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15 May RB Grosbeaks [Sharon Hamersley ] 15 May Lorain Impoundment [Matt Vosniak ] 15 May Blendon Woods metro Park May 15 Heard Connecticut ["McNulty, Robert" ] 15 May Mahoning Co. [Craig Holt ] 15 May Clinton County shorebirds [Ed and Linda Roush ] 15 May Re: Indigo Bunting in Yellow Springs backyard [Hank Lapp ] 15 May Kiwanis Riverway Park - Dublin, Oh [gary moon ] 15 May Sandy Ridge-North Ridgeville [Spencer-Ryan-St Marie Insurance ] 15 May Akron/PLX ["Bennett, Gregory" ] 15 May Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County [] 15 May Golden-winged, nighthawk, Hancock Co. [Robert Sams ] 15 May Metzger Park, Louisville [C Fenstermaker ] 15 May Bird Migration Energy Expenditure [STEPHEN HARVEY ] 15 May Wildwood Park, Cleveland 5/14/08 [Nancy Anderson ] 14 May Unusual Great Blue Heron behavior at Magee [] 14 May Willets East Fork State Park South Beach [Bill Stanley ] 14 May 5/14 - West Creek Resv - Golden-winged Warbler [Leidy Gabe ] 14 May Blendon Woods May 14th ["Simpson, Bruce" ] 14 May dunlin - frohring meadows Geauga Co [inga schmidt ] 14 May Blendon Woods May 14 Mourning Warbler ["McNulty, Robert" ] 14 May Magee Marsh Bird list for 5/14/08 ["Warren, Mary" ] 14 May Black-necked stilt in Lorain County [ ] 14 May Blendon Woods May 13th ["Simpson, Bruce" ] 14 May Mango - No (5/14 morning) [Greg Miller ] 14 May Indigo Bunting in Fremont ["Robert S. Morton" ] 13 May Montgomery Co. (SW Ohio) - Grosbeaks and Graduates [Amy Kramer ] 13 May Englewood Metroparks [] 13 May Darke Co. Shawnee and rural areas [Regina Schieltz ] 13 May possible GREEN-BREASTED MANGO (5/13 5pm) [Greg Miller ] 13 May Wildwood Park, Cleveland 5/13/08 [Nancy Anderson ] 13 May Re: Crane Creek / Magee Marsh Trip (photos) [Cindy Oravecz ] 13 May unfortunate choice of nesting location [CL Caprette ] 13 May Nesting birds [Glenn Welch ] 13 May Oak Quarry, Fairborn OH [Marie Schatz ] 13 May golden-winged warbler, Mahoning Co. [Craig Holt ] 13 May Crane Creek / Magee Marsh Trip (photos) [Christopher Taylor ] 13 May Magee migrant predictions, 5/14 and 5/17 [Kenn Kaufman ] 13 May A question on migrants with nesting materials [Scott Albaugh ] 12 May Wildwood Park, Cleveland 5/12/08 [Nancy Anderson ] 12 May Magee people report [Joe Faulkner ] 12 May Wayne County color explosion [Scott Hannan ] 12 May Shaker Lakes Horseshoe Lake 9 a.m., Monday May 12, 2008 [Hans Clebsch ] 12 May SummerTanagerWave [rob thorn ] 12 May CVNP Warblers, etc. [DUG ] 12 May Ashtabula county-Conneaut Creek weekend birds [Michael Nierzejewski ] 12 May Re: Buck Creek Swallow Hexafecta [Bob Powell ] 12 May Ashtabula Co., Mosquito WA [Craig Holt ] 12 May Buck Creek Swallow Hexafecta [Bob Powell ] 12 May Akron/PLX ["Bennett, Gregory" ] 12 May Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Magee Marsh [Laura Keene ] 12 May Sedge Wren at Magee Marsh [] 12 May 5 Thrush Day Yard Birds Cuyahoga County [chris pierce ] Subject: RB Grosbeaks From: Sharon Hamersley <shamersley AT WOWWAY.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 22:08:47 -0400 We currently have 4 female RB grosbeaks visiting our feeders. We think we have seen 1 male but only briefly. Wonder why so many females and no/fewer males? Good birding, Sharon Columbus OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Lorain Impoundment From: Matt Vosniak <mvosniak AT OH.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:47:04 -0400 Hey all, I spent a couple hours this afternoon checking out the area people have been calling the Lorain Impoundment this afternoon. I'm not the best at keeping a running tally but I saw some pretty good stuff. Besides the hundreds of varying types of swallows flying around there also was lots of warblers in the trees along the lake and in the woodsy area at the extreme northern point. If you park behind the Spitzer Marina and walk the fence line of the boat docks and go into the woods down there that's where I saw the majority of the birds. I got in there and did a little pishing and birds were everywhere. I definitely saw Black-Throated Blue, both male and female Redstart, Yellow warbler, and a bunch of others I couldn't id cause the birds were badly back lit and I couldn't stay to really check. The one warbler that dominated though was prothonotory. I must have saw at least 8. I am hoping based on the terrain here that some will stay and nest because the habitat seems correct. There is also some awesome shorebird habitat all over the place here. I saw 4 Dunlin, many spotted sandpipers, one semi-palmated plover, and tons of killdeer. There were also a group of Caspian terns here sitting with the ring-billed gulls. I can't confirm but I am pretty sure based on the photos and descriptions in the bird books I saw a Philadelphia Vireo in one of the trees along the rocks on the lakes edge. I have never seen one before so I'm not 100% sure but that's the only thing that it looked like to me. Lastly in one of the ponds there was a female Ruddy duck and a female Bufflehead that were nice surprises. If you can't make it to Magee this area may make for a nice second option. Take Care, Matt Vosniak ______________________________________________________________________ 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 May 15 Heard Connecticut From: "McNulty, Robert" <Robert.McNulty AT OSUMC.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:46:33 -0400 Blendon Woods Metro Park morning Cool, partly cloudy day Connecticut Warbler (Heard) , the bridge area on the Overlook nature trail, down from the picnic area Canada Warbler several spots, along brookside trail. Black and white common yellowthroat American Redstart Blackburnian Black throated Green Nashville Magnolia Tennessee Chestnut sided Palm Hooded Black throated blue Ovenbird Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Wood Thrush Swainson's thrush Veery Rose brested grosbeak Acadian Flycatcher Eastern Wood Pewee Northern Oriole Sharon Woods Metro Park (Cleveland Ave, Columbus) Afternoon Bay breasted Yellow rumped warbler Blackpoll Tennessee Magnolia American Redstart Yellow rumped Baybreasted Blackthroated green Ovenbird ... heard Bob and Elaine 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: Mahoning Co. From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:17:15 -0700 Greetings---some pretty good birds close to home today in Mahoning Co.--along Yellow Creek and the Mahoning R. in Struthers were 3 acadian flycatchers, white-eyed vireo, n. mockingbird, black-throated blue warbler, Tennessee warbler, Louisiana waterthrush, and 5 hooded warblers. A least flycatcher and bobolinks are on territory in Coitsville Twp. My first local great crested flycatcher this spring was in Poland Twp. Later, Craig ______________________________________________________________________ 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 shorebirds From: Ed and Linda Roush <eroush AT DRAGONBBS.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:08:56 -0400 I found a mixed flock of 75 Dunlin and Long-billed Dowitchers in a wet field at a construction site south of Wilmington at 4:30 pm. This is at the corner of Olinger Ct and Davids drive (south side bypass). I saw the flock wheeling in for a landing earlier but it began raining hard before I could get back to observe. Ed Roush Wilmington ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Indigo Bunting in Yellow Springs backyard From: Hank Lapp <HankLapp AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:08:05 EDT We too had a male indigo bunting at our feeder and it is a first for us as well Happy Birding Ruth Lapp **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Kiwanis Riverway Park - Dublin, Oh From: gary moon <ggm520 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:49:15 -0400 Hi Everyone, I had a great time birding this afternoon with 3 other birders at this nice little migrant trap. Some of the highlights were: Baltimore Orioles (2) Gray-Cheeked Thrush (1) Magnolia Warbler (3) Yellow-throated Warbler (1) Yellow-rumped Warbler (1) Great-Crested Flycatcher (2) Black-throated Green Warbler (1) Acadian Flycatcher (1) Gary Moon Columbus,Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Sandy