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Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo,©Sophie Webb

1 Sep Lorain-Baird's Sandpipers (5) [Sally/Dave Isacco ]
1 Sep Shaker Lakes-- 9/1/10 [Victor Fazio ]
1 Sep Re: ... Guatemala (November 7-16)... [Jim McCormac ]
1 Sep Funk Rd Ibises [Bob Rafferty ]
1 Sep Conneaut 8/31 plus Eastwood MP, Dayton last weekend [Craig Holt ]
1 Sep Conneaut this morning [Danno ]
1 Sep OOS email: Annual Conference in Eastlake (October 8-10), Guatemala (November 7-16), and online newsletters [Ann Oliver ]
1 Sep Red-necked Phalarope offshore, Willoughby [jen brumfield ]
31 Aug The Early and the Late [rob thorn ]
31 Aug Pelican Island is real and well []
31 Aug Thanks []
31 Aug Plegadis Ibises at Funk Road - YES [Heather Nagy ]
31 Aug Conneaut 3:30-5:30PM-Laughing Gull [Sally/Dave Isacco ]
31 Aug Re: Legit or hacker ? ? ? [Tom Bain ]
31 Aug Re: Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res. Delaware County [Tom Bain ]
31 Aug Re: Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res. Delaware County ["Hutson, Timothy B" ]
31 Aug Legit or hacker ? ? ? []
31 Aug Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res. Delaware County [Tom Bain ]
31 Aug Blendon Woods 8/31 [Bob and Elaine McNulty ]
31 Aug Big Island WA shorebirds. [steve ]
31 Aug Eagle or Osprey?? NE Ohio [Bill K ]
31 Aug Re: osprey cvnp no photo [Matthew Shumar ]
31 Aug osprey cvnp no photo [JoAnn Kubicki ]
31 Aug Conneaut noon report [Craig Holt ]
31 Aug Osprey CVNP Summit county [JoAnn Kubicki ]
31 Aug Nighthawks Cuy Cty CVNP [JoAnn Kubicki ]
31 Aug Re: Nashville or Connecticut [Russowl ]
31 Aug Common Nighthawks and Migration [Don and Diana Plant ]
31 Aug Nashville or Connecticut ["Joseph S. Ott" ]
31 Aug Free Program: Birding Colombia! Wed., Sept 1, 7:30 pm Cleveland [Scott VanValkenburg ]
30 Aug RT Hummers - lots of females, no males [Sharon Hamersley ]
30 Aug ...and they kept coming over Delaware Cty [Darlene Sillick ]
30 Aug Big Darby Creek [Kathy Miller ]
30 Aug Clay - colored Sparrow - The Final Chapter [Terry Sponseller ]
30 Aug They're back--2 Plegadis Ibises back at Funk Road 8/30/10 PM [Su Snyder ]
30 Aug Bresler Resevoir and the New Lima Resevoir Allen County [Russowl ]
30 Aug Pickerington Ponds [Bob and Elaine McNulty ]
30 Aug Solitary Sandpiper in Williamstown, WV [Lee Underschultz ]
30 Aug Re: Looking for an ID [Joanne Konst ]
30 Aug Re: Belmont County Nighthawk Movement 160 [Bill Whan ]
30 Aug Looking for an ID ["Joseph S. Ott" ]
30 Aug Re: Mahoning Valley Trail / Stark County [Rebecca Dobson ]
29 Aug Belmont County Nighthawk Movement 160 [Scott Albaugh ]
29 Aug Nighthawks in Kent [Brad Bolton ]
29 Aug Sandy Ridge nighthawkpalooza [Terry and Heli ]
29 Aug 554 Common Nighthawks- Ohio Wesleyan University (8/29) [Sean Williams ]
29 Aug Blendon Woods 8/29 [Bob and Elaine McNulty ]
29 Aug Villa Angela/Wildwood SP, Cleveland, OH 8/28 & 8/29/10 [Nancy Anderson ]
29 Aug Mahoning Valley Trail / Stark County [robert lane ]
29 Aug Ibises near Funk Bottoms 8/29/10 PM - No [Su Snyder ]
29 Aug BlacklickWoods,8-29 [rob thorn ]
29 Aug Re: Ivory-bills and dollar bills [Greg Links ]
29 Aug Pipe Creek today [Danno ]
29 Aug Ivory bills and dollar bills cont. [Darlene Sillick ]
29 Aug Black-crowned Night-Herons - Cincinnati [Mark Gilsdorf ]
29 Aug Sand Run/Towpath - Summit Cty. [DUG ]
29 Aug Plegadis ibises still near Funk Bottoms WA 8/29/10 [Su Snyder ]
29 Aug Re: Ivory biils and dollar bills [jeffrey cullen ]
29 Aug Ivory-bills and dollar bills [Bill Whan ]
28 Aug Grand Lake St Marys [jill bowers ]
28 Aug Darke Co. Woods Road wetland [Regina Schieltz ]
28 Aug Help id with hawk/falcon please [Daniel Bancroft ]
28 Aug BlueGrosbeaks,SciotoMetroPark,8-28 [rob thorn ]
28 Aug 2 Sub-adult Dark Ibis/ Funk Rd Wayne Co. [Cheryl Harner ]
28 Aug Buff-breasted and other goodies near Funk Bottoms WA in Wayne County 8/28/10 [Su Snyder ]
28 Aug 8/28 - Buff-breasted Sands, etc. [Leidy Gabe ]
28 Aug Glen Helen birds ["Boutis, Nick" ]
28 Aug CVNP Lake Trail [DUG ]
28 Aug Pelican Island Mudflats, Hoover Reservoir, Del. Cty. []
28 Aug 2 PLEGADIS IBISES @ Funk Bottoms - 1:40pm 8/28/2010 [Greg Miller ]
28 Aug Wilderness Road (Funk Bottoms) Saturday a.m. [Gabe Hostetler ]
28 Aug Big Island- 12 shorebird spp. 8/28 (Sanderling, Sedge Wrens) [Sean Williams ]
28 Aug More Common Nighthawks - Canal Park, Downtown Akron [Denise Powers Fabian ]
28 Aug Rail Pics up and unsolicited forum plug [steve ]
28 Aug Penitentiary Glen 8/28 [Cole DiFabio ]
28 Aug LAKE ERIE PUBLIC ACESS GUIDE [Gracie Irene Mccomas ]

Subject: Lorain-Baird's Sandpipers (5)
From: Sally/Dave Isacco <disacco AT ROADRUNNER.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:26:06 -0400
On our way home from Michigan, we stopped at Lorain. We were there from 
6:30-7:30PM. We had 8 species of shorebirds. The highlights were: 

Baird's Sandpiper-5
Short-billed Dowitcher-3
Pectoral Sandpiper-1
Stilt Sandpiper-1

The Jackalope is a great place to eat if you go!
Sally Isacco, Chardon

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Subject: Shaker Lakes-- 9/1/10
From: Victor Fazio <oh-birds AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:38:58 -0700
Location:    Shaker Lakes-- visiting Horseshoe and Lower Lake
Observation date:    9/1/10 ; 08:10 to 10:30 am
Notes:    0/10 cloud; 68-78 F; calm to 6 mph S wind
family party of Warbling Vireo incl. 3 young about a week out of the nest; 
family party of Eastern Phoebe somewhat late brood; 
same juv. RT as week before; OS was perched and hunted the Horseshoe Lake; 
Chimney Swift movement upstream ; 
one of the Olive-sided Flycatchers was calling; Red-breasted Nuthatch in pines 
at 

Horseshoe picnic area;  Black-crowned Night-Heron incl. 6 ad. and 1 juv.; plus 
2 


Canada Goose X domestic Greylag Goose hybrids;

Number of species:    51

Canada Goose    184
Wood Duck    59
Mallard    34
Great Blue Heron    5
Green Heron    2
Black-crowned Night-Heron    7
SORA - 1
Osprey    1
Red-tailed Hawk    1
Killdeer    10
SEMIPLAMATED PLOVER - 1
Spotted Sandpiper    1
Solitary Sandpiper    4
Mourning Dove    5
Rock Pigeon - 1
Chimney Swift    155
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -1
Belted Kingfisher    4
Red-headed Woodpecker    1
Red-bellied Woodpecker    13
Downy Woodpecker    5
Hairy Woodpecker    1
Northern Flicker    3
Olive-sided Flycatcher    4
Least Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee    9
Eastern Phoebe    4
Warbling Vireo    8
Red-eyed Vireo    1
Blue Jay    27
American Crow    2
Black-capped Chickadee    26
Tufted Titmouse    14
Red-breasted Nuthatch    1
White-breasted Nuthatch    10
House Wren    2
Swainson's Thrush - 1
American Robin    9
Gray Catbird    17
European Starling - 47
Cedar Waxwing - 9
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 4
American Redstart    9
Wilson's Warbler    3
warbler sp.    12
Chipping Sparrow    1
Northern Cardinal    10
Red-winged Blackbird    2
Common Grackle    4
House Finch    4
American Goldfinch    31
House Sparrow    3

Vic Fazio
Shaker Heights, OH

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Subject: Re: ... Guatemala (November 7-16)...
From: Jim McCormac <ambrosia AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:44:22 -0400
Hi all,

Apparently the link that Ann provided regarding the Guatemala post on my
blog wasn't complete and wouldn't click through for people. Hopefully this
one will work:
http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2010/03/guatemala-people-places-and-things.html

For those who might fret that Guatemala is unrelated to Ohio birds and
shouldn't be mentioned on the listserv, I'd just offer a reminder that "our"
birds utterly fail to respect political boundaries and anyone who travels to
that lovely country in winter will see plenty of familiar feathered friends
that also pass through or breed in the Buckeye State. A spectacle that will
always be seared in my memory is observing an estimated 1,000 Tennessee
Warblers in one monstrous Capak tree on the slopes of Lake Atitlan.

Jim

Jim McCormac
Columbus, Ohio
Like Nature? http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/
Like Birds? http://www.ohiobirds.org/
Ohio Ornithological Society annual conference! http://www.ohiobirds.org/


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From: "Ann Oliver" 
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:32 AM
To: 
Subject: [Ohio-birds] OOS email: Annual Conference in Eastlake (October
8-10), Guatemala (November 7-16), and online newsletters

> Hello Ohio Birders,
>
> 2.)Guatemala: November 7-16, 2010 with OOS. There are still a few spaces
> remaining for the fall tour of Guatemala. Register by Saturday, September
> 4,
> and get a free OOS tee-shirt or OOS hat to wear on the trip.
>
> Guatemala has one of the most amazing diversity of birds in the world:
> more
> than 700 exotic, rare, endemic, and migratory species can be found within
> seven eco-regions.  This 9-day adventure is ALL-inclusive (except for your
> own personal flight/transportation between the US/Guatemala): 9-nights
> lodging, 9-days food, 9-days guide services, applicable entry fees, and
> MORE
> including air fare within Guatemala to and from TIKAL NATIONAL PARK!
>
> Mary Elizabeth Huey of Cincinnati remarked: "Our March 2010 trip was
> outstanding. This is a wonderful trip with a first class guide - Hugo
> Haraldo Enriquez Toledo. Yes, the birds are incredible, but there is
> more -
> orchids, volcanoes, monkeys, gardens, art. Antiqua is a beautiful colonial
> city and Tikal was so much more fascinating than I expected".
>
> Jim McCormac blogged extensively about his experiences on the March
> excursion to Guatemala. Here's a link to one of his many blog entries
> about
> his OOS/Guatemala adventure:
> http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2010/03/guatemala-people-places-and-
> things.html
>
> Contact Ann Oliver (annieobirder AT yahoo.com) for more information.
> Registration documents are on the OOS website:
> http://www.ohiobirds.org/calendar/society_events/current/Guatemala/index.php
>
> In Appreciation,
>
> Ann Oliver
> Cincinnati



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Subject: Funk Rd Ibises
From: Bob Rafferty <rraffer1 AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:01:45 -0400
The two ibises were at the Funk Rd location this A.M.  They are impressive 
as they sweep the water with their bills.  They left at about 11:30AM 
flying due west and then dropped down below the tree line.  It looked like 
they were landing on the west side of Funk Bottoms WA.  We searched from 
the county roads in that area but could not find any public access to the 
western side of Funk Bottoms.

