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5 Jul Seneca County Black-necked Stilt correction [Tom Bartlett ] 5 Jul Caesar Creek Osprey [Larry Gara ] 5 Jul Seneca County Black-necked Stilts with young [Tom Bartlett ] 5 Jul good spots around Indian Lake? [Steve ] 5 Jul headlands willet, 07/05/2008 [ray hannikman ] 4 Jul Wild turkeys. [James E Fry ] 4 Jul Lake County Migrants 7/4 [John Pogacnik ] 4 Jul Least Tern seen Friday evening at Funk Bottoms W.A. (Wayne Co.) [Bruce Glick ] 4 Jul Stilts [Kenn Kaufman ] 4 Jul Rainy Day birding [Al La Sala ] 4 Jul Summer 08’ OBBA2 Highlights [Ethan Kistler ] 4 Jul Ohio Statewide RBA - July 4, 2008 [Paul Gardner ] 3 Jul Hancock Co. Findlay Reservoirs American Avocet [Robert Sams ] 3 Jul Atlasing today [John Habig ] 3 Jul Common Nighthawk [Steven Pendleton ] 3 Jul Stilts [Lee Grover ] 3 Jul change of e-mail [willis brubaker ] 3 Jul Seneca Co. shorebirds! [Doreene Linzell ] 3 Jul Twelve shorebird species, Seneca & Sandusky counties [Bill Whan ] 2 Jul Birding With Bombaci At Hoover [Steve ] 2 Jul Unowned Priority Block Sightings [John Habig ] 2 Jul Darke Co. sandpipers [Regina Schieltz ] 2 Jul Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County [] 2 Jul American Avocet - Yes; Black-necked Stilt - Yes [Roger Troutman ] 2 Jul Summer Tanager in Cuyahoga County - Mill Stream Reservation [Mary Anne Romito ] 2 Jul Burr Oak Mississippi Kite - yes AND no [Glen Crippen ] 1 Jul What a way to start off the month [Al La Sala ] 1 Jul Re: OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 29 Jun 2008 to 30 Jun 2008 (#2008-183) [Cindy Host ] 1 Jul Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County [] 1 Jul American Avocet, Sedge Wren, Black-necked Stilt 7/1/08 [Su Snyder ] 1 Jul Dedicated Bluebird Parents [robert lane ] 30 Jun Black-Necked Stilts--yes [Laura Dornan ] 30 Jun No Change in Email Address [Paul & LaVonne Klassen ] 30 Jun Black-necked Stilts near Bellvue, Sunday, 06/29 ["Lehman, Jay" ] 30 Jun Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County - Nursery Department [] 30 Jun Fwd: OHIO BREEDING BIRD ATLAS II - Rare Species Documentation Received [James Dolan ] 30 Jun Mocking bird nest Cuy Cty [Jo Ann Kubicki ] 30 Jun White throated sparrow Headlands state park [Jo Ann Kubicki ] 30 Jun Columbus Bell's Vireo, Yellow-crowned Night Herons 6/29/08 [Andy Sewell ] 29 Jun Norwalk Res., Black-necked Stilts, & American Avocet [chris pierce ] 29 Jun Black Rail News? [Aaron Boone ] 29 Jun Re: CVNP Station Road Railroad Tracks [Matthew Valencic ] 29 Jun Imm. Night Heron/Chillicothe area [Dave & Lisa ] 29 Jun Wood Co. Western Meadowlark 6/28/2008 [Dave Slager ] 29 Jun Cliff Swallows in Cuyahoga County [Mary Anne Romito ] 29 Jun Re: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County [Al La Sala ] 29 Jun Lazelle Woods Park [Al La Sala ] 29 Jun Chagrin River Park-Lark Sparrow. [Lisa Chapman ] 29 Jun Re: burrowing owl? [Robb C ] 29 Jun Mississippi Kite at Brass Ring, Logan, Saturday Afternnoon, 06/28/08 ["Lehman, Jay" ] 28 Jun Blue Grosbeak, Montgomery County [Rick Asamoto ] 28 Jun CVNP Station Road Railroad Tracks [Dwight Chasar ] Subject: Seneca County Black-necked Stilt correction From: Tom Bartlett <tomb AT TIFFINOHIO.COM> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:08:08 -0400 It appears that both pair of birds have now hatched young. After Dave's called we traveled up to see the young birds only to find that the pair that frequent the far east side of the flood field have one young walking around with them. 8 Black-necked Stilts in Ohio in one day, who would have guess??? All of the birds spend a lot of time sitting in the grass, weeds, sow beans and so are sometimes hard to locate. One adult male, from the east side, does a lot of flying around and feeding. He was observed first on the west side in the area of the birds with three young and then flew back to the east side. He did this several times this afternoon. It may take patience to see these birds now. If they are actively feeding, it easy, but if they are resting it is tough as the vegetation is getting taller. Also, the wet areas seem to be drying up fairly fast. There were not as many migrant shorebirds today. Hopefully the fields will stay wet enough for the main movements of shorebirds to come. The flooded field in Sandusky County (CR 292) still has a good variety of shorebirds today. For those of you in the area interested in grassland birds, the fields south of the intersection of Twp. Rd. 80 and CR 46 (which is about 4 miles south of the stilts) had Sedge Wren, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Dickcissel, Bobolink, and Eastern Meadowlark this afternoon. Maps will show that you can drive straight down Twp. Rd. 80 to this site. But they are wrong, part of the road is no longer passable. About two miles south you will have to turn left, go to SR 18, turn right onto SR 18, go about 1/2 mile and turn left back onto Twp. Road 80. Twp. Road 80 jogs several times so it is a good idea to have your gazetteer or Seneca County map handy. But if you get lost, let me know what birds you find and where you think you saw them. ;>) Tom Bartlett Tiffin, Ohio tomb AT tiffinohio.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Caesar Creek Osprey From: Larry Gara <larrygara AT DRAGONBBS.COM> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:55:14 -0400 This morning my son Brian and I decided to check out the Osprey nest visitble from the end of Mound Road. When we arrived both adults were in the air and one returned to the nest with a large fish. Two juveniles in the nest appeared to be large enough to take off any day. In addition to the Osprey we saw and heard a Prothonotary Warbler and a Green Heron. and heard a Black-billed Cuckoo and a White-eyed Vireo. All worth the tramping through the mud on the trail. Summer Day Birding Cheers, Larry Gara ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Seneca County Black-necked Stilts with young From: Tom Bartlett <tomb AT TIFFINOHIO.COM> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:49:17 -0400 Dave Dariano, one of my banding assistants just called to say that the pair which frequent the SW side of the flooded field are walking around with three young birds. This was as of 1:30 PM on Saturday, July 5, 2008. The young birds are mostly grayish in color but all were actively feeding in the vegetative area on the south side near the woods and in line with the radio tower. Tom Bartlett Tiffin, Ohio tomb AT tiffinohio.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: good spots around Indian Lake? From: Steve <sjones031 AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:41:18 -0400 Hey sorry for the quick need for an answer for this one but I'm leaving at 1:30 for indian lake. Is there anywhere around there other than the main park to get some good bird viewing/shooting(camera) in? Thanks for any replies. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: headlands willet, 07/05/2008 From: ray hannikman <potoo AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:39:56 -0400 at about 8: a.m. today (07/05/2008) i found a willet on the state nature preserve beach at headlands beach state park. i left the bird after about 5 minutes of observation. a white-throated sparrow was again heard along zimmerman trail and three (3) days ago, presumably another white-throated sparrow, was heard in the woods of the state nature preserve. this bird has been heard off and on the entire summer. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Wild turkeys. From: James E Fry <jamesfry2 AT JUNO.COM> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:43:23 -0400 This afternoon(Friday, July 4)here in northwest Hocking County, there were 18 wild turkeys in the meadow east of my house. One hen had six young and another hen had ten young. Jim Fry ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lake County Migrants 7/4 From: John Pogacnik <jpogacnik AT ADELPHIA.NET> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:21:23 -0400 Traditionally I begin seeing southbound orioles and yellow warblers in my North Perry yard around the Fourth of July or soon after. They were right on schedule. I made a short walk around my yard and in the fields out front this morning and counted at least 17 orchard orioles, 20 Baltimore orioles and about 24 yellow warblers. I only counted what I was positive were different birds and most of the orioles flushed out of the grass right along the paths and my driveway. I think there were many more than what I counted. I was curious as to what they were feeding on. They were in the deeper grass. I checked some areas where they flushed, but did not see many bugs and there was no fruit. I never could figure it out. As quick as I flushed them, they were back in the weeds. Its hard to believe, but fall migration is already here with these birds and the shorebirds moving. John Pogacnik 4765 Lockwood Road Perry, OH 