Here in Worthington, we've had as many as 8 Pine Siskins at our feeder at once, with more waiting their turn in the trees. They seem to be sticking around here as well. Is that unusual? Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Ohio birds <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:07 To: <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Ohio birds <[log in to unmask]> Subject: OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 17 May 2011 to 18 May 2011 (#2011-139) There are 12 messages totalling 683 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Pine Siskins in Cleveland Heights 2. Dead Swallows in Lorain county (4) 3. Bell's Vireo, Homestead Park, Hilliard, OH 4. Blendon Woods-15 Warblers & more 5. Pine siskins. 6. Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County 7. Blendon Woods - number of migrants up today 8. Caesar Creek State Park (Warren County) Cattle Egret 9. Chagrin River Park-Black-billed Cuckoo ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 08:43:02 -0400 From: Steve Cagan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Pine Siskins in Cleveland Heights Hi all, I know it=B9s not entirely unheard of to see Pine Siskins in our area this late, and I=B9ve read that they occasionally nest around here, but still... Every winter we assiduously maintain finch feeders in the back and front yards, hoping to attract Pine Siskins or Redpolls. Over the years, we have never seen even one around our house. This morning we had three Pine Siskin= s at the feeder in the front of our house in Cleveland Heights, one adult male, with really brilliant yellow marks, and two females or immatures. We had really good looks at them before a passing car scared them off. This has been a tough =B3spring=B2 around here=8Bcold and wet=8Bbut this is really odd. Best wishes, Steve Cagan Cleveland Heights -------------------------------------------- Steve Cagan, photographer [log in to unmask] www.stevecagan.com www.pbase.com/stevecagan www.stevecagan.blogspot.com 216-932-2753 (USA) ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 12:31:22 -0400 From: "R. Cook" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Dead Swallows in Lorain county We spent the morning walking some of the trails at Sandy Ridge Metropark in North Ridgeville, and were disturbed at the number (6 to 8) of dead swallows (both tree and barn) along the paths. Others seemed to be so (weak?) they didn't fly more than a few feet before re-landing. Since I haven't heard of any malady afflicting birds, I am assuming this spring's continued cold, windy, and rainy weather may have delayed the normal insect spawns enough to reduce the Swallow's food supply and be the cause of this ? Anybody heard or seen similar occurrences elsewhere ? Bob ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 09:46:49 -0700 From: David Brinkman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Dead Swallows in Lorain county Monday 5/16 at Winton Woods (Hamilton county) I saw Northern Rough-winged, = Barn and Tree on the lake, zipping and zigzagging around the banks on the n= ear shore. Many of the Rough-wingeds were perching, but then taking off aga= in. I did not see the Trees and Barns perching. All seemed to be flying wel= l, with no detectable maladies. =A0 Sorry to hear about your experience. I hope more don't succumb to this prob= lem. Have pesticides been ruled out? =A0 Similarly, last year in the news several hundreds of red-winged blackbirds = fell dead or dying out of the sky in Arkansas. Don't know if they found out= the cause of that problem. =A0 Incidentally, in the 1980's or 1990's=A0I=A0saw several dead shorebirds, mo= stly peeps, at Gordon Park in Cleveland. I think it was ruled that the bird= s had botulism. David A. Brinkman Xavier University graduate student Middle childhood math & science Cincinnati, OH --- On Wed, 5/18/11, R. Cook <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: R. Cook <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Dead Swallows in Lorain county To: [log in to unmask] Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 12:31 PM We spent the morning walking some of the trails at Sandy Ridge Metropark in= North Ridgeville, and were disturbed at the number (6 to 8) of dead swallo= ws (both tree and barn) along the paths. Others seemed to be so (weak?) the= y didn't fly more than a few feet before re-landing. Since I haven't heard of any malady afflicting birds, I am assuming this sp= ring's continued cold, windy, and rainy weather may have delayed the normal= insect spawns enough to reduce the Swallow's food supply and be the cause = of this ? Anybody heard or seen similar occurrences elsewhere ? =A0 Bob ______________________________________________________________________ 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/for= um/. 