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Subject: Conneaut 8/31 plus Eastwood MP, Dayton last weekend
From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 07:09:10 -0700
Here's the totals from Conneaut yesterday 8/31---12 shorebird 
spp.--black-bellied plover, 4 semipalmated plovers, killdeers, spotted 
sandpiper, 9 lesser yellowlegs, ruddy turnstone, red knot, 3 sanderlings, 6 
semipalmated sandpipers, western sandpiper, 12 least sandpipers, 2 Baird's 
sandpipers.  Also seen were bald eagles, juv. laughing gull, great black-backed 
gull, 15 Caspian terns, Forster's tern, and 2 belted kingfishers.  I haven't 
been able post from the home computer lately, so here are some belated 
sightings......on 8/30, c. nighthawk, red-breasted nuthatch, and house wren in 
Poland Twp., Mahoning Co.  On 8/29, 2 c. nighthawks at the I-71/Rte. 36 
interchange in Delaware Co.  I went to a boat race at Eastwood Lake in Dayton 
8/27--8/29, and got some birding in at the fine metropark there.  Eastwood MP 
straddles a section of the Mad River also.  Birds encountered over the weekend 
included: wood duck, blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, 

 double-crested cormorants, ad. bald eagle, 2 ospreys, Cooper's hawk, spotted 
sandpiper, ring-billed gulls, c. nighthawk, chimney swifts, ruby-throated 
hummingbird, belted kingfishers, great crested flycatcher, e. kingbirds, 
yellow-throated vireo, warbling vireos, red-eyed vireo, Carolina wren, 4 
blue-gray gnatcatchers, wood thrush, gray catbirds, cedar waxwings, magnolia 
warblers, indigo buntings, and Baltimore oriole.  Craig Holt, Lowellville 





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Subject: Conneaut this morning
From: Danno <danno216 AT AOL.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:58:37 -0400
Pretty quiet out here.
Single red knot
Killdeer
Semipalmated plover
Semipalmated sp
Caspians
Eagles
2 juvenile black crowned night herons

Hopefully more later


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Subject: OOS email: Annual Conference in Eastlake (October 8-10), Guatemala (November 7-16), and online newsletters
From: Ann Oliver <annieobirder AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:32:10 -0400
Hello Ohio Birders,

    Members of the Ohio Ornithological Society, who have email addresses on 
file with OOS Membership Coordinator Barb Fate, did receive a message 
yesterday (or will get an email message today). See the bottom of this 
message for Barb’s email. Yes, the email was legit: no, a hacker did not 
contact you. Thanks Tom, and others, who assisted the Neubauers with their 
concerns.
     
     In case you “are” a current OOS member but have not provided us with 
your email, or are “not” an OOS member, the email message from Barb Fate 
covered three topics. 

1.)The Sixth Annual OOS Conference will be held October 8-10, 2010 in 
Eastlake (Cleveland area). Join us at Lake Erie to learn about and explore 
fall migration and the rare birds of the Cleveland area. We have a great 
line-up of speakers plus field trips and Lake Erie pelagic trips on Saturday 
and Sunday. Some of the field trip locations (Dike 14 and pelagic options) 
have limited space: see the OOS website for registration details: 
http://www.ohiobirds.org/calendar/annual_meeting/meeting.php

Our FRIDAY NIGHT KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS FAMED LARRY ROSCHE: he’s a true Ohio 
birding hero! Named the “Naturalist of the Year” in 2007 by the Ohio 
Biological Service, Larry updated the book “Birds of the Cleveland Region” 
in 2004, co-authored the book “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Northeast 
Ohio” in 2004 with Judy Semroc, has been Houghton Mifflin’s mapmaker for 15 
years (Peterson Field Guides) as well as reviewing maps for National 
Geographic’s “Birds of North America” and “The Sibley Guide to Birds”.  
Larry will present an overview of the diversity of birds found in NE Ohio 
throughout the year in his keynote talk on October 8th.

OUR SATURDAY NIGHT SPEAKER IS DREW WHEELAN, ABA GULF COAST COORDINATOR. 
Birders across the US, and around the world, have been following Drew’s blog 
on the ABA website (http://birding.typepad.com/gulf/). Drew worked as a 
fisheries biologist after the 1996 North Cape Oil Spill off Rhode Island and 
has experience as a commercial fisherman. His love of birds, his skill with 
the written word, and his talent as a videographer make Drew uniquely 
qualified to document the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. At 
the OOS conference, you’ll have the opportunity to meet him and thank him in 
person for his dedication to reporting from the Gulf. Join OOS Saturday 
night, Saturday 9th, for Drew’s personal insight into the plight of local 
and migratory birds in the aftermath of the oil spill, the multitude of 
frustrations related to the ongoing environmental assault, and stories of 
heroic people fighting to protect all species involved. ABA has a special 
Gulf Coast fund donating 95% of monies to organizations monitoring effected 
bird populations, clean-up efforts, and local research projects: 
https://www.aba.org/donate/gulf.php
 
2.)Guatemala: November 7-16, 2010 with OOS. There are still a few spaces 
remaining for the fall tour of Guatemala. Register by Saturday, September 4, 
and get a free OOS tee-shirt or OOS hat to wear on the trip.

Guatemala has one of the most amazing diversity of birds in the world: more 
than 700 exotic, rare, endemic, and migratory species can be found within 
seven eco-regions.  This 9-day adventure is ALL-inclusive (except for your 
own personal flight/transportation between the US/Guatemala): 9-nights 
lodging, 9-days food, 9-days guide services, applicable entry fees, and MORE 
including air fare within Guatemala to and from TIKAL NATIONAL PARK!
   
Mary Elizabeth Huey of Cincinnati remarked: “Our March 2010 trip was 
outstanding. This is a wonderful trip with a first class guide – Hugo 
Haraldo Enriquez Toledo. Yes, the birds are incredible, but there is more – 
orchids, volcanoes, monkeys, gardens, art. Antiqua is a beautiful colonial 
city and Tikal was so much more fascinating than I expected”.

Jim McCormac blogged extensively about his experiences on the March 
excursion to Guatemala. Here’s a link to one of his many blog entries about 
his OOS/Guatemala adventure: 
http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2010/03/guatemala-people-places-and-
things.html
 
Contact Ann Oliver (annieobirder AT yahoo.com) for more information. 
Registration documents are on the OOS website: 
http://www.ohiobirds.org/calendar/society_events/current/Guatemala/index.php
 
3.)Newsletter Online: Go Green! You can get The Cerulean Newsletter 
(quarterly publication of OOS) in an email version a few weeks before the 
post office delivers the paper copies. Save a few trees in the process and 
get advance notification of all events! 
Already, one person made the switch. Many thanks to Jim McCarty for opting 
for the online subscription and for his feedback on our publication. McCarty 
said “fabulous Summer Cerulean… a first class newsletter”.

In Appreciation,

Ann Oliver
Cincinnati



Dear OOS Member,

 SUMMER CERULEAN 
We would like to invite you to add your name to our Cerulean "green" list to 
receive electronic copies of our quarterly newsletter.  Because of the time 
it takes to copy and mail the newsletter, the electronic version will 
typically be available two to three weeks before the paper copies can make 
it to your mailbox.  We would like to thank you for helping us save trees 
and reduce the cost of mailing paper copies.  You may access a copy of the 
summer issue of the Cerulean on-line at:  
http://www.ohiobirds.org/publications/cerulean/10-07.pdf.  You may reply to 
this email message to add your name.

 OUR SIXTH CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL MEETING 
We would also like to invite you to registration for the Sixth Annual 
Conference of the Ohio Ornithological Society, to be held the weekend of 
October 8 through 10, 2010. It will be centered at the Radisson Hotel in 
Eastlake, just east of Cleveland. Over the past six years, our conferences 
have attracted like-minded folks to gather, learn about birds and natural 
history, and have a great time. We invite you to join us near the shores of 
Lake Erie to learn about and explore fall migration and the rare birds of 
the Cleveland area, and get first hand details of the effects on our 
migrating birds in the Gulf. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers, 
workshops and field trips, including a Lake Erie Pelagic Tour! Come join the 
fun and reunite with fellow birders and make new friends!   The registration 
forms can be found at 
http://www.ohiobirds.org/calendar/annual_meeting/meeting.php.  Hope to see 
you there!

GUATEMALA FROM NOVEMBER 7-16, 2010
Please join OOS in Guatemala from November 7-16, 2010 for a "resplendent 
adventure"! A few spaces are still available for the OOS trip. Sign-up by 
this Saturday, September 4th and get a free OOS tee-shirt or OOS hat to 
wear. Guatemala has one of the most amazing diversity of birds in the world: 
more than 700 exotic, rare, endemic, and migratory species can be found 
within seven eco-regions.  This 9-day adventure is ALL-inclusive (except for 
your own personal flight/transportation between the US/Guatemala): 9-nights 
lodging, 9-days food, 9-days guide services, applicable entry fees, and MORE 
including air fare within Guatemala to and from TIKAL NATIONAL PARK! Please 
contact Ann Oliver (annieobirder AT yahoo.com) if you are interested in the OOS 
Guatemala excursion! Details and registration materials on our OOS website: 
http://www.ohiobirds.org/calendar/society_events/current/Guatemala/index.php

We value your continued support - Happy Birding!

Barbara Fate
Membership Coordinator
Ohio Ornithological Society
PO Box 14051
Columbus OH  43214
oosmember AT gmail.com

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Subject: Red-necked Phalarope offshore, Willoughby
From: jen brumfield <elfin_skimmer AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:57:23 +0000
Greetings - 

Late this evening, a single Red-necked Phalarope was observed feeding in 
classic behavior ~300 feet offshore, on the still, calm waters of Erie, off of 
the high bluff of Sunset Park in Willoughby (Lake County). In addition, at 
least 30 Bonaparte's Gulls passed by, west to east. 


best of birding - 
Jen


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Cleveland, Ohio
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Subject: The Early and the Late
From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:44:52 -0400
I haven't been able to make any long birding forays for several days, but the 
local trips have produced several curiosities. I group them into the early 
migrants and the later-than-usual nesters, and I can only offer some guesses as 
to causes for each pattern. 


Early:
Swainson's Thrush - I had another bird at a local park in Whitehall (Columbus 
suburb) 2 days ago, hard on the heels of an earlier bird at 3-Creeks Park. This 
is 1-2 weeks earlier than usual. Have these birds had an exceptionally good or 
bad year in Canada? 


Red-br.Nuthatch - 1 was calling in the conifer grove at Bexley's Jeffrey Park 
yesterday. While this is a great place to look for them in migration, usually 
that means mid-late September, not the end of August. This should be an 
invasion year for them, but perhaps this very early bird augurs a real INVASION 
year. Any word on cone crops in Ontario? 


