Allow me to echo that sentiment... each time I receive the RBA report I am blown away by the amount of effort it must take to compile this information. Outstanding work and much appreciated! Thank you! Karen Gray On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Leidy Gabe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > NOTE: John Habig recently stepped down as Statewide RBA compiler. John > really went the extra mile to provide us with wonderfully thorough and > consistent reports, each week. Thanks for all your hard work, John! > > - RBA > * Ohio > * Statewide > * June 11, 2009 > * OHST0906.11 > > - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) > > American Bittern > Least Bittern > Little Blue Heron > Cattle Egret > EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE > Olive-sided Flycatcher > Bell’s Vireo > Sedge Wren > Lark Sparrow > Blue Grosbeak > Dicksissel > Red Crossbill > > - Transcript > > This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for June 11, 2009. > Compiler: Gabe Leidy. 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 > > > American Bittern - One was along the boardwalk at Herrick Fen, Portage Co > on 9 June (Renee ?). > > Least Bittern - Two were counted on the Ottawa NWR monthly census 7 June > (Doug Vogus). It is possible that these and other birds reported from the > survey were in off-limits areas of the refuge, however, as the census visits > some sections of the park that are not usually open to the public. The next > Ottawa NWR census is July 5. > > Little Blue Heron - An adult showed up on 7 June’s Ottawa NWR census (Doug > Vogus). > > Cattle Egret - One was seen 5 June in Columbus, while headed southbound on > South 4th Street (Gary Moon). > > Eurasian Collared-Dove - Two birds are being seen in Amish country, > presently - at the junction of Township Roads 86 & 87 and north of Bunker > Hill at Township Rd 207 & County Rd 77 (fide The Bobolink-area RBA). > > Olive-sided Flycatcher - The week’s only report of this late migrant came > from Oak Openings MP 10 June (Matt Anderson). > > Bell’s Vireo - The Columbus-area birds, along Heritage Trail at Homestead > Park continue (Jim Fry). Here are Rob Lowry’s explicit directions: “To > access this section of the pathway, turn into the main entrance for "The > Homestead" park at 4675 Cosgray Road. Follow the entrance road to the > furthest parking lot, park, walk towards the small "Bradley Station" train > building replica, and enter the trail through a break in the line of shrubs, > trees, and bushes by the station. Once on the asphalt pathway, turn right or > northwest and follow the path to a white round sign with the following > inscription: "P.C.C.", "630", and "ST. L.". The Vireo was heard and seen > along the stretch of the path just northwest of this sign.” At Kilby Rd. > gravel pits near Cincinnati, a pair continue to hold territory (m. obs). > > Sedge Wren - The June 7 Ottawa NWR census tallied two (Doug Vogus). > > Lark Sparrow - Gravel pits along East Miami River Rd in Colerain Twp. were > home to a copulating pair for Paul Wharton on 6 June. This a mile or so > south of Blue Rock Rd. > > Blue Grosbeak - A pair were in the usual spot near Girdham and Reed Rds. > within the Oak Openings 10 June (Matt Anderson). Also in Oak Openings, on 9 > June, a singing male was in the field at the south end of Evergreen Lake > (Rick Nirschl). In the Cincinnati-area, the species was reported from > gravel pits along East Miami River Rd. in Colerain Twp, and also the Kilby > Rd. gravel pits (Paul Wharton), as well as Armleder (W. Travis Young) and > Shawnee Lookout (Wayne Wauligman) Parks. > > Dicksissel - Not too widespread this summer, it seems, so this species is > included. Most of this week’s sightings come from the Cincinnati region - > up to 15 have been present at the gravel pits along Kilby Rd (Paul Wharton) > and three more at Armleder Park (Barb Schwallie). Also, three birds are > being seen along Township Rd 606, east of Township Rd 652 at house number > 3920, fide The Bobolink-area RBA. > > Red Crossbill - A female was sighted east of Girdham Road and north of the > bike trail in Oak Openings, where up to 13 were sighted a few weeks ago > (Matt Anderson). At this point, nesting behavior should be closely watched > for. > > - End transcript > > Gabe Leidy > Cleveland, 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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/. 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