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18 Mar BlindResidentOfColumbus, OH [R B ]
18 Mar Villa Angela/Wildwood-Cleveland 3/17 & 3/18 (Fox Sparrows) [Nancy Anderson ]
18 Mar Dayton Audubon Society Birdathon [Cindy Beckman ]
18 Mar Elywood, Elyria and Great Bue Heron Rookery [imabusy ]
18 Mar Clark County waterfowl [Michael Hatfield ]
18 Mar Killdeer Plains March 18 [Tom Rooney ]
18 Mar Nest-building juncos Geauga Co [Hildegard Bingen ]
18 Mar Recent Athens County Sightings [DANIEL WEBER ]
18 Mar Pine Warbler in Cincinnati [Mark Gilsdorf ]
18 Mar Eared Grebes at Watermark Quarry Columbus OH [Craig Moore ]
18 Mar Bald Eagles Portage County [Renee Tressler ]
18 Mar E Mahoning Co. waterfowl [Craig Holt ]
18 Mar Fwd: [PABIRDS] Harlequin Duck captured for study [Linda Sekura ]
17 Mar Lorain County:Sandy Ridge [jeanne williams ]
17 Mar Re: Darke Tues. [Roger l Garber ]
17 Mar Delaware Wildlife Area March 21 field trip [Darlene Sillick ]
17 Mar Highbanks MP - Delaware OH [Liz Marchio ]
17 Mar Addition to Delaware Wildlife Area- 3/17, LBBG [Sean Williams ]
17 Mar Delaware Wildlife Area, Delaware County, 3/17/2010 []
17 Mar Re: Eastern phoebe- Berea (Cuyahoga Co.) [Dave Dvorak ]
17 Mar Birds Shrink: Better Optics Needed [Bill Whan ]
17 Mar The Big year again [Bill Whan ]
17 Mar Darke Tues. [Regina Schieltz ]
17 Mar EMAIL SCAM ALERT - I have not been mugged in London! [Randel Rogers ]
16 Mar Disregard "help" message from Randel Rogers [Kenn Kaufman ]
16 Mar HELP.... [Randel Rogers ]
16 Mar White-winged Crossbill and Northern Saw-whet Owl, Lake County 3/16 [John Pogacnik ]
16 Mar Harlequin Duck (male) at Presque Isle S.P. (PA) [Phil Marcischak ]
16 Mar Sims Park-Euclid (G.C. Kinglet), My Backyard-Cuyahoga Cty-Fox Sparrow 3/16/10 [Nancy Anderson ]
16 Mar Pleasant Hill Lake waterfowl 3-16 [Gary Cowell ]
16 Mar PickPonds,3-16 [rob thorn ]
16 Mar cuyahoga cnty - bcn heron; red-headed woodpecker [Katrina Heinzen ]
16 Mar March Magee Birds ["Warren, Mary" ]
16 Mar New Eagles nest (Mosquito Lake) [Bill Kaye ]
16 Mar Re: OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 14 Mar 2010 to 15 Mar 2010 (#2010-75) [James Thurston ]
16 Mar Ducks - Scioto River near Home Rd. Delaware County [Amy Suggars ]
15 Mar Singing Brown Creepers and Red-shouldered Hawks - Summit County [Renee ]
15 Mar Summit County Cooper's Nest / Waterfowl [Renee ]
15 Mar Richmond Hts, Eastern Cuyahoga County- ducks 3/15/10 [Nancy Anderson ]
15 Mar Today in Pataskala [Joe Phillips ]
15 Mar Cuyahoga County Calvary Cemetery Merlin 03/15/10 []
15 Mar Re: Greenlawn GHO [RMC ]
15 Mar Frohring Meadows, Geauga County [Matt Valencic ]
15 Mar Greenlawn GHO [Tom manion ]
15 Mar Shelson's March, Erie Co. [Bob Beason ]
15 Mar Common Goldeneyes / Ottawa County [robert lane ]
15 Mar Owl chasing GBH [Kim Graham ]
15 Mar Eastern phoebe- Berea (Cuyahoga Co.) ["kjb8 AT juno.com" ]
15 Mar Re: "The Big Year" movie [William Fissell ]
15 Mar Area birds Wakeman, Lorain County [Dorothy Dawson-sheldon ]
15 Mar Blackbirds are baack - N.Franklin Co. [Liz Marchio ]
15 Mar Re: "The Big Year" movie [Joe Faulkner ]
15 Mar "The Big Year" movie [Bill Whan ]
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 ]

Subject: BlindResidentOfColumbus, OH
From: R B <rogerbaccus AT ATT.NET>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:23:20 -0400
I am interested in obtaining a CD of bird songs of Central Ohio. I hear a lot 
of birds, but, can't identify any. Thanks for any help. 



http://www.rogerbaccus.com

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Subject: Villa Angela/Wildwood-Cleveland 3/17 & 3/18 (Fox Sparrows)
From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:06:05 -0700
Just a few birds I was able to see the last two days very late in the day at 
Villa Angela/Wildwood of Cleveland Lakefront State Park on Lakeshore Blvd. & E. 
174th after 5:15 to after 7pm. Tufted Titmouse are so much more abundant in 
these parks throughout the year. Their sounds are heard throughout the area. I 
even have more in my yard where they used to be rare. 


Villa Angela 3/17

Eastern Bluebird 1 (in field north of library)I haven't seen one at these at 
these parks 

American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrows 6
Northern Mockingbird 1 (singing over mobile home park again)

Villa Angela 3/18
Red-breasted Mergansers 150++
Song Sparrow 8-9
Brown-headed Cowbirds 3 (actually across street from library near E. 171st in 
yard of house east of funeral home with starlings) 


Wildwood Park 3/17
Wood Duck 1 male (in Euclid Creek swimming and in vine hanging over water near 
picnic shelter area) 

American Tree Sparrow 2 (Euclid Creek shore)
Song Sparrow 5

Wildwood Park 3/18  (east side of road)
American Tree Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 8
FOX SPARROWS 2 (1 was singing) in bushes below woods up from Euclid Creek from 
6:10 to 6:35pm 


Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts
Cuyahoga County
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Subject: Dayton Audubon Society Birdathon
From: Cindy Beckman <oz1221 AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:28:31 -0700
The Dayton Audubon Society's annual birdathon will be held from 5:00 PM on 
Friday, April 30 until 5:00 PM on Saturday, May 1. 