Late:
Yellow-throated Warbler feeding a fledgeling at Jeffrey Park yesterday. This 
warbler species has been becoming a later migrant in the last several years, 
lingering into mid-September now. This specific individual may offer a clue as 
to why: these birds are learning to double-brood or at least re-nest. This is a 
big deal, since relatively few warblers do these behaviors. It also might help 
explain why they're becoming more common in central Ohio riparian areas. 


Parula Warblers feeding fledgelings in Chatterton Greenbelt (6 days ago) and 
3-Creeks Park (5 days ago). This species has become much more common as a 
nester around central Ohio riparian belts, and probably for much the same 
reason as Yellow-throated. By double-brooding or re-nesting, they increase 
their chance of recovery from a nest failure or brood loss. 


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Subject: Pelican Island is real and well
From: charlesbombaci AT AOL.COM
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:58:05 -0400
For Tim and other birders that are wondering - Pelican Island is an actual 
island off the east shore of Hoover Reservoir. Tom, the name is not a creation 
of local birders but can be found on detailed maps. The island used to be more 
obvious until the reservoir's level was raised 3 feet. Now only small portions 
are above water during the high water months and the area around it becomes a 
vast mudflat during the low water months. In August 2005 Jim McCormac did an 
excellent write-up on this area and its bounty for birders.  

 
To locate the area see DeLorme Page 58, Grid C-2, Block Center-East.

The map at Page 58, Grid C-2, Block Center-East of the DeLorme Atlas shows 
several islands along the east shore of Hoover Reservoir. The small islands at 
the top right are the site of the Osprey Platform off Area M. The center 
island, slightly below the green area on the map (the area colored green 
represents land within the Hoover Nature Preserve) is Pelican Island. The third 
island that lies south of it is off the Eastshore Yacht Club. 


I have been birding at this location for 35 years plus. In years when the water 
level recedes it is an outstanding location for shorebirds in central Ohio. The 
public access is via the gate by the Eastshore Yacht Club. Park on the road 
berm or if crowded you can park in the lot for Hoover Meadows just north and 
across Sunbury Road from the gate. Stay attentive from the entrance north to 
the island as good birds can be located the entire distance. 


If you wish additional information email me directly and I will answer as 
quickly as my schedule allows. 


You might run into me along the tree line as I am just beginning this years 
circuit to clean and do maintenance on my PROW nest boxes. 


Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve




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Subject: Thanks
From: NEUBAUERB3 AT AOL.COM
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:24:06 EDT
Just home from dinner.  Thanks for all the responses.  We have a  house
rule--If it doesn't come from Ohio Birds, it doesn't get opened unless we
personally know the sender.

Thanks to everyone,
Ed and Bev

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Subject: Plegadis Ibises at Funk Road - YES
From: Heather Nagy <hnagy AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:47:31 -0400
Mitch Lynd, John Switzer and I saw the two Plegadis Ibises this morning at
the location along Funk Road mentioned by Cheryl Harner a few days ago.

An early afternoon walk on the boardwalk at Brown's Lake Bog near Shreve
produced one red-headed woodpecker, and two each of downy woodpecker, gray
catbird, tufted titmouse, chickadee sp., white-breasted nuthatch, great blue
heron, and turkey vulture.

A few of the many pitcher plants at Brown's Lake Bog were in bloom.

Heather Nagy

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Subject: Conneaut 3:30-5:30PM-Laughing Gull
From: Sally/Dave Isacco <disacco AT ROADRUNNER.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:20:07 -0400
Thanks to Craig's earlier report went to Conneaut for a couple of hrs. Had the 
juvenile western sandpiper, red knot and baird's-- all exceptional close views. 
No scope needed. Just use your car as a blind. Total of 8 species of 
shorebirds. While studying the intricate feather patterns on the red knot, a 
laughing gull flew in and graced us with his presence ( thanks to Craig for his 
sharp eyes). The laughing gull gave us a great aerial show; his coloring was 
phenomenal. Also a great comparison to the other gulls present, including a 
greater black-backed. A truly wonderful afternoon! 

Sally Isacco
Chardon

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Subject: Re: Legit or hacker ? ? ?
From: Tom Bain <bainnature AT INSIGHT.RR.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:03:05 -0400
Barbara's OOS email is legit. The online Cardinal and Conference invitations
are, too. Don't miss the OOS conference and good birding along the Cleveland
Lakefront!

Tom Bain
Bird Conservation Chair
Ohio Ornithological Society

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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Legit or hacker ? ? ?

Since our OOS special invitation didn't come through the Ohio Birds  list
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Subject: Re: Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res. Delaware County
From: Tom Bain <bainnature AT INSIGHT.RR.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:59:46 -0400
Tim and all interested,

Many birding sites named in posts on this Listserv are described in detail
online. The Ohio Ornithological Society website includes a site guide link
along the left margin. It's easy to use. The Hoover Reservoir site
description is detailed and will tell you how to find the Yacht Club and Old
Sunbury Road. I don't think I've seen the large island (now a peninsula)
labeled "Pelican Island" on any maps of Hoover Reservoir--it's a Birder's
name in my experience. There are several maps of the reservoir online at
different websites. Unfortunately, the map link included in the OOS site
description did not work just now. A quick web search (use image) will get
you a map. Pelican Island is the long island along the NE shoreline. When
water is low, it's a broad peninsula, sort of.... If anyone knows of a
detailed and labeled Birder's Map, send us all a link!

Tom Bain
Delaware County

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Hutson, Timothy B
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 5:15 PM
To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res.
Delaware County

Is there a map of Hoover anywhere that shows things like Pelican Island?

Thanks
Tim Hutson
Columbus

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Bain
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:48 PM
To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res.
Delaware County


The mudflats around the north end of Hoover Reservoir are extensive and
holding shorebirds. Easiest viewing is found at the boardwalk off Front
Street, Galena, Ohio. If you bring time and energy, find the best
shorebirding of Old Sunbury Road--a trail, today, from the yacht club gate
parking. This approach offers access to Pelican Island flats, the best
viewing area. See the OOS website site descriptions for access:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=26

Pelican Island flats highlights:
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 13 (three groups), will take some walking and
searching
Baird's Sandpiper, 4+ (Sean Williams and Ben Warner told me they saw more
birds earlier in the day)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semi-palmated Plover
Semi-palmated Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover, 1
Caspian Terns
Etc.

Boardwalk highlights:
Semi-palmated Sandpipers, dozens
Least Sandpipers, few
Baird's Sandpipers, four (view the green flats seen by viewing through the
underside of the bridge from the entry to the boardwalk if you don't find
them elsewhere).
Stilt Sandpipers, 14 or more
Short-billed Dowitcher
Pectoral Sandpiper
Etc.

Tom Bain
The Central Ohio Clayey Till Plain
Delaware County, Ohio

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Subject: Re: Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res. Delaware County
From: "Hutson, Timothy B" <hutsont AT BATTELLE.ORG>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:14:43 -0400
Is there a map of Hoover anywhere that shows things like Pelican Island?

Thanks
Tim Hutson
Columbus

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Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:48 PM
To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res. 
Delaware County 



The mudflats around the north end of Hoover Reservoir are extensive and
holding shorebirds. Easiest viewing is found at the boardwalk off Front
Street, Galena, Ohio. If you bring time and energy, find the best
shorebirding of Old Sunbury Road--a trail, today, from the yacht club gate
parking. This approach offers access to Pelican Island flats, the best
viewing area. See the OOS website site descriptions for access:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=26

Pelican Island flats highlights:
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 13 (three groups), will take some walking and
searching
Baird's Sandpiper, 4+ (Sean Williams and Ben Warner told me they saw more
birds earlier in the day)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semi-palmated Plover
Semi-palmated Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover, 1
Caspian Terns
Etc.

Boardwalk highlights:
Semi-palmated Sandpipers, dozens
Least Sandpipers, few
Baird's Sandpipers, four (view the green flats seen by viewing through the
underside of the bridge from the entry to the boardwalk if you don't find
them elsewhere).
Stilt Sandpipers, 14 or more
Short-billed Dowitcher
Pectoral Sandpiper
Etc.

Tom Bain
The Central Ohio Clayey Till Plain
Delaware County, Ohio

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Subject: Legit or hacker ? ? ?
From: NEUBAUERB3 AT AOL.COM
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:09:49 EDT
Since our OOS special invitation didn't come through the Ohio Birds  list
serve, is it legit or a hacker ?

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Subject: Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers, Hoover Res. Delaware County
From: Tom Bain <bainnature AT INSIGHT.RR.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:47:56 -0400
The mudflats around the north end of Hoover Reservoir are extensive and
holding shorebirds. Easiest viewing is found at the boardwalk off Front
Street, Galena, Ohio. If you bring time and energy, find the best
shorebirding of Old Sunbury Road--a trail, today, from the yacht club gate
parking. This approach offers access to Pelican Island flats, the best
viewing area. See the OOS website site descriptions for access:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=26

Pelican Island flats highlights:
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 13 (three groups), will take some walking and
searching
Baird's Sandpiper, 4+ (Sean Williams and Ben Warner told me they saw more
birds earlier in the day)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semi-palmated Plover
Semi-palmated Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover, 1
Caspian Terns
Etc.

Boardwalk highlights:
Semi-palmated Sandpipers, dozens
Least Sandpipers, few
Baird's Sandpipers, four (view the green flats seen by viewing through the
underside of the bridge from the entry to the boardwalk if you don't find
them elsewhere).
Stilt Sandpipers, 14 or more
Short-billed Dowitcher
Pectoral Sandpiper
Etc.

Tom Bain
The Central Ohio Clayey Till Plain
Delaware County, Ohio

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Subject: Blendon Woods 8/31
From: Bob and Elaine McNulty <bob.mcn AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:54:34 -0400
Blendon Woods (sugarbush trail mainly)
Chestnut sided warbler
wilson's warbler (2 adults, 1 immature)
blackburnian
magnolia
black and white
bay breasted
northern parula
american redstart
turkey (multiple young)
brown thrasher
cedar waxwing
red eyed vireo
blue gray gnatcatcher
rufous sided towhee

Hoover reservoir (boardwalk and east shore)
black bellied plover
stilt sandpipers (good numbers)
buff breasted sandpipers (good numbers)
baird's sandpipers (good numbers)
short billed dowitchers
least sandpipers
semipalmated sandpiper
semipalmated plover
lesser yellow legs
greater yellow legs
pectoral sandpiper
solitary sandpiper
spotted sandpiper
caspian tern
bald eagle
osprey

Bob McNulty

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Subject: Big Island WA shorebirds.
From: steve <sjones031 AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:56:09 -0400
  Greetings,

About the only place at BIWA that has any shorebirds to speak of, is
just east of New Bloomington.  I don't know how good it will be in a
couple of days because they are starting to do some "re-sculpting" of
the landscape of one of the other area just west of there.  GPS:
40.58612,-83.29073

I saw a bunch of killdeer 50+
There were some Yellowlegs and Solitarys and a Semipalmated Sandpiper or
two scattered throughout the "puddle" that is there.

Also saw a cormorant and about a dozen teal in that area.

The area closer to Marion  that is below the white pump house held
another bunch of killdeer and that's about it.

