- RBA * Ohio * Statewide * March 1, 2012 * OHST1203.01 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species): Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Brant Cackling Goose Eurasian Wigeon White-winged Scoter Surf Scoter Long-tailed Duck BLACK-TAILED GULL Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Snowy Owl Long-eared Owl COMMON RAVEN Northern Shrike HARRIS'S SPARROW Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for March 1, 2012. Compiler: Ethan Kistler. Email: ohiobirder(at)yahoo.com Sightings have been gleaned from the Ohio list-serve, rarebird.org, Cincinnati Bird Sightings Log, Bobolink Area RBA (330-763-5119), Facebook, eBird and other sources. 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 Greater White-fronted Goose - The seven reported at Thomas Wetlands, Paulding on 20 Feb remain through 28 Feb (Scott Myers). Other reports include twenty at Miami Whitewater Wetlands, Hamilton on 25 Feb (John Hull), twelve along the old Ottawa NWR causeway, Ottawa, which were later seen off Anchor Point Road, Lucas the same day (Su Snyder & Sue Evanoff), one at Wilderness Road, Wayne on 26 Feb (Randy Rowe), and fourteen at Killder Plains, Wyandot on 25 Feb (Margaret Bowman), with three remaining through 28 Feb (Alex Hughes & Alex Champagne) Snow Goose - Several reports including four at Wellington Reservoir, Lorain on 24 Feb (Bonnie Law), twelve off Anchor Point Road, Lucas on 25 Feb (Su Snyder & Sue Evanoff), one in Paulding on 27 Feb (Scott Myers), forty-eight off Anchor Point and Decant Roads, Lucas on 28 Feb (Sherrie Duris), and eight at Funk Bottoms, Wayne on 29 Feb (Bobolink RBA) Brant - A report of a single individual at Castalia Pond, Erie on 28 Feb was not relocated Cackling Goose - Two reports; one at Fernald Nature Preserve, Hamilton on 24 Feb (Brian Wulker) and five at Funk Bottoms, Wayne on 29 Feb (Bobolink RBA) Eurasian Wigeon - The Bobolink RBA reports that an adult male was at Funk Bottoms, Wayne on 29 Feb which was still present on 1 Mar (Su Snyder) White-winged Scoter - One remains at Caesar Creek, Warren as of 26 Feb (m.obs). Surf Scoter - Both individuals reported from Caesar Creek, Warren were still present as of 26 Feb (m.obs). John Herman had another at Clear Fork Reservoir, Richland on 1 Mar Long-tailed Duck - An adult male was at Beaver Creek Reservoir, Seneca on 29 Feb (Brian McClain) BLACK-TAILED GULL - Approaching four months, the Ashtabula bird was still present as of 27 Feb (m.obs). For more information see (http://northnw.wordpress.com/bt-gull/) Lesser Black-backed Gull - One report; ten were off Lorain on 25 Feb (m.obs) Glaucous Gull - John Pogacnik observed an adult off Lake during a lakeshore waterbird survey on 25 Feb and several birders had another off Lorain the same day Snowy Owl - Four reports; the bird at Cleveland-Hopkins Airport, Cuyahoga was still present on 24 Feb (Irene Krise), one was found west of Metzger Marsh, Lucas on 25 Feb (Dave Smittee & Patti Fey), which was still present the next day (m.obs), one of the Ashtabula birds remains through 26 Feb (Marcia Brehmer), and one was reported in Wood on 1 Mar (BGSU Ornithology Class) Long-eared Owl - The only report comes from Seneca for this week COMMON RAVEN - One continues in Knox as of 29 Feb (Margaret Bowman) Northern Shrike – Sightings from this week came from Geauga, Lucas, Ottawa, Stark, and Wayne HARRIS'S SPARROW - The individual at Joseph Miller’s farm northeast of Winesburg in Holmes was still present as of 1 Mar (Bobolink RBA). For more info, call the hotline at (330-763-5119). Birders welcome, excluding Sundays. Dickcissel - The one visiting a feeder in Holmes was still present through the week (Bobolink RBA) Baltimore Oriole - An early individual has visiting a feeder south of Mount Eaton, Wayne/Holmes through the week (Bobolink RBA) White-winged Crossbill - The flock at Woodlawn Cemetery, Lucas continues to decline with only ten present through the week with the last report on 26 Feb (m.obs). Brad Sparks observed another eight at Oak Hill Cemetery, Wyandot on 25 Feb Common Redpoll - New reports comprise of a small flock on South Bass Island, Ottawa on 28 Feb (Kit Knaser, fide Lisa Brohl) and one reaching southern Ohio in Washington on 27 Feb (Julie Zickafoose). Continuing birds include two in Hancock through 27 Feb (Debbie Kaylor), one in Allen through 28 Feb (Russell Reynolds) and the female in Ottawa through 1 Mar (Ethan Kistler) - End Transcript Good birding, Ethan Kistler Oak Harbor, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]