Ridge-North Ridgeville From: Spencer-Ryan-St Marie Insurance <spencerryan AT ALLTEL.NET> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:24:43 -0400 I snuck out to Sandy Ridge over lunch to blow off some steam and see what warblers I could find. Birding was average but I didn’t have enough time to cover a lot of territory. Notable observations: Veery – In swamp on trail to main walking circle Magnolia Warbler– Tree line on north side of walking circle Palm Warbler – Tree line on north side of walking circle American Redstart – Tree line on north side of walking circle Spencer A. Ryan No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1434 - Release Date: 5/15/2008 7:24 AM ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Akron/PLX From: "Bennett, Gregory" <gbennett AT AKRON.K12.OH.US> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:16:03 -0400 I was at Springfield Lake Wednesday night from about 7:15-8:00 pm. Missed the "hexafecta" for lack of a purple martin, but as consolation the swirling, swooping swarm of swallows and swifts contained SIXTEEN black terns and a common nighthawk was displaying over Lakemore Elementary. Peace, Gregory Bennett Akron OH Though the Cavaliers should lose, Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds' feet, And makes me walk on my high places. Habakkuk 3:18-19 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County From: CHARLESBOMBACI AT AOL.COM Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:47:36 EDT After five days stuck indoors with a pulled back muscle cabin fever begins to get to you. Today Linda got me out for the sake of sanity. We went to the Old Sunbury Road section of the Hoover Nature Preserve to check on my Prothonotary Warbler Nest boxes. Observation only, no wading to the nest boxes. From the south entrance to the trail to the second old bridge at the north we located 15 singing male Prothonotary Warblers and we observed females bringing nest materials to 2 of the boxes. The 2 sites with females constructing nests were duly recorded as "active nest sites". I've now made the first monitoring check at 4 of my 14 nest box areas and I have confirmed 24 active nest sites and 58 males on territory. Hopefully the other 34 territories will be eventually confirmed as nest sites. Next week, weather permitting, I will try to get to the other 10 areas to check for activity. While walking along the old road bed on the east shore Linda and I had some other notable observations this morning including 3 species of terns, multiple species of warblers and some additional enjoyable observations. Species observed, in part, included: ** = Evidence of nesting Double-crested Cormorant (approximately 200 immature's near Pelican Island) Caspian Tern (5) Common Tern (11) Black Tern (6) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) Swainson's Thrush (3) **Wood Thrush (3) **Yellow Warbler (10) Magnolia Warbler (3) Cape May Warbler (2) American Redstart (12) **Prothonotary Warbler (17) **Louisiana Waterthrush (2) **Common Yellowthroat (2) **Scarlet Tanager (4) White-crowned Sparrow (1) **Indigo Bunting (4) **Orchard Oriole (2) **Baltimore Oriole (14) Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Golden-winged, nighthawk, Hancock Co. From: Robert Sams <bob-bob AT ATT.NET> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:17:22 -0700 Hello all, Jeff L. and I did some early morning pre-work birding at Oakwoods Nature Preserve, WSW of Findlay just off I75 today. Total number of warbler species were down today (16) as opposed to TUesday (23), but that was probably due to the fact we were only out there an hour and only covered about a third of the park. Blue-winged Warbler 1 Golden-winged Warbler 1 (unusual call. very similar to a blue-winged, but the 'buzzz' part rattled, not a long tone or divided into three bz's. Got a good look, and it definately looked like a female golden-winged) Tennessee Warbler 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler 5 Magnolia Warbler 9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Blackburnian Warbler 4 Bay-breasted Warbler 2 Blackpoll Warbler 7 Black-and-white Warbler 4 American Redstart 5 Ovenbird 3 Common Yellowthroat 4 Wilson's Warbler 1 Also, I got a call from my mother and she reported seeing a nighthawk over the public library in Findlay yesterday evening. ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Metzger Park, Louisville From: C Fenstermaker <kanifenster AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 06:01:33 -0700 Hi all, Metzger Park Bob O Links are in good numbers this year. I counted 10+ active males. They are in the south fields. Email me if you want directions. Kani Fenstermaker Stark 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: Bird Migration Energy Expenditure From: STEPHEN HARVEY <sj.harvey AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:15:59 -0400 Interesting article on bird migration energy expenditure. http://www.physorg.com/news129964619.html Dr. Stephen J. Harvey Shawnee State University ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wildwood Park, Cleveland 5/14/08 From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 03:46:26 -0700 Didn't show up on the list. --- On Wed, 5/14/08, Nancy Anderson wrote: > From: Nancy Anderson > Subject: Wildwood Park, Cleveland 5/14/08 > To: "Nancy Anderson" > Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:08 PM > I just had to stop at Wildwood Park on the east side of > Cleveland today (Lakeshore Blvd & East 174th). The > winds were out of the SE and it was raining off and on but > more on than off most of the time. I was there from 5:30 > to before 8pm. It stopped raining near the end. The were > lots of bugs the swallows were all over. New rain suit > makes all the difference. Nothing like what people see > during the AM but this is all I can come up with this late. > Few highlights: > > Willow Flycatchers 8+ (I think most were Willow)(first I > have seen here) > Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 > Veery 1 > Swainson's Thrush 6-7 > Wood Thrush 1 > Warblers: Yellow 5, Magnolia 8+, Black-throated Blue 1m, > Black-throated Green 1, American Redstart 3, Ovenbird 1, > Common Yellowthroat 5(4f-1m), Hooded 1 male > (first I have seen at this park this year of Yellowthroat > & Hooded) > Lincoln Sparrow 2 > White-throated about 16-20 > Orioles & many Catbirds > > (Hooded and Ovenbird were in the big main maple woods west > of road. The Hooded was hanging around the tree trunk > bases in the crevices. When I left there was activity near > and south of bathhouse. > > Nancy Anderson > Richmond Hts, OH > http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/ ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Unusual Great Blue Heron behavior at Magee From: KRHuttonDVM AT CS.COM Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 20:49:01 EDT While birding Magee Marsh last Friday, I observed a Great Blue Heron predating on a female Red-winged Blackbird. The heron had the blackbird in its bill and kept pounding it on the ground till it subdued its victim and flew off with it. Several blackbirds mobbed the heron while this was going on. Photos on my blog at: http://katdocsworld.blogspot.com/2008/05/unusual-gbhe-behavior.html Has anyone observed GBHE taking birds before, especially ones this large? Kathi Hutton Felicity (SW 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: Willets East Fork State Park South Beach From: Bill Stanley <tyrannus AT FUSE.NET> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:38:04 -0400 Hi Ohio Birders, There were three Willets on the South beach at East Fork State Park at 5:30pm today. There is much activity due to a rowing regatta that will be going on tomorrow(?) and fishermen on the beach. The Willets were very calm, allowing me to approach and photograph them. Finally a boat rowed near to shore and the birds moved to the east end of the beach and were still there when I left. Here is a list of the other birds seen in the park between 3 and 6:00pm. Location: East Fork State Park Observation date: 5/14/08 Number of species: 68 Canada Goose 3 Wood Duck 2 Great Blue Heron 3 Turkey Vulture 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Willet 