On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 12:01 AM, OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 6 messages totaling 448 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Pine siskins > 2. Question relating birds and cicadas (3) > 3. Blendon Woods-Summer Birds > 4. New Ohio Birding Drives on Ohio eBird Hotspot web site are active. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:39:10 -0400 > From: Joyce Callahan <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Pine siskins > > Most winters there are pine siskins visiting the feeders. The last few > springs they've been observed singing & displaying. They usually disappear > in mid-May. This year some stayed; we have breeding juncos too. > Photo in Ebird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:29:23 -0400 > From: Helen Ostermiller <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Question relating birds and cicadas > > We were particularly excited to have two pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks > and two Baltimore Orioles coming to our feeders this spring. This lasted > for about 3 weeks; we were delighted to think they were nesting here. But > now we haven't seen them for the past 2-3 weeks. Today, though, I've been > hearing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. If he's come to a feeder, I wasn't here > to see him. > > Although our small woodlot did have some emergent cicadas, we didn't have > enough for them to stick around, apparently. The cicada drone we hear is > coming from a woodlot across a large mowed area perhaps a quarter mile from > us or across the highway to the north. > > I wonder if "our" grosbeaks and orioles have followed the cicadas to where > there's a concentration? Has anyone else seen this kind of disappearance? > Of course, we'll never know if the birds would have stayed and nested. > > I'd appreciate others' observations and thoughts. > > Helen Ostermiller > southern Medina County in NE Ohio > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:45:15 -0400 > From: Andrea Anderson <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Question relating birds and cicadas > > We get Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the feeders in the > spring here in Jefferson County. They stay a few weeks and then disappear. > We have lots of Cicadas, but only finches and doves at the feeders now. A > plus with the Cicadas is we hear Yellow-billed Cuckoos all the time and > have even seen them in the yard numerous times. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 10, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Helen Ostermiller <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > We were particularly excited to have two pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks > > and two Baltimore Orioles coming to our feeders this spring. This lasted > > for about 3 weeks; we were delighted to think they were nesting here. > But > > now we haven't seen them for the past 2-3 weeks. Today, though, I've > been > > hearing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. If he's come to a feeder, I wasn't > here > > to see him. > > > > Although our small woodlot did have some emergent cicadas, we didn't have > > enough for them to stick around, apparently. The cicada drone we hear is > > coming from a woodlot across a large mowed area perhaps a quarter mile > from > > us or across the highway to the north. > > > > I wonder if "our" grosbeaks and orioles have followed the cicadas to > where > > there's a concentration? Has anyone else seen this kind of > disappearance? > > Of course, we'll never know if the birds would have stayed and nested. > > > > I'd appreciate others' observations and thoughts. > > > > Helen Ostermiller > > southern Medina County in NE Ohio > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > 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: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:36:05 -0400 > From: Ohio Birder <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Question relating birds and cicadas > > Here in Medina County, by Medina Lake, I have at least 6-8 orioles that > frequent my feeders. Since the cicadas have arrived, no orioles, jelly > feeders are still full (drowned cicadas in the jelly too!). So I figure > they > are pigging out on cicadas since I was going thru a jar of jelly at least > twice a week before the cicadas emerged. > > Kathy N > Medina, OH > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Andrea Anderson > Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 3:45 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Question relating birds and cicadas > > We get Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the feeders in the > spring here in Jefferson County. They stay a few weeks and then disappear. > We have lots of Cicadas, but only finches and doves at the feeders now. A > plus with the Cicadas is we hear Yellow-billed Cuckoos all the time and > have > even seen them in the yard numerous times. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 10, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Helen Ostermiller <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > We were particularly excited to have two pairs of Rose-breasted > > Grosbeaks and two Baltimore Orioles coming to our feeders this spring. > > This lasted for about 3 weeks; we were delighted to think they were > > nesting here. But now we haven't seen them for the past 2-3 weeks. > > Today, though, I've been hearing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. If he's > > come to a feeder, I wasn't here to see him. > > > > Although our small woodlot did have some emergent cicadas, we didn't > > have enough for them to stick around, apparently. The cicada drone we > > hear is coming from a woodlot across a large mowed area perhaps a > > quarter mile from us or across the highway to the north. > > > > I wonder if "our" grosbeaks and orioles have followed the cicadas to > > where there's a concentration? Has anyone else seen this kind of > disappearance? > > Of course, we'll never know if the birds would have stayed and nested. > > > > I'd appreciate others' observations and thoughts. > > > > Helen Ostermiller > > southern Medina County in NE Ohio > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > 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: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 18:06:31 -0400 > From: "Simpson, Bruce" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Blendon Woods-Summer Birds > > Blendon Woods Metro Park is located in the northeast corner of Columbus > off of I 270 and Rte 161. Take the little Turtle Way exit > > Below is a list of some of the Birds seen in the last week > > Goldenrod Trail > C Yellowthroat > Tanagers > Summer > Scarlet > W Turkey > Chimney Swifts-possible nesting in our Chimney Swift tower > Yellow-throated Vireo > E Bluebird > N Flicker > Barred Owl > > Thoreau Lake > Mallards > Wood Ducks-many ducklings > Herons > Green > Great Blue Heron > Belted Kingfisher > Barn Swallow > Cedar Waxwing > Yellow Warblers > Red-tailed Hawk > E Kingbird > > Lake Trail > Woodpeckers > Pileated > Hairy > Rose-breasted Grosbeak > Scarlet Tanager > E Towhee > Hooded Warbler > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher > Flycatchers > Great Crested > Acadian > E Wood Peewee > Red-eyed Vireo > Cooper's Hawk > Carolina Wren > Red-headed Woodpecker > > Brookside Trail > Louisiana Waterthrush > Hooded Warbler > Wood Thrush > Pileated Woodpecker > > Barred Owl-Hickory Ridge, Ripple Rock Trail & Thoreau Lake > > > Sugarbush Trail > Cuckoos > Yellow-billed > Black-billed > Ovenbird > Hooded Warbler > Scarlet Tanager > Vireos > Red-eyed > Yellow-throated > Red-shouldered Hawk > Yellow-throated Warbler > > Turkeys-everywhere-There are female Turkeys with young (polts) > Bird Feeders > Nature Center > Ranger Station > East Blind-Thoreau Lake > > Nature Center Bird Feeding Area > Indigo Bunting > Hairy Woodpecker > Carolina Wren > Turkeys > E Towhee > Ruby-throated Hummingbird > > > > Blendon Woods Metro Park > Nature Center > 614-895-6221 > > Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Park in 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: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 22:05:31 -0400 > From: Ken Ostermiller <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: New Ohio Birding Drives on Ohio eBird Hotspot web site are active. > > > > New Ohio Birding Drives have been added to the Ohio eBird Hotspot web site. > Birding drives provide a route and driving directions to several eBird > hotspots which may be visited in a one day trip. > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Ohio+Birding+Drives > > > > New birding drives which have recently been added: > > > > Hamilton County Birding Drives > > Cincinnati Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Cincinnati+Birding+Drive > > Hamilton County Northeast Birding Drive > > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Hamilton+County+Northeast+Birding+Drive > > Hamilton County Northwest Birding Drive > > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Hamilton+County+Northwest+Birding+Drive > > Hamilton County Southeast Birding Drive > > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Hamilton+County+Southeast+Birding+Drive > > Hamilton County Southwest Birding Drive > > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Hamilton+County+Southwest+Birding+Drive > > Miami Whitewater Forest Birding Drive > > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Miami+Whitewater+Forest+Birding+Drive > > > > Montgomery County Birding Drives > > Dayton Northeast Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Dayton+Northeast+Birding+Drive > > Dayton Northwest Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Dayton+Northwest+Birding+Drive > > Dayton Southwest Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Dayton+Southwest+Birding+Drive > > Dayton Southeast Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Dayton+Southeast+Birding+Drive > > > > Hancock County Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Hancock+County+Birding+Drive > > Findlay Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Findlay+Birding+Drive > > > > Lake County Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Lake+County+Birding+Drive > > Lake County Lakeshore Birding Drive > > http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Lake+County+Lakeshore+Birding+Drive > > > Ken Ostermiller > eBird Hotspot reviewer for Ohio > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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 - 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