All proceeds will go to the Beavercreek Wetlands (50%), Aullwood Audubon Center 
and Farm (25%) and the Dayton Audubon Society Scholarship Fund (25%).  


If you would like to join an existing team or form a new team of your own, 
please contact me for more information, or simply request that an information 
packet be sent to you.  Everyone is welcome, and we encourage school groups to 
become involved.  


At the end of the Birdathon, teams are invited to meet at Patty's Shelter, 
located in Englewood MetroPark, at 5:30 PM on Saturday, May 1, to tally the 
species seen and enjoy good fellowship with complimentary pizza and soft 
drinks. 


Hope to see you there!

Cindy Beckman
DAS Birdathon Chairperson
937-862-4505
937-974-0803


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Subject: Elywood, Elyria and Great Bue Heron Rookery
From: imabusy <imabusy2000 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:08:32 -0700
Today we went to Elywood Park in Elyria to see the Barred Owl. There was only 
one and no sign of owlets. Also saw some nuthatches and a Downy Woodpecker. 


We left there and went to the Great Blue Heron Rookery in Cuyahoga Falls. The 
herons were very active making their nests. 


Debbie
Eastlake, OH




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Subject: Clark County waterfowl
From: Michael Hatfield <hatfieldmj AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:23:32 -0400
Today was a great day to be outside,however,I didn't get out until 
5:30.The Clarence J Brown reservoir had a good number of birds:
        50 Cananda Geese
        25 Ring Necked Ducks
        20 Green Winged Teal
       200 Ring billed Gulls
and Old Reid Park,just across the street,had:
        12 Gadwall
         2 Northern Shoveler
         2 Pied Billed Grebe
         2 Wood Duck

        Bring on the weekend!!!!
          Good luck birding!
           Mike and Queen

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Subject: Killdeer Plains March 18
From: Tom Rooney <tomrooney.phd AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:17:23 -0400
Killdeer Plains was the place to be today.  Our group of 4 got started late
(about 10 am) but we still managed to rack up 47 species.

Canada goose
Ring-neck duck (lots)
Red wing blackbird
Northern cardinal
Song sparrow (lots, singing)
Common starling
American wigeon
American crow
Killdeer
American robin
Eastern meadowlark
Red-tailed hawk
Common grackle
Mallard
Northern pintail
Common goldeneye
Blue winged teal
Northern shoveler
Bald Eagle (several)
American coot (just one)
Wood duck
Trumpeter swan (confirmed by call)
American black duck
Northern harrier
Turkey vulture
Bufflehead
Greater yellowlegs (south side of CH-68 in flooded field across from parking
lot)
Pectoral sandpiper (about 70, south side of CH-68 in flooded field across
from parking lot)
Tundra swan
Lesser scaup
Mute swan
Gadwall
Hooded merganser
Redhead
American kestrel
Red-headed woodpecker (several, west side of TH-123 in woods north of the
impoundment.  Walk in along the dike).
Northern flicker
Tufted titmouse
Hairy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Cedar waxwing
American tree sparrow
Blue jay
Rufus-sided towhee
Dark-eyed Junco

This brings my 2010 total to 73 birds.  I hope I wasn't supposed to have 100
species by January 31st or something...

Tom Rooney
Wright State University

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Subject: Nest-building juncos Geauga Co
From: Hildegard Bingen <zzhildegard AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:03:20 -0700
Yesterday a junco pair started building a nest in the same place under the 
eaves of our front stoop where they raised 3 broods last year. They were very 
active today and the nest is taking shape. 


Pat





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Subject: Recent Athens County Sightings
From: DANIEL WEBER <danweber1 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:15:27 -0400
Hello,
I heard my first Eastern Phoebe of the spring yesterday when I got home from 
work. I haven't heard the Blue Gray Gnatcatcher that I reported the other day. 
Perhaps this one was passing through. 

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Subject: Pine Warbler in Cincinnati
From: Mark Gilsdorf <gilsdorf74 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:44:40 -0400
Yesterday I found a Pine Warbler in one of the pine groves in Winton Woods.
It was near “stop 12” on the Parcours trail. It was a brightly colored male,
singing his heart out. I had started the morning out at the Mt. Airy
Arboretum, making brief stops at various pine stands around Cincinnati
looking for Pine Warblers. After the Arboretum, I hit Spring Grove Cemetery,
Winton Woods and ended at Rowe Arboretum. Winton Woods was the only spot I
found one. Also had a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the same area as the warbler,
in addition to your expected birds.

-Mark Gilsdorf

Cincinnati

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Subject: Eared Grebes at Watermark Quarry Columbus OH
From: Craig Moore <n.craig.moore AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:13:18 -0400
I've been observing what appear to be Eared Grebes at Watermark for 4 
consecutive days. This is based on the winter plumage with smudging on the 
cheek and overall shape of the birds. I'm having trouble getting close 
enough for photographs but have clear views from scope. Also seen in 
vincinity of the island were 

red breasted mergansers mald and female, 
bufflehead, 
and several mallards and canada geese. 
song sparrows 2
red winged blackbirds 8
Heard a purple finch near apartments.

I'll try to post some photos soon. 
I would appreciate any comments to help ID these grebes as Eared vs Horned 
Grebes look very similar in winter plumage. 

Craig Moore

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Subject: Bald Eagles Portage County
From: Renee Tressler <thatsanoddduck AT gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:04:46 +0000
We spent 2.5 hrs at Tinkers Creek SNP in Portage County Tuesday morning. ( 
Sorry to post 2 days after the fact.) 


