Loons. In general, this bird is smaller and more > slender than the more bulky Common Loons. At least once, the bird > turned and caught the sunshine just right so that I could see yellow on > the thin, upturned bill. I shared my scope with Doug Overacker, who was > birding by bicycle, and he also got identifiable but distant views. > When Doug first arrived at the Visitor parking area along the reservoir, > I was scanning the distant birds. He found a gorgeous full breeding > plumage male Surf Scoter, which was very close to us. Just as I got the > scoter in my scope to digiscope the bird, the scoter took flight and > showed its amazing bright red or orange red feet and legs! That's > something that I do not recall seeing before! WOW! Doug pointed out > that the two Ross's Geese were on the south end of the beach when he > rode his bike across the dam path. So before leaving for the day, I > stopped by the beach, where I met Rick Asamoto. The two Ross's Geese > were on the grass along the beach. Rick and I were able to approach > close enough for some photos. Also present on the reservoir yesterday > were about 15 Common Loons many in breeding plummage, an estimated 50 > red-breasted Mergansers and about 6 Buffleheads. There was a close > flock of gulls on the beach, which were constantly stirred up by people > walking their dogs, and a distant flock far out on the reservoir well to > the north. Quite a few Bonaparte's Gulls mixed in, but I did not get an > estimate or count of numbers. What a great few hours of birding on a > great spring afternoon. > > Jay > > =20 > > Jay G. Lehman > > Cincinnati, OH > > [log in to unmask] =20 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:17:26 -0700 > From: jon diller <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: loons grebes > > Over the last eight=A0 days there has been common loons and eared grebes > at= > the Wauseon and Archbold reservoirs.These reservoirs are in Fulton county. > > > > > > > > > > > > > =0A=0A=0A > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:12:24 -0400 > From: =?windows-1252?Q?Alicia_Elmer?= <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: 03/26 Norwalk - Breeding Plumaged Horned Grebe still at hospital > pond > > Just an update that the Horned Grebe in mostly complete breeding > plumage=20= > > has still been in the hospital pond each day this week, four days in a ro= > w=20 > as of yesterday afternoon. And it is still the only bird there, except fo= > r=20 > two Canada Geese that are always in the grass. So it definitely stands=20= > > out, though it is quite a little bird and often dives or is near the edge= > .=20 > > The pond is located in front of the new, 4-story hospital addition behind= > =20 > the older part of Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. I gave more=20 > specific directions in my initial post from Tuesday. And I meant to > post=20= > > an update earlier, but it slipped my mind as this week has been very busy= > . > > Have a great weekend, > Alicia Elmer > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:44:11 -0400 > From: Larry Gara <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Scoter still at Cowan > > This morning the WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was again observed from the South = > Shore Marina at Cowan Lake, along with a Common Loon. > > Beth Mitchell and I could not re-locate it in the afternoon though she = > did see a lone Sandhill Crane and a Great Egret. The Crane flew in and = > both of us heard it but could not find it after it landed. I did see the = > Egret along with: > > 15 Ruddy Ducks > 2 Northern Shovelers > 4 Buffleheads > 5 Red-breasted Mergansers > 1 Wood Duck (flyover) > 12 Bonaparte's Gulls > 20 Ring-billed Gulls. > Happy Birder Cheers, Larry Gara > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:37:38 -0400 > From: Chris Knoll <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Magee Marsh boardwalk > > Darin Miller from the Fremont area spent some time on the boardwalk today > as > we both saw some nice birds there. I missed the sapsucker, but Darin got a > picture of it. Here is a partial list of what we saw on the boardwalk > today. > > 1. Great Blue Heron - on the boardwalk; great photo Darin! > 2. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 male > 3. Downy Woodpecker - several > 4. Northern Flicker - 1 > 5. Eastern Phoebe - by the observation tower > 6. Tree Swallow - many flying over head > 7. White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 > 8. Brown Creeper - several > 9. Winter Wren - many now! > 10. Golden-crowned Kinglet - many > 11. American Robin - several > 12. Eastern Towhee - at least 6 males! > 13. A. Tree Sparrow - many > 14. Song Sparrow - at least 1 > 15. Fox Sparrow - several; one singing > 16. N. Cardinal - a few singing > 17. Rusty Blackbird - many > 18. C. Grackle - many > 19. A. Goldfinch - 1 > > Benton Carroll Road shorebirds today from 12:40 to 1:16 pm. > > 1. Killdeer - 6 > 2. Greater Yellowlegs - 20 > 3. Lesser Yellowlegs - 2 > 4. Pectoral Sandpiper - 71 > 5. Wilson's Snipe - 42 > > Black Swamp Bird Observatory Window on Wildlife sparrows > > 1. A. Tree Sparrow - many > 2. Chipping Sparrow - 1 > 3. Fox Sparrow - at least 1 > 4. White-throated Sparrow - a few > 5. White-crowned Sparrow - 1 > > Later birding fans, > > > > Christopher J. Knoll > > Education Director > > Black Swamp Bird Observatory > > 13551 West State Route 2 > > Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 > > Phone: 419-898-4070 > > Fax: 419-898-1363 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:49:31 -0400 > From: DANIEL WEBER <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Athens County sightings > > Hello=2C > I was out walking with my kids yesterday evening and saw a small flock of > C= > edar Waxwings flying overhead. I know that these birds are more nomadic > th= > an migratory=2C but this is the first time that I have seen them in March > a= > round here. > Dan WeberAthens=2C Ohio > _________________________________________________________________ > Internet Explorer 8 =96 Get your Hotmail Accelerated. Download free! > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141323790/direct/01/= > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:13:34 -0400 > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rita_Schneider?= <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Pickerel Creek - migration, Sandhill Crane & Gr. Egrets 3/27 > > One of the perks of helping out with Black Swamp Bird Observatory's Sprin= > g > Raptor Migration Survey is a front-row seat to the general movement of bi= > rds > through the area. I spent a few hours at Pickerel Creek today and, besid= > es > the light raptor movement of mostly Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks,= > I > thoroughly enjoyed also seeing: > > Sandhill Crane - 1, my second in two days, it circled and landed just nor= > th > of the observation deck and then melted into the vegetation > Great Egrets - at least 7 > Lesser Yellowlegs - 3, landed across the street in a field puddle > Blue-Winged Teal - among the No. Pintail, Amer. Wigeon, Green-winged Teal= > , > Gadwall, No. Shovelers=20 > Tree Swallows > Killdeer > Song Sparrows in song > > Spring may really be here! There also was a lot of activity among the > resident immature Bald Eagles and Red-tailed Hawks. Thanks to Al, who > stopped in and helped pick up a few of the raptors with me. > > Cheers, > > Rita Schneider > Cuyahoga County > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:24:48 -0400 > From: Su Snyder <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Leucistic Blue-winged Teal at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area > > Hi all: Did some scouting tonight for the Shreve Migration Sensation > scheduled for tomorrow. Water levels and waterfowl numbers are down from > last weekend, but a good variety are still present. I saw all the expected > species of ducks at Killbuck Marsh and/or Funk Bottoms. And Judy Kolo-Rose > saw 2 white morph Snow Geese at Funk. Hopefully with all the eyes in the > area tomorrow, something rare will turn up. > > > > I was only out a few hours and the only unusual bird I saw was a very light > Blue-winged Teal along Cemetery Road at Killbuck Marsh. At first I > thought > it might be a hybrid but after studying it for awhile decided it was just > very light-at least a few shades lighter than normal. If anyone else sees > this bird, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. Wacky waterfowl > always interests me. > > > > Also Shreve Fish Pond has been drained. 19 Pectoral Sandpipers were there > late this afternoon. Su Snyder, Wooster > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:17:25 EDT > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Fernwood Ravens 3/27/09 > > Hi Everyone, > I wish to add another sighting of the Fernwood State Forest Common > Ravens. > Kent Miller and I located three ravens this morning. They were seen about > a > mile west of the access road to the Round Top picnic area (T-181) on C-26. > They crossed the road near a pond on the north side of the road. There is > a > "Natureworks " sign marking it. If you have a GPS the coordinates are: > N40.3230/W80.7380. > > We also heard a ruffed grouse drumming further west on C-26 where it > intersects T-184. > > At Guilford Lake (DeLorme pg. 53, B5) in Columbiana Co. we heard an Am. > Bittern calling along Depot Road. The bird was in the wetlands at the east > end > of the lake. > > Ben Morrison > Alliance, Ohio > **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 > or > less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:19:02 -0400 > From: Wavedog <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Blendon Woods Metro Park - Columbus: Brown Thrasher on 3/27 > > Julie and I found a Brown Thrasher at the feeder at the pond blind at = > Blendon