3 Ring-billed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 6 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 Eastern Kingbird 12 White-eyed Vireo 6 Red-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 24 Purple Martin 2 Tree Swallow 24 Barn Swallow 6 Carolina Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 3 House Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12 Eastern Bluebird 2 Wood Thrush 6 American Robin 35 Gray Catbird 4 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 3 European Starling 4 Cedar Waxwing 24 Blue-winged Warbler 3 Tennessee Warbler 1 Northern Parula 3 Yellow-throated Warbler 6 Prairie Warbler 3 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 Prothonotary Warbler 2 Kentucky Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 24 Yellow-breasted Chat 4 Summer Tanager 8 Eastern Towhee 12 Chipping Sparrow 3 Field Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 12 Northern Cardinal 35 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Indigo Bunting 24 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Common Grackle 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 12 Orchard Oriole 2 Baltimore Oriole 8 American Goldfinch 12 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Bill Stanley Williamsburg OH. Clermont 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: 5/14 - West Creek Resv - Golden-winged Warbler From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 15:11:06 -0700 A stunning male GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was at West Creek this afternoon. As soon as you cross the river, make a right and you will come to a bit of a clearing on the hillside on your right (where the guide wires for the communication tower come down). It was in this area, and singing quite a bit. There were a lot of birds present here today, but I had little time. The 15 warbler sp. seen could've easily been 20+ with a bit more time and effort. A singing Philadelphia Vireo was also nice. 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: Blendon Woods May 14th From: "Simpson, Bruce" <Simpson AT METROPARKS.NET> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:40:35 -0400 Blendon Woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off of I 270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Lake Trail Warblers Black-throated Green Blackburian Chestnut-sided Magnolia C Yellowthroat American Redstart Wood Thrush Scarlet Tanager E Wood Peewee Indigo Bunting Thoreau Lake Warblers Yellow-breasted Chat W Palm C Yellowthroat-male, female Yellow Magnolia Great Blue Heron E Phoebe Belted Kingfisher-female Barn Swallow Nature Center Bird Viewing Area Hairy Woodpecker-female Bay-breasted Warbler Brookside Trail Warblers Ovenbird Black-throated Green Hooded Tennessee Black-and-white Nashville Black-throated Blue Summer Tanager-2 Blue-gray Gnatcher Red-eyed Vireo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird-on nest Scarlet Tanager-nest (male & female) Great Crested Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Veery Picnic Area-near rest rooms Warblers Black-throated Green-2 Black-and-white male & female Yellow-rumped male, 3 female Blackburian Tennessee Scarlet Tanager- 2 females Hickory Ridge Trail Canada Warbler Connecting Trail to Brookside Trail by Cherry Ridge Program Area Mourning Warbler I would like to thank Jason Simonis & Elaine & Bob Mcnulty for helping find these birds Blendon Woods Metro Parks Hotline 614-895-6222 Nature Center 614-895-6221 Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Park ______________________________________________________________________ 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: dunlin - frohring meadows Geauga Co From: inga schmidt <ingais AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:47:43 -0400 While I was talking to the operations manager from the Geauga parks about the special nature of the habitat at Frohring, and the unique birds that it was attracting, three dunlin flew in, as if to emphasize the point. Total of over thirty dunlin, in beautiful, breeding plumage. (I love an umambiguous sandpiper!) Also three semipalmated plovers, five lesser yellowlegs, and savannah sparrows on the grassy edges. 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: Blendon Woods May 14 Mourning Warbler From: "McNulty, Robert" <Robert.McNulty AT OSUMC.EDU> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:46:04 -0400 Cool, Rainy day Birding started slow at 8am this morning. Picked up as numerous warbler waves were discovered. Mourning Warbler, near the rest room in first picnic area as you enter the park. Later moved down to the bridge area on the nature trail. Canada Warbler several spots, along brookside trail. Black and white common yellowthroat American Redstart Blackburnian Black throated Green Nashville Magnolia Bay breasted Tennessee Chestnut sided Louisiana Waterthrush Yellow rumped warbler Palm Hooded Yellow brested Chat, from the west blind at the lake Black throated blue Ovenbird (heard only) Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager building a nest right over the trail Wood Thrush Swainson's thrush Veery Rose brested grosbeak red breasted nuthatch P.S. still have two pine siskins in our back yard Bob and Elaine 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: Magee Marsh Bird list for 5/14/08 From: "Warren, Mary" <Mary.Warren AT DNR.STATE.OH.US> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:10:03 -0400 Boardwalk Birds Warblers 1. Blue-winged 2. Golden-winged 3. Lawrence's hybrid 4. Tennessee 5. Orange-crowned 6. Nashville 7. N. Parula 8. Yellow 9. Chestnut-sided 10. Magnolia 11. Cape May 12. B.t. Blue 13. Yellow-rumped 14. B.t. Green 15. Blackburnian 16. Western Palm 17. Bay-breasted 18. Blackpoll 19. Black & White 20. A. Redstart 21. Ovenbird 22. N. Waterthrush 23. Kentucky 24. Mourning 25. C. Yellowthroat 26. Hooded - f 27. Wilson's 28. Canada 29. Y.b. Chat Vireo's 1. White-eyed 2. Blue-eyed 3. Warbling 4. Red-eyed 5. Warbling 6. Philadelphia Flycatchers 1. E. Wood Pewee 2. Acadian Fly 3. Least Fly 4. Eastern Phoebe 5. Great-crested Fly 6. E. Kingbird Thrushes 1. A. Robin 2. Veery 3. Gray-cheeked 4. Swainson's 5. Wood Sparrows 1. Song 2. Swamp 3. White-throated 4. White-crowned 5. Field Other birds seen on boardwalk 1. B.b. & Y.b. Cuckoo's 2. Scarlet Tanager - f 3. R.b. Grosbeaks & N. Cardinal 4. Balt. & Orchard Oriole 5. Indigo Bunting 6. A. Goldfinch 7. R.c. Kinglet 8. House & Marsh Wren 9. B.g. Gnatcatcher 10. G. Catbird 11. Cedar Waxwings 12. Downy & Hairy Woodpecker 13. N. Flicker 14. Chimney Swift 15. R.t. Hummingbird 16. Sora & Virginia Rail 17. B.c. Chickadee 18. Blue jay & A. Crow 19. Rwbb, C. Grackle, B.h. Cowbird, & E. Starling Beach & edges 1. Ruddy Turnstone 2. Spotted Sandpiper 3. Killdeer 4. Tree, Barn, Cliff, Bank Swallows, & Purple Martins 5. Common & Forster's Terns 6. R.b. Gulls 7. Bald Eagle 8. M. Dove 9. Chipping & House Sparrow Causeway 1. Great Blue Heron 2. Great Egret 3. C. Moorhen 4. A. Coot 5. P.b. Grebe 6. Trumpeter Swan 7. R.b. Gull 8. D.c. Cormorant 9. Mallard 10. Wood Duck 11. Blue-winged Teal 12. C. Geese with young 13. Swamp & Song Sparrow S.M.B.C. & Trails 1. White-crowned Sparrows - at feeders 2. Orchard Oriole - singing near parking lot 3. Barn, Tree, and Purple Martins Mary L. Warren Wildlife Communications Specialist Magee Marsh Wildlife Area 13229 W. State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 419-898-0960 #31 419-898-4017 FAX mary.warren AT dnr.state.oh.us ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Black-necked stilt in Lorain County From: =?windows-1252?Q?Bret_McCarty?= <jmccarty AT PLAIND.COM> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 13:09:31 -0400 What may be the Cleveland region's first documented Black-necked stilt was actively feeding Tuesday evening at a private wetland/pond near Wellington, about an hour southwest of Cleveland. Dane Adams, a retired dentist, discovered the boldly plumaged wader with bright red legs about 3 p.m. working the shoreline at one of the three ponds on his fabulous property. The stilt was still present at sunset, in the company of spotted sandpipers, lesser yellowlegs and a semipalmated plover -- all apparently unfazed by passing trains. Dane photographed a red-necked phalarope in the same pond on Monday. Check out rarebird.org for a photo of the stilt later today. Jim McCarty ______________________________________________________________________ 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 May 13th From: "Simpson, Bruce" <Simpson AT METROPARKS.NET> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 11:58:27 -0400 Blendon Woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off of ! 