Have a great day

Steve

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Subject: Eagle or Osprey?? NE Ohio
From: Bill K <killybay AT NEO.RR.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:25 -0400
On Route 11 between routes 5 and 87 there is a large nest on a cell tower on 
the west side of the 

highway and I was wondering if anyone knew what birds were on it? I thought I 
could see an Eagle 

but at 70 mph it's best not to do too much rubbernecking...lol... Any info 
would be appreciated. 

Thanks, Bill

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Subject: Re: osprey cvnp no photo
From: Matthew Shumar <ohiobba2mbs AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:43:28 -0400
Jo Ann,

You can't directly attach images, but you can link to a hosted image.
Simply upload your photo to a service like imageshack, photobucket, flickr,
or other free image hosting service, and then paste a URL to the image in
your email to the listserv.

Hope that helps,

~Matt



On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:35 PM, JoAnn Kubicki <
jak1 AT clevelandmetroparks.com> wrote:

> I looked at my first messaged and saw there was no photo attachment. I
> guess
> we can't attach photos with our messages. If we can please let me know how.
>
> Jo Ann Kubicki
> Information Specialist
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> 4524 East 49th Street
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Subject: osprey cvnp no photo
From: JoAnn Kubicki <jak1 AT CLEVELANDMETROPARKS.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:35:06 -0400
I looked at my first messaged and saw there was no photo attachment. I guess
we can't attach photos with our messages. If we can please let me know how.

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Information Specialist
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Subject: Conneaut noon report
From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:11:03 -0700
I'm at the Conneaut Public Library to post a quick report.  A juv. red knot has 
been at the spit since dawn, and a juv. western sandpiper is there now.  You 
can get exceptional views of both at the rather tiny spot they're feeding at.  
Also black-bellied plover, ruddy turnstone, sanderlings etc. trickling through 
this morning.  Craig Holt, Lowellville 



     
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Subject: Osprey CVNP Summit county
From: JoAnn Kubicki <jak1 AT CLEVELANDMETROPARKS.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:51:08 -0400
I saw an osprey sitting on a dead tree under the I-80 Turnpike bridge that
goes over Cuy Valley Natl Pk. It was right next to Riverview Rd. This was
Sunday, 8/29/10 around 4 p.m. The photo attached is not very good since I
have such a little camera and couldn't get close up.

Jo Ann Kubicki
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Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125
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Subject: Nighthawks Cuy Cty CVNP
From: JoAnn Kubicki <jak1 AT CLEVELANDMETROPARKS.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:01:55 -0400
On Mon, 8/30 I watched as a flock of about 17 nighthawks flew over the
fields along the towpath across from the Frazee House in the Cuyahoga Valley
National Park. It was around 7 p.m.
 
 
Jo Ann Kubicki
Information Specialist
Cleveland Metroparks CanalWay Center
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Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125
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Subject: Re: Nashville or Connecticut
From: Russowl <russowl AT EMBARQMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:50:18 -0400
I had a bird bander say that that difinitive eye riing is  Nashville cause I
had a similar photo once and thought I had a Connecticut..  she said it was
a Nashville   Russell  Lima, Ohio
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From: "Joseph S. Ott" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:19 AM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Nashville or Connecticut


> Hello again.
>
> Thanks for all the replies (and compliments) I received yesterday
> regarding the
> picture of the Warbler.
>
> A lot of replies ID'd the bird as a Nashville Warbler.  Some suggested a
> Connecticut Warbler.  From what I read last night, one of the clues in
> telling
> the difference between the two is that the Nashville has a yellow throat.
> I
> looked at some of the other pictures (link to one below) and can see this
> little
> guy has some yellow on its throat.
>
> I am thinking, this is a Nashville Warble based on that.  Opinions?
>
> I am dying to go back and try to get a better picture.  But, from what
> I've
> read, it's unlikely I would see it again.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> New Picture:
> 
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_biqR5mGZ5_o/THxYsHxrl3I/AAAAAAAAdZU/hawU_vcB9xw/s800/_D308444.jpg 

>
>
> The picture from yesterday's email:
> 
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_biqR5mGZ5_o/THsDhnKSUyI/AAAAAAAAdZA/TBfx5C6nukg/s800/_D308450.jpg 

>
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Subject: Common Nighthawks and Migration
From: Don and Diana Plant <ddplantbirds AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:39:46 -0700
Hello Everybody:
         Monday evening I enjoyed my first Common Nighthawk migration movement 
this year.  It can be somewhat difficult, at times, to observe an exact number, 

but  I estimated 33 individuals feeding over a hay field and wet meadow at our 
home for approximately a half hour. They then proceeded to fly south-southwest. 

Their silent and graceful flight patterns are fascinating to watch. For me, it 
tells me the migration season has begun, and gives me just a little melancholy 
feeling. I will miss our nesting Purple Martins, Barn Swallows, Bluebirds, Tree 

Swallows, etc. With that said, we enjoyed a successful nesting season for our 
avian friends. Now, I will look forward to our winter visitors. What 
interesting 

bird will show up at our backyard feeders, this year?
              Don Plant,  Perrysville, Ohio (Mohican Country)




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Subject: Nashville or Connecticut
From: "Joseph S. Ott" <joe_ott AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:19:29 -0700
Hello again.

Thanks for all the replies (and compliments) I received yesterday regarding the
picture of the Warbler.

A lot of replies ID'd the bird as a Nashville Warbler.  Some suggested a
Connecticut Warbler.  From what I read last night, one of the clues in telling
the difference between the two is that the Nashville has a yellow throat.  I
looked at some of the other pictures (link to one below) and can see this 
little 

guy has some yellow on its throat.

I am thinking, this is a Nashville Warble based on that.  Opinions?

I am dying to go back and try to get a better picture.  But, from what I've
read, it's unlikely I would see it again.

Thanks again!

New Picture:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_biqR5mGZ5_o/THxYsHxrl3I/AAAAAAAAdZU/hawU_vcB9xw/s800/_D308444.jpg 



The picture from yesterday's email:

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Subject: Free Program: Birding Colombia! Wed., Sept 1, 7:30 pm Cleveland
From: Scott VanValkenburg <scottvanv AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:56:39 -0400
Antonio Salvadori’s presentation at the September monthly meeting of the
Kirtland Bird Club will include Toni’s compassionate reflections on a trip
through Colombia, as well as exciting and beautiful photos of species that
are endemic to that South American country (as well as some of “our” birds
who winter there). Don’t miss it!



All KBC monthly meetings take place at 7:30 pm at the Cleveland Museum of
Natural History (1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland) in the downstairs classroom.
Admission is free; parking is free for KBC members (you can join at the
meeting or online at the KBC Web site) so bring your parking ticket in to be
stamped.



For more information on upcoming field trips, meetings, membership,
volunteer opportunities, or resources (including the authoritative book
“Birds of the Cleveland Region”) please see
http://www.kirtlandbirdclub.org/default1.htm



Scott VanValkenburg, KBC President

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Subject: RT Hummers - lots of females, no males
From: Sharon Hamersley <shamersley AT WOWWAY.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:33:04 -0400
After a summer of few hummers at our feeders we now have at least 2-3 
females stocking up for migration.  But we have seen no males at all for 
the past week.  Have they already left?

Good birding, Sharon

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Subject: ...and they kept coming over Delaware Cty
From: Darlene Sillick <azuretrails AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:28:48 -0400
Tonight Jenny Bowman and I made a trek to Ohio Wesleyan University.  I had
to return some borrowed study skins I used for several recent programs and I
also had some avian donations for the OWU museum. I was secretly hoping that
when I left around 7-7:15pm that just maybe there might be a few Common
Nighthawks left from the night before when Sean Williams reported over ~550
birds. Well, I did not even get backed up from the science building parking
lot then Jenny goes, there's one, there's another.  They were flying over
the stadium and the trees along 315 and the Olentangy river.  We drove out
36/37 west and we must have seen 100 to 150 birds dipping and diving,
flapping lazily then moving like a streak across the field and sky.



We turned around and headed towards Rt 23 and finally pulled over in a
Kroger shopping center lot south of Delaware within easy view of the river
corridor. The nighthawks would just come out of nowhere and disappear in
several blinks of the eye.  Watching their forceful wing beats was such a
delight.  We estimated 200 to 250 birds in about an hour.



We also watched flocks of starlings and blackbirds gathering in the river
corridor trees on 23 just north of the 315 turn off.  One tree alone had 500
to 600 birds. We must have seen an easy 1500 or more blackbirds/starlings in
about 15 to 20 minutes.



Good luck getting to see these awesome creatures migrating to South America.
It is a marvelous sight to witness whether you see a handful or a couple
hundred nighthawks!

Darlene Sillick


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Subject: Big Darby Creek
From: Kathy Miller <dickandkathy AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:26:34 -0700
Aug 30  Bruce Lindsay and Dick Miller floated (waded), fishing  a shallow Big 
Darby Creek from Georgesville to Harrisburg. The four hour trip took seven and 
one half hours. 

Wood Duck 18
G.Blue. Heron 5
Osprey 1
Red-Tailed Hawk 2 
COMMON MOORHEN 2 (3/4 mile upstream of Ohio 665)
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 2
E.W.-peewee 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
N. Flicker 2
W-B. Nuthatch 6+
C. Chickadee 2
C. Wren 2 
A. Robin 1
C. Waxwing 1
N. Cardinal 1
 




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Subject: Clay - colored Sparrow - The Final Chapter
From: Terry Sponseller <tsbs AT SSSNET.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:06:37 -0400
The Clay-colored Sparrow arrived April 29th and stayed for at least 116 days. 
We last observed him on August 22nd. We were then out of town through the 26th. 
We did not see him upon our return on the 27th. All the Chipping Sparrows have 
also departed. 

Buzzer Boy helped raise two hybrid broods. The first had three young and the 
second only one. Since he was the only one observed feeding the last fledgling 
we assumed something happened at the nest since we never saw any other young or 
a Chipping Sparrow feed this bird. This bird, by the way, turned out to be the 
closest in looks to the Clay-colored Sparrow. I believe this is the only 
offspring that was never photographed. By this time interest in the bird had 
waned and the photographers were not around. However, as far as we know 
everyone who came to see the bird saw him . Many also saw him feeding the 
young. It wasn't until the end of July that Buzzer Boy learned to use the 
feeder. Therefore, not a high rating on the intelligence quotient., but then 
again he did manage to stay clear of the wild cats in the neighborhood 
including a couple of my own. So farewell, I hope you find a warm place in the 
Rio Grande Valley for the winter. 