44081 (440) 259-2751 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Least Tern seen Friday evening at Funk Bottoms W.A. (Wayne Co.) From: Bruce Glick <birderbruce AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:16:51 -0700 Kevin Kline found an adult Least Tern in breeding plumage on the north side of Wilderness Road at the Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area. Kevin discovered the bird on Friday evening and immediately biked home. He called me and I drove to his house (30 minutes) and picked up a car load of Klines. We arrived at Wilderness Road about 7:15-7:30 pm. A second load came in a rented van 20 minutes later. The bird was actively flying around two of the small lakes created by extraction of peat on the north side of Wilderness Road . It dove into the water at least twice while we watched and called at least three times as it flew by. At times it was quite close and other times quite far away, but never stopped flying. All field marks could be seen well. About the time the second load of birders arrived, the tern flew further to the north where it could be seen briefly and then disappeared. We stayed another 30+ minutes and did not see it again. Su Snyder saw the bird with us and then drove up to Rt. 95 and checked all along that side of the wildlife area but didn't see it again. I called about 25 people and only a few answered - July 4th evening. I have a feeling the bird left but hopefully it went to roost for the night and will be found again tomorrow (Saturday). Funk Bottoms W.A. is about 10 miles southwest of Wooster on Ohio Route 95, in western Wayne County. Wilderness Road runs east-west about 2 miles south of Ragersville and Funk (both of Rt. 95). It's on Page 44, B-C-1 in the new DeLorme. (page 50 in old edition) Bruce   Bruce Glick birderbruce AT yahoo.com Millersburg, 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Stilts From: Kenn Kaufman <kenn.kaufman AT WORLDNET.ATT.NET> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 21:49:12 -0400 We had been out of town (DC and then Utah) and had missed the beginning of the excitement about the Black-necked Stilts in Seneca Co., but today I went by to take a look. As others have reported, there does appear to be a nesting attempt in progress. Going south on TR 80 from the Sandusky-Seneca county line, the large adventive wetland to the east of the road is obvious; if you stop about halfway along the pond and look east across it, there's a long, low hill that appears to be planted to soybeans or some similar crop. Near the top of this rise there's a flat whitish rock, and a Black-necked Stilt is sitting tight on the ground just to the south of that rock. It would be very easy to miss if you weren't specifically looking for it, and without a telescope it would be just a little black and white patch on the ground. While I was watching this afternoon (July 4), an eagle flew over, flushing all the Killdeers and Lesser Yellowlegs (and a second stilt) from the pond that's even farther east beyond the hill, but the stilt on the ground sat tight without moving. This would be typical behavior of an incubating bird and it would be hard to explain that behavior any other way. There's a certain amount of traffic on TR 80 so it's courteous to pull as far off the road as you can. While I was stopped there today, a local man stopped to ask if I was looking at the Black-necked Stilts! He had already talked to other birders, he said. He seemed genuinely interested in having such a rare bird around. Black-necked Stilts in some other areas (Arizona, south Texas, lower Mississippi Valley) have proven to be quite adaptable and quick to take advantage of new or temporary habitat for nesting, and overall the species is doing well in North America. Especially if the Seneca County birds are successful in nesting, we might hope to see more of these birds showing up in future years. Incidentally, kudos to the Cullens for first turning us on to the potential of the wetlands in this area. Kenn Kaufman Rocky Ridge, 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Rainy Day birding From: Al La Sala <alasala AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 21:26:57 -0400 I made several stops on Hoover today from the dam up to the boardwalk. I figure if I wait for good weather and a day off at the same time I might as well forget about ever going birding. At the dam, the cliff swallows were busy feeding their nestlings. I could see some of the little tykes peeking out of their nests waiting for their parents to come feed them. Just above the dam, a mallard hen swam by with her brood trailing behind her. Judging from the size of them and the number of them, I think it must be her second brood. The brood hasn't had a chance to dwindle in number yet. Farther up Sunbury Road, a killdeer was feigning a broken wing. I trod carefully watching where I stepped, not just to avoid stepping on her eggs but to avoid stepping on goose land mines. At Mudhen Marsh, the red-headed woodpeckers are still attending to their nestlings. A house wren serenaded me from the top of a nest box. As I left, a group of Carolina wren fledglings bade me farewell. The prothonotory warblers were singing at Oxbow but didn't show their faces. The green heron made an appearance though as did the belted kingfisher. The tops of little heads were visible above the rim of the osprey nest visible from the boardwalk. Tree Swallows, barn swallows, and cliff swallows were flying around and occasionally skimming the water. One adult barn swallow and fledling were perched on the rail. Here I heard prothonotory warblers singing again but this time I saw them. As I left I walked past the Carolina wren couple that keeps building nests only to have the carleave with its rear bumper still attached. The last stop was Hoover Meadows. By now the rain which had been a fine mist all morning had turned to a steady drizzle. I didn't see much there but I was greeted by an indigo bunting as soon as I entered the first section. Al La Sala Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Summer 08’ OBBA2 Highlights From: Ethan Kistler <ohiobirder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:12:57 -0700 Hi all,   I hope everyone is keeping busy surveying for the OBBA2. I just thought I’d give a quick summery on some of my highlights so far. Being one of the field technicians, I’ve learned quite a bit on the distribution and abundance of Ohio breeders (i.e. Vesper Sparrows are much more common in northeast Ohio than I thought). To cut to the chase, here are the highlights:   Upland Sandpiper – 7/4/08 (today) 8 birds were present at the Mansfield Municipal Airport (Richland Co.). One appeared to be on a nest.   Clay-colored Sparrow – 7/3/08 (yesterday) a pair was at Charlemont Reservation (Lorain Co.) along Quarry Rd. I was watching the male sing and soon another bird appeared. They stayed together until one disappeared (to a nest?) while the other sat there and kept an eye on me.   Golden-winged Warbler – 6/10/08 a single male was at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Summit Co.) singing along Oak Hill Rd. just south of Scobie Rd. It was on the east side of the road in a scrubby area that Plateau Trail cuts right through.   Other highlights include Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Least Flycatcher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, multiple Brown Creepers, and lots of Purple Finches and Dark-eyed Juncos.   That’s all for now, get out there and atlas!   Ethan Kistler Newton Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Ohio Statewide RBA - July 4, 2008 From: Paul Gardner <godwit AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:58:14 -0700 - RBA * Ohio * Statewide * July 4, 2008 * OHST0807.04 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron MISSISSIPPI KITE BLACK-NECKED STILT American Avocet Whimbrel Bell's Vireo Clay-colored Sparrow Western Meadowlark - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for July 4, 2008. Compiler: Paul Gardner. Email: godwit AT sbcglobal.net 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 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron: Reported from the Preston Road, Columbus, nest site on the 30th. MISSISSIPPI KITE: On the 28th, Jay Lehman saw a subadult kite at the Brass Ring Golf Course, Logan. Glen Crippen passed along word that a single kite was seen soaring near the ranger office near the entrance to the lodge at Burr Oak Lake State Park, Morgan County, on the 29th. BLACK-NECKED STILT: Two pairs remain in the pond along the east side of TR 80 in Seneca County, just south of Seneca County Line Road (CR 113) and north of C34 near Bellevue. Apparently there is a nest behind the pond on a grassy berm near a large rock. American Avocet: Chris Pierce located one at Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area in the impoundment near the pumphouse on the 29th. It remained on the 3rd. Bob Sams found one on the dike between the Findlay Reservoirs, Hancock County, on the 3rd. Whimbrel: Bill Whan saw one fly over Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area on the 3rd. Bell's Vireo: The OSU west campus birds, located just west of the Carmack Road, No. 5 parking lot, were reported most recently on the 30th. Clay-colored Sparrow: The Oak Openings MetroPark bird seems to have relocated by the 29th to the east side of Girdham Road, about 150 yards south of the bike trail near the south end of the fence that runs along the road. There have been no reports - positive or negative - since the 29th. Western Meadowlark: The resident bird at Range Line and Cygnet Roads west of Cygnet, Wood County, was noted by Dave Slager on the 28th. - End Transcript Paul Gardner Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Hancock Co. Findlay Reservoirs American Avocet From: Robert Sams <bob-bob AT ATT.NET> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:54:45 -0700 I spotted an American Avocet towards sunset on the dike in between the two Findlay Reservoirs today (Thurs) Also present: 3 Common Loons 5 Caspian Terns Ring-billed Gulls Herring Gulls Bonaparte's Gulls Least, Semipalmated, Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Atlasing today From: John Habig <ahabig AT CINCI.