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28 Jan eBird/trip planning [Mary ] 27 Jan Lorain-Black-Crowned Night Herons [Sally/Dave Isacco ] 27 Jan Re: Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM [Anna Wiker ] 27 Jan Passenger pigeon specimens [Bill Whan ] 27 Jan "Crows know snow" or "Crowboarding" ["Hutson, Timothy B" ] 27 Jan Re: OFF TOPIC - eBird question [Paul Hurtado ] 27 Jan Tundra Swan [Eric Mullholand ] 27 Jan Re: Ruddy & Ring Billed Ducks [Patrick Paternostro ] 27 Jan OFF TOPIC - eBird question [] 27 Jan Great Blue Heron in Montrose - Summit County [Mark Alt ] 27 Jan Ruddy & Ring Billed Ducks [Pat Paternostro ] 27 Jan Passenger Pigeon Specimens: help needed [Bill Whan ] 27 Jan Re: Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM [Scott Hannan ] 27 Jan Re: Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM [Scott Hannan ] 27 Jan Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM [Su Snyder ] 26 Jan First Energy and Eastlake Powerhouse [] 26 Jan Ross's Goose and other waterfowl in Wayne County [Su Snyder ] 26 Jan Mahoning R., Struthers, Mahoning Co. [Craig Holt ] 26 Jan Power Plant Closings [John Pogacnik ] 26 Jan BirdCallsRadio Guest| Kim Kaufman [Mardi Dickinson ] 25 Jan Greater White-fronted Geese, Killdeer Plains WMA, & more 1/25 [ ] 25 Jan The Wilds [Becky Wright ] 25 Jan Common Redpoll - Licking County [Anne Rau ] 25 Jan Rusty Blackbirds, Waterfowl - Washington Co. [Kyle Carlsen ] 25 Jan Baltimore Oriole [Bruce Glick ] 24 Jan SW Ohio January 100: AMERICAN WOODCOCK, SE Owls [Jason Cade ] 24 Jan Woodlawn Cemetery crossbills to Lorain Harbor gulls (Ben Warner) [Gentleben ] 24 Jan Snowy Owl- Harrison Co [Scott Pendleton ] 24 Jan Central Ohio Birding 1-24-2012 [] 24 Jan Great Horned Owls Dueting [John Habig ] 24 Jan "Short Tailed Buzzards" , Fairfield County [Joe Faulkner ] 24 Jan Tundra vs. Trumpeters ?- Watermark Quarry yesterday. [Kim Graham ] 24 Jan Cleveland 55th st Peregrine Falcon [George Coleman ] 24 Jan Brown creeoer Bedford [Kathy Mc ] 24 Jan Re: Snowy Reports appreciated [Paul Hurtado ] 24 Jan Lorain County [Patty McKelvey ] 24 Jan Re: Tundra Swans? - Watermark Quarry [Dave Slager ] 24 Jan Snowy Reports appreciated [] 24 Jan Tundra Swans? - Watermark Quarry [Kim Graham ] 24 Jan Re: OT: NY Times Snowy Owl article is most emailed [Kimberly Kaufman ] 24 Jan Volunteer Opportunities [Terri Martincic ] 23 Jan OT: NY Times Snowy Owl article is most emailed [Bill Heck ] 23 Jan Lorain Harbor [Sally/Dave Isacco ] 23 Jan Red-shouldered hawk - Medina County [Barbara Natterer ] 23 Jan CVNP Station Road Bridge Area - Tundra Swan [Ken Andrews ] 23 Jan Cackling Goose--Stark Co. [Laura Dornan ] 23 Jan OT: Article on Snowy Owl sightings in NY Times [Bill Heck ] 23 Jan unsubscribe ["Gaunt, Sandra" ] 22 Jan Woodlawn Cemetery and Magee Marsh [jay lehman ] 22 Jan Darke Co. Killdeer, N. Harrier [Regina Schieltz ] 22 Jan Buck Creek State Park - Ducks - Eagles [Doug Overacker ] 22 Jan Thayer's Gull, Lorain, 1/21 [John Pogacnik ] 22 Jan Lorain California Gull Photos 1/21 [John Pogacnik ] 22 Jan Chipping Sparrow, Lake County 1/22 [John Pogacnik ] 22 Jan Lakeshore Waterbird Survey 1/22 [John Pogacnik ] 22 Jan Portage county siskins [Sue and Greg ] 22 Jan Cal Gull pics, etc. [Leidy Gabe ] 22 Jan Ottawa/Lucas Co. weekend highlights [Ethan Kistler ] 22 Jan 1/22/12 - Lorain Harbor - nine gull sp. [Leidy Gabe ] 22 Jan request for directions to Wilderness Center ["Howard R. Besser" ] 22 Jan Spotted Towhee, Stark County [Tom Bain ] 22 Jan Rehoboth SE owls, Perry County, [Joe Faulkner ] 22 Jan Common Raven, Knox County [Tom Bain ] 22 Jan spotted towhee remains Sunday 1/22 [kent miller ] 22 Jan Madison-Union County fieldbirds [irina shulgina ] 22 Jan Snow problem [Bill Whan ] 22 Jan Blendon Woods Metro Park ["Keith A. Kraut" ] 22 Jan Sims Park, Wildwood Cleveland 1/22 Common Mergs/Canvasbacks/Merlin [Nancy Anderson ] 22 Jan Grange Audubon Center 1-22-12 [Sharon Hamersley ] 22 Jan Hoover Reservoir: Common Loon, Common Mergansers and Horned Grebe [Ken Davis ] 22 Jan Lorain to Gordon [richard banish ] 22 Jan White-winged Scoter - Franklin Co. [Dave Slager ] 22 Jan UrbanScioto,Columbus,1-22 [rob thorn ] 22 Jan Wayne - Snow Buntings [Scott Hannan ] 22 Jan Magee sightings this morning [Mark Shieldcastle ] 22 Jan Spotted Towhee [jack hickson ] Subject: eBird/trip planning From: Mary <marys1000 AT WOH.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:01:34 -0500 When trip planning I think you probably have to use more than one tool. I use google maps a lot both for finding things like access points (won't necessarily tell you whether its public or not but at least you can see the roads) and directions. I don't have a smart phone so I have to trip plan and take directions with me as well. You can put the coordinates into google earth and maybe google maps? and then use to and from directions. When going to southern Texas I used google earth and maps to locate all the hotspots and wrote down all the information I could in a notepad. Phone numbers, addresses, directions, coordinates, hours. Versatility is the key to reliable birding travel:) I have a GPS that I have a love/hate relationship with. It has taken me by more crazy routes and been totally lost over 50% of the time. I have learned not to trust it. But when you are out of town it WITH a good map can be a great help. The Northern Alabama Birding Trail guide has addresses, directions and coordinates. I loved the coordinates! So many roads have more than one name and a GPS will only recognize one, typically the one not in the brochure, so the coordinates came in handy. Smart phones and google are taking over GPS units, you can use coordinates in those too. Mary, Fairborn ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lorain-Black-Crowned Night Herons From: Sally/Dave Isacco <disacco AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:35:12 -0500 No unusual gulls noted (6 species). Had 6 Black-Crowned Night herons south of the bridge on the west side of the river behind the condos. Sally Isacco, Chardon ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM From: Anna Wiker <goldennchild23 AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:31:33 -0500 -----Original Message----- From: goldennchild23 To: sahannan Sent: Fri, Jan 27, 2012 4:16 pm Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM Map or more details requested :) I'm not too familiar with that area but I'd love to go look for it. Thanks! Anna W -----Original Message----- From: Scott Hannan To: OHIO-BIRDS Sent: Fri, Jan 27, 2012 12:39 pm Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM County List #59 Yes, I was able to relocate the Ross'. I can send a link to the map if anyone would like. The bird is much farther north on Prairie Lane than I'm used to birding. There is a blue building across from a junkyard, elevated on a mound, can't miss it -- had to drive up and park at the building, as the goose was feeding along the treeline about 250 yards out. Very easy to spot against the corn. Thanks to Bruce for turn-by-turn directions!! Scott Hannan Wooster ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Passenger pigeon specimens From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:19:11 -0500 Thanks to all the helpful replies. I have good data for six new passenger pigeon specimens in Ohio, which will give us more sites than any other state or province as far as I can tell. Keep 'em coming! Gratefully, Bill Whan ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: "Crows know snow" or "Crowboarding" From: "Hutson, Timothy B" <hutsont AT BATTELLE.ORG> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:52:12 -0500 I just had to post this. Unusual bird behavior but it happens more than once, so it must be fun. It doesn't sound like it is in Ohio though. So, apologies if it doesn't fit the posting guidelines. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uXiAe7Oc-I&feature=player_embedded ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - eBird question From: Paul Hurtado <paul.j.hurtado AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:44:49 -0500 Karen (and others) Excellent questions! eBird can often provide a bit more information than we'd like for things like planning places to stop when traveling cross country. This is a good thing in the sense that eBird countains a LOT of information, but it still doesn't help you plan your trip. ;) Below is my two cents on using eBird for this purpose plus a little advice (more of a request) for current eBird users to add comments to checklists. ... I am planning a trip to a distant land (another Ohio county) and want > to find some places along my route to bird. I would like to know WHERE are > the locals birding and WHAT are they seeing? The key to things like access information being in eBird is that the (e)birding community puts it in eBird. For example, besides checking local listservs (e.g. via http://www.birdingonthe.net) you can look at eBird Alerts for specific regions (e.g. counties) if you have particular species in mind. If you have an eBird account, you can even get "Needs Alerts" that tell you what species you haven't seen in that state or county. To view eBird Alerts: Click the "View & Explore Data" tab at http://www.ebird.org/ then scroll down to the bottom right. Click "Alerts" and follow instructions. If you have an eBird account, you can set up email alerts. For example, I use alerts to get emails about rare birds in OH and birds I haven't seen yet this year in Franklin Co. And for bodies of water, specifically, WHERE are the public access points? > (many bodies of water seem to be surrounded by private property) > This is more difficult. I would probably google those locations/"hotspots" to find out of local or state birding clubs have directions somewhere on a website -- eBird doesn't have built-in ways to include things like access information (yet). BUT, eBird users could make eBird useful in this manner in two ways: 1. Put comments in checklists. For example, here's a recent checklist I submitted for Hoover Reservoir, noting exactly where I was birding from along the lake shore. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9635204 2. Use personal locations instead of hotspots to give more precise location information (read more about sub-locations and eBird naming conventions here http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/hotspots). For example, just north of Columbus there is a hotspot for "Highbanks Metro Park". It's a big park!! If you only bird around the park visitor center, it's perfectly fine to create a personal location at the headquarters building, and call it "Highbanks Metro Park--Visitor Center." Location names like that can provide clear hints about specific locations. Here's a recent checklist where I used a personal location to give a more specific location than provided by the "OSU--Waterman Farm" hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9660139 > Is there a specific tutorial for eBird that lists the steps required to > find birding locations? > The first place to look for tutorials and other information is the "About" tab (http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about) -- click it, then check out the list of links on the right side of the page. Same area on the main page also has useful links. In this case, those links don't tell you how to find birding locations except for within the context of submitting checklists (i.e. you already went birding there -- not helpful). Again, this is partly because eBird leaves it to someone else to summarize which hotspots are the best to visit when passing through. Now, if you target specific species - eBird gets more useful. Go to the "Explore Data" page and click on the "Range and Point Maps" link. Then pick a common species for the kind of habitat you're interested in -- e.g. for lakes pick something like Mallard -- then either zoom in to a specific location or type one in (e.g. Franklin, OH for Franklin Co.). You might need to click the "show points sooner" box on the right side of the screen. Now, just start looking for clusters of points or hotspots (they key in the bottom right corner shows how to tell "hotspots" from "personal locations"). Note that eBird highlights locations where this species was recently observed in red. It sounds like you've already tried this approach, and it could be that eBird just isn't the best place to find a list of "hotspots." Check with state and local birding websites if eBird is providing a bit too much information -- for example, the Colorado Field Ornithologists have recently put together an excellent website (http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/) that breaks down all the hotspots for each county and lists places to find target bird species. Ohio has similar info on the Ohio Ornithological Society website and a few other regional pages like the new "Lake Erie Birding Trail" website http://ohiodnr.com/Home/LakeErieBirdTrailIndex/tabid/21961/Default.aspx For planning trips into unfamiliar areas, perhaps letting the locals do the work of summarizing the best hotspots to visit might be the better way to go. Good birding, Paul Hurtado Columbus, OH PS: I should mention I don't work for ebird -- I'm just an (overly?) enthusiastic fan ;) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Tundra Swan From: Eric Mullholand <eric_m AT CAREYEVS.ORG> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:35:12 -0500 There are two Tundra Swan in the field beside US 23 in Carey. They are visible from TH 98 on the north side of 23. The 40 degree weather also produced a Kingfisher, numerous Bluebirds and raptures on my short trip home. Man it feels like spring?! Eric Mullholand Social Studies Teacher CEA President Student Council Advisor ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Ruddy & Ring Billed Ducks From: Patrick Paternostro <broncos30 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:21:45 +0000 I have ring billed gulls on my mind...of course these were ring necked ducks. > Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:47 -0500 > From: broncos30 AT HOTMAIL.COM > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ruddy & Ring Billed Ducks > To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU > > Stopped by the river outlet of Mogadore Resv. on Martin Rd (Mogardore) on > the way home from work. Lots of Canada Geese, Mallards and Coots - On the > west side of Martin along with a aforementioned were 3 Ring Billed ducks. > In the river outlet itself on the east side of Martin was a single female > Ruddy Duck. Not living in Ohio long, I am not sure if they are normally > seen this late - but I guess not? > Enjoy the weekend. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: OFF TOPIC - eBird question From: bluebirdfan AT GMAIL.COM Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:19:46 -0500 Everyone is always saying what a great source of info eBird is... and I have played around with it to a degree, but always leave frustrated in not being able to figure out how to access the information I am SURE must be in there somewhere! For example, I am planning a trip to a distant land (another Ohio county) and want to find some places along my route to bird. I would like to know WHERE are the locals birding and WHAT are they seeing? And for bodies of water, specifically, WHERE are the public access points? (many bodies of water seem to be surrounded by private property) Is there a specific tutorial for eBird that lists the steps required to find birding locations? Yes, I have read the eBird tutorial page and the FAQ page. It mainly seems to address submitting data, rather than retrieving it. Yes, I have tried to use the Explore Data map. It keeps zooming back out every time I try to input any parameters. I have had mixed results trying to search for a specific species, but that's not what I'm after. It doesn't seem to do much of anything if I manage to get my date parameters input correctly then zoom in to my location. The most that will happen is a transparent gray screen appears which disappears when I uncheck "Surveyed locations". Sometimes it shows a progress bar... "loading markers"... but none appear. OK, now what? As far as "hotspots" - all I seem to be able to find is a list of GPS coordinates, which does not help me at all. Any suggestions appreciated. Other than "buy a GPS unit". :-) THANKS in advance! Karen Gray Copley ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Great Blue Heron in Montrose - Summit County From: Mark Alt <markaltpsu AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:04:08 -0500 Yesterday afternoon, around 4 PM, I watched a great Blue heron flap languidly over the Mustard Seed Market parking lot along MArket Street (hwy 18) in Montrose in Summit County. It was flying due east,s eemingly in line for the rookery along the river...are they back? I wish you all good birding, -- *Mark Alt* Copley, Summit County *markaltpsu AT gmail.com* ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Ruddy & Ring Billed Ducks From: Pat Paternostro <broncos30 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:47 -0500 Stopped by the river outlet of Mogadore Resv. on Martin Rd (Mogardore) on the way home from work. Lots of Canada Geese, Mallards and Coots - On the west side of Martin along with a aforementioned were 3 Ring Billed ducks. In the river outlet itself on the east side of Martin was a single female Ruddy Duck. Not living in Ohio long, I am not sure if they are normally seen this late - but I guess not? Enjoy the weekend. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Passenger Pigeon Specimens: help needed From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:34:49 -0500 One of the things I'm doing to help with a friend's forthcoming book on passenger pigeons is to determine how many specimens remain in Ohio, and where. I know about dozens, mostly in large museums, but I suspect there may be more, in small nature centers, college holdings, libraries, etc., even private collections. Here's what I have now: Ada: Ohio Northern University [need confirmation!]; Akron: Summit County Historical Society [need details!]; Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University; Cincinnati: Cincinnati Museum of Natural History; Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden; Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Natural History; Columbus: Ohio History Center, Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity; Dayton: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Defiance: Defiance College [need confirmation!]; Delaware: Ohio Wesleyan University; Norwalk: Firelands Historical Society; Oberlin: Oberlin College [most of their collection went to OSU decades ago; does a pigeon specimen remain?]; Portsmouth: Portsmouth Public Library. Information about any confirmations/details, or especially as-yet unknown troves, would be very welcome! If an ornithologist has ever helped you, here's a chance to give back! Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM From: Scott Hannan <sahannan AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:37:55 -0500 County List #59 Yes, I was able to relocate the Ross'. I can send a link to the map if anyone would like. The bird is much farther north on Prairie Lane than I'm used to birding. There is a blue building across from a junkyard, elevated on a mound, can't miss it -- had to drive up and park at the building, as the goose was feeding along the treeline about 250 yards out. Very easy to spot against the corn. Thanks to Bruce for turn-by-turn directions!! Scott Hannan Wooster ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM From: Scott Hannan <sahannan AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:10:08 -0500 nothing on the open water at the regular pull-off; gonna head back north and look for the lane and the blue building Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Su Snyder wrote: > Hi all: Bruce Glick asked me to post that this morning the Ross's Goose is > back at the spot where it was originally found-along Prairie Lane Road south > of Wooster-in a field north of the railroad tracks on the west side of the > road. There's a lane that runs through the field up to a small blue > building. The Ross's Goose is asleep on the lane. Su Snyder, Wooster > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Ross's Goose still present in Wayne County 1/27/12 AM From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:38:07 -0500 Hi all: Bruce Glick asked me to post that this morning the Ross's Goose is back at the spot where it was originally found-along Prairie Lane Road south of Wooster-in a field north of the railroad tracks on the west side of the road. There's a lane that runs through the field up to a small blue building. The Ross's Goose is asleep on the lane. Su Snyder, Wooster ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: First Energy and Eastlake Powerhouse From: LGard63356 AT AOL.COM Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:09:19 -0500 The Avon Powerhouse is not owned by First Energy. It is Geon Energy. I have been working at Eastlake this week and have observed a Peregrine Falcon. I believe it is a female by its size. It is definitely doing its best at reducing the starling poulation! Lou Gardella Garfield Heights ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Ross's Goose and other waterfowl in Wayne County From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:03:21 -0500 Hi all: Around 5:30 this evening Sue Evanoff and I saw a Ross's Goose along Prairie Lane Road south of Wooster in Wayne County. The bird was found by other birders late yesterday afternoon in a field north of the railroad tracks on the west side of the road. Tonight it was in the big water south of the railroad tracks by the gravel pit, also on the west side of the road. Please be aware that this is all private property. Also, yesterday evening at Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area along St. Rt. 95 were hundreds of waterfowl, including a white morph Snow Goose and a few Northern Pintails. Su Snyder, Wooster ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Mahoning R., Struthers, Mahoning Co. From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:17:28 -0800 I've been checking the Struthers - Lowellville stretch of the Mahoning R. every few days in hopes of finding waterbirds.  Unfortunately, between the recent snow thaw and more rains, the river remains high and murky.  I haven't been finding much in Lowellville, but in Struthers I've had some luck just west of Bob Cene Park.  Found in recent days there: Canada geese, Am. black ducks, mallards, ring-necked ducks, buffleheads, c. goldeneyes, hooded mergansers, bald eagle, red-shouldered hawk, and ring-billed gulls.  Craig Holt, Lowellville ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Power Plant Closings From: John Pogacnik <jpogacnik AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:12:56 -0500 It sounds like this might be the end of a most of the hot water outlet birding in Ohio. First Energy is planning on closing the power plants at Eastlake, Ashtabula, Cleveland, and the older boilers at Bayshore in Oregon by September 1. There was no mention about Avon Lake Power Plant in the article. It doesn't matter much this year with the lake remaining open. It will change things a lot the next year we get the lake freezing up all the way. 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You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: BirdCallsRadio Guest| Kim Kaufman From: Mardi Dickinson <mardi1 AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:13:13 -0500 Birders et al, BirdCallsRadio next special guest is Kimberly Kaufman, Executive Director of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, live-long outdoor enthusiast coming up this Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. on 1490 WGCH AM and worldwide streaming on “Listen Live” http://birdcallsradio.com/2012/01/26/kimberly-kaufman-next-guest-on-bird-calls-radio/ Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT http://kymrygroup.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Greater White-fronted Geese, Killdeer Plains WMA, & more 1/25 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dan_Sparks-Jackson?= <sparksjackson AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:34:27 -0500 I had a rather productive commute home from a conference in Columbus today: Alum Creek Park South, Westerville: 1 red morph Eastern Screech Owl Killdeer Plains WMA: 1 Northern Shrike & 3 Eastern Meadowlarks along CH-71 just east of TH-108 1 largish owl in flight, being pursued by Blue Jays at the 'traditional' owling pine grove -- based on shape and size I suspect it was actually a Barred Owl 1 immature light morph Rough-legged Hawk perched cooperatively just north of the intersection of CH-115 & CH-68, at least until a juvenal Northern Harrier swooped in a little too close. 2 Greater White-fronted Geese with the Canada Geese/Mallard/Pintail/Coot flock milling about the iced impoundment due north of parking area J, CH- 68. The Greater White-fronteds departed to the SE with a small squadron of Canadas as I was wrapping up. I did manage some diagnostic if not wonderful photos of the pair. Carey, Ohio: Watched two adult Bald Eagles soaring in a cozy spiral immediately south of town while I wolfed down some McGrub. (Two more adult Bald Eagles were subsequently seen along I-75 -- one perched north of Bowling Green, and one over the Salisbury Road interchange (exit 6).) Southern Wood County -- Cygnet Road, woodlot just west of Potter Road: 1 adult Red-headed Woodpecker Little else of note (except a bajillion E. Starlings) in the 'greater Cricket Frog Cove area' Swan Creek Cemetery, Maumee (Route 20-A at Coder Road): ~22 White-winged Crossbills departed the Norway Spruce tops almost immediately upon my arrival, swirling away to the south. About ten minutes later a group of nine returned and nibbled around the spruce cones nicely. Thank you to all the folks who have posted regarding several of the birds listed above -- it does help us out-of-towners. Dan S-J Chelsea, MI ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: The Wilds From: Becky Wright <oreo1506 AT SUDDENLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:28:21 -0500 Short-eared owls put on quite a show today at the Wilds. The first one was on Rt. 340 at 3:30 pm. The next 4 were on International Rd. around 4:00 - 5:00 pm. They perched, swooped, and glided close to the road. Great views! Other raptors: Rough-legged hawks, Northern harriers, Red-tailed hawks, Bald Eagle, and Kestrel. Becky Wright ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Common Redpoll - Licking County From: Anne Rau <anne.williams AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:52:43 -0500 Around noon today I observed a single female Common Redpoll visiting our ground feeding area off of Welsh Hills Road in Granville. It was pretty well camouflaged amongst the 60 or so Pine Siskins that regularly visit our feeders. A little later on I managed to get a picture while it was drinking out of a birdbath. http://flic.kr/p/biujhH This is the first Redpoll that I have seen so I am quite excited to see it at our feeders. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Rusty Blackbirds, Waterfowl - Washington Co. From: Kyle Carlsen <kycarlsen AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:05:57 -0500 Spring semester is in high gear, leaving me little time to bird, but I've had several good birds this week just by stopping and checking some local spots before and after classes. Nice mix of waterfowl along the Ohio River in Belpre, Ohio the past 3 days: Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Merganser Ruddy Duck American Coot and lots of Mallards, Canada Geese, and Ring-billed Gulls This morning I had a flock of 300+ Red-winged and Rusty Blackbirds in a field along 618 which cuts right through Belpre. Get out and go birding! Kyle Carlsen Vincent, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Baltimore Oriole From: Bruce Glick <birderbruce AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:31:35 -0800 Tuesday morning a Baltimore Oriole was found at a feeder on the Wayne-Holmes County line south of Mt. Eaton. The home owners are graciously welcoming birders but ask that you call ahead to arrange a visit. Since this is an Amish home, you need to leave a message on their voicemail, asking to visit at a specific time. The location is: 10792 Senff Rd. - phone number: 330-359-6204 A GPS will get you there, but otherwise take Senff Rd southeast from Mt. Eaton to 10792. This home is located at the intersection of Senff with Durstine Road which comes in from the west. You can also call the Bobolink RBA for the information: 330-763-5119, or call me if you want to: 330-317-7798 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: SW Ohio January 100: AMERICAN WOODCOCK, SE Owls From: Jason Cade <jason.cade AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:34:49 -0500 Started around 4 this afternoon. Had a few hrs before a meeting at work. Highlights only listed. Spring Grove: immature Red-headed Woodpecker, also a Sharp-shinned Hawk, unable to locate Siskins. Fernald: total of 6 mute swans, 2 Short-eared Owls, & 2 Common Grackles. Miami-Whitewater Wetlands: tried for owls around 545 pm. Instead heard a surprise AMERICAN WOODCOCK first doing flight display then peenting. Heard until I left at 630 pm. Sitting at 99 sp for January all in SW Ohio! Hoping to tick that last one soon. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Woodlawn Cemetery crossbills to Lorain Harbor gulls (Ben Warner) From: Gentleben <waen2bb2 AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:56:02 -0500 Julia Blyth, Steve Landes, and I went to the north western parts of Ohio today. We started the day with an attempt at the Northern Shrike that has been very intermittently hanging around the corner of Sherwood Road and Horseshoe road in Delaware co. but had no luck this time. Then it was onwards to Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo where we finally lucked into the group of about 25 White-winged Crossbills and 20 Common Redpoll in the trees around the area marked as section 25. We also thought we glimpsed the Merlin as the Crossbills scattered, but then later returned. The Redpolls were enjoying the abundant catkins around the pond there in the many alder and birch trees. We birded Huron along the river mouth next and found a good variety of waterfowl including many Common Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergs, a lone Hooded Merganser, and a Surf Scoter, a couple of Bonaparte's Gulls, good numbers of Herring and Ring-billed, with the best find being a classic adult Thayer's Gull out in the impoundment waters there. We ended the day at the still very birdy Lorain Harbor and river mouth there with its thousands of mixed Mergansers, and gulls. We had a single adult Iceland Gull out on the water when we parked at the furthest point you can drive to.Then, to the south, past the route 6 bridge many gulls were congregating on the river with thousands of Ring-billed Gulls and Herring Gulls. We sorted through them as best we could in the dusk, but all we could pick out from the majority were a couple of Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls and a few Bonaparte's. As we left, still more gulls were flying in, there must have been upwards of 5,000, its hard to estimate the swirling masses. Highlights list follows: Woodlawn Cemetery White-winged Crossbills - 25 Common Redpoll - 20 Merlin - possible Huron Red-breasted Merganser - 1,200 Common Merganser - 1,000 Hooded Merganser - 1 Surf Scoter - 1 first winter male Canvasback - 6 Lesser Scaup - 12 Common Goldeneye - 6 Bufflehead - 2 Ruddy Duck - 100 Thayer's Gull - 1 adult Bonaparte's Gull - 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Lorain Iceland Gull - 1 Bonaparte's Gull - 80 Gull Sp. - many thousands Red-Breasted Merganser - thousands Common Merganser - hundreds American Kestrel - 1 Good Birding! Ben Warner ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Snowy Owl- Harrison Co From: Scott Pendleton <tallyp2001 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:12:15 -0500 A friend reported seeing a Sonwy Owl cross SR332 just south of the Harrison/Carroll County line this morning. It was flying west. Two groups were unable to locate it this afternoon. Keep your eyes open in Tusc Co. Scott Pendleton ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Central Ohio Birding 1-24-2012 From: CHARLESBOMBACI AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:41:40 -0500 Today Jim Fry and I managed to get loose for an afternoon of birding. We began at the Alum Creek Park south in Westerville (Franklin County) with the ultra cooperative Eastern Screech Owl. Next we headed over to Hoover Reservoir (Franklin & Delaware Counties) and much to our surprise it was practically void of activity. Near the dam we spotted lone Pied-billed Grebe and American Coot with the only other activity being Mallards and Canada Geese. We stopped at multiple locations along the west shore that usually produce waterfowl but zilch. The writing was on the wall so we turned north and made a run through Killdeer Plains and Big Island Wildlife Areas. Killdeer Plains (Wyandot County) was unusually quiet with hardly any smaller birds moving about. The lone exception being American Trees Sparrows. Not a single Horned Lark to be seen. We did find waterfowl at Pond 27. There we saw many Tundra Swans, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, American Coot and a couple of American Black Ducks along with the expected Mallards and Canada Geese. Along Washburn Road there were two Trumpeter Swans and a disgusted looking Great Blue Heron. We made a circuit of the roads and managed a single Rough-legged Hawk and a couple of Northern Harriers and Bald Eagles. Our last stop was at Big Island Wildlife Area (Marion County). There were multitudes of Canada Geese and Mallards. The light was beginning to fail so ID of some further off ducks wasn't attempted. There was a small group of Tundra Swans and several Northern Harriers were working the fields. Off Prospect-La Rue Road we located 4 Bald eagles including a pair copulating. Our final check was along SR 95 where Short-eared Owls were beginning to take flight. We had one circle the car and put on a dandy aerial show for us. Charlie Bombaci ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Great Horned Owls Dueting From: John Habig <jhabig57 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:05:41 -0500 Shane Egleston and I decided to try for Great Horned Owls and Barred Owls at Twin Creek MP. We parked on Morning Star Rd and headed up the ridge. Walked about two miles without seeing or hearing anything. When we got back to our cars we heard one then a second Great Horned Owl calling from about 100 yards away. We stayed and listened for about 30 minutes before leaving. Very exciting. -- John Habig Carlisle, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: "Short Tailed Buzzards" , Fairfield County From: Joe Faulkner <joeinthewoods AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:34:19 -0500 Fellow birders, Saw thirteen "Short tailed buzzards" soaring over Rt. 22, just East of Lancaster, in Fairfield County today. That's what *Black Vultures * are often called by Southern birders. There were no Turkey vultures in this group. Later saw a flock of Starlings that contained about a dozed Brown headed cowbirds. While I was watching, they were buzzed by a Cooper's hawk. Stopped at Rush Creek Lake, which straddles the Fairfield-Perry County line. It was 100% ice free, which is unprecedented for late January. Unfortunately, it was also 100% duck free. joe faulkner Somerset, ohio Perry County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Tundra vs. Trumpeters ?- Watermark Quarry yesterday. From: Kim Graham <kimlphotograham AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:17:23 -0500 Thanks to Dave and Bruce for their comments/observations regarding my earlier post on the swans at Watermark Quarry. Dave....I definitely misheard you in the field yesterday as to which way you were leaning on these swans and I apologize for misrepresenting your thinking regarding the id of these swans. I think Bruce's comment about conclusions commonly drawn some 10 years earlier were interesting too. I guess for me, I can't say 100% for sure which these were. (Glad I put a question mark on my original post :-) ) But after looking at some of my photos closer the six swans that were alike did seem to have a pointed border or v shape on top of their heads where the black bill area meets the white head area. My Sibley's claims that would indicate a Trumpeter. With that in mind I'm probably leaning more towards the Trumpeters. Thanks for everyone's input. Good Birding, Kim kimgraham.zenfolio.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Cleveland 55th st Peregrine Falcon From: George Coleman <georgecoleman AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:52:45 -0500 At 1:15 this afternoon a Peregrine Falcon flew from the rocks on the East side of the main parking lot and perched on the 2nd lamp post (from the South) on the east side of the parking area. He stayed there for approximately 10 minutes affording very close views. George Coleman georgecoleman AT earthlink.net ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Brown creeoer Bedford From: Kathy Mc <kathymc_ AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:37:06 -0500 Hi Everyone,Today when I was looking out the window to see if any birds were around I saw a brown creeper climbing up one of the trees.I hadn't seen one in my yard till now,Did see one in Bedford Res. in in Oct. I was going to try to get some pics but it flew away too fast. I am hoping it will come back and I get a chance for some pics. Kathy McKibben Bedford ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Snowy Reports appreciated From: Paul Hurtado <paul.j.hurtado AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:30:18 -0500 Karen, Someone on the "Birding Ohio" facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/BirdingOhio/) reported that the Ashtabula Snowy Owl was present yesterday/Monday "... contentedly sitting in the middle of the railroad track across the river from Point Park. Best vantage point was from behind the Maritime Museum." This was mentioned as a comment on Jeff Loughman's post at https://www.facebook.com/groups/BirdingOhio/216607878429717/ This past Friday I looked for -- but didn't see any -- Snowy Owls around Ashtabula, so it probably pays to really spend some time searching the area if you go looking. Good birding, -Paul Hurtado ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lorain County From: Patty McKelvey <pambirds AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:01:36 -0500 Today's report from Tim, the naturalist at Sandy Ridge Reservation: Spring is here-Had Red-winged Blackbirds and Field Sparrows out here yesterday and I had a E. Meadowlark in Huron last Saturday. Just kidding about the season change, don’t want to incur the wrath of Old Man Winter! Tim FairweatherPark Manager/Senior NaturalistSandy Ridge Reservation/Columbia ReservationLorain County Metro Parks440-327-3626 Patty McKelvey Sheffield Village; Lorain Cty Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would I fly away and be at rest. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Tundra Swans? - Watermark Quarry From: Dave Slager <dave.slager AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:38:58 -0500 Hi Kim and others, Kim probably just misheard me in the field; I was actually leaning strongly towards Trumpeter Swan on 6 of these birds. While we were standing there watching the swans I was discussing with Ken Shepherd the possibility that the 7th bird, a much smaller juvenile, was a Tundra Swan. So in total, I believe there were 6 Trumpeter Swans (a family group containing 2 adults and 4 juveniles) and 1 juvenile Tundra Swan which was associating more loosely with the Trumpeters. Here is a link to my eBird checklist which contains my photos of the swans: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9665444 Good birding, Dave Slager Columbus, Ohio On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:19, Kim Graham wrote: > Surprising variety of good birds yesterday around noon at Watermark Quarry > in Grandview.  Sorry this post is late. > > Redhead Ducks > Canvasbacks > Lesser Scaup > Coots > Canada Geese > Common Merganser > Hooded Merganser > Buffleheads > Pied-billed Grebes > Common Loon > and 6 or 7 Tundra Swans. > > Regarding the Swans, ran into Dave Slager and Ken Shepherd while we were > there and at that time we all were leaning towards the Swans being Tundra's > as opposed to Trumpeters. >   Below is a link to my web page where I posted a couple of images of the > Swans.  These are not as crisp as I would have liked. > Note:   The Swans flew off north as we were leaving. > > kimgraham.zenfolio.com > > Good birding to all, > Kim and Cindy Graham > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Snowy Reports appreciated From: bluebirdfan AT GMAIL.COM Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:22:40 -0500 OK, I'm sick of reading about them and not seeing them! Binoculars are back from repair shop and my work schedule is starting to lighten up... Where are any snowy owls still being seen in the northern half of Ohio? Locations and dates seen very much appreciated, along with any reliability reports. I may not be able to get anywhere until the weekend. THANKS MUCH! Karen Gray Summit Co. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Tundra Swans? - Watermark Quarry From: Kim Graham <kimlphotograham AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:19:22 -0500 Surprising variety of good birds yesterday around noon at Watermark Quarry in Grandview. Sorry this post is late. Redhead Ducks Canvasbacks Lesser Scaup Coots Canada Geese Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Buffleheads Pied-billed Grebes Common Loon and 6 or 7 Tundra Swans. Regarding the Swans, ran into Dave Slager and Ken Shepherd while we were there and at that time we all were leaning towards the Swans being Tundra's as opposed to Trumpeters. Below is a link to my web page where I posted a couple of images of the Swans. These are not as crisp as I would have liked. Note: The Swans flew off north as we were leaving. kimgraham.zenfolio.com Good birding to all, Kim and Cindy Graham ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: OT: NY Times Snowy Owl article is most emailed From: Kimberly Kaufman <kimberly1kaufman AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:37:35 -0500 OT? Yeah, maybe. But, how cool is that?! It's further proof of a concept that I've been promoting. BIRD RULE! Have a great day, everyone! -----Original Message----- From: Bill Heck To: OHIO-BIRDS Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 6:19 pm Subject: [Ohio-birds] OT: NY Times Snowy Owl article is most emailed If passing along the New York Times article on Snowy Owl sightings nationally was a bit off topic for the list, this one is *really* off -- but I can't resist and will just beg forgiveness. The aforementioned article is now the number 1 article on nytimes.com "Most Emailed" list. That's right, an article about unusual bird sightings is the most frequently emailed article on the entire New York Times Web site as of this evening. The Times has the third largest circulation (printed copies) of any newspaper in the country; their Web site is ranked 5th most visited among all news Web sites by ebizmba.com, behind Yahoo News, CNN, MSNBC, and Google News. Gotta love it! -- Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Volunteer Opportunities From: Terri Martincic <naturenut AT WOWWAY.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:12:45 -0500 Black River Audubon Society would like to invite you, your family and friends the opportunity to volunteer your time to help out your community,nature and the environment. Even if you only have an hour to spare, there are many programs that need a helping hand. Experience is not necessary. Here are just a few of the areas we need volunteers for: • Monitoring Bluebird trails • School nature programs • Field trip guides • Building or repairing nest boxes • Wingtips Newsletter • Donating old binoculars or field guides • Speaker programs Call Jack Smith at 440-322-0820 for more information or log onto www.blackriveraudubon.org Get back to nature and enjoy the world we live in!!! ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: OT: NY Times Snowy Owl article is most emailed From: Bill Heck <bill.heck AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:18:38 -0500 If passing along the New York Times article on Snowy Owl sightings nationally was a bit off topic for the list, this one is *really* off -- but I can't resist and will just beg forgiveness. The aforementioned article is now the number 1 article on nytimes.com "Most Emailed" list. That's right, an article about unusual bird sightings is the most frequently emailed article on the entire New York Times Web site as of this evening. The Times has the third largest circulation (printed copies) of any newspaper in the country; their Web site is ranked 5th most visited among all news Web sites by ebizmba.com, behind Yahoo News, CNN, MSNBC, and Google News. Gotta love it! -- Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lorain Harbor From: Sally/Dave Isacco <disacco AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:43:23 -0500 No Thayer's or California Gulls today. Best was 4 Glaucous Gulls. One in the river and 3 east of the river in the marina on the docks. Did not arrive till noon; rained off and on. Nothing like Saturday! Sally Isacco, Chardon ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Red-shouldered hawk - Medina County From: Barbara Natterer <bnatterer AT FRONTIER.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:37:49 -0500 Seen today at 4 pm: A red-shouldered hawk sitting on a utility wire on Chippewa Rd. adjacent to the parking lot for the Medina County Chippewa Inlet trail. The bird flew across the road to other wires in local yards and did not seem to mind a car moving and stopping close-by. Barb Natterer ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: CVNP Station Road Bridge Area - Tundra Swan From: Ken Andrews <likestogohiking AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:32:18 -0500 Around noon today I was south of Station Road and the very swollen Chippewa Creek near the wetlands. I saw one tundra swan. It flew very low over the treetops from the direction of the Cuyahoga River, crossed the RR tracks and went north over the trees. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Cackling Goose--Stark Co. From: Laura Dornan <tldornan68 AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:10:51 -0800 Drove by Walborn Reservoir near Alliance this morning and was able to locate the previously reported Cackling Goose.  It was with about 200 Canadas & 100 Mallards on the east side of Reeder Rd.  He was easilyfound from the Reeder Rd parking lot, sitting slightly apart from the Canadas.  Reeder Rd is a north-south road that runs between SR 619 and Pontius Rd., west of Alliance. A bonus was the Bald Eagle sitting on the nest. Laura Dornan Louisville ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: OT: Article on Snowy Owl sightings in NY Times From: Bill Heck <bill.heck AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:51:01 -0500 Snowy Owls have made the "paper of record": the New York Times has an article today on the unusual number of owls in many northern states. (Thanks to Darlene Sillick for spotting this article.) The print version is on page A11 of today's issue; you can read the article online at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/science/earth/spike-in-snowy-owl-sightings-stirs-speculation-among-bird-watchers.