The highlights were 4 (maybe 5) Bald eagles. Two remain at the nest. Another 
adult came in and was chased off. 


Also saw an immature - probably 2nd year bald eagle long the north and south 
trail. 


Later saw 2 perched in a tree out in the marsh along the east side south trail. 
They were backlit making it hard to tell whether same birds as already seen. 


Other hightlight was seeing all these  woodpeckers:

Downy
Hairy
Red-bellied
Piliated
Northen Flicker

Renee

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Subject: E Mahoning Co. waterfowl
From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:54:20 -0700
I recently got back from a week in Florida, so I was eager to get out and see 
what was up with waterfowl migration here in Mahoning Co.  The lakes were 
mostly ice-covered when I left, nice to see the ice and snow gone now.  Here's 
the highlights from yesterday 3/17......at Evans L.: 64 tundra swans, gadwalls, 
redheads, 70 ring-necked ducks, lesser scaups, buffleheads, c. goldeneyes, 
hooded mergansers, 26 red-breasted mergansers, and ruddy ducks.  At Pine L.: 4 
tundra swans, lesser scaups, buffleheads, 34 red-breasted mergansers, horned 
grebes, pied-billed grebes, and Am. coots.  In Beaver Twp.: redhead, 75 
ring-necked ducks, lesser scaup, bufflehead, and red-breasted merganser.  At 
dusk I went to a reliable timberdoodling spot in Coitsville Twp. and heard 1 
Am. woodcock displaying.  Craig Holt, Lowellville 





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Subject: Fwd: [PABIRDS] Harlequin Duck captured for study
From: Linda Sekura <LSekura AT AOL.COM>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:31:36 EDT
Update on Presque Isle harlequin duck.  Yesterday it was seen in one  of
the cage traps set by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.



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 From: stephen_repasky AT YAHOO.COM
To: PABIRDS AT LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
Sent:  3/17/2010 7:09:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Re: [PABIRDS] Harlequin  Duck captured


The PGC is trying to capture migrating female scaup to  equip them with GPS
telemetry harnesses as part of a study to determine  migration and breeding
habits of these eastern scaup.

Steve  Repasky


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From:  Jerry McWilliams 
To:  PABIRDS AT LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 5:46:44 PM
Subject:  [PABIRDS] Harlequin Duck captured

I just received a message from a  person who said that she saw the
Harlequin Duck in one of the cage traps set on Presque Isle S.P. this 
afternoon. I 

believe these traps are set by  the Pennsylvania Game Commission as a
waterfowl study program.

If  anyone from the PGC gets this message perhaps they could inform the
listserve  as to what this survey is about.

Thanks,

Jerry  McWilliams
Erie, erie County, Pa.
jerrymcw AT aol.com






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Subject: Lorain County:Sandy Ridge
From: jeanne williams <jbw7152000 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:37:26 -0700
So good to see the Sandhill Crane today. Only one and returned last Thus the 
10th by it's self I was told by the staff. 

Also nice to meet/see fellow birders as we have made it thru the long winter.


Jeannie Williams
 
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Subject: Re: Darke Tues.
From: Roger l Garber <mrcountry AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:15:24 -0400
Hi Regina,  Was wondering if you could tell me where I could find the GHO 
nest at Shawnee Prarie in Greenville ???

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Subject: Delaware Wildlife Area March 21 field trip
From: Darlene Sillick <azuretrails AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:22:00 -0400
On Sunday March 21 from 8-12pm, Sean Williams, OWU student will lead a
waterfowl/birding identification session at the Delaware Wildlife Area.
Please stop by anytime during his 4 hour window on Sunday to get a few ID
tips from Sean.  He has been keeping a list from OWU and his school list is
becoming quite impressive too!

On behalf of Columbus Audubon, we thank you Sean for offering to provide an
'extra' program during Waterfowl Madness this March.  Sean had offered to do
a program during the OOS/CA Waterfowl Symposium Sun. Feb. 28 field trip and
with the frozen tundra he was unable to do so.  He kindly offered to do this
make up session.  You can also visit www.columbusaudubon.org to learn more.

See you there this Sunday!
Darlene Sillick
Powell, Ohio



Date: Sunday March 21    Time: 8-12pm

Trip: Birds and Waterfowl of Delaware Wildlife Area

Description: Migrating waterfowl and other waterbirds congregate at
Delaware Wildlife Area by the thousands. The expansive Leonardsburg Marsh
provides superb views of any dabbling duck, but also holds many diving
ducks. Delaware Reservoir also attracts diving ducks, as well as
deeper-water birds: namely loons, grebes, and (rarely) scoters. Join Ohio
Wesleyan U. student and expert birder Sean Williams to see spring migration
and northbound waterfowl visiting Delaware Wildlife Area as they head to
their breeding grounds.

Directions: Go north on Rt 23 and turn right or east on Main Rd. This turn
is a few miles north of the town of Delaware and just south of the dam. When
you arrive to the T, turn left on Panhandle. The first right is
Leondardsburg Rd, but Sean will be stationed at the parking lot south of the
intersection of Panhandle Rd. and Leonardsburg Rd. This is just past the
Eagle observation area and over the dyke.

Contact: Sean's cell number is 617-470-4094 and email is
seanbirder AT gmail.com.

The 4,670-acre wildlife area is situated in central Ohio five miles north
of Delaware, 15 miles south of Marion, and between U.S. Routes 42 and 23.
The wildlife area is adjacent to the Delaware Reservoir and Delaware State
Park and can be reached from the east and west by State Route 229 and from
the south and north by U.S. Route 23 and County Road 220.


---
Sean Williams, '11
Undergraduate of Ornithology of Dr. Jed Burtt
Ohio Wesleyan University
HWCC 724
Delaware, OH 43015
617-470-4094

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Subject: Highbanks MP - Delaware OH
From: Liz Marchio <frosty_pawws AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:20:16 -0700
Saw the Bald Ealge nest with female sitting i
Went to Highbanks today:

Saw the Bald Ealge nest with female sitting inside. Very cool! Finally saw the 
nest thanks to volunteers with a spotting scope. 