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:55:29 -0400 While Atlasing in a few of my blocks this afternoon I found the following birds. Canada Goose Mallard Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Blue Jay Crow Purple Martin Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Bluebird Wood Thrush Robin Catbird Mockingbird Common Starling Cedar Waxwing Common Yellowthroat Chat Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Song Sparrow Cardinal Indigo Bunting Dickcissel Red-winged Blackbird E. Meadowlark Grackle Cowbird Orchard Oriole House Finch Goldfinch House Sparrow It was raining most of the time. The Grasshopper Sparrow and Dickcissel were in a portion of a housing development that has not yet been developed and grasses have taken over. The development is located in Mason. John Habig 261 Lantis Dr. Carlisle, Ohio 45005 ahabig AT cinci.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Common Nighthawk From: Steven Pendleton <stevepen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:05:44 -0700 Hi all, Just letting Aaron Boone know that I saw and heard a Common Nighthawk in Columbus at Arcadia and High on 7/2 at approx. 8:30 PM. Steve Pendleton ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Stilts From: Lee Grover <vlgro AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:10:22 -0700 Late Thursday AM I got to the pond north of CR34 & S of Belluvue. Saw no stilts in 2 visits. Lots of other birds but nothing exciting. Drove all over the place but never saw the county line road. After reading todays mail, I doubt that I was at the right place. Saw no signs of water over the road. My driving around did net me one fair sighting: a Loggerhead Shrike flying with a beak full of food, towards the east end of CR34. It was flying south. Guess I'm going to have to get a map of that area. When I left for home, I simply went west on CR34. Soon I wound up north of Beaver Creek Reservoir. I stopped at a small parking area on the north side of the reservoir, with a group of trees around it. First, I climbed up the bank to look for stilts. The only thing I saw out on the lake was a boat. When glassing the shoreline, I saw a Belted Kingfisher about 100 ft. from me. He was sitting on a rock. He flew out, hitting the water about 3 feet from shore & flew back with a fish in his beak about 3" long. Then I walked down to where my pickup was, watching the birds in the trees. There was a Cherry Tree, either Bing or Pie, No fruit on the ground but plenty of pits on the ground. Then I noticed there were 4 Mulberry trees scattered around, all with ripening fruit. No wonder there were so many birds around: Red-wing & Rusty Blackbirds, Grackles, Robins, Cowbirds, a Cardinal, Song Sparrows. Two small birds flew in to a tree, at least on was a male Redstart. Flying between trees a female Blue Grosbeak. This might be a good stop for you southerners on the way home. V. Lee Grover ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: change of e-mail From: willis brubaker <waynebirder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:26:11 -0700 Due to the extreme amounts of spam I am changing my e-mail address to ( waynebirder AT gmail.com)   sorry for any inconvienence                                                                                     willis brubaker  ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Seneca Co. shorebirds! From: Doreene Linzell <dlinzell611 AT WOWWAY.COM> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:06:12 -0400 Thanks to Bill Whan for posting about the great birds in the Seneca Co./Sandusky Co. area. Just one correction to his directions. The location with the four swallow species and the Stilt Sandpiper is not on TR 80/Dunston Rd. as he mentioned. It is one road to the east - TR 292 or Riddle Rd. The road is well marked as "Road Closed" since the temporary lake goes right over the road. This is just north of the county line in Sandusky Co. The county road is either 113 or 62 depending on which county you are in! Thanks to Su, for the information about the Sedge Wren. But, also, we saw one of the beautiful fringed orchids in bloom. This spot is on the east side of Pearson Rd. heading north towards the lake from Route 6! Good birding! Doreene Linzell ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Twelve shorebird species, Seneca & Sandusky counties From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:23:12 -0400 Brad Sparks, Paul Gardner, and I stopped at the T80 pond in Seneca Co this morning. Two male and two female black-necked stilts were evident; one female was hunkered down on what could well be a nest, located near the summit and the center of the length of the embankment that runs roughly parallel to T80 on the far side of the nearest pond. We lucked into a good spot by following T80 north, which changes names to Dunton Rd in Sandusky Co. This road is closed due to flooding, but one can drive to the water's edge. Here we found four swallow species in great numbers, three short-billed dowitchers, a least sandpiper, 12 lesser yellowlegs, a stilt sandpiper (!), a common tern, three pairs of ruddy ducks, a hooded merganser. The water is only a few hundred yards north of the county line, and extends to the RR tracks. We ran into Doreene Linzell and Dan Sanders at Pickerel Creek WA, whom we joined in walking along the dike along the impoundment with a pumphouse on Rte 6. A calling whimbrel flew over as we talked. We walked in from the east, findng an American avocet, greater and lesser yellowlegs, a dozen s-b dowitchers, spotted/least/stilt/white-rumped sandpipers, and two alternate-plumaged dunlins (!). Several sedge wrens were found, thanks to hints from Su Snyder, at the well-signed pull-off for the prairie fringed orchids along the road to the HQ. Hats off as usual to the local managers of PCWA for affording foraging spots for shorebirds; this one should be good for these migrants until the teal hunt requires flooding of the impoundments around 1 Sept. The rest of the time it rained. You have to wonder if widespread flooding of more normal nesting sites for stilts and black rails, etc., out west might have played a role in their appearances here this summer. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Birding With Bombaci At Hoover From: Steve <sjones031 AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:07:54 -0400 As Charlie mentioned in his post, my daughter and I went with him on a tour of Hoover Reservoir. For me It was a time to try to figure out my camera as well as a time to see some great birds. In addition to the birds listed by Charlie, I got to have some camera time with a belted kingfisher over at Mudhen Marsh...but I couldn't get close enough to get good clear pictures. So I chalked it up to a learning experience. I invite you to view the pictures. I put them on the OOS forum website. Here is the link: http://www.ohiobirds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2330#p2330. My personal favorites are the baby SS Hawks. Enjoy Steve ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Unowned Priority Block Sightings From: John Habig <ahabig AT CINCI.RR.COM> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:40:41 -0400 I took the opportunity after work today to atlas in an unowned priority block near where I work. The block contains river riparian, deciduous woods, farm land and rural residential habitat. I spent about 3.5 hours there and had the following species (breeding codes in parenthesis). Wood Duck (FY) Turkey Vulture (OS) Killdeer (PO) Mourning Dove (PO) Red-bellied Woodpecker (CF) Downy Woodpecker (FY) Eastern Kingbird (OS) Red-eyed Vireo (T1) Blue Jay (OS) American Crow (CF) Purple Martin (FY - notes submitted) Barn Swallow (OS) Carolina Chickadee (FY) White-breasted Nuthatch (OS) Carolina Wren (FY) House Wren (OS) Wood Thrush (T1) American Robin (CF) Gray Catbird (OS) Northern Mockingbird (T1) European Starling (OS) Yellow-throated Warbler (OS) Common Yellowthroat (FY) Eastern Towhee (T1) Chipping Sparrow (PO) Song Sparrow (OS) Northern Cardinal (CF) Red-winged Blackbird (CF - notes submitted) Eastern Meadowlark (FY) Common Grackle (CF - notes submitted) Orchard Oriole (CF) American Goldfinch (OS) House Sparrow (CF) It seemed very easy to find code birds this evening. John Habig 261 Lantis Dr. Carlisle, Ohio 45005 ahabig AT cinci.