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=snowy%20owl&st=cse Enjoy! -- Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: unsubscribe From: "Gaunt, Sandra" <gaunt.2 AT OSU.EDU> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:27:46 +0000 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Woodlawn Cemetery and Magee Marsh From: jay lehman <lehman.jg64 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:35:15 -0500 A quick trip to Toledo and Woodlawn Cemetery. I arrived at about 1:30 pm and started at the bridge. A local birder reported that the White-winged Crossbills (WWCR) had not long ago left a spruce tree on the west side of the bridge. The WWCR returned and landed in what appeared to be a Tulip Tree north and west of the bridge. Not far away was a perched Merlin. Soon thereafter the flock of 30 WWCR were found feeding in a hemlock tree north and west of the bridge along the first road parallel to the road that crosses the bridge. I managed two reasonable photos of one pink male. The road under this tree is littered with hemlock cones. I walked north along the west side of the lake, crossed the lake, and then walked back toward the bridge. Near Section 12, I found a flock of 15 to 20 small finches that included redpolls by calls feeding in a Sweetgum. I was able to find only two Am. Goldfinches in this flock but was not able to get an exact count on the Common Redpolls. There were definitely more than five (previous report). An added benefit of birding in northern Ohio is the Black-capped Chickadees. I left Woodlawn Cem. at about 3:00 pm and arrived at Magee Marsh between 4:00 & 4:30 pm after several wrong turns in Toledo. No Northern Shrike, but found Easter Screech Owl and two Winter Wrens on the boardwalk. One Great Horned Owl calling at dusk, somewhere south and east of the Magee causeway and the parking lot at the visitor center. It was a productive trip north, resulting in 98 for my January Quest for 100 species in Ohio list. Jay Lehman, Cincinnati, sent from DROID ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Darke Co. Killdeer, N. Harrier From: Regina Schieltz <reginasch AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:44:03 -0500 I took a drive out west of Greenville this morning. The list: 1 Northern Harrier 1 A. Kestrel 3 Killdeer morning doves red bellied woodpeckers downy woodpeckers 4 crows t. titmouse w.b. nuthatch C. chickadee 6 Lapland Longspurs 120 Horned Larks Cardinals 5 song sparrows 12 tree sparrows 29 juncos house sparrows ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Buck Creek State Park - Ducks - Eagles From: Doug Overacker <cdoveracker AT WOH.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:38:13 -0500 Julie Karlson, Larry Jeanblanc, and I birded at Buck Creek State Park this morning. The northern half of the lake was frozen and there was much ice on the southern half but there were areas of open water. There were birds sitting on the ice and in the open water. I estimated there were about 200 geese but I couldn't pick out any species except Canada Geese. We ended up finding 14 species of ducks but nothing unusual. We had 10 species of diving ducks and four species of dabblers. There were Ring-billed and Herring Gulls and Horned and Pied-billed Grebes. There were also 2 Bald Eagles. One was an adult and the other was an immature. Because of the mild weather and open water, I have now found 70 species in Clark County so far this month. I had only 50 species last year with the lake frozen all month. Doug Overacker Springfield, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Thayer's Gull, Lorain, 1/21 From: John Pogacnik <jpogacnik AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:25:57 -0500 I've also posted a few Thayer's gull shots from Lorain, 1/21. They can be viewed at: http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6279&PID=18971䨛 John Pogacnik ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lorain California Gull Photos 1/21 From: John Pogacnik <jpogacnik AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:08:34 -0500 Documantary photos of yesterday's (1/21) California Gull that was at Lorain can be found at: http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6278&PID=18970䨚 John Pogacnik ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Chipping Sparrow, Lake County 1/22 From: John Pogacnik <jpogacnik AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:58:47 -0500 I had a chipping sparrow show up at my North Perry feeders today. It must have just wandered in as I have been keeping a good eye on my feeders. A documnetary shot can be found at: http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6277&PID=18969䨙 John Pogacnik ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lakeshore Waterbird Survey 1/22 From: John Pogacnik <jpogacnik AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:51:31 -0500 It was not a bad flight today with decent numbers of gulls and ducks. Of note were single Iceland and lesser black-backed gulls. Lakeshore Waterbird Survey North Perry, Lake County January 22, 2012, 730-1000 Weather- clear, Winds- S 5-10 Temp- 20-25 F, Barometer- 30.22-30.19 Humidity-80-76, Dew point- 15-18 Waves-2-3 feet, Flight direction- east Common goldeneye 136Common merganser 79 Red-breasted merganser 464 Bald eagle 1 immBonaparte's gull 6Ring-billed gull 675 Herring gull 214ICELAND GULL 1 adLesser black-backed gull 1 2nd cycle Great black-backed gull 1 John Pogacnik ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Portage county siskins From: Sue and Greg <cudworthsg AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:41:25 -0800      There's been a flock of 6-10 siskins feeding in the sweet gums at the back of the  Standing Rock cemetery(Kent) regularly for the last week with goldfinches. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Cal Gull pics, etc. From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:40:27 -0800 Please use this URL:   http://northnw.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/lorain-harbor-weekend-highlights-nine-gull-species/   Good birds!   - Gabe Leidy ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Ottawa/Lucas Co. weekend highlights From: Ethan Kistler <ohiobirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:36:31 -0800 Let's hope the format of my email doesn't mess up as usual when I post to the list-serve. Highlights from this weekend include: Tundra Swan - at least 1,000 are in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (ONWR) area Merlin - one at the Woodland Cemetery (1/22) Virginia Rail - a probable bird was flushed by Ryan Lesniewicz along the Magee Marsh boardwalk (near marker 19) this afternoon. I was not able to relocate it but feel certain on the identification. A photo of its tracks is posted on the Black Swamp Bird Observatory's (BSBO) Facebook page. Northern Shrike - one was along Veler Road north of MS3 during the ONWR Auto Tour (1/21). Sherrie Duris had another at the southwest corner of MS7. The shrike regularly reported along the Magee Marsh causeway was relocated by Mark Shieldcastle along the East Beach Trail (1/22). See maps (http://www.bsbo.org/birding/birding_hotspots.htm) Rusty Blackbird - one briefly visited the BSBO Window on Wildlife on 1/21 Common Redpoll - the single female found on 1/20 at private feeders 2.5 miles from BSBO returned today (1/22). Greg Links called one out at Woodlawn Cemetery moving along the sweetgum tree tops (1/22). White-winged Crossbill - the crossbills continue at Woodlawn Cemetery numbering at least 30 individuals. They were feeding eye-level in conifers at the northeast section of area 41. See map (http://historic-woodlawn.com/pdfs/MapReDesignOct09.pdf) Good birding, Ethan Kistler nomadicbirder.blogspot.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: 1/22/12 - Lorain Harbor - nine gull sp. From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:31:34 -0800 Today's Lorain gull tallies:   Iceland  4  (2 ad, 3rd, 2nd) Glaucous 1  (2nd) Thayer's  2  (ad) Lesser Black-backed  4  (3 ad, 2nd) CALIFORNIA  (1st)   Please check out http://northnw.wordpress.com/ for complete info and accompanying photos.   Happy new year birds!   - Gabe ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: request for directions to Wilderness Center From: "Howard R. Besser" <Winobirderesq AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:31:59 -0500 Hello, Birders: Sunday, 1/22/12 I note that postings to the List Serve today indicated sporadic sightings of a Spotted Towhee to the Wilderness Center on Sunday, 1/22/12. I'd greatly appreciate your posting directions to the Wilderness Center for the undersigned birder from Cuyahoga County and possibly for other birders from outside the county who are also interested in trying to see it. Many Thanks. Howard Besser _Winobirderesq AT AOL.com_ (mailto:Winobirderesq AT AOL.com) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Spotted Towhee, Stark County From: Tom Bain <bainnature AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:37:32 -0500 Kent Miller offered the important highlights below. Jackie and I arrived at The Wilderness Center, Stark County, at about 10:15 AM. A flock, about 550 Common Grackles passed overhead at treetop level as we parked. Another 2500 to 3000 blackbirds, mostly grackles we think, passed in a long stream over the distant east horizon, too far for positive identifications. Twenty-one Brown-headed Cowbirds, a few Common Grackles, and a solo Rusty Blackbird stayed behind to visit the feeding station. Jackie and I joined a photographer set up at the corner of the closed nature center to view the feeding stations. Two Eastern Towhees sporting a little extra white in their wings arrived right away. Cherry-cheeked bike riders were next to arrive: James Yoder and associate (regret we didn't get his name, he found the Fox Sparrow) rode their bicycles 22 miles to include the Spotted Towhee in their Bicycle Big Year in the Boblink Area. It was 27F there when they arrived. A single Field Sparrow, five or six White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Blue Jays-one imitating a Cooper's Hawk, Carolina Wren, few Am. Goldfinches, Hairy, Downy, Pileated and Red-bellied Woodpeckers came in. We heard at least one Black-capped Chickadee call among Carolina Chickadees. James noted hybrid characteristics on the black-capped. Titmice, juncos, Am. Tree Sparrows, House Sparrows, House Finch, and more. Our friend TNC volunteer days, The Wilderness Center's Gary Popotnik, Land Stewardship Director, filled the feeders at about Noon and a rush of birds came in afterward, just after he invited us in from the cold. The Spotted Towhee arrived with the rush to new seed at about 12:10 PM, and again at about 12:50 as Kent reported below. We left then to chase a raven and found a group waiting outside the locked front door, and let them in. Tom & Jackie Bain Delaware County -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU] On Behalf Of kent miller Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:30 PM To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU Subject: [Ohio-birds] spotted towhee remains Sunday 1/22 Didn't see any posts regarding the Spotted Towhee at the Wilderness Center in Wilmot, OH from today. It appears the warming weather slowed down it's frequency at the feeder. It was seen, I believe, at 12:10 & 12:50 this afternoon and then was not seen again until 4:20PM when it came in and put on a good show for maybe 10 minutes before leaving again. Also present at the same feeders are a Fox Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Eastern Towhee, and a reported Field Sparrow. Kent Miller ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Rehoboth SE owls, Perry County, From: Joe Faulkner <joeinthewoods AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:21:53 -0500 Fellow Birders, Was back at the Rehoboth restoration area, just north of New Lexington, in Perry County. The Short eared owls were again quite cooperative, if the weather wasn't. Saw five owls and three Harriers. This time I had my camera and got some excellent photos, despite the foggy conditions. Another difference this time was the number of birders present. At least three groups of birders were in the area this afternoon, and possibly more. This is in part because of this list serve, and also because of the Perry County Tribune running a copy of my post from last week. Turns out there are birders in Perry County who want to know where the birds are. Before this is all over Rehoboth will be a prime birding area. CAUTION: Until that time, please note that parts of this area are still being mined. I would recommend birding only on Sunday, or you might get run over by a coal truck. No bird is worth that. Joe in the woods Somerset, Ohio Perry County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Common Raven, Knox County From: Tom Bain <bainnature AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:39:42 -0500 the Common Raven remains in NE Knox County as described by Roger Troutman, January 16, a short drive from the most recent sighting report by Tom Bartlett, January 15. Jackie and I saw the raven perched atop a utility pole viewed from Kopple Road, looking up hill toward College Hill Road. This was a reliable spot previously, based on reports last year. Elk are raised on the farm along Kopple Road near where we saw it the first time, today. The raven flew just as we got on it, displaying its strongly wedge-shaped tail and long wings. We refound the raven perched near a couple crows, diminutive in comparison, in the treeline along College Hill Road where it overlooks Kopple Road. Wind exposed the pale gray color of the base of its neck feathers as it pointed its long "Roman nose" away from our position. Tom & Jackie Bain Delaware County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: spotted towhee remains Sunday 1/22 From: kent miller <k-cmiller AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:30:13 -0800 Didn't see any posts regarding the Spotted Towhee at the Wilderness Center in Wilmot, OH from today. It appears the warming weather slowed down it's frequency at the feeder. It was seen, I believe, at 12:10 & 12:50 this afternoon and then was not seen again until 4:20PM when it came in and put on a good show for maybe 10 minutes before leaving again. Also present at the same feeders are a Fox Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Eastern Towhee, and a reported Field Sparrow. Kent Miller ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Madison-Union County fieldbirds From: irina shulgina <irshulgina AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:16:46 -0800 It was a great day birding on the country roads today. I got 4 American Kestrels, an illusive bird for me for this month. On the corner of Rosedale and Finley-Guy roads it was a big flock of Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs. On Homer rd., that runs between OH-161 and OH-4, I found a flock of Horned Larks, American Pipits and 2 Snow Buntings. On the corn field at Connor rd. (off OH-4) it was a huge mixed flock of European Starlings, Common Grackles, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Rusty Blackbirds, 2 Brewer's Blackbirds (my suspect, took the pictures), Morning Doves, and House Sparrows. On my way back it was 5 female Ring-necked Pheasants right at the edge of OH-4. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Snow problem From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:00:06 -0500 A large incursion of snowy owls is by now a matter of record, including Ohio. Looking back, I recall reports from the following counties, some of multiple owls (and I'm sure I've left some out): Ashtabula, Franklin, Hardin, Hancock, Union, Ottawa, Cuyahoga, Wood, Marion, Logan, and Defiance. No doubt there are others that I've forgotten or didn't hear about, and probably some none of us on this list heard about. Thus far there have been only two counties where owls were widely refound: Ashtabula (2) and Hardin. In some counties, such as Wood, multiple owl sightings were eagerly replicated within a day or two, but were not found thereafter. I think there were a couple of instances where birders found two owls in Wood Co on the same day---but how far apart? Twelve of from Columbus went out on 7 Jan hoping to show participants one of these striking creatures, and after a long day of finding nothing at five previously-reported venues, we finally found the Hardin County individual just before sundown. Whew. Little did we know that within a few days it would be found dead. I spent yesterday afternoon at the OSUM Museum helping with a visit from a young birder's club. One of the attractions was that very owl, which OSU-Lima faculty member Jackie Augustine brought in and spent three hours preparing as a study skin. She easily found that the bird had starved to death. It had a heavy infestation of parasites, which she collected and gave to the Entomology folks down the hall. What happened to all those other owls reported that were never reportedly seen again? One compelling theory is that they died, too, but their corpses were simply not found. The young owls that come down are neophytes. They find there aren't any lemmings around, and there's no tundra, with its untouched flora. By January, the barren Ohio winter crop fields probably have few rodents, and our grasslands--where short-eared owls are glad to winter--apparently don't attract snowies. The places here snowies often end up---airports, for example, and the industrial areas at Ashtabula Harbor--are dominated by grass, and attract rats and mice. So I'm thinking that most of these snowy owls are going to starve. If you hear about one--especially if it's reported by someone who's familiar with snowy owls--and want to see it, don't delay. So why did the Hardin owl last so long? If you compare its adopted habitat to the vast winter wastelands of Wood County where owls were reported, Hardin has at least a lot of woodlots, fencerows, and meadows, with some edge drama to attract food--not enough evidently, but enough to keep the owl flying for a couple weeks. Have a look at http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Wilson/v044n04/p0221-p0226.pdf to see an account of a snowy owl "invasion" eighty years ago, when agriculture was not so "clean" as today... Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Blendon Woods Metro Park From: "Keith A. Kraut" <kkraut_2000 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:51:16 -0500 I observed the following species while volunteering at the Walden Waterfowl Refuge: Tufted Titmouse Red Tailed Hawk Cardinal Coot Canada Goose Mallard Black Duck American Widgeon Ringneck Northern Flicker House Sparrow Song Sparrow Carolina Chickadee Downy Woodpecker White Breasted Nuthatch Red Bellied Woodpecker Dark Eyed Junco Mourning Dove Starling Northern Grackle Blue Jay Crow Pileated Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker House Finch Purple Finch Carolina Wren Brown Headed Cowbird Tree Sparrow Goldfinch Turkey ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Sims Park, Wildwood Cleveland 1/22 Common Mergs/Canvasbacks/Merlin From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:38:58 -0800 I went to Wildwood and Villa Angela State Parks today from 10:20 to 12:40pm.  