Woods Metro Park in Columbus. Nearby, we also found a Fox = > Sparrow. In the clear cut on the trail out to the pond, a male Wild = > Turkey was in full display mode. > > At the Nature Center feeders, there was a Pine Siskin and a Swamp = > Sparrow. > > Finally, on the Ripple Rock Trail, there were a pair of Eastern Phoebes. > > Ken and Julie Davis > Westerville, 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:36:38 -0400 > From: "Lehman, Jay" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Belated Report: Long-eared Owl at Calley Reservation, Sunday, > 03/22 > > Sorry about the late report. I thought that I should report this for > those still wanting to look for Long-eared Owl this weekend. After > finding two Sandhill Cranes at Funk Bottoms WA with the help of a local > birder Scott, I headed to Calley Reservation in Lorain County. I was at > Funk Bottoms between about 1:00 and 2:30 pm. I arrived at Calley at > about 3:50 pm and found one Long-eared Owl in the pines to the left of > the parking lot, before leaving at 4:30 pm. The Long-eared Owl was high > up in a pine tree, and there was white-wash and pellets under the tree. > I do not want to be more specific about the exact location for well > known reasons. Good luck for all searchers this weekend. Directions to > Calley can be easily found on the internet using a google search. > > Jay > > =20 > > Jay G. Lehman > > Cincinnati, OH > > [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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:47:23 -0400 > From: "Ethan R. Longhenry" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Norwalk Reservoir, 27 March 2009: Various > > Greetings, everyone. > > I've recently joined the list. I am Ethan from Norwalk, OH. My daughter > and I spent some time out at the Norwalk Reservoir. We > had gone out earlier in the week and saw a lot more and different types of > birds; looks like some have continued their migration > while others have come in. > > We were out around 1600-1700, and identified the following: > > American Crow (4) > American Robin (many) > Canada Goose (many) > Common Merganser (2) > Great Blue Heron (1) > Herring Gull (at least 1) > Hooded Merganser (2) > Mallard (many) > Northern Shoveler (2) > Red-Winged Blackbird (many) > Ring-billed Gull (many) > Ruddy Duck (many) > Turkey Vulture (3) > > The Horned Grebe at the FTMC pond reported earlier was still there on > Wednesday and Thursday, but I did not see him today there. > > Thursday I also saw an Eastern Meadowlark on Ohio 18 just east of the US 20 > bypass. Spring is certainly coming! > > Ethan > > Ethan R. Longhenry / [log in to unmask] > Evangelist, church of Christ in Norwalk, Ohio [norwalkchurch.org] > Homepage: deusvitae.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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:18:21 -0400 > From: rob thorn <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: HooverRes.3-26 > > Sorry for the late post, but I've had little tinme at the computer. Hoover > Reservoir on the 26th, scanning the reservoir from accesses from Sunbury > causeway south. The day witnessed the 'coming of the loons', with several > Spring plumaged birds scattered around the lower reservoir. Two birds off > the Sunbury causeway were even fighting and calling. Other birds of note > included: > > Lesser Scaup - there was still a flock of 30 birds near the dam > Bufflehead - 6 were northeast of the dam > Red-br.Mergansers - small flocks were at several sites, with the most being > 40 north of the dam > Horned Grebes - 7-8 off several different areas > Bald Eagles - 2 adults were sitting together in a tree on an island north > of the Sunbury causeway. Chummy raptors at this time of year could indicate > a mated pair, so we might want to look for nest-building somewhere around > the northern end of the reservoir. > Gulls - after the huge numbers of the last few weeks, 40 Ring-bills and 1 > Herring seemed low, but were actually not far from normal for this date > Tree Swallows - small numbers had returned to most areas along the shore. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:26:54 -0400 > From: =?windows-1252?Q?Sharon_Hamersley?= <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Columbus urban yard birds > > Besides all of the usual suspects at our feeders, we have had a brown=20 > thrasher and a female Eastern Towhee rooting around in our yard for the=20= > > past 2 days. Don't know if they intend to stick around or are just=20 > passing through...have not seen/heard a male Eastern Towhee so perhaps th= > e=20 > female is looking for a mate. > > Good birding, Sharon > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:28:04 -0400 > From: Jill Bowers <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Auglaize Great Horned Nest > > Hey All, > Hope you have a great time at the Shreve Spring Migration Fling. > Today, we confirmed a Great Horned Owl nest along the