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Darke Co. sandpipers From: Regina Schieltz <regina AT ERINET.COM> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:47:47 -0400 Not as exciting as the burrowing owl, but about noon today I found 2 sandpipers near Ansonia in a flooded field on Ansonia-Elroy Road. 1 solitary sandpiper 1 spotted sandpiper 9 killdeer ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County From: CHARLESBOMBACI AT AOL.COM Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:59:47 EDT Today Steve Jones and his daughter Theresa drove down fro La Rue to spend the day looking for photographic opportunities. Steve and I met earlier this year when we were both at Big Island Wildlife Area while viewing the Wilson's Phalaropes and Black-necked Stilts. It proved to be an interesting day as we tried to get a good sight line first at a Green Heron nest, and later at a Sharp-shinned Hawk nest. Like kids everywhere, these were camera shy. The Green Herons required some dexterity to get in a position to have a straight line to shot from. Initially one of the hatchlings was on the nest and the others were on the branch behind it. When we were getting set to take pictures they all tried to hid behind a cluster of leaves near the nest. This was comic as their bodies were somewhat well hidden, but their beaks and feet were sticking out in all directions. The result resembled a scrambled kaleidoscope. It will be interesting to see how the pictures come out. When we got to the hawk's nest everyone was hunkered down and we could only see the top of one hatchling's head. Again Murphy's Law was at work, ergo, if there is one branch or group of leaves, it will be exactly where it will block your camera sight line. After moving around to every possible place to stand we managed to find the best spot to try to take pictures from. After a short time one, then two heads popped up and down. Okay but not what we really were looking for. Then one of the adults swooped in and left a ready made dinner. Activity picked up in the nest and now there appeared to be at least three chicks in the nest. I'm not sure whether it was a statement of opinion or coincidence, but the largest chick got into a position that NASA would call a "moon shot." We took multiple pictures and I'm hoping they have much of the chicks and little of the branch. We later went to the boardwalk at Area M to take shots of the Osprey. An adult was busy feeding the nestlings. This is a distant shot and likely will have small images. While on the boardwalk a male Prothonotary Warbler flew onto the rail and stood proudly in the sunlight. He then moved to a near branch and we shot away with our cameras. This was followed by a tasty meal at Jules in Galena and then we were off to Old Sunbury Road. Eventually it got hotter, we got smarter, and called it a day. Some species we observed during the day are: Double-crested Cormorant Green Heron Wood Duck Osprey Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Kingbird Red-eyed Vireo Cliff Swallow Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Indigo Bunting Baltimore Oriole Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (www.tourtracker.com ?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: American Avocet - Yes; Black-necked Stilt - Yes From: Roger Troutman <roger.troutman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:46:01 -0400 As of around noon, the American Avocet was still at the "pumping station" parking area. It was in the pool to the right and within about 50 yards - the 1st island. Other shorebirds of various sizes ~ 30-40 were seen further out but were mostly silouettes, under 15-20 mph winds. Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs and peeps for sure. Four (2 pairs (or at least acting paired)) Black-necked Stilts were at the TR 80 site south of Bellevue. 1 pair was on the far shore of the first pool and the second were on the "rise top" around halfway back to the second pool (i.e. on high and dry ground) both couples were doing more sitting then standing and would have been easily overlooked if they had not moved around on occasion. Also at the latter site were 2 Ruddy Ducks, a Pied-billed Grebe, a Common Coot and several Killdeer, GB Herons and Great Egrets. Roger Troutman ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Summer Tanager in Cuyahoga County - Mill Stream Reservation From: Mary Anne Romito <MaryAnneTomRomito AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:03:35 -0400 Dear Ohio birders The Rocky River IBA keeps getting better and better! Last Friday, Henry Fortlage, one of our IBA observers found a Summer Tanager while doing his survey. He passed this information on to Ann & Dwight Chasar who invited me to come along and try to relocate the bird today. We did! He sang several times for us. Once he sang for over 6 minutes. (I recorded his singing) Dwight and I took pictures and all three of us got very good looks at it. To find the area where we saw it, take I-71 to Rt 82 east. Then take Rt 82 east to Valley Parkway and turn south on the parkway. The first street you come to is Royalview Lane. Turn right on Royalview Lane. Park in the first parking area you come to. Get our your of car and walk to the trailhead. Take the Maple leaf trail. The Maple leaf trail is a 3 mile loop, but you don't have to walk 3 miles. Take the Maple leaf trail counter-clockwise until you get to the Squirrel trail. At this point continue on the Maple leaf trail for about 200 feet. You will enter a stand of pine trees. This is where the Summer Tanager was. Mary Anne Romito www.wcasohio.org ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Burr Oak Mississippi Kite - yes AND no From: Glen Crippen <glencrippen AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:51:35 -0700 This past Sunday evening (June 29) the naturalist working at Burr Oak State Park stopped by to let me know that he again had just seen one Mississippi Kite near Burr Oak State Park in Morgan County.  He was at the ranger office near the lodge entrance of the park, off of State Route 78 on the east side of the reservoir - just north of Bishopville.  He again had good looks at the bird and the field marks described pointed to nothing less than this species.  After the first report of this bird(s) on June 21 by the same person, I searched high and low for these guys but had no luck.  I looked all over the north end of the lake near the group camp - which provides great kite habitat, large rolling fields and edge of an otherwise massive forest.  I hiked around the lodge itself, and around dock 3 road which also offers habitat that could potentially attract these birds preferences. After the latest report, we strategized on where else I could search and since then have hiked the trail just north of the ranger station to some other open areas on the northeast end of the lake.  I am going to continue to look around all the parts of the lake, as soon as I can.  So it seems as if at least one bird may be lurking in this area, but I have not seen it myself.  Hopefully some local birders can get out during the day and mornings to look for this kite. On an ending note, I was fortunate enough to collect some great OBBA data for the park, including Yellow-throated, Cerulean warblers, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Gnat-catcher, Crow and Red-shouldered Hawk - just to name a few.    