The usual inhabitants at the wetlands- 
hooded merganser
1 bufflehead
a few coots
mallard
canada goose
spring peepers!! many! at 4pm calling.

Lots of red bellied woodpeckers throughout then trails as well as many 
chickadees. Nothing too extraordinary otherwise. Go check out the eagles 
though. Very cool to get them in Central Ohio!! 


 

- Liz Marchio

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Subject: Addition to Delaware Wildlife Area- 3/17, LBBG
From: Sean Williams <seanbirder AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:43:08 -0400
During today's ornithology lab we had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull
(LBBG) on the beach at Delaware State Park, but looking from the Wildlife
Area.


Sean


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Ohio Wesleyan University
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Subject: Delaware Wildlife Area, Delaware County, 3/17/2010
From: charlesbombaci AT AOL.COM
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:04:09 -0400
Delaware Wildlife Area and Delaware Lake proved to be a very good choice today. 
The 19 species of duck was highlighted by a splendid male Long-tailed Duck. 
While there I met fellow Prothonotary Warbler Nestboxer Dick Tuttle. As we were 
chatting a pair of adult Bald Eagles soared in and stirred up the ducks and 
geese. Including the common species I observed 56 species. 



Pied-billed Grebe (3)
Canada Goose (300+)
Wood Duck (5)
Gadwall (8)
American Wigeon (34)
American Black Duck (53)
Mallard (77)
Blue-winged Teal (19)
Northern Shoveler (32)
Northern Pintail (25)
Green-winged Teal (6)
Redhead (7)
Ring-necked Duck (221)
Greater Scaup (1)
Lesser Scaup (313)
Long-tailed Duck (1)
Bufflehead (7)
Hooded Merganser (6)
Common Merganser (4)
Red-breasted Merganser (12)
Ruddy Duck (4)
Turkey Vulture (13)
Bald Eagle (3)
Red-tailed Hawk (4)
American Kestrel (1)
Killdeer (16)
Ring-billed Gull (500+)
Mourning Dove (17)
Belted Kingfisher (5)
Downy Woodpecker (8)
Northern Flicker (2)
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Blue Jay (9)
American Crow (30)
Horned Lark (9)
Tree Swallow (17)
Carolina Chickadee (10)
Tufted Titmouse (6)
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Eastern Bluebird (9)
American Robin (12)
European Starling (22)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)
American Tree Sparrow (7)
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow (14)
Swamp Sparrow (3)
White-throated Sparrow (5)
Northern Cardinal (11)
Red-winged Blackbird (28)
Rusty Blackbird (3)
Common Grackle (22)
Brown-headed Cowbird (3)
House Finch (2)
American Goldfinch (16)
House Sparrow (2)

Charlie Bombaci





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Subject: Re: Eastern phoebe- Berea (Cuyahoga Co.)
From: Dave Dvorak <dfd AT CLEVELANDMETROPARKS.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:18:28 -0400
I had eastern phoebes near the Rocky River Nature Center in Cuyahoga County
this morning calling away. Also many woodcocks last couple of days in
wetlands along Rocky and Cuyahoga Rivers.
Dave

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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Eastern phoebe- Berea (Cuyahoga Co.)


Jay Abercrombie spied an Eastern phoebe at the Berea Falls over look in
Berea, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, on Sunday morning, march 14.

KJ Bradley

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Subject: Birds Shrink: Better Optics Needed
From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:46:13 -0400
Recent discoveries
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8560000/8560694.stm
have highlighted the need for higher-power optics. Experts estimate that
within 35 years, warblers will have been reduced to the size of cicadas,
and 10X binoculars will provide an image smaller than 7x optics do
today. It seems likely also that higher humidity and increased pollution
foreseen in the air will further degrade our views. Industry is
feverishly working on new optics designs that will furnish the views
necessary to enjoy our hobby without the inconveniences involved in
halting the shrinkage.
Bill Whan
Columbus

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Subject: The Big year again
From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:30:24 -0400
The Carolinas list has an entertaining and informative thread on
this forthcoming movie about birding for those interested in such
things: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CARO.html
Bill Whan
Columbus

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Subject: Darke Tues.
From: Regina Schieltz <reginasch AT EMBARQMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:45:16 -0400
Started out the morning on Tues. Mar. 16 at Shawnee Prairie for their usual 
Tuesl morning bird walk at 8am 

Highlights were seeing the GHO fly in and out of the nest several times and a 
pair of pileateds fly over several times. 


Later in the middle of the day and later I checked out some flooded fields and 
wet areas in the county. 

Highlights were
Canvasback duck 1
Ring Necked Ducks 20
Gadwalls 2
Hooded Mergansers 2

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Subject: EMAIL SCAM ALERT - I have not been mugged in London!
From: Randel Rogers <randel_rogers AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:28 -0400
All is well - please delete any phishing scams you get saying I have been 
mugged in London! 

 
Randy
                                          
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Subject: Disregard "help" message from Randel Rogers
From: Kenn Kaufman <kenn.kaufman AT WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:26:47 -0400
I'm sure most people on the Ohio-Birds listserve are net-savvy enough to
realize this, but in case anyone is wondering, the "HELP" message from a few
minutes ago -- supposedly from our friend Randel Rogers -- is a bogus
message.  This exact same scam has appeared several times in the last few
months on various listserves devoted to birds, lepidoptera, etc. -- it's
always London, always went there on short notice, always just got mugged and
need a few dollars, etc.  You'd think the scammers would think of something
more original.  Anyway, before anyone gets excited and tries to do something
about this -- the message is a scam, it's not from Randel Rogers, and it
should be ignored.

