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15 Mar DC Cormorants Columbus [Bill Whan ] 15 Mar Hoover Reservoir Franklin County, Delaware County ["McNulty, Robert" ] 14 Mar Pickerington Ponds Franklin County Horned Grebes Fairfield County [Robert Mary Ann Riggs ] 14 Mar Villa Angela/Wildwood Cleveland Lakefront SP, 3/14/10 [Nancy Anderson ] 14 Mar Pectoral Sandpipers, Scioto County, 3/14/10 [Robert Sparks ] 14 Mar Re: Owl chasing GBH? [RMC ] 14 Mar S. Franklin Metros & Lake Logan [Ann Cramer ] 14 Mar Owl chasing GBH? [Matt Valencic ] 15 Mar Columbia Twp., Lorain County ["kjb8 AT juno.com" ] 14 Mar Munson Twp., Geauga County [Karen Morgan ] 14 Mar Rocky Fork Lake, Highland Co [Roy Goerler ] 14 Mar Re: Greenlawn Great Horned Update [Prem Balson ] 14 Mar 3/14 - more Ottawa Co. waterfowl [Leidy Gabe ] 14 Mar Cleveland (Cuyahoga Co.) [Paula Lozano ] 14 Mar AlumCreekLake,3-14 [rob thorn ] 14 Mar Re: New Binoculars [Joe Phillips ] 13 Mar Darke Ducks [Regina Schieltz ] 13 Mar New Binoculars [Matt Valencic ] 13 Mar Sims Park-Euclid, Villa Angela/Wildwood Cleveland 3/12 &3/13 [Nancy Anderson ] 13 Mar American Woodcock - Dublin [Paul McSweeny ] 13 Mar Lorain County Woodcocks [Erik Bruder ] 13 Mar Geauga County sandhill cranes [Karen Morgan ] 13 Mar Greenlawn Dam and Cemetary [Robert Mary Ann Riggs ] 13 Mar 3/13 - Lorain to Ottawa Co. [Leidy Gabe ] 13 Mar Cleve lakefront: Mergansers,buffleheads,redheads,canvasbacks,ringneck,etc. [Linda Sekura ] 13 Mar Cuyahoga Falls - Red Shouldered Hawk Pair [Dave Watkins ] 13 Mar bald eagle circling Bradley Woods yesterday afternoon [N Brewer ] 13 Mar Greenlawn Great Horned Update [Bob Baran ] 13 Mar Englewood Metroparks--North and Main [] 13 Mar Watermark Quarry Franklin Co [Thomas Slemmer ] 13 Mar Delaware Wildlife Area-Tree Swallow [L Heider ] 13 Mar HooverReservoir,3-13 [rob thorn ] 13 Mar Stark & Summit Co waterfowl [Laura Dornan ] 13 Mar Blendon Woods Metro park-Franklin County [Thomas Slemmer ] 13 Mar waterfowl - Magee-Ottawa [m shieldcastle ] 12 Mar Woodcocks in Cuyahoga County [Lukas Padegimas ] 12 Mar Woodcock,Clark County [Michael Hatfield ] 12 Mar First woodcock flights, Ashtabula Co [Sean Artman ] 12 Mar Athens county woodcocks and BGGN [DANIEL WEBER ] 12 Mar Eastern Phoebe in Vinton County [Ben Crow ] 12 Mar Edgewater hawk watch (Cuyahoga Co.) [Paula Lozano ] 12 Mar Sheldon's March, Erie Co. [Bob Beason ] 12 Mar Eurasian Wigeon still at Paulding Lagoons [M & D Dunakin ] 12 Mar Tenth Annual Shreve Spring Migration Sensation-Saturday, M arch 27, 2010 [Su Snyder ] 12 Mar backyard birds - geauga co [inga schmidt ] 12 Mar highland park cemetery - cuyahoga co [inga schmidt ] 11 Mar Ohio Statewide RBA - March 11, 2010 [Leidy Gabe ] 11 Mar Clinton County Barn Owl gone [Bob Powell ] 11 Mar Summit County Ducks [Renee ] 11 Mar Mallards in city puddle; NASA junco, song, killdeer, redwings [Linda Sekura ] 11 Mar Bluebirds and woodcock Allen County Lima, Ohio [Russowl ] 11 Mar 85 Tundra Swans at Funk Bottoms WA in Wayne County 3/11/10 [Su Snyder ] 11 Mar Summit County Sightings [] 11 Mar Recent Muskingum observations ["evans1857 AT juno.com" ] 11 Mar Tuland Park (Cuyahoga Co.) [Paula Lozano ] 11 Mar Groveport Ponds,3-11 [rob thorn ] 11 Mar Darke birds [Regina Schieltz ] 11 Mar Seen at Tappan Lake, Harrison Cty [David Smith ] 11 Mar Licking Co Phoebe ["Tim A. Mason" ] 11 Mar Tundra Swans, Erie Co. [Bob Beason ] 11 Mar Mosquito Lake north [Bill Kaye ] 11 Mar Sheldon's Marsh, Erie Co. [Bob Beason ] 11 Mar Paulding Eurasian Wigeon still at lagoons [M & D Dunakin ] 11 Mar Ross County Birds [Dave Hess ] 11 Mar Updated URL - Passenger Pigeon [Bob Glotzhober ] 11 Mar woodcocks and jet-propelled catamarans... [Kim Kaufman ] 11 Mar Dublin Ohio Athaya Flock [August Froehlich ] 11 Mar Passenger Pigeon. Ohio Historical Society Collections Blog [Bob Glotzhober ] 10 Mar Franklin County. Ducks are back! [Thomas Slemmer ] 10 Mar Shadeville,3-10 [rob thorn ] 10 Mar Fwd: eBird Report - Cowan Lake , 3/10/10 [Bob Powell ] 10 Mar frohring meadows plus - Geauga Co [inga schmidt ] 10 Mar Turkey Vultures - Trumbull County [Denise Powers Fabian ] 10 Mar Ruddy Ducks at Scioto Audubon [Bruce Miller ] 10 Mar The new Wildlife Legacy Stamp [Kenn Kaufman ] 10 Mar Eurasian Wigeon at Paulding Sewage Lagoons [M & D Dunakin ] Subject: DC Cormorants Columbus From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:10:02 -0400 On 12 Mar, 20-24 double-crested cormorants were in their customary roost tree, visible on the east side of I-71 just north of the Greenlawn Avenue on-ramp. A rough notion of the timing of their appearances and disappearances here over the past several years suggests--or at the very least does not rule out--that they are composed of locally nesting birds and their progeny. Breeding cormorants have accompanied locally-nesting great egrets and great blue herons at a quarry here for several years. It would be interesting if someone, maybe someone who commutes daily into the city, could keep track of how long this roost lasts this spring, and when it reassembles later, and lets the rest of us know. 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: Hoover Reservoir Franklin County, Delaware County From: "McNulty, Robert" <Robert.McNulty AT OSUMC.EDU> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:47:08 -0400 At Walnut Street Ramp, Horned Grebe Reb Breasted Mergansers Oxbow Common merganser (1 male, 1 female) Boardwalk in Galena Common merganser Hooded merganser Red breasted merganser Ring necked duck Common Golden eye Bald Eagle Belted Kingfishers Eastern phoebe (heard only) Hoover Meadows Black vulture (1) Turkey vulture Red tailed hawks Mudhen Spring peepers (dozens in the small pond at the beginning; each only 1-2 inches away from his neighbors) Shovelers (4 dozen) (across the road, just north of Mudhen) Blendon Woods Bufflehead Ring necked duck Bob McNulty ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Pickerington Ponds Franklin County Horned Grebes Fairfield County From: Robert Mary Ann Riggs <bob26 AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:11:44 -0400 Hello All, Mary Ann and I spent the afternoon watching birds at Pickerington Ponds, Franklin County. Lots of ducks in the ponds, species seen: Canada Goose Gadwall American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shovelor Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Great Blue Heron on nest and feeding Turkey Vulture Redtailed Hawk one sitting on a nest. American Coot Killdeer Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Downey Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Bluebird American Robin European Starling Eastern Towhee American Tree Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown Headed Cowbird House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow Fairfield County: Fox Glenn Subdivision on Diley Road in a pond. Mute Swan Horned Grebe 3 Good bird watching to you I had a wonderful day enjoying Ohio's wild spots with a very Lovely Lady. Annie and Bob Pataskala, 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: Villa Angela/Wildwood Cleveland Lakefront SP, 3/14/10 From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:19:03 -0700 I was at Villa Angela/Wildwood of Cleveland Lakefront State Park on the east side of Cleveland today from late morning to mid afternoon with mostly rain. Here are only a few of the birds seen: Villa Angela Red-breasted Mergansers - many flying east Eastern Towhee 1 calling (first I have heard) American Tree Sparrows 8 Song Sparrows 10+ Hairy Woodpecker 1 American Crows 5-6 Wildwood Park Northern Pintail 1 m American Black Ducks 2 Hooded Mergansers 4m (in marina) Sims Park, Euclid 3pm Great Blue Heron 1 flying west Nancy Anderson Richmond Hts, OH Cuyahoga 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: Pectoral Sandpipers, Scioto County, 3/14/10 From: Robert Sparks <birdmansparks AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:33:25 -0700 Hello Everyone, Today I checked out some spots along Route 23 as I made my way to Portsmouth from Columbus. The surprising thing was the overall lack of ducks. Stops AT Charlie's Pond in Pickaway County, Lake White in Ross County, and the flooded river bottoms around Portsmouth produced only a handful of ducks. These stops would normally produce hundreds of ducks this time of year. The highlight of the day was finding 4 Pectoral Sandpipers along Moore's Lane in Scioto County. Good birding, Brad Sparks ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Owl chasing GBH? From: RMC <r.cressman.xyz.1928 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:54:37 -0400 Perhaps the owl was chasing the other away from its nest with eggs or young. Note that the recent posts of the GHO in Green Lawn Cem on Columbus has its young. Rich Richard Cressman East Boston, MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Valencic" To: Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:38 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Owl chasing GBH? <.. . . . .> Does anyone know if Great Horned Owls are known to take birds as large as a GBH? My neighbor and I have seen the Great Horned in the area and there is a wetland about ˝ mile away in the direction the birds came from. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ 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: S. Franklin Metros & Lake Logan From: Ann Cramer <acramer AT FROGNET.