270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Nature Center Area Warblers Nashville American Redstart Ruby-throated Hummingbird-male W Turkey-male, 4 female Summer Tanager-male Hickory Ridge Trail Flycatcher Acadian Least W Palm Warbler Brookside Trail Warblers Black-throated Blue Ovenbird-2 Blackburian-male & female American Redstart-female Hooded Black-and-white Yellow-rumped Chestnut-sided Louisianna Waterthrush-pair Great Crested Flycatcher-2 E Wood Peewee-2 Indigo Bunting-male Blue-gray Gnatcher Red-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager-male Barred Owl Scarlet Tanager-male, female Pileated Woodpecker-male & female Sugarbush Trail Warblers Nashville American Redstart-2 Magnolia Blackburian Black-throated Green N Parula Tanagers Scarlet-2 Summer Great Crested Flycatcher Rose-breasted Grosbeak-female Chimney Swift Red-tailed Hawk-adult Girl Scout Camp Warbler American Redstart-2 Yellow-rumped Magnolia-3 Black-and-white Ovenbird-3 Black-throated Blue Hooded-2 Nashville Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Great Blue Heron E Towhee Rose-breasted Grosbeak-female Mallard-3 male E Phoebe Great Crestes Flycatcher Veery-singing Blendon Woods Metro Park Hotline 614-895-6222 Nature Center 614-895-6221 Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro Park ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Mango - No (5/14 morning) From: Greg Miller <hawk-owl AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 08:52:54 -0700 No mystery hummer this morning despite coverage of the area of-and-on from 7:15am thru 11:00am.  A couple Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are coming to the feeders along the trail.  Although a bit cool and wet, birding was pretty good this morning on the island with decent numbers of warblers. -greg miller temporarily on kelleys island ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Indigo Bunting in Fremont From: "Robert S. Morton" <robertsmorton AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 09:31:26 -0400 Had a male Indigo Bunting visit my backyard bird feeding station. It's a first on our feeders! Robert in Fremont ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Montgomery Co. (SW Ohio) - Grosbeaks and Graduates From: Amy Kramer <kramerowl AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 23:43:32 -0400 Congrats, class of '08. Here's who visited our yard recently: House Finch Carolina Chickadee American Goldfinch Boat-tailed Grackle House Sparrow American Robin European Starling (ew) Brown-headed Cowbird Gray Catbird Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Northern Cardinal White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Wood Thrush *(first of season!)* American Crow Red-winged Blackbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak, female *(my first!)* Ruby-throated Hummingbird Mourning Dove Canada Goose Mallard Northern Mockingbird Blue Jay Tufted Titmouse Chipping Sparrow ~Kramer :) ______________________________________________________________________ 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 From: NEUBAUERB3 AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 22:49:56 EDT Tuesday, May 13 - 9:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Sorry for the late posting, but we are still trying to catch up from 5 days at Magee Marsh/Crane Creek. North Park: Willow flycatchers Indigo bunting BLUE GROSBEAK Yellow warblers Common yellowthroat Eastern kingbird Baltimore (nesting) and orchard orioles Gray catbird DC cormorants Song sparrows Robins Red-winged blackbirds Brown-headed cowbirds Tree, barn, rough-winged, and bank swallows Great blue herons Mallards Canada geese Turkey vultures Chimney swifts American goldfinches Bluejay European starling Main Park: Field, song, and chipping sparrows Red-eyed and warbling vireos Brown-headed cowbird Chestnut-sided warbler Baltimore oriole Tufted titmice Carolina chickadees Eastern wood pewee Indigo bunting Northern waterthrush European starlings American crow Eastern phoebes (nesting) Great-crested flycatcher Blue-gray gnatcatcher Red-bellied woodpecker Wood ducks Canada geese Robins Barn, tree, and rough-winged swallows American goldfinches Northern cardinal Ed and Bev Neubauer Englewood, Ohio **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Darke Co. Shawnee and rural areas From: Regina Schieltz <regina AT ERINET.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 22:22:01 -0400 Location: Shawnee Prairie Reserve Observation date: 5/13/08 Number of species: 46 Canada Goose 6 Wood Duck 2 Mallard 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 4 Red-headed Woodpecker 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 3 Eastern Bluebird 1 Veery 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 6 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 Palm Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Indigo Bunting 3 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Common Grackle 4 Orchard Oriole 1 Baltimore Oriole 2 American Goldfinch 2 Location: Schroeder Road area Observation date: 5/13/08 Number of species: 24 Mourning Dove 5 Great Horned Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 21 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow 6 Northern Cardinal 3 Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.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: possible GREEN-BREASTED MANGO (5/13 5pm) From: Greg Miller <hawk-owl AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:59:21 -0700 Howdy All! Now that I have your attention, I will give you what details I have and you can decide whether or not to give chase.  A couple of birders from Kalamazoo, MI visiting Kelleys Island found a large hummingbird [perched] around 4:30-5:00pm (today, May 13) on the North Pond Trail about 30 yrds beyond a trail split on the right side of the trail as you head out toward the boardwalk. Description: * Easily bigger than Ruby-throated Hummingbird (initially called "sparrow-sized") * Decurved bill * Black splotches on chest (running down the center) * Green-backed with maybe some purple at or near the tail * Didn't fit any of the pictures in Peterson's Guide (Eastern guide--the mango is not in Peterson's) These descriptions were given to me without this couple having any knowledge of what a mango looks like, let alone what it is or where it's from.  It was I who added the possible ID of Green-breasted Mango to the story.  The couple was showed pictures of the mango *after* they had answered my questions about the bird.  The man had 4 yrs of birding experience and the woman had just a year.  They were not trying to make it into anything.  They just thought it looked really odd.  Their complete naivity to this bird lent credence to their story [to me, anyways] despite their level of expertise.  Several other birders from Kelleys Island Audubon and I went back out right after getting this information (7:45-8:15pm) and looked for the bird but without success.  A hummingbird feeder is being put up tonight along the path near where the sighting occurred.  I will be out at the location early tomorrow morning. I am posting this on the details above for your information.  This bird has not been verified.  