I continue to have numerous Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, including at least 8 immatures. barb partington munson twp, geauga county On Jul 6, 2009, at 7:32 AM, rob thorn wrote: > It always seesm strange to talk about strays in the beginning of > Summer, but this is a reliable time to find out-of-place landbirds > in central Ohio. I've been mopping up OBBA blocks in southern > Franklin, western Fairfield & Pickaway Counties over the past week > and have noticed a definite bloom of strays. While warblers lead > the pack, there are a variety of birds to keep an eye out for, > including > > Wood Pewees - numbers have exploded at several sites, presumably > from post-breeders and juveniles starting to move around. I've had > them in the tiniest fragments of woodland > > Crested Flycatchers - many family groups of this large flycatcher > are along most of the watercourses in Columbus right now. They seem > to have had a very successful year, and it's allowing them to stray > into lots of habitats. > > Belted Kingfishers - after a very low-key summer, I've started to > find them in a variety of locations. Watch for them along Columbus- > area streams and ponds over the rest of this month. > > Rose-breasted grosbeaks - very hit-or-miss, but I've found adults > and youngsters in a variety of locations recently. Watch for them > around young trees near woodland edges. > > Black & White Warblers - What's Black and White and found all over? > These warblers, apparently. I've had 3 in the last 5 days in very > unlikely locations, including a very urban stretch of Alum Creek. > Look for them around vine-covered tangles along streams and creeks. > > Kentucky Warblers - I've had singing males lurking near Lithopolis, > Pataskala, and Innis Park in Columbus, all in rather unlikely spots, > so these birds may be moving around as well. > > Hooded Warblers - looks like a banner year for these birds as well, > with large numbers in traditional spots like Blendon Woods (3-4) and > Slate Run (2-3). I've also found singing birds at several > unexpected locations. > > American Redstarts - stray singers at Rockmill wildlife area and > near New Albany, neither places I would expect to find them, so they > also seem to be exploring new terrain. > > Scarlet Tanagers - these birds have also had a population surge in > eastern & central Ohio, and we seem to be reaping the benefits, with > singers in many small woodlots around Columbus. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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]