Kenn Kaufman
Oak Harbor, Ohio

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Subject: HELP....
From: Randel Rogers <randel_rogers AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:07:02 -0400
Hello!
I'm sorry I didn't inform you about my traveling... am presently in London, 
United Kingdom on short vacation and as i write to you now.. its unbelievable 
am stuck here,got mugged at gun point on my way to the hotel and my 
money,credit cards,phone and other valuable things were taken off me at gun 
point, thanking Almighty God for save keeping my passport., i really need your 
urgent assistance quickly ? I JUST NEED SOME FEW HUNDREDS $$$ TO SORT OUT MY 
HOTEL BILLS AND i promise to refund it back to you once i get home cause i 
still have some cash in my account but i cant access any here right now 
,already canceled all my cards immediately after the muggers took my things off 
me!!! still at the public internet library where am making use of the free 
internet access, i will forever be grateful if you can help me,Waiting to hear 
from you quickly cos my flight leaves in few hrs but need to sort the hotel 
bills and please save me from been embarrassed. 


Thanks.
Randel                                    
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Subject: White-winged Crossbill and Northern Saw-whet Owl, Lake County 3/16
From: John Pogacnik <jpogacnik AT ADELPHIA.NET>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:36 -0400
I had a singing white-winged crossbill today at the Lake Metroparks Girdled
Road Reservation in Concord Township, Lake County.  The bird was singing in
an area with extensive hemlocks along Big Creek in the center of the park.
If anyone is interested in looking it is at least a two mile walk along the
Buckeye Trail section of the park.  It was specifically along the edge of
the creek where there is a picnic table.

The saw-whet was in an area where they have bred in the past.  From the lack
of pellets it ;looked like it had only been there a day or so.  Sorry,
because they have bred in the past the area cannot be disclosed.

Check this website for a trail map:
http://www.lakemetroparks.com/select-park/girdled-road.shtml

John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
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Subject: Harlequin Duck (male) at Presque Isle S.P. (PA)
From: Phil Marcischak <pmarcischak AT WINDSTREAM.NET>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:51:06 -0400
A male Harlequin Duck has been at Presque Isle State Park (Erie,PA) for 
the last several days.  I know this list is for OH birds but it was a 
lifer for us and we figured that we'd post it in case anyone else wanted 
to make the trip.  We spotted the posting on the PA Birding List and found 
the bird Sunday on the Bay amongst a large group of Common Goldeneye.  It 
was still being seen today.  It likes to "hang" with the Goldeneyes.

It was seen along the straightaway after you pass a sign and pull-off area 
for "East Pier".  If you do a close-up using Yahoo! Maps, that stretch is 
called "E. Fisher Drive".  Pull off along that straight stretch of road 
looking south intothe bay and search the back part of a large grouping of 
Goldeneyes.  The bird is hanging near the edge of the ice floe and 
disappears for long periods of time during dives.  It will take patience 
and a decent spotting scope to find it, but for us it was worth it.

Also, it was cool to see many of the male Common Goldeneyes doing their 
courtship display in that general area.  We also saw several Red-breasted 
Merganser males doing THEIR courtship display, but they were seen doing it 
off of Coast Guard Road from the "pier" at the furthest point east just 
past the Coast Guard Station.

Made for an enjoyable day of birding, and since the next several days will 
be fairly nice, maybe you can enjoy it also!

For more info, see the PA Birding List.

Phil & Brenda

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Subject: Sims Park-Euclid (G.C. Kinglet), My Backyard-Cuyahoga Cty-Fox Sparrow 3/16/10
From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:10:27 -0700
I went to Sims Park in Euclid late around 5:30pm today. Was surprised to see 
more ice than open water. Saturday there was open water with ice, Sunday it was 
all melted and gone - rather dull. Today there wasn't enough open water to see 
anything. Saw only one bird of interest: 


Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 in bushes of far east end of park near the parking 
lot (east of Henn Mansion) and trash cans (first I have seen) 



At Wildwood Park (Cleveland Lakefront State Park) on Lakeshore Blvd & E. 174th 
there was open water with many Red-breasted Mergansers scattered about in most 
directions. The lake was smooth as glass, looked with scope on west breakwall 
of marina, but didn't really look from the eastern breakwall where there were 
more ducks as I wanted to walk around the park including Villa Angela. There 
probably were other types of ducks. But I was unable to see many new 
interesting land birds at Wildwood or Villa Angela as it was too late in the 
day other than a Northern Mockingbird singing in a tree at the mobile home park 
which is still in Villa Angela. 


Returned home to Richmond Heights I noticed what looked like my usual Song 
Sparrow under my feeder. It has been around all winter so I didn't really think 
much of it until I thought it looked real colorful today so I looked through my 
binoculars and saw a FOX SPARROW at 7:20pm (first I have seen) 


Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts, OH
Cuyahoga County
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Subject: Pleasant Hill Lake waterfowl 3-16
From: Gary Cowell <gcowelljr AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:44:39 -0700
Location:  Pleasant Hill Lake(Ashland+Richland Cty's)
Observation date:    3/16/10   4:30-5:30pm
90% of the waterfowl seen were in the Ashland Cty. half of the lake.

Canada Goose    40
American Wigeon    7
American Black Duck    2
Mallard    2
Green-winged Teal    1
Redhead    34
Ring-necked Duck    215
Lesser Scaup    41
Bufflehead    5
Common Goldeneye    2
Hooded Merganser    15
Red-breasted Merganser    59
Pied-billed Grebe    1
Horned Grebe    1
Bald Eagle   1 - on nest

GC





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Subject: PickPonds,3-16
From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:57:39 -0400
I stopped around this MetroPark southeast of Columbus for an hour this morning 
just around sunrise. The cavalcade of ducks reported by several observers is 
still present, with excellent species diversity, even though numbers were not 
particularly great. The best spots are Teal Pond, Wood Duck marsh, and 
Arrowhead Marsh. The waterfowl list included 

Canada Goose - 200+
Wood Duck - 3 pairs
Mallard - 120+
Black Duck - 6
Shoveler - 12+
Green-winged Teal - 40
Blue-winged Teal - 1
N.Pintail - 2 pair
Gadwall - 2 pair
Amer.Wigeon - 8
Redhead - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 50+
Lesser Scaup - 3
Hooded merganser - 15+
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Am.Coot - 6

Other birds of note included:
displaying Woodcock - 2 were sounding & flying at neaby Portman Park in the 
pre-dawn minutes 


Great Blue Herons - the colony at Teal Pond looks to be 3-4 nests, while the 
older colony at Ellis Pond has about 20 active nests. 