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:53:11 -0400 Shaune Skinner and I visited several Columbus Metro Parks in southern Franklin County and I stopped by Lake Logan in Hocking County on the way home. More to see in the Metro Parks today. Lists are as follows: Chestnut Ridge MP: Wood Duck - 6 Canada Goose - 10 White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Red-winged Blackbird - 2 Song Sparrow - 4 House Sparrow - 2 House Finch - 2 Carolina Wren - 1 American Robin - 10 Carolina Chickadee - 1 Tufted Titmouse - 1 Northern Cardinal - 10 Blue Jay - 3 American Crow - 12 Turkey Vulture - 12 Slate Run MP: Lesser Scaup - 8 Canada Goose - 6 Dark-eyed Junco - 3 Northern Cardinal - 10 Blue Jay - 2 Carolina Chickadee - 2 Song Sparrow - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 American Crow - 6 Pickerington Ponds MP: Ring-necked Duck - 79 American Black Duck - 2 Gadwall - 11 Mallard - 66 Green-winged Teal - 9 American Coot - 43 Hooded Merganser - 3 Northern Shoveler - 12 American Wigeon - 2 Bufflehead (female) - 1 Canada Goose - 50 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Ring-necked Pheasant (male) - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Cooper's Hawk - 1 Great Blue Heron (all sitting on nests) - 12 Killdeer - 7 Northern Cardinal - 2 American Robin - 2 Song Sparrow - 4 Mourning Dove - 3 Blue Jay - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - 13 (1 female) Carolina Chickadee - 2 2 unidentified swallows flying over water (tree ?) Lake Logan: Mute Swan - 9 Canada Goose - 7 Mallard - 12 Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Red-winged Blackbird - 5 American Robin - 1 Northern Cardinal - 2 American Crow - 2 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Owl chasing GBH? From: Matt Valencic <mmvalencic AT ADELPHIA.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:38:20 -0500 I was standing outside at 8pm, nearly dark, listening for woodcock when the most gosh-awful squaking came flying up our lane! A bird the size of a Great Blue Heron or Sandhill Crane came flying low toward the house - maybe 30 feet above the driveway – with its neck outstretched and head a little lower than the body. Behind it came a large bird the size and shape of a Great Horned Owl! The larger bird banked around the house along the woods then kept climbing and turning to get away. The pursuer landed in a tree at the edge of the woods. I think it saw me standing in front of the house and gave up the chase. I slipped back into the house for my binoculars but by the time I returned it was gone. I could not positively tell what either bird was but this was the largest avian predator/prey display I have ever seen! Does anyone know if Great Horned Owls are known to take birds as large as a GBH? My neighbor and I have seen the Great Horned in the area and there is a wetland about ˝ mile away in the direction the birds came from. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Columbia Twp., Lorain County From: "kjb8 AT juno.com" <kjb8@JUNO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:13:32 GMT This afternoon at about 4:30 PM, I saw 6 BBB (waiting to be ID-ed by Bob H. tomorrow) in a tree in Root Road between Rt. 82 and Joyce Drive and an eastern bluebird- and what I am nearly positive was a broad-winged hawk flying through the wooded yard of my friend when I pulled in off Root. Kathleen Bradley ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Munson Twp., Geauga County From: Karen Morgan <kaamorgan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:55:44 -0400 Found no hawk nests while hiking through Nero Nature Preserve in Munson Twp., but heard a brown creeper singing as it flew from perch to perch. Nice ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Rocky Fork Lake, Highland Co From: Roy Goerler <fgoerler AT CINCI.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:17:46 -0400 on this raining and gloomy day we when to the lake to see what we could. 3 soaring Bald Eagles , 1 Bald Eagle feeding an eaglet 18 Canada Geese 8 Blue Heron 1 Mute Swan Highland Birding http://www.goerler.us/Birds Roy Goerler ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Greenlawn Great Horned Update From: Prem Balson <pb1106 AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:51 -0400 There are actually three owlets, though most of the times only two were easily seen this (Sunday) afternoon. The mom was not seen until I left around 5:00 p.m. May be she showed up later. There were many birders when I left. Maybe she waited for me to leave to show up. Prem Balson Columbus, OH -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob Baran Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:30 PM To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU Subject: [Ohio-birds] Greenlawn Great Horned Update I swung by Greenlawn early this afternoon for a quick check on the Great Horned Owl nest. Mom was sitting up higher on the nest and was pretty soaked to say the least. There appears to be only one Owlet at this time. I'm estimating the Owlet to be around 2 to 3 weeks old. Below is a link to a mom and child shot. Not the best of shooting conditions. Looking at how wet mom was, you really have to feel for them. Bob Hilliard, OH http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/6963876_uJqiR#809205809_vh3b8-A-LB ______________________________________________________________________ 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: 3/14 - more Ottawa Co. waterfowl From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:31:10 -0700 Emil Bacik and I returned to the fields and wetlands of the greater Magee region this morning, hoping to better calculate the sheer number of waterfowl using this area at the moment.  W. Touissaint North Rd, northeast of Benton-Carroll Rd is hosting some 11,000+ ducks, geese, and swans right now, and this spectacle is certainly worth a gander.  Heading Benton-Carroll south from SR 2, take a very sharp left on W. Touissaint North Rd. (third crossroad).  You will need to pull to the side of the road, and scope the birds at a bit of a distance; this is apparently a Ottawa NWR property.  Darsch Rd. at SR 2, also a ONWR parcel, is hosting nice numbers of dabbling, and some diving, ducks at fairly close range.  Waterfowl totals (Ottawa Co): Greater White-fronted Goose  1 Canada Goose  1400 Tundra Swan  810 Wood Duck  33 Gadwall  300 American Wigeon  680 Mallard  9900 Northern Pintail  2080 Green-winged Teal  195 Northern Harrier  2 American Woodcock  6  displaying wonderfully along the Magee entrance road Great Horned Owl  1  Magee Metzger Marsh and ONWR's Veler Rd. are hosting good numbers of common waterfowl, as well. Good birding - Gabe Leidy Cleveland ______________________________________________________________________ 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 (Cuyahoga Co.) From: Paula Lozano <paulalozano AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:52:08 -0400 Sunday, March 14, 2010 Observers: Paula Lozano & Bob Finkelstein Perkins Fishing Access, Edgewater Park, 11:30 a.m. Common Goldneye ~50 Red-breasted Merganser ~750 Carter Road in the Flats, 11:45 a.m. Northern Mockingbird - 2, east of Columbus Road Bridge Collision Bend, 11:50 a.m. Lesser Scaup - 1 Ruddy Duck - 7 Horned Grebe - 1, male in breeding plumage Scranton Road, 12:15 p.m. Northern Mockingbird - 2 Gate 12, North Marginal, Burke Lakefront Airport, 1:15 p.m. American Kestrel - 1 Killdeer - 2 Horned Lark - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - 52 Eastern Meadowlark - 1 Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 Paula Lozano Lakewood, 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: AlumCreekLake,3-14 From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:10:08 -0400 I did a stem-to-stern search of this reservoir north of Columbus looking for migrant waterfowl & raptors. Starting at Hogback Rd access, I then visited Howard Rd Bridge, the State 37 bridge, Cheshire boat launch, SummerRidge access, and New Galena boat launch. Most of the lake is open, but there are some large rafts of floating ice in the northern reaches, above the Cheshire causeway. Highlights (and lowlights) included Dabbling Ducks - nothing besides Mallards & Black Ducks, and not many of those. Diving Ducks - only a flock of 25 Red-br.Mergansers off SummerRidge Other waterbirds - lots of squbbling Canada Goose pairs at all stops, but nothing else. Raptors - no eagles, but a Cooper's Hawk was display-flying over the east end of the St.37 bridge. Red-tails were at several locations. No Osprey at Hogback yet. Shorebirds - Kildeer at several spots, most notably along Hogback Rd, where the steady sediment load from the surrounding streams has created mudbars in the lake that are exposed even during the high water now. This should be a good spot to check during April. Gulls - several flocks of Ring-bills sitting on ice rafts, perhaps 120 total Tree Swallows - 5 were foraging over the reservoir near the dam Sparrows - lots of territorial Song Sparrows, but very little else. Juncos were at Howard Rd bridge and New Galena. Blackbirds - Redwings on territory in many locations. Flyover Grackles were around Hogback and Cheshire, and a Cowbird was singing at New Galena. Where's a Cooper's Hawk when you need one. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: New Binoculars From: Joe Phillips <jphill32 AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:24:09 +0000 Hi Matt, Thank you very much for sharing your side by side survey of these binocs. After reviewing this thread, and all the very helpful inputs - thanks to all, I decided to purchase the Chinese plastic Nikon 10 x 40 Action 7266 probably simply because I could do most of what I want to do and they only cost me $68 with free shipping on Amazon.com. However, for the long term I am very interested in what will be my next set of binocs. I have looked a lot at the Vortex website and the Eagle website. I am very pleased that you took the time to share with us that you decided on Vortex and why. PS: My current frustration is trying to get my nearsightedness, my trifocals, my digital camera and my new binoculars to all work in unison and in succession!!! LOL, LOL, LOL!!! I really think my next purchase has to be a camera / binoculars combination. Does Vortex make such a thing? Does anyone have experience with a camera binoculars combination? Trying to use a dedicated camera as a binoculars is really really cumbersome!! Mostly I want to just go back and forth from eyes to binoculars, and then at the almost rare perfect moment, snap!! and I have a picture!!! thank you for this thread, joe d phillips birder newbie pataskala & columbus ---- Matt Valencic wrote: > After 4 nights on the road I returned home this afternoon through > Millersburg and stopped at Time and Optics to