Terry and Barb Sponseller
Canton, Ohio

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Subject: They're back--2 Plegadis Ibises back at Funk Road 8/30/10 PM
From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:18:23 -0400
Hi all:  The 2 PLEGADIS IBISES returned to the wet area along Funk Road this
afternoon. Su Snyder, Wooster






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Subject: Bresler Resevoir and the New Lima Resevoir Allen County
From: Russowl <russowl AT EMBARQMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:55:27 -0400
Was at Bresler last evening and this morning. Had 2 Osprey there last evening 
and also can see that the new resevoir is going to be a draw for shorebirds. 
Had solitary sanpipers and a lesser yellowlegs there and there were 9 other 
large yellowleg type birds feeding out there in the standing water from the 
last rains. These brids I don't think were yellowlegs as they had dark wings 
and back and their breast was black part way down and the belly white.Long 
bill. It was a good distance out there where they were and I just couldn't make 
a definitive ID. Also many Kildeer . Talked to a man working there and he said 
they are supposed to be done with it Dec 31. so it is gonna be a neat place to 
watch in the coming months. There is to be a wetland off the SW corner. I am 
excited. As for this morning a single Immature Bald Eagle came in and got a 
fish and that was it for the fishing birds for then. There have been 2-3 
spotted sandpipers around the rocks of Bresler in different spots so number 
wise not sure jsut how many are there. A single cormorant swam by also. I have 
been talking to the city about installing an Osprey nesting platform and also 
making a viewing paltform ove rin the wetland area. So far it looks positive 
for these two things happening . I sure hope . Russell Lilma, Ohio 


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Subject: Pickerington Ponds
From: Bob and Elaine McNulty <bob.mcn AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:22:23 -0400
Wood duck picnic area
Buff breasted sandpiper
Baird's sandpiper
Greater yellow legs
Lesser yellow legs
pectoral sandpiper
solitary sandpiper
semipalmated plover
short billed dowitcher
least sandpiper
green heron
american kestrel
green winged teal
Slender ladies' tresses

Arrowhead marsh area
Northern harrier female

Pintail Marsh area
Sora rail (2) 

Bob McNulty

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Subject: Solitary Sandpiper in Williamstown, WV
From: Lee Underschultz <fireflyhollow AT WINDSTREAM.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:04:07 -0400
I had a dentist appointment today in Williamstown, WV. I actually arrived
about a half an hour early so I took advantage of it and made a short trip
over to the wetland area next to DaVinci's restaurant. The first thing that
caught my attention was something dark in the middle of the duckweed at the
end of the wetland farthest from the restaurant. I pulled up my binoculars
to see two large snapping turtles wrestling away. When one of them rested
and put his head down with just the front of his shell exposed above the
duckweed you would never have known that it was a snapper. It looked just
like the end of an old hollow log poking out.

Then some motion to the left of the turtles caught my attention. I looked
through my binoculars and spotted a beautiful little Solitary Sandpiper.
That was about 11 am. I stopped by after my appointment around 12:30pm and
it was still there, bobbing its head and picking through the duckweed over
the mud.

At the other end of the wetland were some Wood Ducks (juveniles and females)
and a Green Heron. Along with the basking smaller turtles. I can't tell you
what kind since they were entirely covered with duckweed.

Lee Underschultz
Firefly Hollow
Little Hocking, OH
www.fhsigns.com
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Subject: Re: Looking for an ID
From: Joanne Konst <jfkonst AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:01 -0400
  On 8/30/2010 8:54 AM, Joseph S. Ott wrote:
> Sorry for the not-so-great picture.  This bird was in a very shaded area and
> pretty far away.
>
> I saw this bird in the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation.  Is it a
> Northern Parula?
>
> Thank you.
>
> 
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_biqR5mGZ5_o/THsDhnKSUyI/AAAAAAAAdZA/TBfx5C6nukg/s800/_D308450.jpg 

>
Nashville warbler, I believe.  The colors and the eye ring match the
species.

Joanne Konst
Columbus

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Subject: Re: Belmont County Nighthawk Movement 160
From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:57:11 -0400
Scott and all:
        Some reflections on the common nighthawk, a perpetually fascinating
bird. Because of its habits, its movements are not so well known as
those of other birds. There's a web site URL below for a project that
collects counts of these birds, mostly as fall migrants seen at dusk.
        As for spring migrants, my limited experience is they pass over
beginning as early as mid-April (the earliest Franklin Co record is
4/19), with most coming between early and mid-May. At this time, the few
I've seen have been in small groups, up to a dozen, flying way up, easy
to miss--as I'm sure I have--by day. During the nesting season, they
seem to be most active crepuscularly, with birds seen in the middle of
the night much less often. Nighthawks have great vision, but without
full moonlight or artificial lights they are less likely to be
successful catching insects by night, and some studies have shown they
are far less active ~10 pm-2 am.
        Project Nighthawk, cited below, has numbers that show over 90% of the
nighthawks counted migrated between August 17th and Sept 5th. Local
records here include 3000+ on 9/3/1976 and ~2500 on the same date in
1992. I've seen 600+ here, on 9/9/1994. This is not the whole picture,
however; here we have a record of 224 on 10/3/2006, a bird that flew
into the OSU Main Library on 10/22/1965, and a straggler as late as
11/20/1975 (one is tempted to wonder if a *lesser nighthawk* of the west
might be involved here, but who knows?  Ohio has no record, but West
Virginia's first record of lesser nighthawk was documented by a prisoner
in the state penitentiary 4/28/2004). Good fall numbers seem to be
associated with major rivercourses running north and south.
        In the fall, it seems they gather in flocks to migrate, moving in late
afternoon through dark; this is when even the most casual observer
notices them. I recall reading somewhere of a Canadian flock of ~16,000
at this time. Maybe these low-altitude swarming flocks, their timing
suggested to coincide with peak presences of insects such as flying ants
most often occurring along riparian corridors with wet meadows that
concentrate insects at this time, roost in loose communities, which
might explain why the flocks often turn around and hook back north just
before dark: they do not know what lies ahead, but perhaps take note of
good roosts not far behind on their route.
        I haven't heard any really good evidence that nighthawks *don't*
migrate during the darkest hours. Maybe someone has used technology to
find out? Nor do I know much about what they do in the morning as they
continue migration, except that they don't gather in great numbers at
low altitudes. All the dawn birds I see in fall are in very scattered
small numbers; if you see a thousand birds one evening, why don't you
see as many the next morning? Maybe they all quickly ascend to high
altitudes to resume migration in scattered groups. Maybe, like swallows,
they burrow into mud to spend the winter. It would be great to hear from
anyone with information on any of these questions.
Bill Whan
Columbus


gravel roof patches--a way to attract nesting nighthawks:
http://nhbirdrecords.org/bird-conservation/library/Nighthawk-handbook.pdf

project nighthawk:
http://mysite.verizon.net/risinger2/index.html



Scott Albaugh wrote:
> I have been conducting home-made Common Nighthawk surveys in my Belmont
> County yard for two consecutive years.  Tonight was the best night yet with
> the largest flocks that I've seen.  Prior to this evening the highest number
> of birds in any one flock was 26.  Mostly I would see singles and doubles
> flying relatively low over the ground.  The birds travel in all directions
> with a near majority curiously heading north.
>
> This evening, for the first time, I saw large swirling flocks at much higher
> altitudes than birds seen previously.  There were two south bound flocks;
> one of 30 and the other of 40 (estimate.)  I also saw two flocks that
> appeared to be north bound; one of 22 and one of 61.
>
> This whole nighthawks flying north thing has me quite confused.  When they
> were singles and doubles flying low, I just thought maybe they were staging
> somewhere and would fly south in a few days with a large group.  But tonight
> I saw two groups very high in the sky disappear to the north.  Confusing...
>
> Counting the usual singles and doubles flying low, I ended up with 160
> birds.  That is nearly 40 more than I had in the complete 12 hours of
> surveying last year.
>
> I intend to write up the results of my home-made surveys and I will share
> them with the group.  Stay tuned...
>
> Scott Albaugh
> Belmont County

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Subject: Looking for an ID
From: "Joseph S. Ott" <joe_ott AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:54:41 -0700
Sorry for the not-so-great picture.  This bird was in a very shaded area and
pretty far away.

I saw this bird in the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation.  Is it a
Northern Parula?

Thank you.


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Subject: Re: Mahoning Valley Trail / Stark County
From: Rebecca Dobson <rdobson59 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:18:53 -0400
How fantastic (and fortunate) it is that Bald Eagles are not "remarkable" in 
our area anymore. Or that we have so many bike/bird trails. Thanks for the 
info! 


Becky Dobson
Trumbull County

The probability of someone watching you is directly proportional to the 
stupidity of your actions. 


On Aug 29, 2010, at 7:48 PM, robert lane  wrote:

> This morning we bicycled the newly opened, 4.5 mile long "Mahoning Valley 
Trail", in the extreme northeast corner of Stark County, from 9AM to 11AM. This 
is a wonderful trail for birders that also like to bicycle. Maintained by Stark 
Parks, it is a crushed stone compacted surface which makes for easy riding or 
walking. Numerous birding habitats are encountered. The Gaskill Road Trailhead 
is on the south end east of SR225 on the north edge of the city of Alliance. 
From here the trail meanders for two miles north thru the bottomland woods of 
the headwaters of the Mahoning River, passing on a boardwalk under the SR225 
Bridge. A curious Mink followed us for a short distance along the trail. The 
next 1.4 miles follows little traveled Rock Hill Avenue and then Greenbower 
Road, passing thru open fields and pines, crossing the Mahoning River, then 
bisecting the southern end of Berlin Reservoir, passing thru ideal shorebird 
habitat and an Osprey nest. The final 1.2 miles goes back to a scenic trail 
that takes you to a new spectacular trail bridge, that crosses the Deer Creek 
Reservoir Dam. From the bridge vantage point, Deer Creek Reservoir is viewed to 
the west, and to the east, below the dam, Berlin Reservoir is viewed. This area 
is part of the somewhat famous SR225 / Price Street shorebird site. 
Unfortunately, The Corps of Engineers have not dropped the water level yet! The 
north end of the trail follows the shore of Deer Creek and ends at the main 
parking lot. In our two hour ride we recorded 47 species of birds. Nothing 
remarkable, but still nice to find a new, accessible, birding location. A few 
of the birds seen were: Double-crested Cormorant (150+), Great Egret (20+), 
Osprey (2), Bald Eagle (2), Spotted Sandpiper (3), Solitary Sandpiper (15+), 
Pectoral Sandpiper (3), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (3), Black-billed Cuckoo (1), 
Pileated Woodpecker (1), Black-capped Chickadee (20+), and 5 species of Vireo 
including 1 Philadelphia. This is a neat short birdy ride! 

> 
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Subject: Belmont County Nighthawk Movement 160
From: Scott Albaugh <sjalbaugh75 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:12:02 -0400
I have been conducting home-made Common Nighthawk surveys in my Belmont
County yard for two consecutive years.  Tonight was the best night yet with
the largest flocks that I've seen.  Prior to this evening the highest number
of birds in any one flock was 26.  Mostly I would see singles and doubles
flying relatively low over the ground.  The birds travel in all directions
with a near majority curiously heading north.

This evening, for the first time, I saw large swirling flocks at much higher
altitudes than birds seen previously.  There were two south bound flocks;
one of 30 and the other of 40 (estimate.)  I also saw two flocks that
appeared to be north bound; one of 22 and one of 61.

This whole nighthawks flying north thing has me quite confused.  When they
were singles and doubles flying low, I just thought maybe they were staging
somewhere and would fly south in a few days with a large group.  But tonight
I saw two groups very high in the sky disappear to the north.  Confusing...

Counting the usual singles and doubles flying low, I ended up with 160
birds.  That is nearly 40 more than I had in the complete 12 hours of
surveying last year.

I intend to write up the results of my home-made surveys and I will share
them with the group.  Stay tuned...

Scott Albaugh
Belmont County

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Subject: Nighthawks in Kent
From: Brad Bolton <bbolton AT NEO.RR.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:50:17 -0400
Three independent groups of nighthawks were seen over downtown Kent
(Portage County) this evening at sunset.  The groups, in chronological
order of appearance, contained ~50, ~50, and ~30 nighthawks, all heading
south/southeast.

Brad Bolton, Kent

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Subject: Sandy Ridge nighthawkpalooza
From: Terry and Heli <helic AT OH.RR.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:08:32 -0400
This evening there were more nighthawks swirling around the skies along the 
roads near Sandy Ridge in Lorain County than 

I have ever seen. There were at least 2 groups of 20 to 30 of them mixed in 
with starlings that were fly catching. It was quite an air show. 