Blackbirds - Redwings & Grackles were everywhere, while singing Cowbirds were 
at Portman and Ellis Pond 


Towhees - singing birds were at Portmann, Wood Duck picnic area, and the 
Meadowlark Trail 


Sparrows - there were still a few Tree Sparrows around the feeder at Wood Duck 
Picnic area (1 was even singing), but more unusual was a singing VESPER SPARROW 
along Bowen Rd just south of there. It's one of the earliest I've ever seen. 


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Subject: cuyahoga cnty - bcn heron; red-headed woodpecker
From: Katrina Heinzen <katrina.heinzen AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:35 -0400
Greetings --

Some nice suburban surprises to share:

In Beachwood (Cleveland suburb) from Fairmount Blvd. near I-271 I observed a
pair of black-crowned night herons flying over.

In Shaker Heights at Horseshoe Lake Park I observed 1 red-headed woodpecker.

These seemed like unusual occurrences, though perhaps not "rare" for the
city, but I thought others in the area might like to know.  I feel like in
Cleveland-area parks I'm likely to see even a pileated woodpecker more often
than a red-headed.  So I loved seeing it here!

If the BCN herons were flying together are they likely nesting in the area?
Although, on second thought, I see these guys flying "in formation" together
in larger groups, so maybe these weren't necessarily a mated pair, just
doing their sociable thing.  I'd welcome any thoughts.

Speaking of sociable, here is a an observation of some interesting
behavior:
from I-271 near Chagrin Blvd., about a month ago (around Valentine's Day)
I saw a sight which made me go "Awwww"   ...a pair of red-tailed hawks
sitting on the same branch... shoulder-to-shoulder like a couple of love
birds.  I've seen thousands of red-taileds along highways, often in company
with each other, but never cozied up together.  I thought it was cool.

Katrina Heinzen
Cleveland Heights

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Subject: March Magee Birds
From: "Warren, Mary" <Mary.Warren AT DNR.STATE.OH.US>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:38:30 -0400
Magee Marsh is coming alive with birds and it was a great morning to be
outside for our monthly bird census.
Thanks to Shane Roberts today for his help.  We saw the following birds
.......................

Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
N. Shoveler
N. Pintail
Redhead
Ring-necked
Hooded Merg
Red-breasted Merg
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
N. Shrike
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Am Woodcock
Ring-billed gull
Herring gull
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
N. Flicker
Blue Jay
Am Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted nuthatch
Carolina Wren
E. Bluebird
Am Robin
N. Mockingbird
E. Starling
E. Towhee
Am Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
N. Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
Am Goldfinch
House Sparrow


Happy Birding!!   Our Next monthly count will be April 20th at   8am. 

Mary L. Warren
Wildlife Communications Specialist
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
13229 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, OH  43449
419-898-0960 #31
FAX: 419-898-4017
mary.warren AT dnr.state.oh.us

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in
order."
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Subject: New Eagles nest (Mosquito Lake)
From: Bill Kaye <killybay AT EMBARQMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:01:26 -0400
I had spotted a large nest while driving today that I had not seen before. 
After a brief look through 

the binoculars I could see an adult eagle on this nest. (just it's head) I then 
stopped into the rangers 

office to see if they knew about it and it had only been reported yesterday. It 
is located on Hoagland 

Blackstub rd. between Rt.305 and Rt.88. on the west side of the road if you are 
heading north. It is 

in a very small stand of trees in-between two plowed fields and is very 
visible. It is also on private 

property. If anyone would like more detailed directions feel free to email me. 
Enjoy the sunshine!! Bill 


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Subject: Re: OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 14 Mar 2010 to 15 Mar 2010 (#2010-75)
From: James Thurston <jthurston AT OHIOBANKERSLEAGUE.COM>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:10:55 -0400
I was at Greenlawn last week and a guy literally walked up to the bottom
of the tree. I told him about the propensity these birds have to abandon
if human activity gets too much and he moved back to the street. 

I don't think many people realize that is the case so as always, it
might take a little education on the part of more experienced birders.



------------------------------

Date:    Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:28:57 -0400
From:    =?windows-1252?Q?Tom_manion?= 
Subject: Greenlawn GHO

To all:
This is forwarded from Linda Burkey at Greenlawn Cemetery. They have
a=20=

Great Horned Owl in section M. She wanted to post request on the
birding=20=

sites asking people not to get too close. They believe last year the
bird=
=20
abandon its nest because of activity close to nest.
=20
Tom Manion

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Subject: Ducks - Scioto River near Home Rd. Delaware County
From: Amy Suggars <amysuggars AT MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:58:08 -0400
There were hundreds of ducks on the Scioto river north of the Home Rd 
bridge today, in groups stretching almost to the bridge at Rt 42.   Most 
of them appeared to be male & female ring-necked ducks.  There were also 
some redheads and a few canvasbacks.  I couldn't discern any other species 
but I did see a few bufflehead on the Scioto, north of SR 37.

Amy Suggars

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Subject: Singing Brown Creepers and Red-shouldered Hawks - Summit County
From: Renee <thatsanoddduck AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:48:21 -0400
There were three brown creepers at the picnic area on Riverview Road within
Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This is north of Ira Road and South of Route
303. On the West side of the road.
One of the three was singing!

On another note, there were three red-shouldered hawks occupying the same
tree just south of Brandywine Falls (CVNP). Two were having quite a scuffle,
and one of them flew off.