Glen Crippen Burr Oak Lake ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: What a way to start off the month From: Al La Sala <alasala AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:41:19 -0400 Today it was back to work after my 3 day weekend. After work, I decided to stop at Griggs Reservoir. The water is still very high and the water immediately below the dam is still rushing too fast to harbor any waterfowl. I did, however, see a large flock of cedar waxwings flying around over the river about 50 feet below the dam. Some Carolina chickadees (fledglings in my best estimation) were frolicking in the woods behind me. Above the dam, the shore was being patrolled by an eastern kingbird. Down the hill from the watershed management building, a northern flicker was calling from the top of a tall tree. A single double crested cormorant was swimming around above the dam. It looked a lot like a loon the way it was sitting in the water. I wonder how many distant cormorants I've mistaken for loons because they were beyond the intended range of my binoculars. Most of the action though was in the area just south of Fishinger Road. I could see many swallows soaring around, both tree swallows and barn swallows. Looking up the river, I could see even more swallows so I went up there to investigate. They were mostly barn swallows but then I saw a cliff swallow. I walked under the bridge to find a rock pigeon nest, cliff swallow nests, and barn swallow nests. On the way back to my car, I followed an eastern kingbird with my binoculars to its nest. Some American goldfinches led me to the tree where their nest is but not the exact location. A mallard hen was leading around ducklings as big as herself. Ditto Canada geese. A woman with her three children stood beside a sign that says "Do not feed the waterfowl" and threw bread to the ducks and geese. Other species seen were: Gray Catbird Turkey Vulture American Robin Great Blue Heron House Sparrow Mourning Dove European Starling Red-Tailed Hawk Song Sparrow Red-Bellied Woodpecker On the way home from Griggs, I stopped at Lazelle Woods. I stayed there until after 9:30 hoping to see the owls people keep telling me about but no luck. Species I did see there included: Cooper's Hawk Eastern Bluebird Northern Cardinal and for thise of you who are interested in mammal sightings, several bats flew out of the woods when it got dark enough. Al La Sala Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 29 Jun 2008 to 30 Jun 2008 (#2008-183) From: Cindy Host <chostbird AT WIDEOPENWEST.COM> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:19:05 -0400 Red Shouldered Hawk - I have been hearing more than one red shouldered hawk in my park along Alum Creek in the Strawberry Farms development. I observed one most of the winter and know that I have heard the birds the last couple of summers. Have not seen the nest but will look for it this late fall when the leaves are gone. Cindy Host ----- Original Message ----- From: "OHIO-BIRDS automatic digest system" > ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County From: CHARLESBOMBACI AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:06:18 EDT I only got to spend an hour at the preserve today as I was busy assisting with the preschooler programs at Gallant Woods Preservation Park during the morning and most of the afternoon. When I got home I took Linda to see some of the hatchlings and fledglings discovered Monday. I intended to start with the green herons but was detoured by some prothonotary warbler fledglings that insisted on being first, second, third, fourth and fifth. When they were done being cute we continued to the site of the heron nest. The nest is a pile, stack, mess (take your choice) of sticks that almost appear to have been randomly dropped onto the branch fork of the tree. If the green heron hatchlings become neurotic, the nest is a prime suspect for the cause. Linda had to laugh because at first I couldn't relocate the nest. I was looking in the tree next to the one with the nest, which if not viewed from the correct angle, is invisible. Once I had my bearings corrected we watched the nest and I was able to count five skinny, fuzzy hatchlings clinging to the nest and branch and trying not to be seen. Linda said to remember that their parents thought they were cute. From here we trekked to the area where the hawk's nest is located. On the way we observed more prothonotary warblers and an American crow feeding its fledglings. The young crows are as big as the adults but more of a sooty-gray than the black of the adults. In the vicinity of the hawk's nest I again had to hunt before I located the nest. Once located, with a direct line the nest was easily viewed. Today several heads popped up to gaze at us. The hatchlings are like large lint bunnies with a sharp beak. They are still far from ready to fledge and I should get an opportunity to watch their development for some time yet. Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: American Avocet, Sedge Wren, Black-necked Stilt 7/1/08 From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:49:34 -0400 Hi all: Cheryl Harner, Warren Uxley and I headed north today to Pickerel Creek. At Area D near to the pump house, we saw the previously reported AMERICAN AVOCET. Other shorebirds were Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, and Short-billed Dowitcher. A little west along Pearson Road at the "orchid parking pulloff" we heard, then saw a SEDGE WREN. On the way back south, we stopped at the flooded area along TR 80 (between County Line Road and CR 34) outside of Bellevue. We didn't stay long, and only saw one of the BLACK-NECKED STILTS previously reported. Su Snyder, Wooster ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Dedicated Bluebird Parents From: robert lane <ohiomagpie AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:17:14 -0400 Across the road from our home in southwest Mahoning County we have Bluebird boxes around the fence edge of a neighbors pasture. Do to some adjacent construction, one of the boxes had to be relocated to move the fence. The box had three very young babies in it. It was removed in the upright position and reerected on a post about thirty feet away. Unfortunately a couple days later the same scenario had to be repeated, but this time it required a move of around sixty feet. Unbelievably, after each move, the parents were at the new location within minutes taking care of business. How cool is that!!!! Bob and Denise Lane _________________________________________________________________ It’s a talkathon – but it’s not just talk. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_JustTalk ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Black-Necked Stilts--yes From: Laura Dornan <Timlauralsv AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:24:25 EDT We arrived at the "sky pond" on Seneca County TR 80 at about 1:45 this afternoon (Mon) & were 1st attracted by the large number of Great Egrets present. After counting them (17) we turned out attention to looking for the stilts & immediately located 2 sitting above the water line at the south end. But just as we located them, the sky opened up & after just a very few minutes we were drenched, in spite of our raincoats. So we decided to drive some of the other roads & just bird from the car. Shortly the rain stopped & we returned to the stilts. They were now foraging a little closer to the road. We could see that one had a brown back. Tried to take some digiscoped pictures but by the time we got the camera out they had moved further away so don't know yet how well they came out. Laura Dornan Stark County **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: No Change in Email Address From: Paul & LaVonne Klassen <klassenpl AT BLUFFTON.EDU> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:40:45 -0400 After further exploration we have learned that we can keep our klassenpl AT bluffton.edu email address! Sorry for the confusion! Paul and LaVonne Klassen ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Black-necked Stilts near Bellvue, Sunday, 06/29 From: "Lehman, Jay" <lehman.jg AT PG.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:59:13 -0400 Yesterday afternoon at about 2:30 pm, I arrived at the pond east of TR80 (south of 113 (County Line Road) and north of C34) near Bellevue. At first I could not find a Black-necked Stilt (BNST). However, eventually I found one feeding to the east of the main close pond, quite a distance away. Then there were 4! They had been feeding in a low area out of sight behind a small rise. For several minutes there were four Black-necked Stilts in sight flying around and over the main pond. It is an unusual event to see 4 Black-necked Stilts together at one time in Ohio! The four BNSTs flew in from behind the main close pond, and landed in the south part of the main pond near the woods. However, as soon as I got my telescope set up and my camera to do some digiscoping, they took wing again and flew back to the out of sight location. However, eventually I found that one bird stayed on the far side of the main pond near the edge on the far side, and I managed some distant digiscope shots. This bird was apparently a female with a brown back (mantle). None of the birds had pale fringes on back and wing feathers, which is indicative of an immature BNST. Also, present were Blue-winged Teal, one Common Moohen, two American Coot, and about six ruddy Ducks as well as the usual Mallards, Canada Geese and great Blue Herons. I also checked out the pond on C34 south and west of the TR80 pond location and the flooded area near the railroad track on TR292. There are many Great Egrets in the area in these ponds, but I did not find any birds of special note other than the BNSTs. I headed west to try for the Clay-colored Sparrow at Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. I arrived at the thinned pine stand on Monclova Road west of Wilkins Road between 5:00 and 5:30 pm. I did not find the Clay-colored Sparrow after staying in the area until about 7:30 pm. For details about this location, check rarebird.org. Jay Jay G. Lehman Cincinnati, OH Lehman.jg AT pg.