1. Help with Hardy Warbler Several years ago we had a Pine Warbler over-winter here. We hung a suet feeder horizontally by attaching it to a board and using chains for a hanging basket which we attached to the board with hooks. He really seemed to appreciate it. Good luck. Barb Kaplan Peninsula In a message dated 12/8/2010 12:00:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: There are 10 messages totalling 460 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Help with ID of hardy warbler at my feeder 2. Provenance of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 3. The Ohio Cardinal 4. Subject: Help with ID of hardy warbler at my feeder. 5. Akron/PLX 12/5 6. Gibberish posts digestion issues :-D 7. Flicker behavior 8. Inniswood Metro Gardens' Christmas Bird Count 9. Purple Sandpipers on South Bass Island 10. Am. tree sparrows ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:23:15 -0500 From: Kenn Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Help with ID of hardy warbler at my feeder Ray, You're quite right, your bird is a Pine Warbler. This is among the hardiest of warblers, and it is probably the species most likely to show up at feeders in winter. Among the field marks for identifying your bird would be the unmarked back, the wing-bars showing only a moderate amount of contrast, the gray edges on the tertials, and the face pattern with pale crescents above and below the eye and a well-defined dark lower edge to the cheek patch. Very few Pine Warblers are found in Ohio in the average winter. If you're located within one of the Christmas Bird Count circles, I'm sure the compiler would be eager to know if the warbler sticks around through the day of the count. Regardless, though, congratulations on hosting this hardy bird and on having documented it so well. Kenn Kaufman Oak Harbor, 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] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:43:08 -0500 From: Kenn Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Provenance of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Hello Birders, Regarding the whistling-duck at Bluffton: Of course there are other factors to consider as well, but I don't think that the bird's tameness is any strike against considering it a wild bird. In places where unquestionably wild Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks are common, such as Texas and Arizona, they seem to be among the waterfowl that adapt most quickly to the presence of humans. On the central Texas coast, it's not unusual to see flocks of BBWDs come flying in to backyard ponds, or waddling up onto lawns, waiting to be fed. They seem to "tame up" even more rapidly than park-pond Mallards in places where they're not molested. Interestingly, in some areas of the tropics where they are actively hunted, these whistling-ducks are extremely wary and hard to approach. In one heavily settled area of the llanos in Venezuela, I seldom saw whistling-ducks at all in daylight, when they seemed to be in hiding; I only heard them calling as they flew over at night! So this species seems to be able to adapt to different levels of disturbance, and its behavior may be only as wary as necessary. I don't see anything suspicious in the fact that the Bluffton bird became as approachable as its Mallard companions. Kenn Kaufman Oak Harbor, 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] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 04:46:33 -0500 From: OOS <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The Ohio Cardinal Hello Fellow Birders: I hope that everyone is enjoying the early winter weather. It has brought over 100 Pine Siskins to my feeders down here in Hocking County, along with plenty of other wintering feathered friends. The board of The Ohio Ornithological Society and our volunteer staff of writers and editors is working at full capacity to publish the back issues of The Ohio Cardinal. We have posted a statement on our webpage with further details. Please visit our website at www.ohiobirds.org. If anyone has any comments or questions, please direct them to me off of this listserve to my personal e-mail address: [log in to unmask] Good birding to all of you! Jen Sauter Executive Director Ohio Ornithological Society ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 08:59:32 -0500 From: "Allen T. Chartier" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Subject: Help with ID of hardy warbler at my feeder. Ray, My first impression of your warbler was that it was a female Pine Warbler, but on enlarging it I noticed a pale area below and curling behind the auriculars (ear patch), which suggested Cape May Warbler. But, the lack of streaks eliminates Cape May so I'm back to female Pine. It is just my impression, but it seems that the majority of wintering Pine Warbler photos from the Upper Midwest that I've seen are of likely males, showing bright yellow and green coloration. It seems that females don't linger northward very often. We have a male Pine Warbler still lingering in Michigan's Upper Peninsula right now. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Silvey" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:44 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Subject: Help with ID of hardy warbler at my feeder. > This little darling has been coming around for the last two weeks and I > have > ignored him, thinking he/her was a Goldfinch. Today he landed on the > sunflower > seed feeder attached to the window and I realized he was a warbler. But > what > kind ? > > I first thought Orange-crowned, but now I am leaning towards Pine Warbler. > He > is unstreaked underneath and white except for a bit of light yellow near > the > sides and at the top of the breast. The nape and back are olive-grey. > Unfortunately, there is not much color in the photos due to shooting > through > the window on a grey sky day. I didn't want to enhance the color and > give a > false cast. > > I'd love to hear your advice. > > http://www.raysrock.com/warbler_unknown_1DS3_14504_columbus_oh.jpg > http://www.raysrock.com/warbler_unknown_1DS3_14513_columbus_oh.jpg > > Oh btw, that's a Red-breasted woodpecker sharing the suet feeder. > > RaySilvey > North 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] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:25:20 -0500 From: Mary Anne Romito <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Akron/PLX 12/5 Sunday, Tom and I saw a flock of 22 Tundra Swans fly over our home in Cleveland, OH. Sorry about the late post, just got too busy. No Sandhills! Mary Anne Romito -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bennett, Gregory Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 3:34 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Akron/PLX 12/5 It's nice to see all the sandhill crane reports, but no swans? Springfield Lake had a large group of redheads and other divers which included FOUR black scoters. Found a sapsucker at Mogadore and a merlin was at Summit Lake. Peace, Gregory Bennett Akron OH "You don't have to confess; we're lookin' for you!" - Antoine Dodson ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 13:23:21 -0500 From: Steve <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Gibberish posts digestion issues :-D Before I begin, let me say that this is not an endorsement of the product, I am simply stating that this is working for me. I just received an email from one that was having the gibberish issues with the posts that I sent through my Droid to Ohio Birds' listserv. Yesterday after doing a little research, I changed my phone's email program to a free open source program called K9...and yes it is a salute to Dr Who...cute little dog robot icon. It seems to have done the trick. She told me that she could now see my posts. It is available through the Droid marketplace as "K-9 Mail". I have switched completely over to it on my Droid for other reasons as well...namely that I can delete everything from my trash can at one time. If you use hotmail, there have been some bugs that have cropped up in the past, but they seem to have a work around now. I don't know about other smart phones, but as far as the Droid goes, it works for me and seemingly the listserv. I imagine that it is because it is open source that the listserv is finding it easier to deal with digesting it. As far as birds go, I nearly hit a turkey today in Marion over at the corner of 203 and739. Have a great day! Steve ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 16:28:40 -0500 From: Helen Ostermiller <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Flicker behavior We have a Flicker making the rounds of squirrel abodes (plentiful, since the squirrels appreciate food originally intended for the birds!), seemingly feeding. Might they be finding insects in these leaf and stick nests high in the trees? The Flicker spent 5 - 10 minutes on the outside of a large one. A number of years ago, I watched Flickers follow behind a Pileated Woodpecker in our woods. My guess was that they were seeking ants that had been overlooked, or emerged after the Pileated had moved on. It was March, so conceivably there was sap running, though I don't know that would interest the Flickers. Anyone know anything about these behaviors? Helen Ostermiller Medina 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: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 18:14:03 -0500 From: Jennifer Kleinrichert <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Inniswood Metro Gardens' Christmas Bird Count Hello all - Please note Inniswood Metro Gardens' Christmas Bird Count is on December 18th at 8 a.m., not 10 a.m. If interested in joining us, please meet at the garden entrance. Good birding! Jennifer Kleinrichert Environmental Educator Westerville, OH Franklin 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: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 18:56:05 -0500 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Lisa_Brohl?= <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Purple Sandpipers on South Bass Island I got to take a walk out at the Scheeff East Point Nature Preserve today = on South Bass Island. The highlight of the day was two purple sandpipers working along the rocky shore off Buckeye Point. I had my scope and got g= ood looks. Also saw at Scheeff's: Horned Grebes 4 Tundra Swan 2 Commmon Goldeneyes xxx Bufflehead xx Scaup sp. xxx Canvasback 5 Redhead 10 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Hooded Merganser 2 Ring-bill Gull xxx Herring Gull xx Greater Black-backed Gull 2 Mallard xxx Canada Goose xxx In Put-in-Bay Harbor: Bufflehead xxx Ring-neck Duck 4 Redhead 4 Mallard xxx Canada Goose xxx Ring-billed Gull xxx South and East of Perry's Victory, all swimming together in the shallow b= ay: Tundra Swans 232=20 Canada Goose xxx Mallards xxx On Chapman Point Reef Ring-billed Gull xxx Greater Black-backed Gull 2 A beautiful blustery day! Lisa Brohl ______________________________________________________________________ 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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