They were over over the small farm with the cow and by the housing development. 


There was an American woodcock no more than 10 feet of the forest trail digging 
for worms. It paid no attention to us. When we walked by on the return 

in was nestled in the leaves in the same spot wiggling its stubby tail feathers 
at us. 


A very young hawk, possibly a red tail was sitting on the parking signs in the 
parking lot. It had dark spots on its breast like a wood thrush but the under 
side of the tail was 

white. It seemed very stressed. It paid little attention to people walking by 
only 20 feet away. It could fly but it only moved to the other side of the 
parking lot 

even though there were a lot of people milling about. 
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Subject: 554 Common Nighthawks- Ohio Wesleyan University (8/29)
From: Sean Williams <seanbirder AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:40:58 -0400
Hi,

Well! I was excited to see a Common Nighthawk pass by tonight at about 7:35.
Little did I know that it was leading 553 other birds!!!

Starting at ~7:35 tonight, a steady stream of Common Nighthawks migrated
south along the Olentangy River. It was mostly a steady influx of birds in
single file, but there were a few groups of 70-100 birds.

There were Chimney Swifts in the area, so I made sure to not confuse the two
species. These two species are superficially similarly shaped, but fly quite
differently. The swifts were zipping around and flapping their wings as if
they were vibrating, and the nighthawks had slower, deeper wingbeats, and
glided much more frequently. In addition, the nighthawks had longer tails
than the swifts. For the closer individuals, the white wing patches on the
nighthawks were easy to see.


Good birding,

Sean



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Sean Williams, '11
Undergraduate of Ornithology of Dr. Jed Burtt
Ohio Wesleyan University
HWCC 724
Delaware, OH 43015
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Subject: Blendon Woods 8/29
From: Bob and Elaine McNulty <bob.mcn AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:40:47 -0400
Blendon woods
Magnolia warbler
american redstart
wilson's warbler
back throated green 
blackburnian 
bay breasted warbler
common yellow thraot (heard)
scarlet tanager
yellow billed cuckoo
red breasted nuthatch
veery
brown thrasher

bottle gentian
hog peanut
Bob and Elaine McNulty

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Subject: Villa Angela/Wildwood SP, Cleveland, OH 8/28 & 8/29/10
From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:16:10 -0700
Birds were a bit harder to find this weekend at Villa Angela and Wildwood State 
Parks in Cleveland. Today, (Sunday) was especially slow and hot. Here were some 
of the birds seen this weekend: 


Villa Angela & Wildwood 8/28/10 10:15 to 2:15pm then 6:15 to 7:50pm

Spotted Sandpiper 1
Turkey Vultures - many
Norther Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-pewee 1
Flycatchers not ID'd 3
Red-eyed & Warbling Vireos
Catbirds & Robins - many

Warblers (7)
Nashville 1
Magnolia 3
Bay-breasted 1
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 1 (Wildwood)
Wilson's 2

Villa Angela & Wildwood 8/29/10  9:30am to 12:45pm, then 3:30 to 5pm

Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 (adult seen same area found by Patty Kellner last 
weekend Villa Angela side) 1 juvenile in Euclid Creek just south of island in 
Wildwood side around 4:30pm. 

N. Flicker 1
Flycatchers not ID'd 2
Red-eyed & Warbling Vireos
Wood Thrush 2 juveniles (seen by Jim Helfrich & Patty Kellner) near entrance to 
field 


Warblers (8)

Nashville 2
Yellow 1
Magnolia 4 or 5
Black-and-White 1 (near Wood Thrush area)
American Redstart 4
OVENBIRD 1 (west end of the main "silver maple" woods near mobile home park in 
dried up mud area w/sticks (normally wet in the spring)around 4pm 

Common Yellowthroat 1 (Wildwood)
Wilson's 2

Baltimore Oriole 1 (possiby young male )east side of Euclid Creek south of 
island area - I haven't seen any lately 


Black-crowned Night-Heron adult Villa Angela side north of bridge in trees 
behind vines. 


Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts, OH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/

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Subject: Mahoning Valley Trail / Stark County
From: robert lane <ohiomagpie AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:48:09 -0400
This morning we bicycled the newly opened, 4.5 mile long "Mahoning Valley 
Trail", in the extreme northeast corner of Stark County, from 9AM to 11AM. This 
is a wonderful trail for birders that also like to bicycle. Maintained by Stark 
Parks, it is a crushed stone compacted surface which makes for easy riding or 
walking. Numerous birding habitats are encountered. The Gaskill Road Trailhead 
is on the south end east of SR225 on the north edge of the city of Alliance. 
From here the trail meanders for two miles north thru the bottomland woods of 
the headwaters of the Mahoning River, passing on a boardwalk under the SR225 
Bridge. A curious Mink followed us for a short distance along the trail. The 
next 1.4 miles follows little traveled Rock Hill Avenue and then Greenbower 
Road, passing thru open fields and pines, crossing the Mahoning River, then 
bisecting the southern end of Berlin Reservoir, passing thru ideal shorebird 
habitat and an Osprey nest. The final 1.2 miles goes back to a scenic trail 
that takes you to a new spectacular trail bridge, that crosses the Deer Creek 
Reservoir Dam. From the bridge vantage point, Deer Creek Reservoir is viewed to 
the west, and to the east, below the dam, Berlin Reservoir is viewed. This area 
is part of the somewhat famous SR225 / Price Street shorebird site. 
Unfortunately, The Corps of Engineers have not dropped the water level yet! The 
north end of the trail follows the shore of Deer Creek and ends at the main 
parking lot. In our two hour ride we recorded 47 species of birds. Nothing 
remarkable, but still nice to find a new, accessible, birding location. A few 
of the birds seen were: Double-crested Cormorant (150+), Great Egret (20+), 
Osprey (2), Bald Eagle (2), Spotted Sandpiper (3), Solitary Sandpiper (15+), 
Pectoral Sandpiper (3), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (3), Black-billed Cuckoo (1), 
Pileated Woodpecker (1), Black-capped Chickadee (20+), and 5 species of Vireo 
including 1 Philadelphia. This is a neat short birdy ride! 

 
Bob and Denise Lane / Damascus                                    
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Subject: Ibises near Funk Bottoms 8/29/10 PM - No
From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:56:07 -0400
Hi all:  The 2 plegadis ibises were along Funk Road, until early afternoon
when they flew over to the peat pit along Wilderness Road for a while.  Then
around 2PM they took off toward the northeast and could not be relocated.
Also, I could not find the Buff-breasted Sandpiper this afternoon.  Su
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Subject: BlacklickWoods,8-29
From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:57:40 -0400
I hiked around this MetroPark southeast of Columbus this morning looking for 
migrants, but with only mixed success. The extended nice weather appears to 
have allowed many birds to leave without pushing any replacement migrants from 
further north. Warblers were especially difficult to find, and I only had 2 
small mixed flocks. ONe of the surprisingly good spots was at the far SE corner 
of the park, where Blacklick Creek and the new bikepath turn and go under I-70; 
the trees there had a fair number of stalled migrants. Notables for the morning 
included: 


Hummingbirds - still many coming through, with 4+ here away from feeders (and 
2-3 more at nearby Big Walnut Park) 


Flycatchers - Pewees are still abundant; I even had adults feeding youngsters. 
Also had a bit of a boost in Acadian Flycatchers, with 2-3 at Blacklick and 2 
more at Big Walnut. 


Swallows - nothing but Barn Swallows, and not very many of them.

Vireos - only Red-eyed, but had several of them still singing

Thrushes - 2 Wood Thrushes were calling from around Ashton Pond, but the only 
other thrushes were Robins 


Warblers - paltry numbers: 3 Magnolia, 2 Redstarts, 1 Tennessee, 2 
Blackburnian, 1 Black-thr.Green (Big Walnut), 1 Black& White, 2 Common 
Yellowthroats. The forest edges were very quiet (except for Pewees). 


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Subject: Re: Ivory-bills and dollar bills
From: Greg Links <harpy AT BUCKEYE-EXPRESS.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:19:47 -0700
Thanks for sharing Bill.

I spent 10 field days in Arkansas during the "craze", none of which I regret of 
course. And Jerome Jackson has indeed studied the Ivory-bill as much as anyone 
still alive today, but I wonder what "science" would say of his undocumented 
sighting(s) in Cuba, or his encounter in MS where he stays just shy of saying 
he heard one. The truth is, those encounters are no more or less credible than 
Fitz or Fishcrow for that matter. 


The saga of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker may or may not be over. Of course, I 
know (personally in some cases) some pretty respected folks who make a strong 
argument against Ivory-billed woodpeckers' continued existence, and 
particularly against Luneau's video. What if we accepted the fact that Luneau's 
video is of a Pileated Woodpecker? That doesn't mean that Fitzpatrick, Hill, 
etc didn't see one. No doubt, mistakes were made (at least with regard to 
publicity) and language of "confirmation" is subjective at best. 


Have others on this list seen the Auburn team's Florida video of a bird they 
claim to be an Ivory-billed? I have never really understood why that footage 
did not garner more attention. While very brief, it certainly was clearer than 
the video from Arkansas, and in my opinion, more compelling. It's available 
online - takes FOREVER to download, but is pretty interesting. 


I'm not here to argue that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker lives. Did some benefit 
from the short-lived phenomenon? Sure they did, but why not? Like others, I too 
enjoyed Gene's, meeting others and even spending a Thanksgiving dinner on a log 
along the White River eating bad beef jerky freezing my rear end off. I'd only 
like to remind people that Jerome Jackson's own motivations, expertise and 
reputation should not go un-questioned. 


Greg Links
Somewhere Near Toledo




--- billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM wrote:

From: Bill Whan 
To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ivory-bills and dollar bills
Date:         Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:04:54 -0400

Have a look at Jerome Jackson's article at

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1000459#pbio-1000459-g002 


if you can stand a look backward at the ivory-billed woodpecker
kerfuffle of a few years back. Lots of links to other articles, too.
Interesting to see how some took advantage of birders' or
conservationists' zeal to promote themselves or their organizations.

Bill Whan
Columbus

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Subject: Pipe Creek today
From: Danno <danno216 AT AOL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:49:23 -0400
This morning at Pipe "trespassing" produced a nice variety of birds again in a 
short amount of time. I say trespassing because Pipe is closed for teal season 
which starts on September 1 . We were in good company with other hoodlums. 