talk with Robert Hershberger > and his mother (who started the shop many years ago). I looked through > several models (Vortex, Nikon, Eagle & Leupold) and power combinations > (8x42, 10x42, 8.5x43). My max price was ~$500. The ones that impressed me > most were the 8x42 Vortex Viper ($529) and a pair of 8x42 Leupold ($409) - I > did not notice the model because I did not even consider them in my research > - might have been Pinnacles. > > > > I was fortunate that the afternoon was dreary and rainy because without the > limited light I could have been happy with either one. The Leupold felt > lighter but it could just have been the design. Both had a similar field of > view when I compared them against a distant fence line. However, when I > really focused on some lichen attached to a fence post about 20 yards away > it was obvious to me that the Vortex Viper was brighter and gave more detail > of my 'target'. I went back-and-forth many times until I was convinced. > Robert finally became non-committal and agreed that I had observed > correctly. > > > > Just for 'grins and giggles' I looked through a pair of Leica's ($1,800) and > Swarovski ($3,000). Yes, they were both brighter but not $1,000 - $2,000 > brighter to me (to someone else with the budget they probably are!). > > > > Anyway, the icing on the cake is the incredible warranty from Vortex. > > > > Thanks to all who helped me make this decision. > > > > The take-away from all this . if you are going to spend more than $100 go > somewhere where you can compare side-by-side. Then pray for a dreary day! > Robert said that if it were bright and sunny I would not have been able to > discern the difference between them. > > > > Regards, > > > > Matt Valencic > > Chagrin Falls, OH > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ 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 Ducks From: Regina Schieltz <reginasch AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:26:40 -0500 The Darke County Birders drove their annual Darke Duck Drive this afternoon. Four members: Ann Glidewell, Cindy Ploch, Autumn Young, and Regina Schieltz drove through most of the western half of Darke County searching flooded fields and wet areas. It rained the entire drive, but that didn't dampen our spirits or our finds. Highlights included: Can. Geese many Snow Goose 1 white phase Mallards Redheads Gadwalls Lesser Scaups Ringneck ducks Wood Ducks Bufflehead 1 Hooded Mergansers Great Blue Heron Wild Turkeys 3 kestrel red-tailed hawk mourning doves robins grackles redwings starlings song sparrows Am. pipits 12 Cardinal crows Bluejays Titmouse Carolina Chickadee No snipes or other shorebirds. There sure were enough flooded fields for them. I guess it was just a little early. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: New Binoculars From: Matt Valencic <mmvalencic AT ADELPHIA.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:05:56 -0500 After 4 nights on the road I returned home this afternoon through Millersburg and stopped at Time and Optics to talk with Robert Hershberger and his mother (who started the shop many years ago). I looked through several models (Vortex, Nikon, Eagle & Leupold) and power combinations (8x42, 10x42, 8.5x43). My max price was ~$500. The ones that impressed me most were the 8x42 Vortex Viper ($529) and a pair of 8x42 Leupold ($409) - I did not notice the model because I did not even consider them in my research - might have been Pinnacles. I was fortunate that the afternoon was dreary and rainy because without the limited light I could have been happy with either one. The Leupold felt lighter but it could just have been the design. Both had a similar field of view when I compared them against a distant fence line. However, when I really focused on some lichen attached to a fence post about 20 yards away it was obvious to me that the Vortex Viper was brighter and gave more detail of my 'target'. I went back-and-forth many times until I was convinced. Robert finally became non-committal and agreed that I had observed correctly. Just for 'grins and giggles' I looked through a pair of Leica's ($1,800) and Swarovski ($3,000). Yes, they were both brighter but not $1,000 - $2,000 brighter to me (to someone else with the budget they probably are!). Anyway, the icing on the cake is the incredible warranty from Vortex. Thanks to all who helped me make this decision. The take-away from all this . if you are going to spend more than $100 go somewhere where you can compare side-by-side. Then pray for a dreary day! Robert said that if it were bright and sunny I would not have been able to discern the difference between them. Regards, Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Sims Park-Euclid, Villa Angela/Wildwood Cleveland 3/12 &3/13 From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:24:59 -0800 I went to Villa Angela/Wildwood of the Cleveland Lakefront State Parks Friday late and today two times. I have been missing the good birds during the last few weeks seen by others during the day. There was a Great Horned Owl seen by two people from the mobile home park in the trees near the fence line of Villa Angela on 3/5 in the daytime before it was chased away by many Crows heading west. Mark Anderson had the same type of owl in the woods of Villa Angela in late January. Mark had some Ring-necked Ducks and Hooded Mergansers Thursday on Euclid Creek also seen by Jeanne Hrenko in the nice weather. Mark had an immature Black-crowned Night Heron in the pine trees in Villa Angela 3/10 and an adult seen 3/11 on the west side of Euclid Creek just north of the bridge also seen by Jeanne Hrenko. But the herons haven't been seen Fri or today. Here is what I was able to see at Villa/Angela/Wildwood with Mark and Jeanne with me on my earlier visits only: Northern Pintail 1 m 3/12 & 3/13 swimming around Euclid Creek near the bridge (maybe same one seen off and on since Dec) Hooded Mergansers 5 (4m,1f)today where Euclid Creek meets the lake, Mark had nine earlier this morning and they also were seen 3/11 by Mark & Jeanne American Black Ducks 4 (both days) Great Blue Herons 2 flying east over lake 3/12 Brown-headed Cowbirds 2 (front lawn of library next door today from my car) many Song Sparrows, Titmouse, Red-winged Blackbirds, European Starlings & Common Grackles American Tree Sparrows 2 today in Villa Angela near lake Euclid Beach - 1 Killdeer Sims Park - Euclid from 12:30 to 12:45 and then 2:45 to 3:15pm today with Mark Anderson during the first visit. Still some ice in places. Red-breasted Mergansers - many too far out to see well the first time I went - most large numbers gone later with few dozen left Common Goldeneye - 33 Bufflehead 1 Common Mergansers 6 Carolina Wrens 2 (near driveway - always seen or heard lately) Euclid Park (Lakefront Community Center north of Babbitt) Common Goldeneye 10 My Backyard - today 17 Red-winged Blackbirds under my feeder Nancy Anderson Richmond Hts, OH Cuyahoga County 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: American Woodcock - Dublin From: Paul McSweeny <pmcsweeny AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:10:52 -0500 There were several Woodcock displaying behind (west) of the Health Club at Sawmill and Hard road this evening. They also could be heard over the Dublin Scioto High School parking lot on Hard Road. Paul McSweeny Dublin ______________________________________________________________________ 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 Woodcocks From: Erik Bruder <erik.bruder AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:58:56 -0500 There are peenting woodcock outside the Carlisle Visitor Center just before the program by Julie Zickefoose. Erik Bruder Westlake, 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: Geauga County sandhill cranes From: Karen Morgan <kaamorgan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:06:48 -0500 The sandhill cranes have returned to Zepp's farm pasture east of Aquilla Rd. and north of US322 and Spencer Rds. Saw the pair out there feeding ~5 PM this afternoon. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Greenlawn Dam and Cemetary From: Robert Mary Ann Riggs <bob26 AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:26:19 -0500 Mary Ann and I had a few moments after lunch on Friday March 12th and stopped by the Greenlawn Dam and then on to the Cemetary to see the Great Horned Owl and her nestlings. A fun time bird watching with a beautiful Lady on a beautiful day. The birds we saw are... Greenlawn Dam: Canada Goose Mallard American Black Duck Lesser Scaup Redhead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Ringed-billed Gull Carolina Chickadee Greenlawn Cemetarty: Great Horned Owl with two owlets begging for food, across from section 50 and the John Beal Brown crypt, look above the Griswold headstone you will see a small green fir look above that you will see the big tree with the cavity hole. The owl is in the hole in the tree. Cooper's Hawk Blue Jay Northern Cardinal American Robin Brown-headed Cowbird White-breasted Nuthatch Downey Woodpecker Mourning Dove Canada Goose House Finch Good birding to you, Annie & Bob Love t Pataskala 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: 3/13 - Lorain to Ottawa Co. From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:01:29 -0800 As Mark posted earlier today, waterfowl numbers in agricul Hey all - As Mark posted earlier today, waterfowl numbers in agricultural areas just south of Magee Marsh/Ottawa are avian spectacle to behold at the moment.  While crusing several backroads - Darsch, Rt. 19, Benton-Carroll, and Lickert-Harder, this afternoon, there were literally dabblers and swans in the air at all times, and piled into every wet spot in marshes and cornfields that we passed.  