River Road in St > Marys. > This nest was first identified by an avid birder who has relocated from > Wisconsin to St Marys. We are SO pleased to have he and his wife in our > midst. And he has reported this to the OBBAII. Good job, Mr Kuhlman. > It will be fun to watch the progress of the contents of this nest. > > Again, enjoy Shreve!! > We are heading to Greenville for the Darke County Bluebird Festival. > > Happy Spring Birding, > > Jill Bowers > Auglaize County > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:52:32 -0400 > From: Steve <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: There's at least one in every crowd. :-) > > Greetings, > > Part sad time for me today, My Gmom had suffered from Parkinson's for = > some time had passed away this week. So we were at her viewing today. = > She lived a long life and was a grand Grandparent. =20 > > While I was there I met up with a birder down here in Kentucky and we = > traded favorite spots. He was a close friend of My Gdad and had come to = > the viewing, My Gdad introduced me to him and he and I talked for a good = > ten minutes. They have two eagles nests down here and a small but soon = > to grow Heron Rookery. He also said that durring the summer the area is = > thick with Green Herons. > > So while here, I'm going to a fish hatchery over by Cave Run Lake maybe = > tomorrow afternoon or on Sunday. He said that spring migration is not = > as heavy as fall but there are some good birds out there. Most of the = > birds come up from the west. He also said that he hasn't seen many = > warblers yet in the area but he said that they are coming. :-) > > My employer let me have three days off so I spent yesterday birding over = > at Lazelle woods, Blendon, and Greenlawn. Saw the coopers hawk family at = > Lazelle and some wonderfully colored Bluebirds at both Lazelle and = > Blendon. I couldn't stay long enough to see the Woodcocks. I posted a = > pic of the Coopers here: = > http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/ . > > > Happy Birding and God bless. > > Steve Jones > (a.k.a. sjlarue) > > 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall = > to the ground apart from the will of your Father. > 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. > 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.=20 > > (Matthew 10.29-31) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:59:30 -0400 > From: Jim Glover <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Columbus urban yard birds > > Sharon's bird needs to IM our first ever yard bird male Eastern > Towhee that spent the day in our backyard. I first saw what I > thought was a very dark Robin in our small lilac bushes. Closer > inspection provided a correct identification. It boldly "chicken- > scratched" under our hanging feeder outside the window, and didn't > spook like the goldfinches on the sock feeder when we stood at the > window 2 feet away to watch. I hope it does stick around! > > Jim Glover > Northwest Columbus > www.jimgloverart.com > > > > On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:26 PM, Sharon Hamersley wrote: > > > Besides all of the usual suspects at our feeders, we have had a brown > > thrasher and a female Eastern Towhee rooting around in our yard for > > the > > past 2 days. Don't know if they intend to stick around or are just > > passing through...have not seen/heard a male Eastern Towhee so > > perhaps the > > female is looking for a mate. > > > > Good birding, Sharon > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:37:07 -0700 > From: Dennis McDonnell <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Erie Lakefront, Whiskey Island and 72nd st. > > At North Chagrin MP yesterday,=A0 perhaps 12 wood ducks, at least that > many= > mallards, 3 hawks, two together above sanctuary marsh (broadwing) and > one(= > ?) above the Chagrin River near Squire's Castle.=A0 Also, earlier in the > we= > ek, was able to hear a woodcock in one of the upper meadows near the > admini= > stration quarters as previously reported by another birder. > =A0 > Today at E. 72nd st. a few RB and Hooded Mergansers, a few rb gulls and 10 > = > or 12 cormorants.=A0 Similarly at Wendy Park on the Cuyahoga at Whiskey > Isl= > and, ducks were too far off to identify but cormorants were flying up to > th= > e RR bridge and back out.=A0 I was lucky to get a couple decent shots of > th= > e rb mergansers and cormorants you can see here: > =A0 > http://www.pbase.com/tileman533/2009&page=3D7 > =A0 > =A0 > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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=3DOHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > End of OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 26 Mar 2009 to 27 Mar 2009 (#2009-87) > **************************************************************** > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. 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