D
 

 
Canada Goose     
Wood Duck     
American Black Duck     
Mallard     
Blue-winged Teal
Hooded merganser     
Pied-billed Grebe     
Double-crested Cormorant     
Great Blue Heron     
Great Egret     
Snowy Egret     
Little Blue Heron     1
Black-crowned Night-Heron     
Turkey Vulture     
Bald Eagle     1
Black-bellied Plover     5
Semipalmated Plover    
Killdeer     
Greater Yellowlegs     
Willet     1
Lesser Yellowlegs     50
Red Knot     2
Semipalmated Sandpiper     
Least Sandpiper     
Baird's Sandpiper     1
Pectoral Sandpiper     4
Stilt Sandpiper     2
Buff-breasted Sandpiper     2
Short-billed Dowitcher     8
Red-necked Phalarope     1
Bonaparte's Gull     
Ring-billed Gull     
Caspian Tern     
Forster's Tern     
Chimney Swift     
Warbling Vireo     
Bank Swallow     
Barn Swallow     
European Starling     
Swamp Sparrow     
Red-winged Blackbird     
Common Grackle     
House Finch     
American Goldfinch     
Sent from my iPad
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Subject: Ivory bills and dollar bills cont.
From: Darlene Sillick <azuretrails AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:53:16 -0400
From John Lennon, Columbus Ohio:



From: John Lennon [mailto:lennon.12 AT buckeyemail.osu.edu]
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 11:31 AM
To: azuretrails AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM
Subject: Can you post this Darlene



Ivory billed woodpecker



I second Jeffery Cullen's comments.  I spent a January in Arkansas with the
Cornell people and never enjoyed a vacation more.  We spent all day walking
through the woods without regard to staying on trails, or canoeing through
swamps and then came home after dark to talk with our fellow searchers, all
very interesting people.  I got to see my first bobcat, learned about
greenbriar, will never forget what a yellow bellied sapsucker sounds like or
where hermit thrushes spend the winter, or forget almost having a heart
attack when a turkey looked over a log at me while I was staking out a big
hole about dark.  I also lost nine pounds.  Dot com bubbles, housing bubbles
and probably gold bubbles may hurt a lot of people, but I can't see any
downside to an ivory billed woodpecker bubble.



And I'm not so sure about the standards necessary for proof of something's
existance.  If Jim McCormic or Bill Whan or Ken Kauffman tell me they've
seen a Mississippi kite or a raven in Ohio,  or arctic tern, I'd believe
those birds exist and were seen.  I don't have a problem with wanting a
picture for official documentation, but that's not always as easy as it
sounds.  I tried frequently to take pictures of piliated woodpeckers in
Arkansas, just for practice in case I saw the real thing, but never could
get a good one.  Those aren't like Metro Park birds - get close and they
leave, and it's not easy to sneak up on something when you're walking
through dry leaves.



My immediate disappointment is there are no screenings scheduled for Ohio.
I'm going to call the Drexel Art Theater about that - maybe others could
too.






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Subject: Black-crowned Night-Herons - Cincinnati
From: Mark Gilsdorf <gilsdorf74 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:29:45 -0400
On Saturday, August 28th, I made a quick stop at the Winton Woods settling
pond at 7 a.m. and found 3 adult Black-crowned Night-Herons perched in the
reeds in the middle of the pond. The settling pond sits along the west fork
of the Mill Creek. The Mill Creek itself over the years has had a breeding
population of Night-Herons at various locations, most recently at Spring
Grove Cemetery.



-Mark Gilsdorf

Cincinnati, OH

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Subject: Sand Run/Towpath - Summit Cty.
From: DUG <vogeye AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:58:44 -0700
AUGUST 29, 2010 - Metro Parks, Serving Summit County - Sand Run to Towpath.
HIKE: Valley Link Trail in Sand Run thru the Parcours Trail, Valley Link Trail 
to the Towpath Trail south to the Cuyahoga River/Little Cuyahoga River junction 
and back. 

TIME: 9:00am-11:20am TEMP.: 61-84 COND.: Sunny, blue skies, warm.
FT.MI.: 4.0 OBS.: Douglas W. Vogus & Michelle Zager.
I. MAMMALS: 4 SPECIES.
1. Woodchuck - 1
2. Eastern Chipmunk - 19
3. Eastern Gray Squirrel - 5
4. White-tailed Deer - 3 (1 doe,2 fawn with spots almost gone)
II. BIRDS: 28 SPECIES.
(NOTE: ?= bird was seen but not sexed; *= bird was heard calling but not sexed)
1. Canada Goose - 12
2. Green Heron - 1 (juvenile)
3. Mourning Dove - 7
4. Chimney Swift - 3
5. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 (1f,3*)
6. Downy Woodpecker - 6 (1f,5*)
7. Hairy Woodpecker - 2 (*)
8. Northern Flicker - 1 (*)
9. Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1 (south of Valley View G.C. above sewer line)
10. Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3
11. Acadian Flycatcher - 1
12. Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
13. Red-eyed Vireo - 2
14. Blue Jay - 10
15. Black-capped Chickadee - 11
16. Tufted Titmouse - 7
17. White-breasted Nuthatch - 5 (*)
18. Carolina Wren - 1
19. American Robin - 11 (3 juvenile)
20. Gray Catbird - 10
21. European Starling - 2
22. Cedar Waxwing - 2
23. Hooded Warbler - 2 (m)
24. Song Sparrow - 1
25. Northern Cardinal - 14 (4m,7f,1juvf,1*juv.,1*)
26. Common Grackle - 18
27. American Goldfinch - 5 (3m,2*)
28. House Sparrow - 1
III. REPTILES: 1 SPECIES.
1. Midland Painted Turtle - 3
IV. AMPHIBIANS: 3 SPECIES.
1. Northern Spring Peeper - 2 (*)
2. Bullfrog - 3
3. Green Frog - 1
V. BUTTERFLIES: 6 SPECIES.
1. Cabbage Butterfly - 7
2. Clouded Sulphur - 1
3. Summer Azure - 1
4. Red Admiral - 1
5. Red-spotted Purple - 1
6. Monarch - 1
 
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Subject: Plegadis ibises still near Funk Bottoms WA 8/29/10
From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:03:28 -0400
Hi all:  The 2 PLEGADIS IBISES were still along Funk Road this morning.  Su
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Subject: Re: Ivory biils and dollar bills
From: jeffrey cullen <jcullen AT BGCS.K12.OH.US>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:01:19 GMT
a.  We had fun chasing Elvis anyway.  
 b.  The birding on the White and Cache rivers was great.  I saw more Barred 
Owls and Pileated Woodpeckers in one weekend than in ten years. 

 c.  The barbecue at Gene's was very good and the service was friendly.  I 
didn't mind giving some of my money to the people of Arkansas. 

 d.  "News reports by the media (about the "rediscovery" of the Ivory-billed) 
often included errors in fact and, through omissions, also led to false 
impressions."  Prof. Jerome A. Jackson.  Professor Jackson just now figured 
that out?    I figure that's the case every time I read or watch the news. 


 Jeffrey Cullen
 Bowling Green, Ohio
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Subject: Ivory-bills and dollar bills
From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:04:54 -0400
Have a look at Jerome Jackson's article at

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1000459#pbio-1000459-g002 


if you can stand a look backward at the ivory-billed woodpecker
kerfuffle of a few years back. Lots of links to other articles, too.
Interesting to see how some took advantage of birders' or
conservationists' zeal to promote themselves or their organizations.

Bill Whan
Columbus

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Subject: Grand Lake St Marys
From: jill bowers <jb531 AT LIVE.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:55:12 -0400
At last! The ban has been revised for GLSM! Now you can boat!!
 
SO, we took our boat out for a "float". Actually, JB wanted to test-drive the 
down-riggers, big dipsies, etc for our salmon fish trip to Lake MI next week 
when our son brings HIS son and a friend to catch the BIG fish!! 

 
Of course, I birded while on the water!! Saw the following:
 
Bald Eagles - White heads!! Probably, the Prairie Creek pair!
Osprey: Saw at least FOUR!! One only 50' from the BE!! Having a fish supper, 
but didn't get to finish it, it slipped out of his talon grasp!! 

CAGO: Many Canada's enjoying the sun and water.
Mallards: Only a few Mallards ON the water. There were MANY at the Wildlife 
Area and Fish Hatchery. 

Shorebirds: There have been several - NO MANY - Killdeer, a couple of 
semi-palmated plovers; YellowLegs, Semi-palmated sandpipers - and others - 

 
Anderson's - there were about 15 turtles basking on fallen tree limbs
 
I know this isn't the "exciting" report we hear from the central flyway BUT for 
out little bit of Heaven -- It IS FANTASTIC!! 

 
Thanks for reading,
 
Jill
GRAND LAKE ST MARYS -- coming back!!!!!
Auglaize County
                                          
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Subject: Darke Co. Woods Road wetland
From: Regina Schieltz <reginasch AT EMBARQMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:22:42 -0400
The water is drying up fast. There is the pool in the back, but more difficult 
to see the birds because corn is in front of it. 

Tonight there were
ducks-mallards and wood ducks
Gr. bl. herons about 12
5 great egrets
greater and lesser yellowlegs
pectorals
2 sanderlings
1 spotted sandpiper
at least 4 semipalmated plovers
lots of peeps at least 3 different kinds even with a scope I can't tell. For 
sure least. 

100+ killdeer
1 crow
2 morning doves
8 starlings

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Subject: Help id with hawk/falcon please
From: Daniel Bancroft <Danbirdman2 AT AOL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:09:53 EDT
Hello, today during a car ride a saw a hawk outside my window. It was
medium sized with a wingspan of about 1 1/2 feet. It didn't have a fanned tail,
it had grayish under parts with black, rounded wing tips. Its tail was dark
with  faint bars and its head was dark also. It looked like a falcon or a
Cooper's or a Sharp-shinned Hawk but I can't decide. It was also  flying
above the woods. If anybody has any idea what this bird is could you  please
let me know. And if it helps I saw it in Mahoning County.

                 Daniel Bancroft
                 Kinsman, Ohio

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Subject: BlueGrosbeaks,SciotoMetroPark,8-28
From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:37:47 -0400
The Columbus Audubon trip to Scioto MetroPark (aka the old Whittier peninsula) 
found a pair of Blue Grosbeaks in the weedy wetlands north of the Grange 
Audubon Center this morning. The female was observed hunting bugs in the 
weedfield and repeatedly carrying caught items to a shrubby area along the 
western edge of the wetland (on the slope by the old Whittier Road). Hanging 
around her for much of he time was a 1st year male, with bluish head and rump 
on a gray-brown body. This bird was not being fed by the female, and even sang 
on one occasion. It may instead have been a mate, since this is a new location 
for this species, and other males may have been scarce. We did not disturb the 
possible nest site, but other observers here should keep an eye out for 
potential fledgelings over the next 1-2 weeks. If you go to see these birds, 
wait along the road that bisects the wetland area, looking for birds noticeably 
bigger than the Indigo Buntings that were fairly common there. 



Other notable birds hanging around the vicinity included
2 Osprey along the river
7 Great Blue Herons and 8 Great Egrets in the shallows off the boat ramp area
8 Kildeer, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 1 Spotted Sandpiper on the mud-bar across 
from the boat launch 

3-4 singing Warbling Vireos along the bikepath

There was very little movement of migrants along the river early, although we 
did see several small flocks of Chimney swifts, heard a Baltimore Oriole, and 
ran across 2-3 Gnatcatchers. 


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Subject: 2 Sub-adult Dark Ibis/ Funk Rd Wayne Co.
From: Cheryl Harner <weedpicker.cheryl AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:12:54 -0400
As of 5:00 PM the 2 juvenile ibis remain at a receding pond on the "S" curve on 
Funk RD. 1/2 mile north of Rt 95. 

They are feeding in the company of 10-12 Great Egrets and several Great Blue 
Herons. Birds are located behind tall horsetail and goldenrod plants, on the 
east side of the road. Be cautious when parking, allow for some visibility for 
cars coming through this blind curve. 


I hope to post some photos later at Weedpicker's Journal- you can guess whether 
they are Glossy or White-faced. 