I do not know the birders personally. -Greg Miller reporting from Kelleys Island ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wildwood Park, Cleveland 5/13/08 From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:46 -0700 I was at Wildwood Park on the eastside of Cleveland today from around 5:30 to 7:30pm. I did not see as hardly any warblers this evening. I only found a few. I found what I thought was a Blue-winged Warbler high up in a tree on the Euclid Beach property seen form Wildwood near the fence. It was yellow, black eye line, looked like white-wing bars. When I refound it closer to the woods at Wildwood nearby I was trying to get pictures. The pictures don't look totally like a Blue-winged. There is more white on the underside of the belly. The books says the Blue-winged Warbler has a very yellow belly. I wonder if it was a different bird as I was too busy getting pictures to properly analyze the bird as it was in a very leafy tree. If anybody could look at the four pictures I have posted to let me know if it could have some hybrid in it or just a pale belly Blue-wing. I did not notice yellow wing bars the first time I saw it. I had heard a buzzy sound earlier when I was up there but left as I was talking on the phone. I came back latter around 7pm and found the bird. Thank you. Birds seen: Great Blue Herons 3 A. Coot 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Wood Thrush 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 m Yellow Warblers - several Blue-winged Warbler 1 or hybrid ?? Field Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 5 or 6 up near the lake White-throated Sparrow 1 Baltimore Orioles 4-5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/ Nancy Anderson Richmond Hts, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Re: Crane Creek / Magee Marsh Trip (photos) From: Cindy Oravecz <cindyo AT QUILTERSFANCY.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 20:32:47 -0400 Christopher Taylor wrote: > Greetings all - I had a great time at Crane Creek/Magee Marsh these past > two weekends. Thanks so much to all the people that I met there and for > the generous information on other local birding hotspots. I'm back in > California now and getting ready to leave for Ecuador/Galapagos this > Friday for two weeks. But I just wanted to share some of my favourite > photos I took while I was out in Ohio: > > http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/ohio2008.html > > I wish I could have spent more time there but there's always next > spring!! > > Cheers, > > Christopher Taylor > Marina del Rey, CA > www.kiwifoto.com > http://www.kiwifoto.com/ > http://www.kiwifoto.com/blog/ - BLOG > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > > Dear Christopher: I can't put into words how happy I was to view your absolutely dead-on gorgeous photos of the spring birds. I have been tied to my desk for the last 2 months and unable to get out, but you have brought me some joy tonight viewing your perfectly composed, delightful photos. Thanks, Cindy Oravecz Cortland, 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: unfortunate choice of nesting location From: CL Caprette <clcaprette AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:01:52 -0700 A pair of American Robins has their nest on top of the machinery, an engine, I think, that powers a scaffold on a construction site at ONU. As the scaffold hasn't moved in about a week, the birds have what no doubt looks to them to be a really great shelter - a tight space, well-covered and protected from the rain, and hidden from raptors and cats. Unfortunately, I'm betting they're going to move that scaffold before they fledge any young. Chris Caprette Harrod, Allen 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: Nesting birds From: Glenn Welch <gwelch AT WOH.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:46:38 -0400 To All Bob Welch here, thought you might like to hear an interesting story about two Carolina Wrens that found and unusual place to nest. The new house where Judie and I are trying to get moved into has a screened in porch, however in one corner the screen has become detached. About a month ago we observed a nest that was built on the inside of the porch between two stringers that supported the roof rafters and a board that went between the stringers to strengthen the porch. Yesterday we were at the house and Judie saw a little bird sitting on a pile of cut wood we had stored on the porch. When I first observed the bird I thought it might be a Marsh Wren, they way it had it feathers puffed up. Later in the afternoon when they were a little more active, feeding the little ones, I realized it was a pair or Carolina Wrens. I did get several pictures of them, one feeding and of the nest. I know it's not unusual to have wrens nesting on one's property, but I thought where they nested in this case to be a bit different. I also have a Gray Catbird come into the feeding area. He appears to be feeding on suet knock down to the ground from the suet feeders. So far I have observed 40 species of birds this year at the Ranch . Bob and Judie Welch In Darke County from The Ranch ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Oak Quarry, Fairborn OH From: Marie Schatz <marys1000 AT WOH.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:00:29 -0400 Didn't see a lot birds this afternoon but I did see 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lark Sparrow Mary, Fairborn ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: golden-winged warbler, Mahoning Co. From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:52:26 -0700 There were some fresh faces in the Lowellville area this morning. A golden-winged warbler was singing away along Coit Rd. in Struthers. Also found today in the local patch: white-eyed vireos, blue-gray gnatcatcher, chestnut-sided warbler, Tennessee warbler, Am. redstarts, hooded warblers, scarlet tanagers, rose-breasted grosbeaks, indigo bunting. Later, Craig ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Crane Creek / Magee Marsh Trip (photos) From: Christopher Taylor <calbird AT KIWI.NET> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:33:07 -0700 Greetings all - I had a great time at Crane Creek/Magee Marsh these past two weekends. Thanks so much to all the people that I met there and for the generous information on other local birding hotspots. I'm back in California now and getting ready to leave for Ecuador/Galapagos this Friday for two weeks. But I just wanted to share some of my favourite photos I took while I was out in Ohio: http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/ohio2008.html I wish I could have spent more time there but there's always next spring!! Cheers, Christopher Taylor Marina del Rey, CA www.kiwifoto.com http://www.kiwifoto.com/ http://www.kiwifoto.com/blog/ - BLOG ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Magee migrant predictions, 5/14 and 5/17 From: Kenn Kaufman <kenn.kaufman AT WORLDNET.ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:29:18 -0400 Birders who came to the area of Magee Marsh, n.w. Ohio, over the IMBD/Mothers' Day weekend found a good diversity of migrants but not huge numbers. Here's a brief update on the overall status of the migration here. As of today (Tuesday May 13) the main part of the second migration wave has not arrived here. Most of the migrant species are present, at least in small numbers, but we haven't yet seen the big influx of Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, and other warblers that would characterize the mid-May wave. This field impression is borne out by results from the Black Swamp Bird Observatory's banding operation. This year, the first part of the migration has been unusually protracted, so that early-season migrants like Yellow-rumped Warblers and White-throated Sparrows are still around in unusual numbers. Meanwhile, the mid-May explosion of Magnolia Warblers and their ilk has not yet begun, flycatchers and cuckoos are still scarce, and the invasion of Red-eyed Vireos has hardly started. (Yes, there are a few around, but not thousands yet.) This means that a LOT of migrants are still to the south of us. We haven't "missed" the big migration, it just isn't here yet. The winds have been mostly out of the north for the last several days, and will continue to be northerly part of this week, but right now (Tuesday May 13) they've shifted to the southeast. They're supposed to continue southerly through tonight and most of Wednesday. I expect a moderate fallout of migrants at Magee and other lakeshore migrant traps on Wednesday morning, May 14 (it's also supposed to