Emil Bacik and I began our day much earlier in Lorain Co...here are the overall highlights: Tundra Swan  650  Ottawa Co. American Wigeon  500  Ottawa Co. American Black Duck  100  flooded field - SR 2 east of US-250 Northern Pintail  700  Ottawa Co. Green-winged Teal  50  Ottawa Co. Common Merganser  75  Sandusky Bay bridge Northern Harrier  2 Sandhill Crane  2  Benton-Carroll Rd. Lesser Black-backed Gull  3  ad. - all in ag fields in Lorain Co, accompanying large Ring-billed/Herring flocks Glaucous Gull  1  ad  spotted on the ice while crossing the Sandusky Bay bridge; we pulled over for nice looks (not reccomended!) Good birding - Gabe Leidy Cleveland ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Cleve lakefront: Mergansers,buffleheads,redheads,canvasbacks,ringneck,etc. From: Linda Sekura <LSekura AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:47:10 EST March 13 - 11am-2:30pm: Along the lakefront, any unprotected water was covered by broken ice, nearshore to ~100' out, with ring-billed gulls standing on it, bobbing up and down on the waves. Edgewater - breakwall/put-in west of the WWTP: Red breasted merganser - 1 Hooded mergansers - 7 Ringneck - 1 Buffleheads - 4 Scaup - 2 Mallards - 4 Geese - 2 Ring-billed gulls - Too many to count East 55th: Nothing besides ring-billed gulls, that I could see East 72nd - section of open water near shore, surrounded by floating ice: Redheads - 27 Canvasbacks - 7 Scaup - 3 Mallards - 2 One swan with dark bill - juvenile mute probably? - standing on ice In distance - Black ducks? - 2 Ring-billed gulls - Too many to count Whiskey Island beach: Buffleheads - 10 Song sparrows - 7 in scrub by beach Cuyahoga River mouth: Nothing on the water (bridge to lake), and just a few ring-bills flying Linda Sekura 216-598-0113 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Cuyahoga Falls - Red Shouldered Hawk Pair From: Dave Watkins <dwultrabike AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:41:11 -0500 For the past few weeks we have heard a Red-shouldered Hawk calling in the neighborhood (15th Street north of Broad Blvd). Today we had a pair in the backyard eating earthworms. All the while Cardinals and House finches were nearby on our feeders. We had a nesting pair several years ago. I'm positive that this is not the same pair. This male is extremely light colored on the head. If I get a chance I will try to get some photos to post. Dave Watkins Cuyahoga Falls Summit 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: bald eagle circling Bradley Woods yesterday afternoon From: N Brewer <nancybrewer1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:20:39 -0500 Saw it about 5 p.m. at Cleveland Metroparks Bradley Woods - circling over Bunn(s) Lake. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Greenlawn Great Horned Update From: Bob Baran <rbaran AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:30:23 -0500 I swung by Greenlawn early this afternoon for a quick check on the Great Horned Owl nest. Mom was sitting up higher on the nest and was pretty soaked to say the least. There appears to be only one Owlet at this time. I'm estimating the Owlet to be around 2 to 3 weeks old. Below is a link to a mom and child shot. Not the best of shooting conditions. Looking at how wet mom was, you really have to feel for them. Bob Hilliard, OH http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/6963876_uJqiR#809205809_vh3b8-A-LB ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Englewood Metroparks--North and Main From: NEUBAUERB3 AT AOL.COM Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:22:24 EST Saturday, March 13 - 1:45 p.m. - Perfect weather for ducks !! North Park: Red-breasted mergansers - 5 m Greater scaup - 1 m Hooded mergansers - 3 m, 3 f Mallards - 8 Canada geese - 2 Killdeer Great blue heron Main Park: Redheads - 4 pr. For eagle watchers, Englewood Metropark has cut down the honeysuckle providing an opening about 20 ft. wide giving a good view of the nest. They have also provided a graveled parking area about 200 yds. north of the viewing area. Ed and Bev Neubauer Englewood, 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: Watermark Quarry Franklin Co From: Thomas Slemmer <tslemmer1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:08:46 -0500 1:30 pm Rainy day drive to Watermark Quarry. 2 hoodies courting very close to shore in the beautiful spring colors. Location: Watermark quarry Observation date: 3/13/10 Number of species: 8 Canada Goose 12 Mallard 10 Redhead 1 Ring-necked Duck 8 Hooded Merganser 5 Song Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 2 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Delaware Wildlife Area-Tree Swallow From: L Heider <irvandpenny AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:18:33 -0800 Saw a single Tree Swallow on a nest box this morning.  Also saw Ring-necked Ducks, Northern Shoveler, Scaup, Buffleheads, Mallards, Canadian Geese, Canvasback, Redhead, Hooded Merganser, Eastern Bluebird, Song Sparrows, RW Blackbirds and a fly-over by a juvenile Bald Eagle.  Delaware Wildlife Area is in Delaware County about 5 miles north of the City of Delaware. Luke Heider ______________________________________________________________________ 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: HooverReservoir,3-13 From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:56:50 -0500 On a day fit only for waterfowl, I spent much of my morning looking for them at this central Ohio Reservoir. All but a few of the most sheltered bays are ice-free, but much of the migrant waterfowl action appears to have already passed. I stopped at Oxbow Island, Wiese Rd, Twin Bridges, Sunbury causeway, Mudhen Marsh, and maxtown boat launch. The NE wind made for unusual birding conditions here; all of the normally sheltered west shore coves were exposed and mostly bird-less. Highlights included: Shovelers - 10+ were lurking in the inlet at Mudhen Marsh Ring-necked Ducks - hardly any; I found a pair at Mudhen and had a few flyovers at Sunbury causeway. Red-br.Merganser - the only common migrant waterfowl, with small flocks at most stops. Biggest group was 60+ near Pelican Island along the NE shore Kildeer - single birds were at Twin Bridges and at Mudhen Bald Eagle - an adult flew north along the reservoir at Maxtown launch. Most of the winter residents appear to have left, so this was either a migrant or a potential territorial bird. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Stark & Summit Co waterfowl From: Laura Dornan <tldornan68 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:31:59 -0800 Yesterday (Fri)  we found waterfowl on Nimisilla Reservoir, Summit Lake & Mogadore Lake.  The best site was Nimisilla: Widgon--18 Pintail--73 L. Scaup--12 Ringneck--108 Ruddy--1 Gadwall--12 Black Duck--5 Redhead--6 Mallard--68 Canada Goose--136 Bald Eagle--1 At Summit we added  Coot to the list and at Mogadore we added Bufflehead, Pied-bill Grebe & a Killdeer (flyover). We also visited Sippo Lake, Nesmith Lake, Springfield Lake & Hodgson Lake but all were still completely iced over & had no waterfowl, beyond a few geese. Laura & Tim 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: Blendon Woods Metro park-Franklin County From: Thomas Slemmer <tslemmer1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:22:31 -0500 Interesting morning for my weekly Saturday morning trip to Blendon. The yellow rumps were back and were intermixing with a flock of juncos getting ready to leave, I assume. Lot's of song sparrows singing. I thought I saw a Lincoln but wasn't able to convince myself with the rain dripping on my binoculars. One lonely and drenched tree sparrow. Snow is all gone, but lots of mud! Here's the list: Location: Blendon Woods Metro Park Observation date: 3/13/10 8 am Number of species: 22 Canada Goose 50 Wood Duck 1 American Black Duck 50 Ring-necked Duck 6 Bufflehead 5 Mourning Dove 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 5 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 12 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 12 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 American Tree Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 12 Dark-eyed Junco 15 sparrow sp. 1 Northern Cardinal 12 House Sparrow 8 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: waterfowl - Magee-Ottawa From: m shieldcastle <mcshieldcastle AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:17:42 -0500 Spring has definitely started. Waterfowl numbers are increasing daily in the Lake Erie Marshes. With recent rains it would pay visitors to check out the agriculture lands to the south of the Magee-Ottawa complex. Several hundred pintail and a few American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, and shovelers were in the cut corn field on the west side of Lemon Rd where Bodi Rd dead ends. There are additional fields that look good to the west and south for waterfowl and shorebirds. Several wetland restorations are being completed between Benton-Carroll rd and SR 19 that are going to have bare ground areas conducive to shorebirds as they arrive over the next month. Enjoy the variety the area holds and be adventuresome in finding other locations. Mark Shieldcastle Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 W SR 2 Oak Harbor, 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: Woodcocks in Cuyahoga County From: Lukas Padegimas <lukas_padegimas AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:58:33 -0500 3 Woodcocks were seen from 7:00-7:15 pm in the tiny little field right across from the Sactuary Marsh at North Chagrin Reservation. Located very close to Nature Center. Were "pinting" very close and doing thier flight displays. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Woodcock,Clark County From: Michael Hatfield <hatfieldmj AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:43:50 -0500 This evening around 8pm I had my first ever yard Woodcock.I tossed a fallen branch into the woods for Queenie to chase,and out buzzed a Woodcock.Also seen today at Buck Creek State Park: 25 Red Winged Blackbirds 6 Eastern Meadowlarks 35 Ring Billed Gulls 1 Pied Billed Grebe 2 Belted Kingfishers (doing some incredible aerial acrobats) Good luck birding Mike and Queenie ______________________________________________________________________ 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 woodcock flights, Ashtabula Co From: Sean Artman <sean.artman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:57 -0500 This evening several American Woodcocks began actively peenting, strutting around, and making their ritual flights in our fields. They'll be doing this pretty reliably just about every night for the next month or so. Then the flights start to taper off and they stop completely sometime in May. There may be a second peak of activity around the end of April. I'm inviting anyone who wants to witness this fascinating behavior to join me for twilight woodcock walks, right around sunset. I never get tired of the woodcock flights and go out to check for them every night. So, if you'd like to come out, any evening from now until May, send me an email and let me know what day. I'd like to keep the group size to 10 or less, so I'll keep track of who's signed up for each evening. Sean Artman Andover, 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: Athens county woodcocks and BGGN From: DANIEL WEBER <danweber1 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:48 -0500 Hello, This evening, I heard American Woodcocks in two locations. Also, I heard my FOS Blue Gray Gnatcatcher this morning. I am hoping to get out tomorrow evening for some amphibian activities. Dan Weber Athens, Ohio _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Eastern Phoebe in Vinton County From: Ben Crow <Ben.Crow AT COMMUNITYBANCSHARES.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:03:33 -0500 Two were first seen and heard yesterday (March 11) in Swan Township. Many American Woodcock displaying this week. A pair of Red Shouldered Hawks are working on a nest. One Spring Peeper sang briefly last night. Spring is springing! ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Edgewater hawk watch (Cuyahoga Co.) From: Paula Lozano <paulalozano AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:44:50 -0500 Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Edgewater Park (Cleveland Lakefront State Park) West Memorial Shoreway, Cleveland Partly cloudy, 63 F, wind from SE at 11 mph gusting to 20 mph Flight direction: West to East Observer: Paula Lozano & Bob Finkelstein Today there is a lot more open water west of the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. However, these areas are not close enough to shore to identify any of the distant ducks except red-breasted mergansers. The following are sightings from Perkins Fishing Access and the east end of the upper field: BBB (Big Black Bird - temporary id until Buzzard Day) - 5 Northern Harrier - 1, male Red-shouldered Hawk - 1, immature; bathing in puddle behind restroom building Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Killdeer - 2 American Crow - XX (estimate ~3 dozen), migrating but also on ice eating fish Paula Lozano Lakewood, 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: Sheldon's March, Erie Co. From: Bob Beason <robert.c.beason AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:06 -0500 There was a pair of Hooded Mergansers and a female American Wigeon at the marsh today. Many fewer geese and Mallards, though. Bob Beason Huron, 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: Eurasian Wigeon still at Paulding Lagoons From: M & D Dunakin <edson AT BRIGHT.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:24:55 -0500 Greetings once more, Yes, the Eurasian Wigeon is still finding something good at the Paulding Sewage Lagoons. When I checked at 11:00 this morning, I learned that the bird had been seen but was flushed, along with most of the rest of the ducks, by a dog; however, following lunch, the birds had returned, and the offending dog was no where to be seen. The Eurasian Wigeon was swimming happily about, apparently unperturbed by the earlier incident. The Paulding sewage lagoons can be found on Page 34 of the Delorme Atlas about 1 1/2 miles northeast of Paulding. Index location is between C and D north and south and number 3 east and west. They show up as two blue rectangles next to Flat Rock Creek. Anyone wishing further details can contact me by email or telephone at 419-258-4951. Bird long and prosper, Doug & Micki Dunakin Antwerp, O. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Tenth Annual Shreve Spring Migration Sensation-Saturday, M arch 27, 2010 From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:44:14 -0500 Hi all: Please be reminded that the Tenth Annual Shreve Spring Migration Sensation is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2010. For a list of events and speakers see the Ohio Bird Forum at http://www.ohiobirds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1324 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: backyard birds - geauga co From: inga schmidt <ingais AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:37:38 -0500 While weeding in the garden (how the weather has changed!) I saw a great blue heron fly by. Reminded me to check the rookery down the road on Chagrin River in Bentleyville where I saw two birds standing on the nests. Also, one calling sand hill crane flew by. Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road, Geauga/Cuy Co line ______________________________________________________________________ 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: highland park cemetery - cuyahoga co From: inga schmidt <ingais AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:28:45 -0500 While looking for possible owl nests in the cemetery I heard a red breasted nuthatch, and wandered over to have a better look. The nuthatch was energetically excavating a small hole in the limb of a maple tree. I could hear another red breasted nuthatch nearby. It left the tree and picked around in the taxus and then returned to the cavity. (Seen in section 2, from the road between 2 and 5.) First heard the nuthatch there earlier this week. Inga Schmidt ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Ohio Statewide RBA - March 11, 2010 From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:05:54 -0800 - S - RBA * Ohio * Statewide * March 11, 2010 * OHST1003.11 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species): Snow Goose Ross’s Goose Eurasian Wigeon Least Sandpiper Golden Eagle Merlin Barn Owl Long-eared Owl SPOTTED TOWHEE - Transcript This is the Ohio Rare Bird Report for March 11, 2010.  Compiler: Gabe Leidy. Email: nparula AT yahoo.com Species in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE REVIEW LIST SPECIES. Details of these sightings are desired by the Ohio Bird Records Committee. Careful observation, not ornithological expertise, is the only qualification for submitting your data. For details and pointers see: http://www.ohiobirds.org/records/documentation.php Snow Goose: All reports: 7 Mar one blue-phase at Killdeer Plains (Cheryl Harner, et al), 24 totaled on the Ottawa NWR census 7 Mar (Doug Vogus et al), and “a few” at Cedar Point Causeway, Erie Co. 8 Mar (Becky Cullen). Ross’s Goose: Becky Cullen spied one from the Cedar Point Causeway, Erie Co. 8 Mar, along with some Snow Geese. Eurasian Wigeon: The bird at T.J. Evans Park, Licking Co. was last observed 6 Mar (Margaret Bowman) - likely a county first - and another has shown up at Paulding Sewage Lagoons 10-11 Mar, the first in this county since 1982 (Doug & Micki Duankin)! Least Sandpiper: At least one has survived the onslaught of a brutal Ohio winter, last reported 6 Mar on the Great Miami River in Fairfield, Butler Co. (Mike Busam, Charlie Saunders). Golden Eagle: The wily Killdeer juv. was encountered 7 Mar by Cheryl Harner, et al. Merlin: All three of the Merlins wintering at Calvary Cemetery, Cuyahoga Co. were located by Lou Gardella the evening of 7 Mar. The “brown trail” at Swan Creek Metropark, Lucas Co. hosted one 3 Mar (Mark & Sherry Plessner). A male continues to haunt Old St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Hamilton Co. as of 5 Mar (Bill Zimmerman). Barn Owl: Bob Powell reported that the Clinton Co. bird flew the barn 3 Mar. Long-eared Owl: 7 Mar marked the most recent report from the Owl Grove at Killdeer Plains WA (fide Cheryl Harner); don’t dally - these birds will probably be gone soon. One is also being seen along Township Rd. 177 east of Holmesville, Holmes Co. - in the big hemlock right along the road (fide Bobolink Area RBA). SPOTTED TOWHEE: Last visited the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller early 8 Mar. Many thanks to the tenants, who allowed 346 visitors into their home! - End transcript. Good birding! Gabe Leidy Cleveland ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Clinton County Barn Owl gone From: Bob Powell <rdp1710 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:35:20 -0500 There has been some interest in whether the Barn Owl I reported on 18 Feb is still around. Alas, it has not been seen since 3 Mar. However, it is a good bet that some dilapidated structure in Clinton County will host a breeding pair this year. Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Congress Farm Research Institute Wilmington, OH, USA rdp1710 AT gmail.com http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine aves ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Summit County Ducks From: Renee <thatsanoddduck AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:18 -0500 I too, stopped at Summit Lake and the CVNP Ira Road Beaver Marsh in Summit County today. To add to the duck list, Summit Lake along the western "shore": Gadwall - 3 American Black Duck - 5 Bufflehead CVNP Ira Marsh: There were both ring necked and redheads Black Ducks - 2 Renee ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Mallards in city puddle; NASA junco, song, killdeer, redwings From: Linda Sekura <LSekura AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:25:23 EST At a busy city intersection at rush hour, right next to the road on the grass, a male and female mallard were floating around on what amounted to a deep puddle from snow melt. It was on the Chagrin exit from I-271 in Beachwood. Multiple lanes of heavy traffic (and city) all around, and they were having the time of their lives. === To post something more standard, while I'm at it - - Yesterday at NASA Glenn, next to the Cleveland airport, ten minutes near a field netted me: - Junco - 1 - Song sparrows - 2 - Killdeer - 1 or 2 (Killdeer are a ubiquitous sound at NASA all thru bird season. This was the first I heard this year.) - Red-winged blackbirds - 3 - Robins - flock of 7-8 - Starlings - 12 Linda ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Bluebirds and woodcock Allen County Lima, Ohio From: Russowl <russowl AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:05:16 -0500 Took a walk out back to day ,, first a woodcock flushed from by a brushpile and then as I moved across the back came across 3 pair of bluebirds , singing and moving about. Russell Lima,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: 85 Tundra Swans at Funk Bottoms WA in Wayne County 3/11/10 From: Su Snyder <bird348 AT SSSNET.