Good Birding!  Cheryl Harner
Greater Mohican Audubon Society

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Subject: Buff-breasted and other goodies near Funk Bottoms WA in Wayne County 8/28/10
From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:22:55 -0400
Hi all:  Along Wilderness Road near Funk Bottoms WA, the BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER played hide and seek in the grass today, but some of us re-found
it around 5PM.    Also saw the Baird's Sandpiper along Wilderness Road.  The
2 PLEGADIS IBISES,  that were found by Cheryl Harner, were still along Funk
Road at 5PM.  Su Snyder, Wooster


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Subject: 8/28 - Buff-breasted Sands, etc.
From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:35:31 -0700
Buffies were at both Pipe Creek and Lorain, today.

Photos at

http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5047&title=8-28-buffbreasted-sands-etc 



Other area highlights:

Pipe Creek: Willet, Red-necked Phalarope (2), Stilt Sandpiper (8)

Cedar Point Causeway: Willet, Sanderling

Huron River flats (River Rd.): expanded flats & good number of birds - Stilt
Sandpiper (5)

Lorain Impoundment: Stilt Sandpiper, Sanderling

Props to Jen Brumfield for spying the Buff-breasted at Lorain.

Good birding -
Gabe Leidy
Cleveland

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Subject: Glen Helen birds
From: "Boutis, Nick" <nboutis AT GLENHELEN.ORG>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:51:55 -0400
We had our monthly bird walk this morn -- scheduled at the end of the
month to try to pick up some migrants.  Much of the Glen was quiet,
although a (probable) Swainson's thrush came through the bird blind.
We also had a nice mixed flock of very skittish warblers on the rim
trail around Baldwin Pond.

I missed the first part of the hike -- expertly led by Ruth Lapp and
Ruth Paige, so I might be missing a few species.  That said, here is
what we found:

Cooper's hawk
Turkey vulture
Mourning dove
Ruby crowned hummingbird
Downy woodpecker
Red-belied woodpecker
Eastern wood pewee
Red-eyed vireo
Blue jay
Carolina chickadee
Tufted titmouse
White breasted nuthatch
Carolina wren
Swainson's thrush
American robin
Gray catbird
Magnolia warbler
Chestnut sided warbler
Yellow rumped warbler
Black and white warbler
Northern cardinal
Eastern towhee
Common grackle
Indigo bunting
American goldfinch

Our next bird walk will be Saturday September 11.  We'll start from
Grinnell Mill (at the intersection of Grinnell Rd. and Bryan Park Rd)
at 8 am.  Hopefully, fall migration will be in full swing!

-Nick

--

Nick Boutis
Director, Glen Helen Ecology Institute
Antioch College
405 Corry St.
Yellow Springs, OH 45387

nboutis AT glenhelen.org
937-769-1902
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Subject: CVNP Lake Trail
From: DUG <vogeye AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:24:27 -0700
AUGUST 28, 2010 - Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
HIKE: Lake Trail at Kendall Lake. TIME: 8:25am-10:55am TEMP.: 55-74 
COND.: Cool early, warming throughout, sunny with blue skies.
FT.MI.: 1.25 OBS.: Douglas W. Vogus, Michelle Zager.
I. MAMMALS: 2 SPECIES.
1. Eastern Chipmunk - 12
2. Red Squirrel - 4
II. BIRDS: 44 SPECIES.
(NOTE: ?= bird was seen but not sexed; *= bird was heard calling but not sexed)
1. Canada Goose - 32
2. Mallard - 7 (2m,1f,4juvenile)
3. Turkey Vulture - 1 (juvenile)
4. Broad-winged Hawk - 2 
5. Mourning Dove - 9
6. Chimney Swift - 2
7. Belted Kingfisher - 1 (?)
8. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 (1m1 juv.m,1?,2*)
9. Downy Woodpecker - 2 (1f,1*)
10. Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3
11. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1
12. Eastern Kingbird - 1
13. Yellow-throated Vireo - 1
14. Warbling Vireo - 1
15. Red-eyed Vireo - 3
16. Blue Jay - 4
17. American Crow - 6
18. Barn Swallow - 3
19. Black-capped Chickadee - 10
20. Tufted Titmouse - 5
21. White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 (*)
22. Brown Creeper - 1
23. Carolina Wren - 1
24. House Wren - 1
25. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 (f)
26. American Robin - 17
27. Gray Catbird - 7
28. Brown Thrasher - 1
29. Cedar Waxwing - 31 (1 juvenile)
30. Pine Warbler - 1 (m)
31. Black-and-white Warbler - 1 (m)
32. American Redstart - 1 (? - f or juv.m)
33. Common Yellowthroat - 3 (1m,2f)
34. Hooded Warbler - 1 (juv.m)
35. Scarlet Tanager - 1 (molted m)
36. Eastern Towhee - 3 (1f,2*)
37. Chipping Sparrow - 1
38. Song Sparrow - 6
39. Northern Cardinal - 6 (4m,1f,1*)
40. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 (*)
41. Common Grackle - 2
42. Baltimore Oriole - 1 (m)
43. House Finch - 1 (*)
44. American Goldfinch - 8 (5m,1f,2*)
III. REPTILES: 1 SPECIES.
1. Midland Painted Turtle - 1
IV. AMPHIBIANS: 2 SPECIES.
1. Bullfrog - 1
2. Green Frog - 1
V. FISHES: 2 SPECIES.
1. Creek Chub - many
2. Bluegill - many
VI. BUTTERFLIES: 7 SPECIES.
1. Cabbage Butterfly - 1
2. Clouded Sulphur - 8
3. Eastern Tailed-Blue - 1
4. Great Spangled Fritillary - 1
5. Pearl Crescent - 3
6. Monarch - 4 (plus 11 caterpillars)
7. Wild Indigo Duskywing - 1
 
Douglas W. Vogus - Akron, Ohio.
 




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Subject: Pelican Island Mudflats, Hoover Reservoir, Del. Cty.
From: charlesbombaci AT AOL.COM
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:52:02 -0400
This morning the shorebird activity on the mudflats on the east shore of Hoover 
Reservoir near Pelican Island was somewhat subdued compared to the last few 
days. Being Saturday there was more boat activity near the shore which probably 
was not helpful. Three of us gave the mudflats a good look-over and we were 
rewarded with decent results. No sign of the Peregrine Falcon today or the 
Dowitchers, but the Bald Eagles, Osprey, Buff-breasted Sandpipers and Marbled 
Godwit put I appearances for us. A list of the more interesting species we 
observed follows. 

Charlie Bombaci
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mallard
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Barn Swallow
 
 




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Subject: 2 PLEGADIS IBISES @ Funk Bottoms - 1:40pm 8/28/2010
From: Greg Miller <hawk-owl AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:48:21 -0700
Howdy All!

I just got a call from Cheryl Harner.  She found 2 plegadis ibises on the East
side of Funk Rd (also County Rd 16) about half a mile North of the town of
Funk.  The birds are there right now as of 1:40pm on Saturday, Aug 28,2010.

-Greg Miller
Sugarcreek, OH

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Subject: Wilderness Road (Funk Bottoms) Saturday a.m.
From: Gabe Hostetler <hostetlergabe AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:44:57 -0700
Checked out the peat mudflats on Wilderness Road (see Jen Brumfield's previous 
post for location and directions) this morning between 10:30-11:30. Did not 
locate the Buff-breasted Sandpiper that was previously reported, but saw the 
Baird's. Also observed 1 American Golden-Plover. Spent most of the time 
watching 

a large, chunky, non-descript gray bird with black primaries that through the 
heat waves of my scope looked to me a lot like a Red Knot.
Gabe Hostetler
Wooster




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Subject: Big Island- 12 shorebird spp. 8/28 (Sanderling, Sedge Wrens)
From: Sean Williams <seanbirder AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:33:30 -0400
Hiya,

Yes, Big Island Wildlife Area is hot, as Will Condit and I found out. All
shorebirds were found in the impoundments/mudflats on the north side of 95
(pulloffs were all along 95). They were 3 main areas- one west of Herr Rd.,
one west of Hoch Rd., and one east of New Bloomington.
The last spot is a fair bit (approx. 1 mile?) east of New Bloomington, but
there is no good landmark. There is a dike similar to that near the Hoch Rd.
spot. Just BE CAUTIOUS of walking up on the dike because the shorebirds are
directly below, and WILL flush. Just barely stick your head over to see the
birds. List below:


Killdeer     60
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Solitary Sandpiper     4
Greater Yellowlegs     30
Lesser Yellowlegs
SANDERLING     1* Rather black-and-white juvenile. Very pale face, spotted
black back, and white below. Possibly a bit smaller than a Pectoral, but
much larger than a Semipalm/Least Sandpiper.
Semipalmated Sandpiper     28
Least Sandpiper     13
Pectoral Sandpiper     25
Stilt Sandpiper     2
Short-billed Dowitcher     4
Wilson's Snipe     7


Two Sedge Wrens were singing at the Hoch Rd. spot. 23 Common Moorhens were
counted throughout the area.


Good birding,

Sean


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Sean Williams, '11
Undergraduate of Ornithology of Dr. Jed Burtt
Ohio Wesleyan University
HWCC 724
Delaware, OH 43015
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Subject: More Common Nighthawks - Canal Park, Downtown Akron
From: Denise Powers Fabian <ohiodarlin AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:33:47 -0700
The Edster and I had parked on the roof of the Bowery Street Parking Deck of 
Akron Children's Hospital to watch the fireworks after the Aeros game... 

 
HOWEVER...
 
while waiting fo the game to end, I became much more enthused and interested in 
watching the 9 common nighthawks feeding close to the stadium lights for about 
an hour... 

 
The fireworks were amazing, too, but...well, you know..
 
Denise Powers Fabian
Mogadore, Ohio
 
"Look at the birds..."  Matthew 6:26
 

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Subject: Rail Pics up and unsolicited forum plug
From: steve <sjones031 AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:32:21 -0400
  Finally got pics of the Sora and Virginia Rails up.  I put them up on
the forum site.

There have been some excellent pictures put up on the forum pages as of
late:
Allen Claybon has some great tern shots.
Mark (aka Galloimages) has an excellent Eagle shots as well as a link to
some other pictures from his vacation...super cool raptor shots and more.
Gene Smith has a picture that just has to be seen of a vulture on an
unusual roost.
Randall Branham  Has more cool Eagle shots.

So check out these images and more on the OOS forum photo gallery:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/forum/viewforum.php?id=8

While there check out the other areas,
For example, there are questions without answers in the Attracting birds
section...does anyone know how to deter rats from eating food that has
fallen from the feeder?  How about Ideas for attracting bug eaters to
your yard.

So go check out the OOS forum pages :-D.


----

Speaking of Eagles,

How do you identify a bald eagle?...All his feathers are combed over to
one side.

Sorry couldn't resist :-D.  Have a great weekend and God Bless

Steve Jones
(aka sjlarue)

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Subject: Penitentiary Glen 8/28
From: Cole DiFabio <colefor3 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:54:28 -0400
I went back to Penitentiary Glen in Kirtland again this morning starting 
around 8. There was a lot of activity and some good birds. I ended up with 
6 species of warblers this time. I was there for about an hour and a half 
and found 39 species of birds. 
Warblers Seen:
2  Nashville 
1  Chestnut-sided 
1  Black-throated Blue 
1  Bay-breasted
1  Black-and-white
1  Black-throated Green

Others seen were 1 (heard)Pileated Woodpecker, 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 2 
Scarlet Tanager, and 1 Dark-eyed Junco.

Good Birding,
Cole F. DiFabio
Kirtland Ohio
Lake County

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Subject: LAKE ERIE PUBLIC ACESS GUIDE
From: Gracie Irene Mccomas <mccom332 AT AOL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:02:57 -0400
 

 



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