rain, but often the best migration days are rainy here). Then the winds are supposed to swing around to the northwest again by Wednesday night and stay northerly through Thursday. Right now the predictions show the winds going to southwest by Friday morning and staying that way for a while, and on that basis, I think there should be a major arrival of migrants next weekend, May 17th and 18th. This should mean the biggest diversity of the season for the area, with best mix of warblers, a good arrival of vireos and flycatchers, and generally exciting birding. There are no guarantees, because the weather forecasts in this area change as often as the weather does! But right now it looks like Wednesday May 14th could be fair to good for migrants, and Saturday May 17th could be good to excellent. For those who happen to be in the area on Saturday, there will be a free bird-banding demonstration from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) nature center, located just north of Route 2 at the entrance to Magee Marsh. Just as a reminder, BSBO is posting regular updates and predictions about the migration on their birding pages, available through http://www.bsbobird.org/birding/ These pages also have directions and maps for many of the local hotspots, information on local lodging and restaurants, a downloadable bird checklist, and other resources. The main BSBO pages, just a click away from the birding pages, also have updates from the banding station, a bander's blog, and lots of other information. As Ohio's only bird observatory, BSBO is focused on research, education, and conservation, but it also has a lot to offer to birders who just want to have a good time in the field. Kenn Kaufman Rocky Ridge, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: A question on migrants with nesting materials From: Scott Albaugh <sjalbaugh AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:03:35 -0400 Dear birders, On Saturday I saw a female Yellow-rumped Warbler carrying a small piece of vegetation. There was a male with her and they frequented the same spot for nearly 20 minutes as I watched them. I found this to be a bit puzzling. Why would a Yellow-rumped Warbler be carrying nesting material in a place that is quite far from it's normal nesting range? That's the first question and the second question is if any of you have ever seen migrants carrying nesting materials during migration? The Details of this Observation: I made this observation on a ridge top in Wayne County West Virginia. I know it's not Ohio, but it's darn close to Ohio and there are many ridges very similar to this in south east Ohio. The first likely place nearby that comes to my mind as a possible nesting location for yellow-rumpeds is Shawnee. To my knowledge, in West Virginia the nearest location where you can find nesting yellow-rumpeds is in Preston County just outside of the town of Terra Alta. This is in the northeast corner of the state near the Maryland border. I made this observation on Saturday May 10th. It was definitely a male and female, with the female carrying nesting material. There were other yellow-rumpeds around that day on the same ridge. I watched this pair for 20-30 minutes and then left for nearly one hour. I returned twice that day and did not see the birds again. I also did not hear a male singing in that area. If a Yellow-rumped Warbler pair were to nest in western WV, then we should start considering this bird as a possibility for southern and south east Ohio. It would obviously make a great Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas record. There are some fantastic birders here in the Huntington area who will no doubt keep an eye on this location during the summer. I'm about to return to Ohio for a few months, so I won't be able to keep tabs on the site. If by chance these yellow-rumpeds are nesting I'll let the Ohio listserve know, so that we can consider the possibility that they could nest in the Buckeye State. Until then if anyone has ever seen a migrant such as this carrying nesting material during migration, I'd be interested to hear about it. Maybe it's just something they do and I've never seen it before? Let me know if you have any ideas. Scott Albaugh Huntington, WV (Ohio boy at heart) _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008 ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Wildwood Park, Cleveland 5/12/08 From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 19:14:49 -0700 I went to Wildwood Park very late this afternoon on the east side of Cleveland from 5 to 6:45pm. I ran into Mark Anderson who got there earlier and together we had a few finds late as it was in the day. It looked very dark to the south but it didn't rain but the weather kept changing with northerly winds. Green Heron 1 Spotted Sandpipers 2 Great Crested Flycatchers 2 or 3 Warbling Vireo White-eyed Vireo 1 calling near entrance to park Barn Swallows - many, Chimney Swifts - over 20 Warblers: Yellow, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Black-and-white, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Canada 1 (my first for the year) Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrows - at least 6 Baltimore Orioles - several Nancy Anderson (also for Mark Anderson of Cleveland) Richmond Hts, OH ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Magee people report From: Joe Faulkner <joeinthewoods AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 22:04:25 -0400 Fellow birders, Another IMBD has come and gone, so it must be time for another people report from the boardwalk. I thought the number of people on the boardwalk was actually down a bit from last year, when gridlock was nearly constant. This year it was just occasional. At one of those moments I heard a birder comment "Yea, this is not fun". But things thinned out later and became tolerable. Unfortunately, the birds thinned out as well, and it might have been the worst day for warblers I've seen in fifteen years. Even so, there was a decent variety. From my limited perspective, the demographics went something like this. I saw 8 1/2 African Americans, (not Barack), down slightly from last year. About ten to fifteen percent were Amish, also possibly down a bit. The most distant licence plate was actually ALASKA!! California, Texas, Florida and all of New England were also represented. The best bumper sticker said 'I disliked Bush before disliking Bush was popular". I encountered no foreign birders, but did meet a large contingent from Pittsburgh, who spoke with a strange accent and watched the hockey game Friday night. How foreign is that? I would guess that about a third of the birders were overweight, and we were all a year older. Aside from the Amish, very few were packing children, and quite a few were in scooters. Celebrity birders were Rare to Accidental. I'm sure they were there, but like the Rails, I didn't see many. I did see Chris Miller getting his picture taken with another birder, and the Stokes were passing out literature about their latest book. Tom Bartlett was sitting on his butt, as usual. Kim Kaufmann was cheerfully, as usual, giving out info on bird sightings, as was Mary Warren, whose posts are always appreciated. Young birder star Ethan Kistler took us and about a dozen other birders directly to an Orange Crowned warbler. He does that a lot, and we thank him. Jim McCormac was apparently out cavorting with the rails. Bill Wahn was disguised as a "giant garlic mustard weed". At least that's what he told me last year. I hope no one tried to pull that one up. During seven days of birding at Magee and other areas around Ohio, I spotted an impressive 167 species. Not a bad week of birding, and Magee is always the highlight, with or without a few thousand other birders. Joe in the woods Perry county ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Wayne County color explosion From: Scott Hannan <sahannan AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 21:49:59 -0400 Wow-- after a fantastic weekend at Magee Marsh and the Five-Bells Inn, returned to rainy Wooster to find an amazing explosion of color.? In less than 30 minutes, added the following to the property list for the year: ?? - Orchard Oriole ?? - Indigo Bunting ?? - Red-eyed Vireo ?? - Scarlet?Tanager We continue to regularly see Baltimore Oriole, and my two all-time favorite terrestrial birds, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-headed Woodpecker; still seeing PURPLE FINCH on a regular basis, and the bluebird babies are covered with pin feathers; goldfinches, cardinals, nuthatches, tree swalllows.....what an incredible array of hues!!! Scott 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: Shaker Lakes Horseshoe Lake 9 a.m., Monday May 12, 2008 From: Hans Clebsch <hclebsch AT CORE.