Renee

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Subject: Summit County Cooper's Nest / Waterfowl
From: Renee <thatsanoddduck AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:19:00 -0400
Yesterday (Sunday 3-13-10) we made multiple stops in Summit County; most of
which consisted of "car birding" as the weather was rainy.

Cascade Valley MetroPark - Schumacher Trail (accessed from the Northampton
Road Parking Lot):
We walked only as far as the first bridge.

The highlight there was a female Cooper's Hawk gathering nest material from
very close to the nest and returning to the nearly completed nest. It was
interesting to see her as she pecked and tugged at things.

 Chestnut Cemetery on Sackett Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls:
Sunday there were mallards and black ducks.
We stopped briefly today, and they had been joined by wood ducks and one
male redhead.

Summit Lake:
Pied billed Grebe
Mallard
American Black Ducks
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Goldeneye - 1
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
So many American Coots it seemed the 'coot convention' was in town

Nesmith Lake:
Devoid of Waterfowl. Does anyone ever see any there?

Long Lake:
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
Bufflehead
Ring-necked duck
Mute Swan - 7 of them - Yikes!

Nimisila Lake: (many birds too far out to id with bins)
Mute Swan
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ring-necked duck
Scaup sp.
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
American Black Duck
Wood Duck
American Widgeon
Bufflehead
3 Bald Eagles: 2 adults 1 second year


On the way home, there were 31 turkeys on Northampton Road in Cuyahoga
Falls. This was just north of Portage Trail.

Renee

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Subject: Richmond Hts, Eastern Cuyahoga County- ducks 3/15/10
From: Nancy Anderson <nancyanderson3 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:15:33 -0700
I saw five Hooded Mergansers (3f, 2m) in a small pond on the west side of 
Richmond Heights in Cuyahoga County on the west side of Donna Dr. running south 
off of Highland Rd around 7:15pm this evening. (Across from the condo party 
center) The condos are on the east side of Donna and a new housing development 
is west of Donna Dr and encroaching on the pond. It is not the pond on Highland 
Rd at the entrance to the new development called Highland Ridge. This is just 
up the hill from Euclid Creek Reservation. Last fall I saw some Wood Ducks 
there. 



Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts, OH
Cuyahoga County
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Subject: Today in Pataskala
From: Joe Phillips <jphill32 AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:34:39 -0400
Hi,

Today on our upper deck in western Pataskala (Licking County) were two 
beautiful mourning doves. Either they were mates or were courting. 


I was rushing out the door and it was a delight to stop for a minute and watch 
them. And I did not need my new Nikon Action 10 x 50 binoculars. 


cheers, judojoe

joe d phillips
columbus & pataskala

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Subject: Cuyahoga County Calvary Cemetery Merlin 03/15/10
From: LGard63356 AT AOL.COM
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:12:26 EDT
3 Merlin were observed this evening. Sections 20, 85 and  96. About 15 more
days and they will be headed north. Sandpit ponds are  free of ice, nothing
was observed. No Killdeer either.
Lou Gardella
Garfield Heights

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Subject: Re: Greenlawn GHO
From: RMC <r.cressman.xyz.1928 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:56:00 -0400
Another note on this:
10+ years back, the GH Owls nested in this tree. I don't know for what
period of time. About 5 or 6 years ago, when I was living in Columbus, I
remember an unusual incident. While the owl was on the nest (I think the
young had recently been hatched). There was a Canada Goose sitting on
the limb stretching out from the cavity. It exhibited an aggressive
attitude whenever I approached very close. For all intents, it seemed to
be guarding the nest. I think that was the last year for a while that
the owl nested there. For about 3 years, I did not see them. They were
reported to be nesting elsewhere, but I never did find them.  2 years
ago, my last spring in Columbus, they were in that cavity again and 2
young fledged and remained in nearby trees for a day (one for 2 days).
Why did the owls nest elsewhere for awhile?? I can think of 2 possible
reasons. Perhaps they just wanted to change for awhile. However, GH Owls
often nest in the same tree for many years if not disturbed. Also, it
could have been because they were greatly disturbed by the number of
people who came up close!  When I was there, I could actually get a
better look (with binoculars) into the cavity from the nearby road (from
the pit) than by getting up close. There was no need to go up close.
Anytime I did approach from the road, the owl ducked down into the nest,
if it had been visible (this was before the young had been hatched - or
at least not grown much. Others had reported the young sitting on the
edge of the nest soon after they hatched. Good pictures could have been
obtained from some distance away with telescopic lens. Given what Linda
said, I am somewhat surprised that the owl is still there. If people
want it to continue to nest there, I suspect they will have to respect
its privacy. The cavity seems lilke an idea spot for the owls, except
for its location (:-).

Rich

Richard Cressman
East Boston, MA
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Greenlawn GHO


To all:
This is forwarded from Linda Burkey at Greenlawn Cemetery. They have a
Great Horned Owl in section M. She wanted to post request on the birding
sites asking people not to get too close. They believe last year the
bird
abandon its nest because of activity close to nest.

Tom Manion

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Subject: Frohring Meadows, Geauga County
From: Matt Valencic <mmvalencic AT ADELPHIA.NET>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:46:38 -0500
Pretty quiet late in the day.  Saw my first Eastern Meadowlark of the season
- it was quite nervous and would not let me get close enough for a good
picture in the fading light.  Also noted:



R-t Hawk hunting along power lines

RW Blackbirds aplenty

E. Bluebirds - one pair

Robins



On the wetland:



Canada Geese

Mallards

Killdeer feeding on the new 'scrape'



Matt Valencic

Chagrin Falls, OH




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Subject: Greenlawn GHO
From: Tom manion <tmanion AT NEO.RR.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:28:57 -0400
To all:
This is forwarded from Linda Burkey at Greenlawn Cemetery. They have a 
Great Horned Owl in section M. She wanted to post request on the birding 
sites asking people not to get too close. They believe last year the bird 
abandon its nest because of activity close to nest.
 