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County - Nursery Department From: CHARLESBOMBACI AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:21:41 EDT Today Al Lasala assisted me as we surveyed Dustin Road, the Little Walnut Creek Corridor, Wiese Road, Hoover Meadows and Oxbow Road at the Hoover Nature Preserve. The weather was less than delightful, but the birds made the day well worth the effort. The best way to sum things up is to describe the day as "Nursery Day" at the Hoover Nature Preserve. I'll spare having you read a total list and restrict my comments to the best of the best. Prothonotary Warbler - What other species would I start with? We watched adults feeding the fledglings. Currently Prothonotary Warblers are feeding fledglings all over the preserve. It's like watching a buttered popcorn machine at the theater. Sharp-shinned Hawk - Earlier this spring Linda and I located an active Sharp-shinned Hawk nest. As the trees filled out the nest site disappeared into the greenery. Today Al and I were in the immediate area and approached from a different route and lo and behold, we located the nest which held a fluffy hatchling that stared back at us. Green Heron - We located an active nest with three hatchlings. The fuzz balls were beginning to wander on the branch near the nest. Wood Duck - We observed several hens with their broods in tow. When mom says so they literally run on water. Other comments- Recently it was reported that the North American Green Heron population has decreased substantially over the last several decades. The numbers at the preserve this year seem almost a direct opposite as there seem to be Green Herons in good numbers in most areas of the preserve. I like our trend better. General fledging dates are trending ahead of my historic records by between one to two weeks. I wonder if others are noticing the same trend in the areas they monitor/bird? Species observed by Al and myself today include: Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green Heron Turkey Vulture Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole House Finch American Goldfinch Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************Gas prices getting you down? 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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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Fwd: OHIO BREEDING BIRD ATLAS II - Rare Species Documentation Received From: James Dolan <dolanjs AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:10:19 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > From: boone.70 AT osu.edu > Date: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:06:09 AM US/Eastern > To: dolanjs AT earthlink.net > Subject: OHIO BREEDING BIRD ATLAS II - Rare Species Documentation > Received > Reply-To: boone.70 AT osu.edu > > > Dear Atlas Volunteer, > > Thank you for sending us observations of a rare species sighted in your > area. This email confirms that we have received your report. You may > review the information you submitted by clicking on the link below: > > http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/rarespecies-report.php?id=20080629100608 > > If available, please submit supplementary photos, sketches, or > recordings via email after you have completed the form. You may contact > Aaron Boone at boone.70 AT osu.edu. Thank you! > > Best regards, > > Aaron Boone > OBBAII Coordinator > ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Mocking bird nest Cuy Cty From: Jo Ann Kubicki <jak1 AT CLEVELANDMETROPARKS.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:55:20 -0400 Staff at CanalWay Center have been observing a mockingbird nest in a spruce tree close to the parking lot for the past week or so. The two adults take turns brining food to the 2-3 babies. The two adults appear as if they are in a staging area. One flies in with food while the other, with food in its mouth, waits on a post or another tree. When the first is done feeding the babies and flies away the other flies in with its supply of food. This goes on constantly. Jo Ann Kubicki Information Specialist CanalWay Center Cleveland Metroparks 4524 E. 49th St Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125 phone: 216-206-1000 fax: 216-206-1008 e-mail: jak1 AT clevelandmetroparks.com P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail This message and any response to it may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: White throated sparrow Headlands state park From: Jo Ann Kubicki <jak1 AT CLEVELANDMETROPARKS.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:48:49 -0400 Visited Headlands State park on Sunday 6/29/08 and heard a white-throated sparrow singing near the picnic tables by the beginning of the nature preserve trail. Jo Ann Kubicki Information Specialist CanalWay Center Cleveland Metroparks 4524 E. 49th St Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125 phone: 216-206-1000 fax: 216-206-1008 e-mail: jak1 AT clevelandmetroparks.com P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail This message and any response to it may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Columbus Bell's Vireo, Yellow-crowned Night Herons 6/29/08 From: Andy Sewell <asewell AT HARDLINESDESIGN.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:41:39 -0400 Yesterday I took advantage of the break in the weather and did a little birding around Columbus. I stopped at the Kinnear Road and North Star Road location for the Bell's Vireo around noon. The bird was not singing, but I walked a little ways up the disc golf course fairway from the bike path and observed a single Bell's Vireo skulking in and out of the bushes just north of the disc golf "hole" (basket? Target? I don't know what it's called). I didn't want to disturb the bird since the nest is active so I turned around after making a positive ID. While I was at the Bell's Vireo location, I also heard a Hooded Warbler singing from down the trail to the east in the more wooded section. I headed down to Pickerington Ponds next, not a whole lot going on down there. The water is pretty high in the marshes right now. There's three Great Blue Herons on nests on the flooded tree line in Wood Duck Marsh right now, and the Osprey was tending its nest as well. Other birds noted were Cedar Waxwings, Great Egrets (2), Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Yellowthroats, Field Sparrows, Northern Flickers, Song Sparrows, American Kestrel, and Red-tailed Hawks. On my way back home, I stopped to check out the Yellow-crowned Night Heron nest spot on Preston Road south of Broad Street in Columbus. As others have reported, only one nest is active, with two fledglings. The nest over the road is the empty nest. Good birding, Andy Sewell Columbus, Ohio _____ This mailbox protected from junk email by MailFrontier Desktop from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Norwalk Res., Black-necked Stilts, & American Avocet From: chris pierce <c.pierce AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:55:03 -0400 I went westward hoping to catch some of the birds reported recently. First stop was the Norwalk Reservoir: Wood Duck 10 Great Blue Heron 4 Turkey Vulture 2 Killdeer 2 Mourning Dove 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 5 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 2 Cedar Waxwing 4 *Prothonotary Warbler 1* Common Yellowthroat 1 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Orchard Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 2 Though I missed the reported Yellow-crowned Night Heron, the Prothonotary Warbler was a nice consolation. I then headed towards the Bellevue area in search of Stilts, Grebes, and Phalaropes: The Stilts were not near the wetland on TR80 on the first attempt to find them. Checked some of the other areas (where they were reported) off of TR 113/TR 62 and still could not locate them. Finally foundwhen I returned to the wetland off of TR80 in the SE corner. Thanks to Rich from Sandusky for info on area hot spots. I was able to get some great looks of the Stilts through the scope. Twp Rd 80 South of TR 113/62 Seneca Cty. Canada Goose 15 Mallard 2 Blue-winged Teal 4 Ruddy Duck 6 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Great Blue Heron 4 Great Egret 6 Turkey Vulture 4 American Coot 3 Killdeer 5 *Black-necked Stilt 2* Mourning Dove 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Horned Lark X Cedar Waxwing