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 16:59:31 +0000 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Bell's Vireo, Homestead Park, Hilliard, OH Dan Sanders, Doreene LInzell, my wife Ricki, and I currently are observing a singing Bell's Vireo at the referenced location (the same as the past few years). It is along the bike path about 0.1-0.2 miles south of the round white sign that says "P.C.C. 630 ST. L.". Homestead Park is on Cosgray Road south of Hayden Run Road. Park in the back lot, walk westerly past the small Bradley Station railroad building through the bush line to the paved trail. Go right on the trail about 0.25 miles to the aforementioned general location. Rob Lowry Carson City, NV (formerly Powell, OH) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 13:47:11 -0400 From: "Simpson, Bruce" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Blendon Woods-15 Warblers & more Blendon Woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off of I 270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Below is a list of some of the birds seen at Blendon woods the last few days. For more information and photos of the go to=20 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=3Da.10150212478793327.375078.5738= 0 668326 <blocked::https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=3Da.10150212478793327.3= 7 5078.57380668326> =20 =20 Lake Trail Warblers Hooded C Yellowthroat-2 Yellow-rumped-2 American Redstart-male, female Tennessee Nashville Chestnut-sided Cape May Canada Blackpoll Black-and-white--male, female Ovenbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Great Crested Flycatcher =20 Red-eyed Vireo Great Blue Heron-flew overhead Baltimore Oriole E Bluebird-2 male, female E Kingbird Cooper's Hawk E Towhee Indigo Bunting-2 Summer Tanager Ruby-throated Hummingbird Brown Thrasher =20 Thoreau Lake Warblers Yellow C Yellowthroat Prothomnotary-2 males, female Great Blue Heron Mallard-5 males Great Crested Flycatcher Barn Swallows-4 Cliff Swallow =20 =20 Brookside Trail Warblers Kentucky Hooded Ovenbird Louisianna Waterthrush-nesting Pileated Woodpecker Hairy woodpecker Summer Tanager Ruby-throated hummingbird Red-tailed Hawk Acadian Fltcatcher Wood Thrush =20 Brookside Trail/Overlook intersection--Black-billed Cuckoo-This bird has been seen in this area the last 3 years =20 Sugarbush Trail C Yellowthroat Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Carolina Wren Wood Thrush Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-shouldered Hawk =20 Hickory Ridge Trail-Barred Owl =20 Blendon Woods Metro Park Hotline 614-895-6222 Nature Center 614-895-6221 =20 Bruce Simpson-Naturelist at Blendon Woods =20 =20 =20 =20 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. 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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: Wed, 18 May 2011 14:21:01 -0400 From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Dead Swallows in Lorain county Hello Ohio Birders, I recollect finding dead swallows during a similar stretch of cool and dam= p weather in New England (June of 1953, I think)=2E Purple martins seemed t= o be especially vulnerable and I don't think their numbers ever recovered, a= t least while I was living there=2E I presumed they were stressed by lack of= food=2E Swallows do not enjoy the luxury of picking slow-moving insects o= ff vegetation (or suet from feeders)=2E =20 Dave Horn Columbus Original Message: ----------------- From: R=2E Cook robertcook@OH=2ERR=2ECOM Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 12:31:22 -0400 To: OHIO-BIRDS@LISTSERV=2EMUOHIO=2EEDU Subject: [Ohio-birds] Dead Swallows in Lorain county We spent the morning walking some of the trails at Sandy Ridge Metropark i= n North Ridgeville, and were disturbed at the number (6 to 8) of dead swallows (both tree and barn) along the paths=2E Others seemed to be so (weak=3F) they didn't fly more than a few feet before re-landing=2E Since I haven't heard of any malady afflicting birds, I am assuming this spring's continued cold, windy, and rainy weather may have delayed the normal insect spawns enough to reduce the Swallow's food supply and be the= cause of this =3F Anybody heard or seen similar occurrences elsewhere =3F Bob =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society=2E Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list=2E Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www=2Eohiobirds=2Eorg/forum/=2E You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv=2Emuohio=2Eedu/scripts/wa=2Eexe=3FLIST=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner@ohiobirds=2Eorg -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web=2Ecom =96 Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Micro= soft=AE Exchange - http://link=2Email2web=2Ecom/Personal/EnhancedEmail ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 15:14:31 -0400 From: Patty McKelvey <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Dead Swallows in Lorain county Hi Bob=2C FYI - Today I received the following message from Tim=2C the naturalist at = Sandy Ridge=2C in response to your swallow comment. =20 "Wow=2C what a horrible November day! I just came back from a trail check. = A lot of birds are very low=3B on the ground or slightly higher. Great looks at- Yellow-rumped warbler Chestnut-sided =93 Bay-breasted =93 Tennessee =93 Black-throated Blue =93 Black-throated green =93 Magnolia =93 N Waterthrush Veery Scarlet Tanager =20 Most of the birds are looking for insects. And there=92s not a lot to be fo= und with the wind and cool temps. The swallows in the marsh are taking the = biggest hit. There haven=92t been enough warm days to raise the temp of the= water for steady insect hatches. Swallows have a very high metabolism due = to their main method of hunting=3B catching insects in mid-air. As a result= =2C we=92ve found several dead Tree swallows the last couple days. I know a= healthy Tree swallow doesn=92t weigh much=2C but these were really light. = But the weather forecast is for warmer temps=2C so that should help. And wh= ere=92s there=92s a will=2C there=92s a way=85 I watched several swallows i= n the middle of the woods picking insects off of trees!" =20 Tim Fairweather Park Manager/Senior Naturalist Sandy Ridge Reservation Lorain County Metro Parks 440-327-3626 Patty McKelvey Sheffield Village=3B Lorain Cty Oh=2C that I had the wings of a dove! I would I fly away and be at rest. =20 > Date: Wed=2C 18 May 2011 12:31:22 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Dead Swallows in Lorain county > To: [log in to unmask] >=20 > We spent the morning walking some of the trails at Sandy Ridge Metropark = in North Ridgeville=2C and were disturbed at the number (6 to 8) of dead sw= allows (both tree and barn) along the paths. Others seemed to be so (weak?)= they didn't fly more than a few feet before re-landing. > Since I haven't heard of any malady afflicting birds=2C I am assuming thi= s spring's continued cold=2C windy=2C and rainy weather may have delayed th= e normal insect spawns enough to reduce the Swallow's food supply and be th= e cause of this ? > Anybody heard or seen similar occurrences elsewhere ? >=20 > Bob >=20 > ______________________________________________________________________ >=20 > Ohio-birds mailing list=2C 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=2C at www.ohiobirds.org= /forum/. >=20 > You can join or leave the list=2C or change your options=2C at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=3DOHIO-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=3DOHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 16:20:50 -0400 From: James E Fry <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Pine siskins. Pine siskins were present at my feeders here in northwest Hocking County from November 26 through May 14. The highest counts were 54 birds on March 10 and 47 on April 19. There were 16 on May 10 and 15 on May 11, feeding throughout both days. All but one left the night of May 11. One siskin was present on May 12 & 14 but none have been seen since then. Perhaps those seen this week in northern Ohio were down here in The Hocking Hills this winter and spring. Jim Fry Hocking 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 17:16:43 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County Today I had the pleasure to host some friends from the Delaware County Preservation Parks at The Hoover Nature Preserve. Deer Haven Preserve in the Preservation Parks is one of the organizations that I volunteer with. A task that is basically lots of fun as I assist Naturalist Kim Banks with the ParkPals Preschool programs. Members of the staff, rangers and volunteers met me at Area M in Galena and were greeted by a male Prothonotary Warbler that has a territory near the entrance to the boardwalk. This guy seems to have developed a habit of meeting visiting groups at the gate. This started with the Ohio Young Birders Club when they were at the preserve on April 23rd and today was the third time he has landed on the boardwalk railing in front of visitors. We began by walking to the end of the boardwalk to view the nesting Osprey at Platform H-2. Dick Tuttle, who was behind erecting the platforms at the preserve, was with us and he set up a spotting scope so everyone could get a great view of the