Tom Manion

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Subject: Shelson's March, Erie Co.
From: Bob Beason <robert.c.beason AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:24:49 -0400
The highlight today was a Belted Kingfisher (male). He is the first
I've seen this year.

Bob Beason
Huron, OH

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Subject: Common Goldeneyes / Ottawa County
From: robert lane <ohiomagpie AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:18:52 -0400
Today at noon, about 220+ Common Goldeneyes mixed with a few Red-breasted 
Mergansers were in Lake Erie off the end of the parking lot at The Port Clinton 
Municipal Pier. Lake Erie has definitely opened up since last week! 


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Subject: Owl chasing GBH
From: Kim Graham <kimlphotograham AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:45:00 -0700
Hi Matt,
   Just another comment regarding the likelihood / probability of a GHO chasing 
a GBH.  Observers in Mass. have documented Snowy Owls chasing and killing a GBH 
in years past so I imagine a GHO may as well. 


Kim Graham


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Subject: Eastern phoebe- Berea (Cuyahoga Co.)
From: "kjb8 AT juno.com" <kjb8@JUNO.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:33:04 GMT
Jay Abercrombie spied an Eastern phoebe at the Berea Falls over look in Berea, 
Ohio, Cuyahoga County, on Sunday morning, march 14. 


KJ Bradley

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Subject: Re: "The Big Year" movie
From: William Fissell <wfissell AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:31:41 -0400
I wasn't terribly impressed by the book as I didn't find it provided deep
insight into the birds or the birders.

I am heartened to hear there is a quest for accuracy on the birds, but it
would be nicer to know about a quest for accuracy about birders and birding.


On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Joe Faulkner wrote:

> Bill Whan wrote "It could be accurate and just as funny".  Of course it
> could.  Just think of Bill Whan.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Bill Whan 
> wrote:
>
> > There's conversation going on about this movie on the Maryland list.
> >  http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MDOS.html   Suffice it to
> > say Dustin Hoffman has opted out, and Steve Martin has stepped in: see
> > http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10068295 . The major
> > concerns of birders appear to be that the movie, not so surprisingly
> > billed as a comedy, might make too much of the nerdy image of birders,
> > and also make the usual Hollywood sacrifices of verisimilitude (film of
> > soaring bald eagle with sound track of red-tailed hawk, misidentified
> > species, etc.). I am told that the director of the film has indicated he
> > is interested in ornithological accuracy, and that Greg Miller was asked
> > if he might be interested in supplying it. We'll see if this comes to
> > pass. It could be accurate and just as funny, seems to me.
> > Bill Whan
> > Columbus
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Subject: Area birds Wakeman, Lorain County
From: Dorothy Dawson-sheldon <dorothy160 AT CENTURYTEL.NET>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:27:52 -0400
Greetings,


It's been an exciting adventure here in Wakeman, Lorain County with
the arrival of the Vultures. As usual, 20-25 roost at Camp Timberline
Girl Scout Camp entrance.  I've also noticed an increase in blue
birds in the yard, flickers and robins. Yeah Spring! Also saw the
first area Great Horned Owl here on Gore Orphanage.
Happy Birding.
Dorothy & Doug Sheldon

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Subject: Blackbirds are baack - N.Franklin Co.
From: Liz Marchio <frosty_pawws AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:58 -0700
Since I have yet to see many (any?) sighting of grackles on the listserve, I 
thought I'd put my sightings in. 


Lazelle Woods Park; Westerville in N. Franklin Co
-30+ common grackles
-robins (all over)
-Red wing blackbirds (several heard calling)
-red tailed hawk overhead
other birds, but it was blustery last night and I was more interested in the 
blackbirds. :) 


Redwings and grackles were still grouped a little after migrating together.

Happy birding!
Liz
Westerville, OH



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Subject: Re: "The Big Year" movie
From: Joe Faulkner <joeinthewoods AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:54:33 -0400
Bill Whan wrote "It could be accurate and just as funny".  Of course it
could.  Just think of Bill Whan.


On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Bill Whan  wrote:

> There's conversation going on about this movie on the Maryland list.
>  http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MDOS.html   Suffice it to
> say Dustin Hoffman has opted out, and Steve Martin has stepped in: see
> http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10068295 . The major
> concerns of birders appear to be that the movie, not so surprisingly
> billed as a comedy, might make too much of the nerdy image of birders,
> and also make the usual Hollywood sacrifices of verisimilitude (film of
> soaring bald eagle with sound track of red-tailed hawk, misidentified
> species, etc.). I am told that the director of the film has indicated he
> is interested in ornithological accuracy, and that Greg Miller was asked
> if he might be interested in supplying it. We'll see if this comes to
> pass. It could be accurate and just as funny, seems to me.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
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Subject: "The Big Year" movie
From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:32:13 -0400
There's conversation going on about this movie on the Maryland list.
   http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MDOS.html   Suffice it to
say Dustin Hoffman has opted out, and Steve Martin has stepped in: see
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10068295 . The major
concerns of birders appear to be that the movie, not so surprisingly
billed as a comedy, might make too much of the nerdy image of birders,
and also make the usual Hollywood sacrifices of verisimilitude (film of
soaring bald eagle with sound track of red-tailed hawk, misidentified
species, etc.). I am told that the director of the film has indicated he
is interested in ornithological accuracy, and that Greg Miller was asked
if he might be interested in supplying it. We'll see if this comes to
pass. It could be accurate and just as funny, seems to me.
Bill Whan
Columbus

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ½ mile away in the direction the birds came from.

 Matt Valencic
Chagrin Falls, OH


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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


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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 ½ mile away in the direction the birds came from.

 

Matt Valencic

Chagrin Falls, OH


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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

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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

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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

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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

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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




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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



 



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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. 


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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
>
>
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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. 


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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


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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/

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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


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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

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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.

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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

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