But the only interesting birds that were seen in Villa Angela (where I walked with Jeanne Hrenko ) were approx 11 Common Mergansers flying east and hundreds of Red-breasted Mergansers flying east at Wildwood.  As I was driving out of Wildwood a small raptor flew south along Euclid Creek and landed on a utility pole across the street on Lakeshore as I stopped in the parking lot and viewed a Merlin eating it's catch through my scope.   I then went to Sims Park in Euclid from 12:55pm to 2:30pm.  The sun was shining and the lake was more calm (11-9mph SSE) and their were many ducks far out.  It was hard to leave the pier on such a beautiful January day.  Hundreds of Red-breasted Mergansers to the west and northwest with many Common Mergansers in with them all to the west and northwest.  After a long while as I was talking to somebody who lived in the neighborhood who liked birds the Common Mergansers seemed to disappear.  The Goldeneye were scattered all over.  Most of the other ducks were far east of the pier.  Here is what I could find:   Canvasback - approx 9 in water, 11 more flew west to east (one male swam right near pier) Scaup 36 Bufflehead 5 (three were near apts) Common Goldeneye - at least 200 Red-breasted Mergansers - more than 700-800 Common Mergansers 125 (probably low count as they were so far away from the elevated area near the stone bench just west of pier was easier to pick out the males) Great-Black-backed Gulls 4 American Robins 9     Nancy Anderson Richmond Hts, OH http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/           ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Grange Audubon Center 1-22-12 From: Sharon Hamersley <shamersley AT WOWWAY.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:34:17 -0500 Based on previous reports of a kestrel we checked out the Audubon Center this afternoon. The kestrel was present when we arrived shortly after 2 PM. Got several good looks as it flew between telephone poles and some trees just north of the center. Later on we spotted it soaring over the Scioto as we walked the path below the center. Other sightings: Ring-billed gulls (several flocks of 20+) soaring over the river RT hawk - 1 Possible imm. Bald Eagle - could not get good enough look for positive ID Hooded merganser - 3-4 males, several females on Scioto, observed from path north of Audubon Center Downy woodpecker - 1 along path At Audubon Center feeders (many of each species unless noted): Downy woodpecker - 1 Goldfinch Northern cardinal House finch Song sparrow (5-6) WT sparrow (2 females) House sparrow. All in pretty good for a foggy day! Good birding, Sharon ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Hoover Reservoir: Common Loon, Common Mergansers and Horned Grebe From: Ken Davis <wavedog AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:01:02 -0500 At about 3 PM Sunday, on Hoover Reservoir (Columbus) from the parking lot at the end of Walnut Street, I had a single Common Loon, 6 Common Mergansers and a single Horned Grebe. Earlier in the day, from Hoover Reservoir at Baldridge boat ramp, I had 3 white-phase Snow Geese, a single male Wood Duck and both Tundra and Trumpeter Swans. Ken Davis Westerville, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lorain to Gordon From: richard banish <busterjoy80 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:52:05 -0500 headed out to hit Lake Erie this morning AT 7:30 with my buddies Haans and Tom - first birds of the day?? the Rt 6 Bald Eagle pair (nice start!) Lorain drove to the marina AT first - TONS of birds!!! on the east there were a couple thousand RBGulls on the west in the docks were hundreds of RBMergs, a dozen or so Coots, a couple dozen mallards, a few dozen Bonies and a handful of Common Mergs what caught our eyes here was that beyond the docks (in river) was a HUGE number of birds (gulls and mergs). so - over the bridge to the dirt road on the west side of the river we went - birds, birds, birds from the bridge out past the mouth of the river - many thousand Mergs! maybe a 20:1 ration of RBMergs to Common Mergs (many mergs starting to display beautiful breeding plumage!) sprinkled in with the mergs were a few hundred gulls (mostly Herring) we started by heading out as far north as we could and ran into Gabe and Emil informed by them that they already had Thayer's and Iceland we headed back to the bridge area and scanned found among the masses we found Thayer's Gull - 1 California Gull - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 we did not relocate Gabe and Emil's earlier located Iceland Gulls Great Black-backed Gulls - 6ish we hung around for a while and decided to head east Wendy Park/Whiskey Island just before exiting Haans spotted a Bald Eage flying south into the city marina docks/ice packed with only RBGulls (thousand?) a few RBMergs and mallards out in open water (but inside breakwall) were more RBGulls and a few hundred RBMergs we drove to end of road to the river and headed out toward Coast Guard station we found only a few dozen Coots and a hundred or so sleeping RBGulls a man said that a few minutes prior the river was full of gulls and ducks, but a passing tugboat scared them all off - one cool surprise was a Northern Mockingbird that greeted us as we hit the shore up the walkway out between shore were a couple hundred gulls asleep on the ice (only a few were Herring) CEI/E 72nd Street very few birds (we did drive slowly past Burke on the marginal - no owls/raptors etc) less than 20 Mergs less than 30 Gulls flying/on water only interesting was a small raft of Canvasbacks - 7 nice weather! nice birding today!! buster ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: White-winged Scoter - Franklin Co. From: Dave Slager <dave.slager AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:38:16 -0500 22 January 2012 Paul Hurtado found a White-winged Scoter today at the Watermark Quarry in Columbus. I just got back from viewing the bird and he asked me to post to the listserv. Watermark Quarry is located south of Dublin Rd, west of Grandview Ave, on the west side of Columbus. The gate to the causeway is locked today; to view the bird I would recommend parking behind one of the buildings on Dublin Rd (e.g. 39.975081,-83.058683). From this vantage point, the bird may disappear periodically behind the "island". Good birding, Dave Slager Columbus, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: UrbanScioto,Columbus,1-22 From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:06:18 -0500 I visited several areas along the Scioto River today in Columbus and nearby suburbs to check if the freezing weather had concentrated waterbirds into the remaining open water. Stops at Long Street dam, Watermark Lake, Marble Cliff, and Griggs dam found a good mix of waterbirds, often in good numbers. Unfortunately, the rising temperatures may allow these birds more choices over the next few days. Notables included: Dabbling Ducks - not much other than many Mallards & a few Black Ducks; the latter were all below Griggs dam Diving Ducks - Watermark Lake had Redheads and a few Ring-necks, while the Scioto at Marble Cliff had 120 Ring-necks. 3 Common Goldeneye were in the waterfowl swarm along the river below Griggs dam. Hooded Mergansers were at every stop, with the largest number 24 below the Long Street dam. Other waterfowl - the 100+ Coots remain at Watermark Lake, even as the open water has shrunk. Watermark also had 1 Common Loon and 1 Pied-billed Grebe Raptors - rather light, with only Red-tails at several locations. No Eagle today, but they have been regular along this stretch now. Gulls - most were in roosting flocks on the ice shelf at Watermark Lake, including 100+ Ring-billed and 5 Herring. Woodpeckers - Downies were surprisingly common; there was also a Hairy at Marble Cliff and a Sapsucker calling below Griggs dam. Other landbirds - not much else of note except for 2 Brown creepers in the woods below Griggs dam. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Wayne - Snow Buntings From: Scott Hannan <sahannan AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:28:43 -0500 Anyone have details on this? Bonolink RBA says on the Irvin Miller farm along Emerson Road.... Would be nice to run by today.... Sent from my iPhone ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Magee sightings this morning From: Mark Shieldcastle <markshieldcastle AT BSBO.ORG> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:43:05 -0500 The Magee Wildlife Beach trail was hopping this morning with 100+ Tree Sparrow, Northern Shrike, Hairy Woodpecker, and a lone White-winged Crossbill working the shrubby area between the beach and dike. Check BSBO's http://www.bsbo.org/birding/birding_hotspots.htm for a map. The most activity was close to where the Black-throated Gray Warbler was found this fall. 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You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Spotted Towhee From: jack hickson <jack_paschal AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:16:45 -0500 Is the spotted towhee still at the Wilderness Center today? Jack Hickson jack_paschal AT hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org