Bill, I know a Birder who use to Bird with Ernie & Tom. His name is George Stewart He is 93 years old . If you can't figure out who the Birder is, maybe he can help. Go Birds, Bruce On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 12:03 AM, OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 13 messages totaling 534 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph (5) > 2. apologies > 3. Turkey Vulture > 4. RED-NECKED GREBE in Rocky River OH > 5. Delaware county Merlin&Turkey vulture > 6. WESTERN TANAGER - Montgomery County!! > 7. My photograph > 8. Visiting NC > 9. EURASAIN TREE SPARROW - Summit County! > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:33:03 -0500 > From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > A local publication will be offering a feature on the life of Tom > Thomson, and the author asked me to identify the birder standing in the > middle of the attached old photo. The man on the left is Ernie Limes I > think, but I don't know who the man in the middle might be. The image > likely comes from the old Brownie days. Any help from veterans of bygone > eras would be welcome, but needed by the day after tomorrow for the > publication deadline! Please send to me; my guesses are not of much help... > Thanks, > Bill Whan > Columbus > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:45:17 -0500 > From: Matthew Valenic <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > I recall seeing a plaque commemorating Ernie Limes on the boardwalk at > Magee. His picture is on the plaque. Maybe someone at Black Swamp Bird > Observatory can get a picture of it and send it to you. > > Matt Valencic > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Bill Whan > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:33 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > A local publication will be offering a feature on the life of Tom Thomson, > and the author asked me to identify the birder standing in the middle of > the attached old photo. The man on the left is Ernie Limes I think, but I > don't know who the man in the middle might be. The image likely comes from > the old Brownie days. Any help from veterans of bygone eras would be > welcome, but needed by the day after tomorrow for the publication deadline! > Please send to me; my guesses are not of much help... > Thanks, > Bill Whan > Columbus > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:14:24 -0500 > From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: apologies > > I'm sorry, but the photo I thought I had attached to my post didn't come > across. It would be meaningful mostly for folks whose memories include > those of birders four decades years ago, anyway. I'll be glad to send > the photo to those who birded with Ernie and Tom (and maybe the mystery > person) back in the day, but I apologize to others.... > Bill W > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:21:27 -0500 > From: Matthew Valenic <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > I have posted the picture Bill referred to (see below) on my Flickr page ( > https://www.flickr.com/photos/85567104@N05/). If you know the middle > person please get back to Bill today or tomorrow as the publication > deadline is upon the author. > > Thank, > > Matt Valencic > > P.S. It the picture of the three men, not the three Turkey Vultures! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Bill Whan > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:33 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > A local publication will be offering a feature on the life of Tom Thomson, > and the author asked me to identify the birder standing in the middle of > the attached old photo. The man on the left is Ernie Limes I think, but I > don't know who the man in the middle might be. The image likely comes from > the old Brownie days. Any help from veterans of bygone eras would be > welcome, but needed by the day after tomorrow for the publication deadline! > Please send to me; my guesses are not of much help... > Thanks, > Bill Whan > Columbus > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:27:51 -0500 > From: Rachel Shamy <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Turkey Vulture > > Turkey Vulture just spotted soaring over 23S in Lucas county. > > Rachel S > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:18:27 -0500 > From: Laura <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > Bill, Matt et. al., > > I found the flickrstream where the men in the old birding photo were posted > to be inaccessible from my computer/ connection here. I know the problem > might be on my end, but I was wondering if the photo could be additionally > posted at another site such as Google drive or a Facebook page. In fact > feel free to post the photo on my FB page Deep Cover Cleveland. > > I'm not saying I could help here, but I do know some "old timers" in Ohio > birding, and it is certainly a subject that I have recently researched > myself. > > Thank you very much, > > Laura > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:33:50 -0500 > From: James Muller <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: RED-NECKED GREBE in Rocky River OH > > A RED-NECKED GREBE was found and photographed by Richard Kopchock today in > Rocky River, Cuyahoga County. Time was about 10am today by Stichcomb hill > area. The bird was in the river, likely diving with some frequency. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:50:38 -0500 > From: Robert Batterson <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Delaware county Merlin&Turkey vulture > > About an hour ago I spotted a TUVU soaring over rt23 at the intersection > of Lewis center rd. As I was pulled over watching it a Merlin flew over > head and circled a few time then continued in an eastern direction towards > Alum creek. the TUVU continued soaring slowly to the south along 23. > > Good birding, > Rob Batterson > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:23:23 +0000 > From: Stefan Minnig <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: WESTERN TANAGER - Montgomery County!! > > The Western Tanager is still present as of 12:50pm today. The home owners > are very friendly and accommodating—thanks much for their hospitality! Of > course to all birders who visit, please reciprocate this kindness. > > To note, the tanager has also caught the eye of a Cooper's Hawk, who > chased it off quickly after it showed itself in the brush near the feeders. > As a Cooper's Hawk has to eat too, I do hope it can find a tasty House > Sparrow instead. > > I'll post a couple pictures on eBird fairly soon. > > Stefan Minnig > > > > ________________________________________ > From: Ohio birds <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Jacob > Roalef <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 1:05 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] WESTERN TANAGER - Montgomery County!! > > Carolyn Sayre Garber has a WESTERN TANAGER coming to her feeders in > Montgomery County!! She first spotted the bird briefly yesterday (Saturday) > and was unsure of what it was until today when she was able to take photos > which can be seen on Facebook. It's occurrence pattern is unknown at this > point but with crappy weather it seems like it will be more frequent. The > home owner is welcoming visitors and is preferring people to call her at > this number to check on the current status of the bird. Thanks! > 937-657-4047 > > - JR > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:33:21 -0500 > From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: My photograph > > This is mostly to apologize. The editor of a local newspaper wanted me > to identify three binocular-toting subjects photographed decades ago. I > forgot I couldn't share the photo with folks on this list. Thanks to > friends with better memories and connections than I. The photos and > names will be published Thursday in the Short North Gazette, a > periodical established and long edited by Tom Thomson, with internet > address of www.shortnorth.com . His successor, Margaret Marten, > has prepared a tribute to Thomson and was hoping birders could identify > the folks in the photos, and some of you have been very helpful in doing > so. I recognized Ernie Limes of course, but I had to be told Tom was the > one with the beard (!), and the name of the third was new to me. Hoping > those of you interested will be able to read the tribute, > Bill Whan > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:36:34 -0500 > From: evan wunder <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Visiting NC > > Hi I am a young birder that will be visiting the Toledo/ Maumee area a few > days this upcoming weekend into next week. I will have some free time to do > somebirding. I was planning on looking for some winter rarities such as > "Snow Bunting, Snowy Owl, Waterfowl and Common Redpoll". I was wondering if > anyone could help give me advice on where to possibly find these. > > Thanks, > Evan Wunder > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 02:39:11 +0000 > From: Dale Brubeck <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > I am wondering if Jim Davidson or Joe Meara might know...or Dave Horn once > he checks in again. I might forward this to Roz Horn. They are in the > midst of moving. I don't think Jim or Joe do this listserve. I will > post if I hear anything. > > Dale Brubeck > > ---- Matthew Valenic <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I have posted the picture Bill referred to (see below) on my Flickr page > (https://www.flickr.com/photos/85567104@N05/). If you know the middle > person please get back to Bill today or tomorrow as the publication > deadline is upon the author. > > > > Thank, > > > > Matt Valencic > > > > P.S. It the picture of the three men, not the three Turkey Vultures! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Bill Whan > > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:33 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Help sought in identifying birder in old photograph > > > > A local publication will be offering a feature on the life of Tom > Thomson, and the author asked me to identify the birder standing in the > middle of the attached old photo. The man on the left is Ernie Limes I > think, but I don't know who the man in the middle might be. The image > likely comes from the old Brownie days. Any help from veterans of bygone > eras would be welcome, but needed by the day after tomorrow for the > publication deadline! Please send to me; my guesses are not of much help... > > Thanks, > > Bill Whan > > Columbus > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 23:56:40 -0500 > From: Jacob Roalef <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: EURASAIN TREE SPARROW - Summit County! > > EURASIAN TREE SPARROW - Some of you may have seen the post from yesterday > regarding this potential first state record. Hopefully this post can help > clear things up as more information has come to light. > > Sometime yesterday a ETSP was located by naturalist Joe Malmisur (as far > as I am aware). At least one photo was taken to confirm the ID. Yesterday's > sighting was confirmed this evening at F. A. Seiberling Nature Realm Metro > Park in SUMMIT COUNTY coming to the PUBLIC visitor center feeders. > > The Visitor Center has a great INDOOR window to view the feeders that can > accommodate many birders. However, the center is closed on Mondays and you > can not view the feeders from the outside. You can still see lots of the > birds in the shrubs from the right side of the center. The open hours of > the center are: Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-5PM and Sunday 12PM-5PM. So the > center will be open and welcoming to the public tomorrow from 10 till 5. > Address to the park: 1828 Smith Rd, Akron, OH 44313 > > Get out there if you can folks to this amazing window feeder setup. > Hopefully this bird will be refound for many others to enjoy. Drive Safe! > > - JR > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > End of OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 10 Jan 2016 to 11 Jan 2016 (#2016-12) > **************************************************************** > ______________________________________________________________________ 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. 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