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:24:32 -0500 Hi all: Hallie Mason, Sally Deems-Morgyody, Brenda Franey, and I joined the Mountwood WV Bird Club on a waterfowl outing today. Highlight was 85 Tundra Swans at Funk Bottoms WA. Most of the expected ducks were present, plus Sandhill Cranes, Rough-legged Hawks, and Northern Harrier. 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: Summit County Sightings From: bluebirdfan AT GMAIL.COM Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:12:30 -0500 Summit Lake gave up some first-of-season finds this afternoon... North end in canal: lone drake canvasback South end from the new boardwalk offering excellent views: many Am. coots one pied billed grebe handsome pair of northern shovelers pair of ruddy ducks one ring necked duck At Firestone Metro Park: two rusty blackbirds killdeer calling overhead wood duck heard but not seen CVNP Tuesday night: At Bath Rd/Cuyahoga river: green winged teal, as reported on this list, in the river south the Bath Rd bridge. wood ducks in river north of the Bath Rd bridge. plenty of great blue herons in the heronry. At "Beaver Marsh" on Riverview Rd. (north of Ira trailhead): one American wigeon a bunch of scaup? or ring necked? (it was pretty dusk at this point) wood ducks At Horseshoe Pond (Major Rd.) red breasted nuthatches heard but not seen in their usual hotspot, spruce woods along boardwalk Red winged blackbirds are everywhere in modest numbers, including 8 females. No mergansers anywhere! Yet. Karen Gray Copley / 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: Recent Muskingum observations From: "evans1857 AT juno.com" <evans1857@JUNO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:06:12 GMT I was home at the farm on Flint Ridge for the week between March 1 and March 8. The heavy snow cover (which peaked around 26 - 28 inches!) decreased significantly, but the ground was still fully covered, concentrating a lot of action at the feeders. My first singing male red-winged blackbirds arrived (or at least began singing) on the 4th. My first meadowlark of the season was Monday morning, March 8, before I left for the Columbus airport. My first killdeer was heard March 1. Bluebird activity seems to be centered south of our property, around the recently felled trees "cleared" by the county road crew. March 3rd I saw a red-shouldered hawk carrying nest-building or home improvement material. The lengthening days indicate springtime behavior, even if the landscape does not. Walking in the woods has been daunting, if not hazardous, for Jane and me. With the increasing thaw we resumed our usual almost daily excursions around the property on Saturday, March 6, and we found the snow would more or less support our weight. There are many trees and large limbs down across our trails. One interesting avian sign was a sassafras trunk seriously carved up by one or more pileated woodpeckers. Downy, hairy and red-bellied woodpeckers continue to visit the suet frequently, fighting with the starlings. Something tore into one of the large anthills on the "back forty" (seven acres of successional field.) Perhaps a flicker? House finches have been more abundant this past winter than we have observed in the previous decade. (This July marks the tenth anniversary or our emigration from urban Columbus to rural Muskingum County.) A lot of singing has resumed, with cardinals and Carolina wrens joining the omnipresent chickadees, titmice and song sparrows. I haven't seen an overwintering mockingbird this year - two years absence in a row. Turkey vultures have lingered all winter, and continue to soar over the upland. I would be expecting woodcocks by now, but they have been sparse or absent the past couple years, and the heavy snow cover probably doesn't help. I haven't seen any towhees yet either. In celebration of my 56th birthday (a couple weeks ago) I risked sledding over the weekend. Wheeee! I suppose it was middle-aged foolishness, but I was determined to make some recreational use of the record snowpack, since I couldn't locate my cross-country ski boots. I only slightly dinged and bruised myself. Jane reports that during the past few days most of the snowpack has vanished, although two thirds of the ground remains covered by four inches or so. Quite a winter! Two of the horses have been celebrating the thaw by splashing around in "Llama Llake," our most prominent vernal pool. Now begins the season of mud. It's a real shame about the raven's woods (Bill Whan's recent post.) I was thinking about going over to the River to see them sometime, although it would contradict my usual no-chase tendencies. ODNR may do a good job with some species, but they surely are inconsistent. Large black birds are not favored, unless they have white heads. That's the view from Flint Ridge. Bob Evans Geologist, etc. Hopewell Township, Muskingum County DeLorme 70 A1 (classic editions) ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Tuland Park (Cuyahoga Co.) From: Paula Lozano <paulalozano AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:03 -0500 Thursday, March 11, 2010, 4:00 p.m. Tuland Park, 3139 West 144th Street, Cleveland (I-90 South Marginal, east of Warren Road) Observer: Paula Lozano Thanks to a tip from Terri Martincic, the following birds were seen at this location: Horned Lark - 3 American Robin - XX Dark-eyed Junco - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - 8 Eastern Meadowlark - 3 Common Grackle - XX Paula Lozano Lakewood, 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: Groveport Ponds,3-11 From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:14 -0500 I wandered to several ponds after work today, mostly in the vicinity of this southeast Columbus suburb and the nearby 3-Creeks Park. Waterfowl are moving through, but a lot of the birds were skittish or flyovers. With our elevated temperatures and disappearing ice, most of these birds are probably in northern Ohio by now. Waterfowl highlights included: Wood Ducks - several paris along Alum & Blacklick Creeks Mallards - abundant pairs in every wetland Black Duck - 2 pair at Cruiser Pond in Groveport American Wigeon - 3 flyovers at Cruiser Pond Ring-necked Duck - 4 at the Confluence pond in 3-Creeks;10 at the Borrow Pit in 3-Creeks, and another 25 at Cruiser Pond Redhead - 15+ flew up off the Borrow Pits at 3-Creeks Ruddy Duck - pairs at the Borrow Pit and at Winchester lake. Other birds of note included a calling pair of Pileated Woodpeckers at the Confluence area and a few Turkey Vultures there and at Heron Pond. Blackbirds and Grackles were at quite a few locations. Other landbird migrants, however, were rare: a Pipit flew over the Confluence Area, and Horned Larks were flyovers at several locations. ______________________________________________________________________ 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 birds From: Regina Schieltz <reginasch AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:23 -0500 This morning about 9am, I took a drive west of Greenville. At. Stump's Pond near Nashville: Canada geese 5 Ring neck duck 1 male Red wing BB Killdeer On Stingley Road just around the country corner: 4 rusty Blackbirds 1 female and 3 male Other birds: crows C. Chickadees Robins Starlings mo doves ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Seen at Tappan Lake, Harrison Cty From: David Smith <idleweed2 AT TUSCO.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:05:04 -0500 I saw the following waterfowl yesterday, March 10, at Tappan Lake. redheads 5 American widgeons 5 ring-necked ducks 23 Canada geese 35 mallards 2 common mergansers 4 wood ducks 10 tundra swan or trumpeteer 2 ring-billed gulls 30 Also the eagle is on it's nest. There is a great blue heron rookery west of Cadiz south of US rt 22 and it had some of the herons present. This is the first year we have had flickers come to our suet feeder and we had a wild turkey at our sunflower feeder. David Smith Station 15 Harrison Cty ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Licking Co Phoebe From: "Tim A. Mason" <tamason AT DAWESARB.ORG> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:18:40 -0500 Heard a Phoebe at Dawes Arboretum this morning ______________________________________________________________________ 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, Erie Co. From: Bob Beason <robert.c.beason AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:44:32 -0500 While going north on SR-4 I saw a flock of a dozen Tundra Swans on the west side of the road, half a mile south of Strecker Rd. (~1.5 miles south of the Turnpike). The birds were foraging in a picked corn field. Bob Beason Huron, 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: Mosquito Lake north From: Bill Kaye <killybay AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:17:39 -0500 A quick trip this morning around the refuge. I was surprised I didn't see a single Eagle. Perhaps I was there a bit early. The lake is starting to open up but for the most part still ice covered. 30 Wild Turkey ... majority females with 6 males displaying 2 Northern Harriers.... appeared to be both females 2 Red-tails Many Red-winged Blackbirds and Robins As a side note I had 5 Red-shouldered Hawks circling the sky above my house today in Warren. Very active urban birds right now and man are they noisy... Welcome Spring!!! ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Sheldon's Marsh, Erie Co. From: Bob Beason <robert.c.beason AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:35:18 -0500 In addition to the usual residents, this morning I saw a few American Wigeon and Blue-winged Teal. There were two groups of Turkey Vultures that moved through, both going west: one with 7 birds and the other with 4. Several male Red-winged Blackbirds were showing territorial displays and singing. Bob Beason Huron, 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: Paulding Eurasian Wigeon still at lagoons From: M & D Dunakin <edson AT BRIGHT.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:57:57 -0500 Greetings from the thawed northwest, The Eurasian Wigeon seen yesterday at the Paulding Sewage Lagoons was still present this morning at 10:00 a.m. It was located near the back end of the north pond, so a good scope would be quite helpful. The Paulding sewage lagoons can be found on Page 34 of the Delorme Atlas about 1 1/2 miles northeast of Paulding. Index location is between C and D north and south and number 3 east and west. They show up as two blue rectangles next to Flat Rock Creek. Anyone wishing further details can contact me by email or telephone at 419-258-4951. Bird long and prosper, Doug & Micki Dunakin Antwerp, O. ______________________________________________________________________ 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 County Birds From: Dave Hess <dave AT TRIPPIES.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:52:58 -0500 I checked the Hopeton Site-just North of Chillicothe last night about 6pm. Sparrows are on the move for sure, I had over 20 Song Sparrows . Also picked out at least 8 Savanahs in with them, lots of movement..I'm sure I missed numbers on both. Of course waterfowl are the news now, and did find a few species on the quarry ponds there. The Common Merg. was best bird. Here is list of those. Wood Duck Redhead Hooded Merg. Common Merg. C. Goose Ring-necked Duck Delorme-pg.78-B2 Dave Hess SVBNC Chillicothe ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Updated URL - Passenger Pigeon From: Bob Glotzhober <bglotzhober AT OHIOHISTORY.ORG> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:55 -0500 Sorry about the forwarded link to the Passenger Pigeon blog - it did not forward properly. The URL for the blog is at http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/ and the item on the passenger pigeon is number 5 (scroll down to it). Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html Celebrating 125 Years of serving Ohioans. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: woodcocks and jet-propelled catamarans... From: Kim Kaufman <kimkaufman AT BSBO.ORG> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:27:08 -0500 The woodcock part... Last night we heard the first "peents" of American Woodcocks on the Black Swamp Bird Observatory grounds, which is located just inside the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. The walking trail behind the Observatory headquarters is like woodcock central in early spring. Dozens of birds can be heard from the BSBO parking lot and once you venture out onto the trail it's just nuts! The bizarre sky-rocketing display of these birds is like standing in the midst of feathered-fireworks; it's just the coolest thing. You should come see it with us! We still have a few spaces left for our woodcock program and field trip next Saturday, March 20th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. It's only $10 (students 18 and under are free) and for that you get a great indoor program and a guided walk out onto the launching pad. : ) Just call BSBO at 419-898-4070 to make your reservations. More info can be found at the BSBO website here: http://www.bsbobird.org The jet-propelled catamaran part... This year during the Biggest Week In American Birding, we're working with our partners at The Jet Express in Port Clinton, Ohio to bring you, not one, but two, day-trips to Point Pelee. The trip is a total blast and the crew on the The Jet are really into birding, so they add to the fun! They provide a continental breakfast, a really tasty box-lunch, and all of your transportation needs. BSBO and our partners at Tropical Birding will provide several world-class birding guides and free bird checklists for everyone. Here's a link to the Biggest Week website for more details: http://biggestweekinamericanbirding.com/birding_by_ferry_and_jet.htm Or, call the Jet Express at: 800-245-1538 / Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM to make your reservations. Thanks, and good birding, (as if there's any other kind!). ~kim Kimberly Kaufman Executive Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 West State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 419-898-4070 www.bsbobird.org www.ohioyoungbirders.org www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.org www.birdingwithkennandkim.blogspot.com Become a fan of BSBO on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/bsbobird ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Dublin Ohio Athaya Flock From: August Froehlich <afroehlich AT TNC.ORG> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:28 -0500 On my drive to work along the Scioto River this morning I spotted a large flock of ducks and decided to stop and check. I'm glad I did. Just north of the Home Rd. bridge there was a flock of ~250 mixed Athaya. Mostly Ring-necked and Redhead, with some Scaup and Canvasback mixed in. And half a dozen Bufflehead nearby. I had seen a large flock flying north along the river, behind the trees as I was driving south which is what caught my attention. I'd guess there could have been a flock of over 400 ducks just before I got to that bridge. It was just about perfect- there was a safe place to pull off, the ground was fairly dry, the sun was behind me, the wind was still, the sky was clear, the water was calm. The birds were gorgeous, with fresh breeding plumage. A guy couldn't ask for a nicer birthday present. Here's a Google map of the site: http://tinyurl.com/yc9xmsb ______________________________________________________________________ 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. Ohio Historical Society Collections Blog From: Bob Glotzhober <bglotzhober AT OHIOHISTORY.ORG> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:05 -0500 I thought the list-servers would like to see this item from the Ohio Historical Society Collection's Blog. Our curator's meet over a couple of months and selected the ten most embarrassing moments from Ohio History. Entry number 5 relates to the Passenger Pigeon. I should add (somehow it missed it in the editing) that "Buttons" - the last documented wild Passenger Pigeon, is on exhibit at our museum in Columbus. If you are not familiar with the story of Buttons, visit your library or Amazon.com and pick up a copy of the book, Hope is the Thing with Feathers, by Christopher Cokinos, 2000. It highlights the extinction of several species of birds and has three chapters on the Passenger Pigeon. Bob Glotzhober P.S. The photo attached is cited incorrectly. It is from a bird at the Portsmouth Public Library, not from the OHS collections. I will be notifying our web folks to correct the statement, and hopefully add a photo of Buttons. ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 298-2098 ________________________________ From: noreply+feedproxy AT google.com [mailto:noreply+feedproxy AT google.com] On Behalf Of Ohio Historical Society Collections Blog Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:05 PM To: Bob Glotzhober Subject: Ohio Historical Society Collections Blog Ohio Historical Society Collections Blog ________________________________ Now for Number 5 Posted: 10 Mar 2010 05:52 AM PST The 5th Most Embarrassing Moment of Ohio History is... 5. No One Believes the Passenger Pigeon Will Go Extinct ... Until it Does Cincinnati (1914). The Columbus medical doctor, John Maynard Wheaton was a founder of the American Ornithological Union and author of two important works on Ohio's birds. Wheaton was not immune however to the prevailing lack of understanding of ecology and extinction. In his 1860 Catalogue of the Birds of Ohio he comments on the 1857 landmark Ohio legislation that provided the first real protections for select game birds, song birds and mammals. Among his comments was a terse and blunt sentence: "The passenger pigeon needs no protection." Attesting to Wheaton's lack of judgment, the last documented wild passenger pigeon was shot in Ohio in 1900. Martha became the last of her species when she died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Passenger pigeon from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society Further Reading: Ohio History Central: The Passenger Pigeon Catalogue of the birds of Ohio. 1860. J.M. Wheaton. "From the Ohio agricultural report for 1860." P 359-380. Report on the birds of Ohio. 1879. J.M. Wheaton. From Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio. 628 pp. American Museum of Natural History. Martha, the last ever, is now at the Smithsonian in Washington, D. C. Come back tomorrow for more from The Most Embarrassing Moments of Ohio History! Number 10: Ohio Antiquities are Treasured ... in London Number 9: Rhodes' Road to Canada Number 8: Newark Board of Trade Finds a Curious Way to Save an Earthwork Number 7: Presidents and Generals First Number 6: Traitor Runs for Governor You are subscribed to email updates from Ohio Historical Society Collections Blog To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Franklin County. Ducks are back! From: Thomas Slemmer <tslemmer1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:03:19 -0500 I drive along the park road just north of Griggs Dam in Columbus every morning drinking my coffee. For the first time the Scioto river was clear of all ice and the ducks are back! Several groups must have come in over night. Widgeon, ring necked; ruddy; bufflehead; hoodies; and