X Red-winged Blackbird 20 Finally I headed north towards Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area Area D , near the pump house was pretty busy and showing some signs of perhaps being a decent shorebird area in the near future. The best birds seen there was an American Avocet. Canada Goose X Mallard 4 Green-wing Teal 4 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 10 Snowy Egret 1 Bald Eagle 1 Common Moorhen 1 Killdeer 40 *American Avocet 1* Spotted Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpiper 1 Dunlin 3 Caspian Tern 1 Purple Martin 2 Tree Swallow 20 Sedge Wren 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Orchard Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 3 Also seen from the observation deck were Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, and Ruddy Ducks. It will be interesting to see if the wetlands in and around Bellevue and the PCWA continue to draw shorebirds in the next few months. See you on the trails, Chris Pierce N. Olmsted, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Black Rail News? From: Aaron Boone <boone.70 AT OSU.EDU> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:09:59 -0400 I was curious to know if anyone has been down to check on the Black Rail lately. Are birds still being heard? The average peak of completed clutches for eastern populations is June 20th...according to the Birds of North America account. Unfortunately, the data set was too small to get at geographic variation with egg laying dates...Incubation takes approximately 20 days. If, indeed, there is a Black Rail pair nesting successfully at Charlie's Pond right now, might we see chicks sometime in July? There is wide variation in the phenology of their vocalizations but their calling frequency peaks from May through late-June. So, if birds are still present and tending a nest, we may not hear them much anymore if ever again this season. Other calls given can be described as the following..."Highly agitated birds utter 'Growl' vocalization, described as grr-grr-grr, a repetitive brrrr, or churr-churr-churr" We would be interested in anyone's observations of the Circleville Black Rails. The Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas website now has an electronic Rare Species Documentation form. If everyone could fill out one of these forms detailing your individual Black Rail observations, we would greatly appreciate it! The form can be found at http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/rarespecies.php If anyone is interested in re-visiting the Black Rail site and would like to do some additional atlasing while in that area, please let me know and I can direct you to some priority blocks that still need survey coverage. Just last week, I was in the area and covered a priority block that produced 68 species in a single morning. Highlights were Sedge Wren, Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, and Black Vulture (at a nest). Good birding everyone! Aaron -- Aaron Boone Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II School of Environment & Natural Resources The Ohio State University 210 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210-1085 614.247.6458 (office) www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/ ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: CVNP Station Road Railroad Tracks From: Matthew Valencic <mmvalencic AT ADELPHIA.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:14:56 -0400 Thanks to Dwight's posting last night we added this location to our itinerary today. WOW! The eagles and Red-headed Woodpeckers were beautiful http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/BirdsSeenAtCuyahogaValleyNationalRecre ationArea . The adult Eagle was only too happy to pose for the spotting scope but the immature just offered a fly-by! The Red-headed Woodpeckers are very cooperative if you want to take some pictures. Indigo Lake is also a fantastic location for many summer resident birds. Enjoy! Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU] On Behalf Of Dwight Chasar Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:57 PM To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU Subject: [Ohio-birds] CVNP Station Road Railroad Tracks The National Park has removed restrictions on walking north on the railroad tracks from Station Road a couple of days ago, now that the eagle has fledged. We walked there this morning. Besides two Bald Eagles (one adult, one immature), prothonotary warblers, red-head woodpeckers (3 adult, one immature), and about 140-150 great-blue hereon nests with young, and many common species, we were pleasantly surprised to have a northern parula singing continually from the east side of the tracks just at the southern end of the swamp Parulas nested two years ago at Station Road. Dwight Chasar ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Imm. Night Heron/Chillicothe area From: Dave & Lisa <dlhess AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:51:29 -0400 I flushed an imm. Night Heron this evening/ time was 5:30-6 pm. It was at the Goldie Gunlock Wetland in Chillicothe..this wetland is the old borrow pit area that was used to get WalMart out of the flood plain.. I was checking the area for any Pie-bills that may have stayed to breed? no luck. But in the back of the wetland(S.E. corner) near the Scioto River..I flushed a large bird over my head from a Honey Locust..I watched as it as it circled towards Max and Ermas Rest... I reflushed it again on the way out..must have came back within 100 yrds. of first spot.. I have only seen a few imm. night herons over the yrs.(Lake Erie)..but, I got a fairly good look at the head..looked like yellow on the bill to me( hinting at Black-crowned)..not much else to go on..except a night heron for sure.. As for the Atlas data on this one..this bird was a strong flyer..no doubt he/she could have flown in...or did breed here and is hanging around? So, I'll only make notes for now..safe date end tomorrow for just a sighting like this..and the id is in question as to species anyway.. I'd like to hear what everyone thinks..this is a code 3 bird.. So, e-mail me direct..and not clog the list..thanks. Dave Hess SVBNC Chillicothe ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Wood Co. Western Meadowlark 6/28/2008 From: Dave Slager <dave.slager AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:35:19 -0400 On Saturday, June 28, 2008, I had the Western Meadowlark singing upon arrival just E of the corner of Range Line and Cygnet Roads in Wood County. This is roughly 6 miles west of I-75 exit 171. Good birding, Dave Slager Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Cliff Swallows in Cuyahoga County From: Mary Anne Romito <MaryAnneTomRomito AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:00:55 -0400 Ohio Birders: My husband, Tom and I had a blast today. Our goal today was just one species. Cliff Swallows! Recently, Tom and his friend Stan Searles and a few others walked the entire length of the Rocky River Important Bird Area on May 24th. Thirty-one miles! This walk was done to promote awareness of IBA's but in particular Rocky River. Several people joined in for the last five miles. I actually walked about 12. The reason I'm telling you all this is because while I was walking my part of the IBA I was birding more than trying to keep pace with Tom and Stan who made the walk in 11 hours. As I was dragging myself through the last mile of the walk, I passed over one of several small traffic bridges on the Valley Parkway. Of course, I had to look over the bridge and check for swallows. I was very surprised to find a few Cliff Swallows flying under the bridge. Today, Tom and I revisited this bridge which is just south of the Rocky River Marina parking lot. We found 10 nests under the overhang created by the sidewalk on the bridge. We drove the entire length of the Rocky River Reservation and stopped at all the bridges and looked under them. We found 8 more nests on 4 more bridges. Some of the nests were still being constructed. We also found at least 4 Barn Swallow nests under the bridge on Cedar Point Road just west of Valley Parkway. So, get out there and check out small the small concrete bridges that go over water in your area. You might be surprised too. Mary Anne Romito www.wcasohio.org ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County From: Al La Sala <alasala AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:59:35 -0400 I did a little birding on Hoover yesterday too. At Oxbow and at Mudhen Marsh. At Oxbow I saw, among other things, a gray catbird adult feeding a fledgling and tree swallow fledglings. At Mudhen Marsh a Belted Kingfisher couple was trying to teach their brood to do their own fishing. Both Carolina Wren fledglings and house wren fledglings were seen at Mudhen Marsh. One of the nest boxes there was used by a family of wrens. I didn't see which species of