Yes, I think we'd have to narrow the definition of what we mean by breeding bird - if it's something that breeds in the state annually, or if it used to breed annually but now only sporadically, or if there's only one record. I would nominate Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, myself. Andy Sewell Columbus, Ohio On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Steve Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As far as birds reported and confirmed...Barn Owl has a big chunk in the > Eastern half of Ohio. > > I think if you go by the OBBA Data, it would be a Swainson's Warbler...at 1 > probable report...I think someone was looking into Pennsylvania when they > saw it though. :-D > > Peregrines are pretty rare....But maybe, I think that Chuck-will's-widow > that resides in the southern portion of the state, will probably be the > rarest breading bird. that is confirmed...maybe Sandhill Cranes. There are > breading pairs dotted around the state...but I think there are more of > those than the Chuck-will's Widows > > Piping Plover would have been one, but there hasn't been any reported as of > the past few years..so... > > There are also Black Rails...but those again, are listed as probable. > > Later, > > Steve J > > > > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:42 AM, [log in to unmask] < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Kind of depends on how you define "rarest breeding bird". Is it the bird > > that breeds in Ohio that has the smallest worldwide population or > smallest > > North American population? Or the bird that breeds in Ohio that has the > > smallest Ohio population? > > Carlton SchooleyStrasburg (Tuscarawas) > > > > > > > > On Thursday, March 19, 2015 8:04 AM, Dillon Nott < > [log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > > I've been reading a lot of articles latey about Ohios rarest breeding > > bird. > > NOT migratory birds like snowy owls or artic terns, but I wanna know what > > our rarest bird is. What's your opinions? My first thought was Barn owl, > > but there's a lot of birds out in Ohio, please email me your opinion! :) > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > > Please consider joining our Society, at > > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > > listserv.miamioh.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. > > Please consider joining our Society, at > > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > > listserv.miamioh.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. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.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. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]