greater scaup.. The migration is on! Location: Griggs Reservoir Observation date: 3/10/10 7am Number of species: 11 Canada Goose 50 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 25 Ring-necked Duck 4 Greater Scaup 6 Bufflehead 6 Hooded Merganser 13 Ruddy Duck 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Ring-billed Gull 200 American Crow 1 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Shadeville,3-10 From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:05 -0500 I spent this first real day of Spring, mucking around this tiny hamlet south of Columbus along the Scioto River. Mostly I was trying to get a feel for where the Bald Eagle nest is along the river here, but I was also hunting for migrant waterfowl and early landbirds like Phoebes (no luck on either account). I stopped at the quarries around the end of Parsons Avenue, the undeveloped Talbot Park (on the west side of the Scioto) and Com-Til, a City-run composting plant south of there. Notables included: Waterfowl: While the river, and surrounding shallows were ice-free, the quarries were, perversely, mostly frozen. Resident Mallrds, Geese, and Wood Ducks were plentiful, but migrants were largely absent here. Bald Eagle - 1 adult flew west over the south end of Parsons Ave, but the nest remained elusive. Workers at Com-Til mentioned it as being adjacent to the South Wastewater Treament Plant (across from it, on the east side of the Scioto), but I couldn't see it from there. The Plant was not admitting visitors today. Other raptors - Cooper's Hawks and Red-tails were at Com-Til, and Turkey Vultures were at several different places. Kildeer - one of the most conspicuous birds of the morning, with multiple calling individuals at each stop Blackbirds - many Redwings and Grackles at each stop; they've arrived in force. E.Meadowlark - 1 was singing from the grasslands around the quarries at the end of Parsons Ave, my first for the Spring. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Fwd: eBird Report - Cowan Lake , 3/10/10 From: Bob Powell <rdp1710 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:20:40 -0500 The highlight of today's count is the 1167 Ring-billed Gulls. This may well turn out to be the year's peak count. I have seen as many as 2,000 on the lake at one time. I see I have neglected to indicate that the lake is now about 55% open water. Cheers, Bob ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:15 PM Subject: eBird Report - Cowan Lake , 3/10/10 To: rdp1710 AT gmail.com Location: Cowan Lake Observation date: 3/10/10 Notes: 64F, Winds: calm, sky: bkn, lake level: +0.8', boats: 0 Number of species: 28 Canada Goose 50 Wood Duck 4 Gadwall 2 American Wigeon 20 American Black Duck 2 Mallard 207 Northern Shoveler 2 Northern Pintail 6 Green-winged Teal 14 Canvasback 14 Redhead 13 Ring-necked Duck 25 Lesser Scaup 20 Bufflehead 6 Common Goldeneye 1 Common Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 10 Common Loon 1 Bonaparte's Gull 8 Ring-billed Gull 1167 Herring Gull 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 American Crow 7 Carolina Chickadee 1 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Robert D Powell Congress Farm Research Institute Wilmington, OH, USA rdp1710 AT gmail.com http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine aves ______________________________________________________________________ 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: frohring meadows plus - Geauga Co From: inga schmidt <ingais AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:47:32 -0500 At Frohring, where the little marsh is rapidly melting, four killdeer have returned. Not much else yet, except for the handful of red winged blackbirds, in full voice. On the way home I stopped at the Geauga Park Property on Country Lane. I didn't see the resident great horned owl, but I did gather up a pocket full of pellets from under his perch in the evergreens. (Tomorrow's entertainment.) A couple of turkey vultures circled overhead. They arrived in our neighborhood with yesterday's influx. On my own property I finally walked back into the woods to check the big nest in the beeches. It has been used by great horned owls in the past, but the last few years only red tailed hawks have used it. After a half hour wait, a red tail flew to the nest and did a bit of rearranging. (These three properties are all within two miles of each other and all adjoin the power line corridor.) Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road Geauga/Cuy Co line ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Turkey Vultures - Trumbull County From: Denise Powers Fabian <ohiodarlin AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:09 -0800 On my way back to Akron from Warren while working, I spotted my first TV sighting of Spring just off of Market Avenue in Leavittsburg.  They're back!   Denise in Akron www.feathersfibersfaith.blogspot.com   "Look at the birds..."  Matthew 6:26 I look at them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day–the invocations and the benedictions to God Himself.  I look to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear.  And that God's eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me!    ______________________________________________________________________ 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 Ducks at Scioto Audubon From: Bruce Miller <redtail565 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:37:52 -0500 Hey all, I got a chance to stop at Scioto Audubon at lunch today. There were 4 Ruddy ducks very close to the boat ramp. Close enough to not even need bino to see! Wish I had my camera with me. Since I have yet to see this duck posted for Ohio recently, I thought I pass it on. Also seen were American Black Duck, Mallard, Redhead, Bufflehead, Great Blue Heron, Ring-billed Gull, Song Sparrow, Common Grackle. GB Bruce Miller Columbus, OH Web Photo Gallery: http://www.redtail.smugmug.com/ My Blog: http://redtail565.blogspot.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ ______________________________________________________________________ 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 new Wildlife Legacy Stamp From: Kenn Kaufman <kenn.kaufman AT WORLDNET.ATT.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:29:43 -0500 Hi all -- Today (Wednesday March 10), a lot of Ohio's luckiest birders are in Columbus, attending the annual Wildlife Diversity Conference and learning about everything from owls to katydids to skunks. I'm not there -- I'm stuck in front of the computer, buried under a looming deadline. But I'm thinking about the conference, thinking about how impressive it is that this event should be hosted by Ohio's Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife. I've lived in many parts of the U.S. and have seen the workings of many state wildlife agencies, and I can guarantee that Ohio's Division of Wildlife is one of the best. When I moved here five years ago I was immediately impressed to learn of what the DOW had done to bring Bald Eagles back to healthy populations in the state. Since then I've learned that the Division is involved with everything from Henslow's Sparrows to Eastern Spadefoots. There are some states where the wildlife agencies are focused almost exclusively on species that can be hunted or fished, but the people running Ohio's DNR and DOW really "get it" and really do support all of biological diversity. This year the Division of Wildlife is introducing a brand new Wildlife Legacy Stamp. Proceeds from sale of the stamp will go to support conservation of all wildlife, including birds, throughout the state. The first Legacy Stamp features a great photo of a Baltimore Oriole, taken by Russell Reynolds of Lima (known as "Russowl" here on Ohio-Birds). I hope that every birder who lives in or birds in Ohio will get this stamp and display it proudly -- it's only $15.00, and it gives us a chance to demonstrate that birders are a force in preserving the resource on which our recreation depends. I'd call it a bargain: if I had to pay a dime for every great bird that I saw on Division of Wildlife properties like Magee Marsh, Metzger Marsh, Pickerel Creek, Toussaint, Mallard Club Marsh, Willow Point, etc., it would cost me a lot more than fifteen bucks a year. For a look at the stamp and for information on how to get yours, you can check out http://birdingwithkennandkim.blogspot.com/ (see the entry for March 1), or http://www.bsbo.org/ohio_wildlife_legacy_stamp.htm Outside of Ohio, all over the U.S., there are still wildlife professionals who claim that hunters and anglers pay for all the conservation work. Here in Ohio we have a chance to flex some muscle and show that that's no longer the case. I hope that the birders of this state will rise to the challenge. I bought my 2010 stamp already; now I just need to finish my project so I can go birding again! Kenn Kaufman Oak Harbor, 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: Eurasian Wigeon at Paulding Sewage Lagoons From: M & D Dunakin <edson AT BRIGHT.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:19:05 -0500 Greetings from the thawing tundra of NW Ohio! Around 12:30 p.m. today, Micki and I discovered a very nice male Eurasian Wigeon swimming about with a few of his American cousins today on the north pond of the Paulding Sewage Lagoons. This is the first of that species I have seen in Paulding County since 1982! The ice was about 60% thawed on the north pond, and there were also Pintails, Gadwall, L. Scaup, Ring Necks, Ruddies, Green wing Teal, and Shovelers present, though none in large numbers. The Paulding sewage lagoons can be found on Page 34 of the Delorme Atlas about 1 1/2 miles northeast of Paulding. Index location is between C and D north and south and number 3 east and west. They show up as two blue rectangles next to Flat Rock Creek. Anyone wishing further details can contact me by email or telephone at 419-258-4951. Bird long and prosper, Doug & Micki Dunakin Antwerp, O. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. 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