An article appeared a couple of days ago with a more accurate map of the North American distribution of this extinct bird: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.3135/full It shows a presumably more accurate distribution in Ohio (see Fig 1). The OSU Museum in Columbus has seven specimens of this species: three are documented as from Florida, and four have no data as to location. There are probably more specimens in Ohio museums--certainly in Toledo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, etc.--but as far as I know these museums do not make data on their specimen collections publicly available on the internet; you have to ask. Smaller museums probably have specimens, too, though securing their documentation, if any, is at times difficult. There at doubtless Ohio specimens in some of the great national museums, too; these museums usually offer on-line data on their bird collections. A dogged search in museums might offer much more information on the distribution of this species in Ohio. The authors of this article may offer help, but perseverance is required. The Ohio presence of this species needs some clarification, and I offer this as a project for an Ohio researcher. --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]