Osprey. Dick has been instrumental in the placement of nest platforms for Osprey at Alum Creek Reservoir, Hoover Reservoir and several additional sites in central Ohio. Dick has had very good results for his efforts and we now have many Osprey nesting where there were none just a short time ago. On our way back from the end of the boardwalk we stopped several times to admire male Prothonotaries and several other warblers flitting about in the bushes. Also seen were American Redstarts, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Nashville and Chestnut-sided Warblers. Next we walked into Area N along the old road where additional Prothonotary Warblers were singing. Many were far back from the road but a few were using nest boxes close to the road and were observed entering and exiting nest boxes. Likely because the weather was overcast the warblers were much quieter than usual but with patience eventually came into view. Baltimore Orioles were chasing each other around and splashes of bright orange and black seemed to be everywhere. I next took everyone over to Wiese Road as they wanted to see the new bike trail. Preservation Parks will be maintaining the bike trail. We walked the trail from the east end to where it meets Plumb Road. This section may prove to be productive for birding in the future. Time will tell. The trail skirts my Prothonotary Warbler nest boxes and hopefully will provide an easily walked location for birders in the future. Along the edges of the trail we observed numerous Great Crested Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbirds, Yellow Warblers, White-eyed Vireos and Indigo Buntings. After breaking for lunch many of the party left (work does call) but one of the staff joined me for a trek through the back areas. We observed numerous additional Prothonotaries along the Big Walnut Creek. I also observed Northern Parula, Yellow-throated, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided and Louisiana Waterthrush along the creek path. We returned by following the water's edge where I have nest boxes, stopping every so often to call in a Prothonotary. At one location we spotted a Red-tailed Hawk perched in a low branch. Our route took us closer to it and it sat and watched us for a time. When we were less than 30 feet away it finally decided we had seen enough and it flew and perched on a broken tree snag slightly further away and appeared to be studying us. We continued on and went into the back part of Area M where we located additional Prothonotary Warblers. Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 18:13:29 -0400 From: =?windows-1252?Q?Bob_and_Elaine_McNulty?= <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Blendon Woods - number of migrants up today We found birding to be much easier today with higher numbers of warblers=20= present. Still seeing more males than females of most species. Brookside=20= trail, at both the upper and lower sections was the more active areas. Canada warbler (multiple sightings) Blackpoll male and female Northern parula common yellowthroat a surprise in that it was in the woods as part of a=20= warbler wave black throated green magnolia kentucky chestnut sided tennessee Blackburnian bay breasted=20 hooded (heard) ovenbird (heard) black throated blue (heard) Louisiana waterthrush (heard) american redstart (heard) summer tanager scarlet tanager great creasted flycatcher swainson's thrush white eyed vireo (heard) cardinal nest at east blind: babies have hatched Bob and Elaine McNulty ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 18:27:47 -0400 From: Rick Asamoto <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Caesar Creek State Park (Warren County) Cattle Egret A Cattle Egret was (still?) at the beach area of Caesar Creek State Park = today. Also present were 3 Caspian and 2 Common Terns, Herring, = Ring-billed, and Bonaparte=E2=80=99s Gulls. The water level is going down, but there still is no beach visible. Rick Asamoto Miamisburg ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 18 May 2011 21:09:25 -0400 From: Sally/Dave Isacco <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Chagrin River Park-Black-billed Cuckoo When the rain let up about 1PM, I escaped to Chagrin River Park for a = few hrs. Had about 9 species of Warblers, Magnolias were plentiful as = well as Swainson's Thrushes. 50 Species in 2 hrs. before the rain = started again. Birds of note to me were as follows: Black-billed Cuckoo-1 Orchard Oriole-1 Mourning Warbler-1 Canada Warbler-2 Great Crested Flycatcher-1 Wood Pewee-1 Kestrel-1 Eastern Kingbird-1 Indigo Bunting-2 Sally Isacco, Chardon ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. 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