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 21:36:17 -0400 Shaker Lakes Horseshoe Lake 9 a.m., Monday May 12, 2008 I took a brief walk around the east end of Horseshoe Lake here in Shaker Heights. Was greeted with a chorus of birdsong. Many Warblers in the Oaks on the North side of the renovated park entrance. Nice to see a group of 12 shorebirds in the flats on the NE side. This last front seems to have brought in a new wave of passerines at least in this area. Curious how the rest of NE Ohio fared. Regards, Hans Clebsch Yellowlegs spp. (8) Solitary Sandpiper (1) Spotted Sandpiper (1) Red-bellied Woodpecker Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Blue Jay Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Wren House Wren Gray Catbird Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Palm Warbler American Redstart Northern Waterthrush Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch ______________________________________________________________________ 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: SummerTanagerWave From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 21:16:51 -0400 Steven Richards' post coincided with a burst of young Summer Tanager sightings that I've recently noticed around central Ohio. Within the last 4 days I had 3 juvenile birds in locations where I've not found SUTAs before (Hoover shore at Maxtown, Worthington, and west Columbus). All are much later than the 'established' SUTA adults that had already staked out traditional territories elsewhere (Blendon Woods, Highbanks, HooverNatureTrail). They've been singing on territories for several weeks now. We can only guess that young birds have been slower to get here, or more reticent about claiming a territory until they had assessed where the older birds were set up. In any event, it's good to see a crop of juveniles trying to set up shop; the population must be expanding. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: CVNP Warblers, etc. From: DUG <vogeye AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 17:44:20 -0700 May 12, 2008 - Cuyahoga Valley National Park - bird along Wetmore Rd. from about a half-mile south of Wetmore Trailhead and bird my way to the trailhead. TIME: 12:45pm-2:45pm TEMP.: 48-51 COND.: Misty rain then stopping; cloudy & overcast. FT.MI.: 0.5 OBS.: Douglas W. Vogus. I. MAMMALS: 2 SPECIES. 1. Eastern Chipmunk - 1 2. Eastern Gray Squirrel - 1 II. BIRDS: 60 SPECIES. (?= bird was seen but not sexed; *= bird was heard but not seen) 1. Canada Goose - 2 2. Red-tailed Hawk - 1 3. Peregrine Falcon - 1 (soaring) 4. Chimney Swift - 2 5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 (m) 6. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 (1m,1?,2*) 7. Downy Woodpecker - 1 (*) 8. Hairy Woodpecker - 1 (m) 9. Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (*) 10. Eastern Phoebe - 1 11. Eastern Kingbird - 4 (all together at trailhead pasture) 12. Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 13. Yellow-throated Vireo - 2 14. Red-eyed Vireo - 3 15. Blue Jay - 4 16. American Crow - 2 17. Black-capped Chickadee - 4 18. Tufted Titmouse - 4 19. White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 (*) 20. Brown Creeper - 1 21. House Wren - 2 22. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 (?) 23. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 (?) 24. Eastern Bluebird - 1 (m) 25. American Robin - 5 26. Gray Catbird - 2 27. European Starling - 2 28. Blue-winged Warbler - 1 (m) 29. Tennessee Warbler - 2 (m) 30. Nashville Warbler - 2 (1m,1f) 31. Northern Parula - 1 (m) 32. Yellow Warbler - 3 (2m,1f) 33. Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 (m) 34. Magnolia Warbler - 2 (m) 35. Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 (2m,1f) 36. Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 (f) 37. Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 (m) 38. Blackburnian Warbler - 1 (m) 39. Palm Warbler - 1 40. Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 (m) 41. Blackpoll Warbler - 1 (f) 42. Cerulean Warbler - 1 (m) 43. Black-and-white Warbler - 2 (m) 44. American Redstart - 2 (m) 45. Ovenbird - 3 46. Common Yellowthroat - 3 (m) 47. Hooded Warbler - 2 (m) 48. Scarlet Tanager - 4 (3m,1f) 49. Eastern Towhee - 1 (m) 50. Chipping Sparrow - 1 51. Field Sparrow - 3 52. Song Sparrow - 2 53. Northern Cardinal - 6 (5m,1f) 54. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2 (1m,1f) 55. Indigo Bunting - 3 (m) 56. Red-winged Blackbird - 1 (m) 57. Common Grackle - 1 58. Baltimore Oriole - 4 (3m,1?) 59. American Goldfinch - 6 (3m,2f,1?) 60. House Sparrow - 3 CVNP - Kendall Lake Area. TIME: 3:00pm-3:40pm TEMP.:53 COND.: Overcast. FT.MI.: 0.50 OBS.: Douglas W. Vogus. I. MAMMALS: 1 SPECIES. 1. Eastern Chipmunk - 1 II. BIRDS: 32 SPECIES. 1. Canada Goose - 2 2. Mallard - 1 (m) 3. Osprey - 1 (fly-over) 4. Cooper's Hawk - 2 (1m,1f - on nest) 5. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 (m - at nest) 6. Downy Woodpecker - 1 (*) 7. Northern Flicker - 1 (*) 8. Pileated Woodpecker - 2 (*) 9. Eastern Phoebe - 2 10. Warbling Vireo - 2 11. Blue Jay - 1 12. American Crow - 1 13. Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 14. Barn Swallow - 2 15. Black-capped Chickadee - 1 16. Tufted Titmouse - 2 17. Brown Creeper - 1 18. House Wren - 2 19. American Robin - 2 20. Gray Catbird - 2 21. Yellow Warbler - 1 (m) 22. Pine Warbler - 1 23. Common Yellowthroat - 1 (m) 24. Scarlet Tanager - 1 (m) 25. Chipping Sparrow - 1 26. Song Sparrow - 2 27. Swamp Sparrow - 1 28. Northern Cardinal - 2 (m) 29. Red-winged Blackbird - 4 (3m,1f) 30. Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 (?) 31. Baltimore Oriole - 2 (1m,1f) 32. American Goldfinch - 2 (m) III. AMPHIBIANS: 1 SPECIES. 1. Northern Spring Peeper - 2 (*) CVNP - Kendall Ledges Area. TIME: 3:45pm-4:20pm TEMP.:52 COND.: Overcast, rain at 4:20pm FT.MI.: 0.25 OBS.: Douglas W. Vogus. I. MAMMALS: 2 SPECIES. 1. Eastern Chipmunk - 1 2. Eastern Gray Squirrel - 1 II. BIRDS: 27 SPECIES. 1. Canada Goose - 1 2. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 (*) 3. Downy Woodpecker - 1 (*) 4. Northern Flicker - 1 (m) 5. Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (?) 6. American Crow - 2 7. Black-capped Chickadee - 2 8. Tufted Titmouse - 1 9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 (m) 10. Wood Thrush - 1 11. Gray Catbird - 2 12. Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 (m) 13. Nashville Warbler - 1 (f) 14. Yellow Warbler - 1 (m) 15. Magnolia Warbler - 4 (m) 16. Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 (f) 17. Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 (2m,1f) 18. Blackburnian Warbler - 1 (m) 19. Palm Warbler - 1 20. Black-and-white Warbler - 1 (m) 21. American Redstart - 1 (f) 22. Wilson's Warbler - 1 (m) 23. Scarlet Tanager - 1 (*) 24. Chipping Sparrow - 1 25. Northern Cardinal - 2 (m) 26. Indigo Bunting - 1 (m) 27. American Goldfinch - 2 (m) Also, earlier in the day at Firestone Metro Park had 8 warbler species, nothing out of the ordinary. And I stopped at Nimisila Reservoir and had a male Prothonotary Warbler at the back bay at the first parking lot off of Christman Rd. Douglas W. Vogus - Akron, Ohio. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Ashtabula county-Conneaut Creek weekend birds From: Michael Nierzejewski <bronko AT ADELPHIA.NET> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 20:15:04 -0400 Good birding weekend in the backyard here in Kingsville, Ohio. We had the following birds in the yard and on the bank to the Conneaut Creek, here in Ashtabula county. Feeder birds: white crown sp chipping sp downy wp hairy wp red bellied wp red headed wp titmouse wb nuthatch rb nuthatch cardinals house sp mourning dove chickadee starling grackle brown headed cowbird gold finch house finch purple finch blue jay rb grosbeak balt oriole orchard oriole eastern bluebird ruby throat HB indigo bunting At the creek: bg gnatcatcher Am. redstart ruby kinglet scarlet tanager blue heron bald eagle magnolia warb black and white warb connecticut warb prothonotary warb yellow warb pileated wp spotted sandpiper hooded warb kingfisher red tail hawk turkeys turkey vultures crows + most of the yard and feeder bird species Mike and Connie Nierzejewski ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Buck Creek Swallow Hexafecta From: Bob Powell <rdp1710 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 20:05:21 -0400 On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 5:56 PM, wrote: > Bob, > Did you mean to say Least Tern? That bird is extremely rare in Ohio, > and you mentioned it kind of casually, so I thought I would ask. I think > that would be a 2nd or 3rd state record. > > Steve Landes > > Thank you, Steve. I meant, of course, Least Sandpiper. I guess wishful thinking just sort of took over, for a while. Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Wilmington, OH, USA rdp1710 AT gmail.com http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine linea ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Ashtabula Co., Mosquito WA From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 15:47:18 -0700 Greetings---Highlights from the far NE today--at Conneaut harbor: drake n. pintail, c. loon, osprey, 2 peregrine falcons, Am. coot, semipalmated plover, least sandpipers, dunlins, Bonaparte's gulls, 25 great black-backed gulls, 27 Caspian terns, palm warbler. At Malek Park in Conneaut: 2 green herons, female n. harrier, solitary sandpiper, spotted sandpipers, least sandpipers, 8 white-crowned sparrows, female purple finch. At Plymouth Marsh: female n. harrier, 2 marsh wrens, swamp sparrows. A wild turkey was in Jefferson Twp. At Orwell Marsh: 3 blue-winged teal, lesser yellowlegs. At Mosquito L/WA: 2 ruddy ducks, 2 bald eagles, osprey, peregrine falcon, Bonaparte's gull, 4 Forster's terns, barred owl, willow flycatcher, yellow-throated vireo, purple martins, cliff swallows, wood thrush, 2 prothonotary warblers, 2 cerulean warblers, black-throated green warbler, Am. redstarts, scarlet tanager, rose-breasted grosbeaks, white-crowned sparrow, bobolinks, e. meadowlark, Baltimore orioles. E. kingbirds were seen in several places, and lots of swallows and swifts were hawking insects low over water. Bobolinks are more widespread and numerous in Ashtabula/Trumbull/Mahoning Cos. this spring than usual. No shortage of yellow warblers either! Later, Craig --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org Subject: Buck Creek Swallow Hexafecta From: Bob Powell <rdp1710 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 15:48:10 -0400 Larry Gara and I trucked up to Buck Creek this morning in search of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. We ran into Brian Menker, who told us that no one had reported today (13 May) and we confirmed that pretty readily. What we did find was six species of swallows, all visible from the walk along the top of the dam in copious numbers. Obviously a big movement day. Over on the beach we found a nice collection of birds tucked up in the lee of the causeway at the south end. There were three Caspian Terns, three Common Terns and a Forster's Tern mixed in with five or six Herring Gulls and about two dozen Ring-billed Gulls. At the eater's edge, we found a Sanderling, a Least Tern and at least nine Spotted Sandpipers. Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Wilmington, OH, USA rdp1710 AT gmail.com http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine linea ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Akron/PLX From: "Bennett, Gregory" <gbennett AT AKRON.K12.OH.US> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 15:16:32 -0400 11 May Gilchrist Rd: six ring-billed gulls, four herring gulls 12 May Nimisila Res: ruddy ducks Springfield Lake: basic Bonaparte's gull Summit Lake: ruddy duck, herring gull, least flycatchers, great crested flycatcher, blackpoll warblers, scarlet tanager, white-crowned sparrow Turkeyfoot Lake: alt common loon, herring gulls, common tern, blackpoll warbler, white-crowned sparrow Peace, Gregory Bennett Akron 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: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Magee Marsh From: Laura Keene <laurakeene AT CINCI.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 12:40:41 -0400 Another great 4 day Mother’s Day escape to Magee Marsh with my best friend Cathy! The highlight this year was the Auto Tour at Ottawa NWR on Saturday. Along the south road was a traffic jam with lots of spectators with spotting scopes, always a good sign. There were reports of the White-Faced Ibis in the southwest corner of the field. The field was full of Dunlin, many very close to the road and several Dowitcher far out in the field along with Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs and various sandpipers which startled and flew when a Red-Tailed Hawk appeared. With help from a group of Amish enthusiasts, we finally spotted the Wilson’s Phalarope. The Ibis made two flights, the first of which brought him closer for a good look through the spotting scopes and photos, then he retreated to the southeast area of the field. The most exciting part was yet to come, when the Dunlin and Dowitcher suddenly took frantic flight, and someone called “PEREGRINE”! I took my nose out of my camera just in time to see an adult Peregrine Falcon rocket from the sky and pull out of the dive through a flock of Dunlin. To my vegetarian friend’s delight, he came up empty on his hunt. Laura Keene Mason, Oh “Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult” ______________________________________________________________________ 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: Sedge Wren at Magee Marsh From: KRHuttonDVM AT CS.COM Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:32:16 EDT Sunday morning, May 11, I heard the distinctive call of a SEDGE WREN at Magee Marsh. It was located directly across from the entrance to the East parking lot. I first heard a Sora as I drove into the parking area at 7:30am. When I stopped and got out of the car to try to locate the Sora, I heard the wren. I stood and listened to it repeat its song for several minutes, but was never able to see either of these elusive birds. Later, listening to several CD's, I ruled out all the other possibilities, and concluded that I had heard a Sedge Wren. Other good gets during the weekend included a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and a Wilson's Warbler along the boardwalk on Friday, and an American Bittern on the Ottawa driving tour on Sat. Total of 88 species for the weekend, including 20 warbler species, and the above two Life Birds (in caps). Friday was the best day for me. Kathi Hutton Felicity, 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: 5 Thrush Day Yard Birds Cuyahoga County From: chris pierce <c.pierce AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:25:04 -0400 The usual Mother's Day yard count was light on the warblers but did bring our first RT Hummingbird of the season. It was observed in the lilacs. Location: My Yard Observation date: 5/11/08 Number of species: 37 Canada Goose X Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift X Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 found its nesting hole Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow X Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 A yard first Veery 1 Swainson's Thrush 2 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 1 Cedar Waxwing 1 Nashville Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Ovenbird 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Common Grackle 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 2 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) See you on the trails, Chris Pierce N. Olmsted, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org