wren came out of the box but since there was a house wren sitting in a nearby tree, I'm assuming it was a family of house wrens that used that box. A rubythroated hummingbird was sitting in a tree near the bat box at Mudhen Marsh. When I came back almost two hours later, he was still sitting there. Al La Sala Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lazelle Woods Park From: Al La Sala <alasala AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:35:43 -0400 When I arrived at the park, the first birds I saw were fledgling House Finches. These were all over the front of the park as were Chipping Sparrow fledglings. Other fledglings seen were Cooper's Hawk, Song Sparrow, Barn Swallow, House Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Tufted Titmice, Carolina Chickadees, Eastern Phoebes, and American Robins. The Red-Tailed Hawk, Carolina Wren, White-Breasted Nuthatch, Gray Catbird, Downy Woodpecker, and Red-Bellied Woodpecker fledlings made themselves heard but were nowhere to be seen. To borrow a pahrase from Charlie Bombaci, "A good nickname for the spot would be the nursery as there were fledglings everywhere at once." I found out were the Blue Jays are nesting but I only heard the nestlings. I never saw them. (Can you enter a species into the OBBA II if you just hear them?) A male Eastern Bluebird was observed bringing a bill full of good eats back to his box. Technically speaking, the Eastern Bluebird nest is on Park Road Elementary School grounds not although it is right across the creek from the rec center. I think that's where the Cedar Waxwings nested too. The American Goldfinches are still in the nest near the parking lot off Lazelle Road but I'll keep an eye on the nest I saw. I have a feeling they'll fledge any day now too. Also Seen: Killdeer Turkey Vultures Blue Jays Common Grackles American Crows Northern Cardinals Mourning Doves Al La Sala Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Chagrin River Park-Lark Sparrow. From: Lisa Chapman <ljchapman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:29:16 -0700 Seen again this morning (6/29) along the path through field by the big dirt pile. Lisa Chapman ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: burrowing owl? From: Robb C <dcpkinglet AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:43:40 -0400 Has not been seen again. Land owner is supposed to call a local birder if the bird pops back up... Although with the several big storm fronts that went thru Wednesday and Thursday of last week, good probability the bird moved on. On Jun 29, 2008, at 11:04 AM, "Lynnanne" wrote: > Hi, > Haven't seen any further postings on the Burrowing Owl and was > hoping you might be able to give a defined account as to if this > bird has been seen again. > > Thanks! > Lynnanne - Indiana ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Mississippi Kite at Brass Ring, Logan, Saturday Afternnoon, 06/28/08 From: "Lehman, Jay" <lehman.jg AT PG.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:09:24 -0400 One of the Mississippi Kits put in an appearance between 4:00 and 4:30 pm yesterday afternoon, 06/28/08, south of Logan at the Brass Ring Gold Course. After starting the day well before dawn in Adams County at Copas and Beasley Fork Roads, where I heard one Whip-poor-will and one Chuck-will's Widow I made my way over to this area south of Logan, accessible off of Route 33 just west of the interchange with SR 328. I arrived there at about 9:00 am and stayed along Keller Road, the road that skirts the north side of the golf course, where the kites have been seen last year and this year. I stayed there along the road (mostly in the shade!) watching and scanning the sky for a kite until about 1:30 pm. No luck at all during this period. Several golfers asked me if I had seen the kites, and stated that they had seen them either this week or last week. There was a lot of golfing activity during this time period. That may have been why I did not see the birds. I left at least once to bird Keller Road back through the woods and to the open fields at the top of the hill beyond the woods. At 1:30 pm, I left and went to Clear Creek Metropark, for some different habitat. I returned to the golf course at about 3:00 pm and was greeted to close views of an adult Broad-winged Hawk, which was hunting near a small parking area along the fence at the edge of the woods and then flying around the area in the open at very close range. There was very little golfing activity when I arrived at 3:00 pm. I watched the skies and the area from the shade along the fence, but then decided to sit in my car and finish lunch. At about 4:00 pm, I got out of my car and walked east to a more open area, and there was a kite in the air above the near trees! This bird was not a full adult, but a sub-adult, because it had a black and white banded tail, seen in flight from below and above when the tail was fanned, but head and breast where like a full adult. According to information I have found, sub-adult helpers have been observed helping with incubation, feeding, and defending the nest. Does this mean that there may be three birds in this area? I found some information suggesting breeding in subadult plumage. I wonder if the young bird from last year returned. Aaron Boone's photos from last year show an adult bird feeding the young bird. Were both adult birds last year in full adult plumage? Perhaps there is small colony developing in this area!? I took some distant photos of the kite I saw in flight, and will down load and crop and share on the internet, when I have more time to do so. When one spends a lot of time in such an area, one sees and hears a lot of birds. Red-shouldered Hawk, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpecker, Rough-winged Swallow, Chimney Swifts, Barn Swallows, Brown Thrasher, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-throated Warbler, Eastern Bluebird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Wood Thrush (late afternoon), Summer Tanager, Eastern Kingbird, a family group of Common Crows, Indigo Bunting, Cedar Waxwing. In the woods along Keller Road, I heard Louisiana Waterthrush, Hooded Warbler, Ovenbirds (at least 3), and Scarlet Tanager. In the open grassy fields beyond the woods, I heard Grasshopper Sparrow, heard and saw Bobwhite calling from the top of a fence post, found House Sparrows, House Finch and Northern Mockingbird. Hopefully, all of these have already been added to this Atlas block. I stayed in the area so long, because this is a long way from home, ..............and then there is the gas! At about 4:45 pm I returned to Clear Creek Metropark, but arrived with the arrival of the fierce thunderstorms, so I did not bird very long. At Clear Creek, I had the following warblers: Cerulean Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Worm-eating Warbler, multiple (about 5) singing Black-throated Green Warblers along Hemlock Trail, Louisiana Waterthrush. I wish I could have spent more time at Clear Creek. The Worm-eating Warbler (WEWA) was a new bird for this year for me, so that was fun! I found the WEWA along Clear Creek Road between Hemlock and Fern Trails on the right side in the heavily wooded slope. It was beyond the second rail fence trail entry on the south side of the road towards Fern Trail. I heard Veery calling (not singing), at the Fern Trail trailhead, earlier in the afternoon, and another bird before the storms between Hemlock and Fern Trails along Clear Creek Road. Jay Jay G. Lehman Cincinnati, OH Lehman.jg AT pg.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Blue Grosbeak, Montgomery County From: Rick Asamoto <rick.asamoto AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:55:37 -0400 There was a first summer Blue Grosbeak at the Mound Advanced Technology Center in Miamisburg. The MATC is just north of Benner and Dayton-Cincinnati Pike. The grosbeak was seen on the road and in the trees near the road about 1/4 mile in, near the gravel pull-off. Rick Asamoto Miamisburg ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: CVNP Station Road Railroad Tracks From: Dwight Chasar <chasard AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:57:25 -0500 The National Park has removed restrictions on walking north on the railroad tracks from Station Road a couple of days ago, now that the eagle has fledged. We walked there this morning. Besides two Bald Eagles (one adult, one immature), prothonotary warblers, red-head woodpeckers (3 adult, one immature), and about 140-150 great-blue hereon nests with young, and many common species, we were pleasantly surprised to have a northern parula singing continually from the east side of the tracks just at the southern end of the swamp Parulas nested two years ago at Station Road. Dwight Chasar ______________________________________________________________________ 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: listowner AT ohiobirds.org