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9 May Blue Grosbeak - Geauga Cty [] 9 May Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County [] 9 May Brown Pelican @ Buck Creek State Park [Robert Sparks ] 9 May Friday 5/9/08 Magee Marsh Birds ["Warren, Mary" ] 9 May Frohring Meadows - Geauga Co [inga schmidt ] 9 May Sheldon's Marsh, Erie Co. [Bob Beason ] 9 May Brown Pelican at Buck Creek State Park [Bill Whan ] 9 May Ashtabula Co. 5/8 [Craig Holt ] 9 May Ohio RBA Hiatus [Paul Gardner ] 9 May Ohio Statewide RBA May 9, 2008 [Paul Gardner ] 9 May Re: Lake Hope Zaleski May 5th 2008 ["Simpson, Bruce" ] 9 May Magee strage Black throated blue [A D Coonrod ] 9 May Mourning Warbler persists, OSU campus [Nathaniel Nye ] 8 May Re: Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! [Al La Sala ] 8 May Brood XIV ["Donald Morse, Jr." ] 8 May Yes -Blendon Woods - Yes [] 8 May Caesar Creek State Park Terns, shorebirds [Rick Asamoto ] 8 May Cowan Terns [Larry Gara ] 8 May Gahanna,5-08 [rob thorn ] 8 May Cerulean Warbler, Hilliard [Nathaniel Nye ] 8 May Blendon Woods ["Simpson, Bruce" ] 8 May laughing gull, glaucous gull at Conneaut [Craig Holt ] 8 May Blendon Woods May 8 ["McNulty, Robert" ] 8 May RFI- Bobolink (Wayne, Holmes Co) area [] 8 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek ["bob AT 10squirrels.com" ] 8 May northern mockingbird - geauga co. [inga schmidt ] 8 May Black tern - L. Logan - Hock. Co. [James E Fry ] 8 May 3-Creeks,4-07 [rob thorn ] 8 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek [Tom Bain ] 8 May RTH visits feeders in Beavercreek backyard… [Doug Bonhaus ] 8 May OSU West Campus BELL'S VIREO [Aaron Boone ] 8 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek [Dick & Jeanette Esker ] 8 May Highbanks Metro Park [] 8 May Re: Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! [Rae Johnson ] 8 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek [Gene Stauffer ] 8 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek ["Steven A. Edinger" ] 8 May Re: Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! [Andy Sewell ] 8 May Mourning Warbler, OSU campus [Nathaniel Nye ] 8 May FOS Common nighthawk in Licking Co. [Margaret Bowman ] 8 May Birdwalk, BFEC, Knox Co. (5/7) Ben Warner [] 8 May Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! [Duane Rossford ] 7 May Blendon Woods May 7 ["McNulty, Robert" ] 7 May COMMON RAVENS Return as a Nesting Bird in Ohio! [Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II ] 7 May Male Hummingbird [] 7 May Medina yard sightings - bobolinks, hummingbird, yellow warblers. [] 7 May Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County [] 7 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek [Al La Sala ] 7 May Conneaut - Ashtabula County [robert lane ] 7 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek - move the parking, walk in ["bob AT 10squirrels.com" ] 7 May Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek [Bill Heck ] 7 May U.S. Nightjar Survey Network [Mike Wilson ] 7 May 5/7 - West Creek Resv - Yellow-throated & Prairie Warblers, Sedge Wren [Leidy Gabe ] Subject: Blue Grosbeak - Geauga Cty From: Jacamar2 AT AOL.COM Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 19:08:09 EDT An immature Blue Grosbeak has been frequenting the feeders at the Nature Center at West Woods (Rte. 87 between 306 and 44). It is a very cooperative bird and has been seen since Wednesday. I saw it today, Friday, as it repeatedly returned to the feeder area for phenomenal studies. The color combinations on this bird are exceptionally lovely! Suzanne Wagner, Mentor **************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.orgSubject: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County From: CHARLESBOMBACI AT AOL.COM Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:58:02 EDT I spend a good part of today monitoring my Prothonotary Warbler nest box trail. The females are back and things are now getting down to serious business. The males have defined their territory boundaries and the females are pairing up. I observed the females busily make trip after trip collecting material and bringing it to their nest box or natural cavity. It won't be long before there are eggs in the nests.If the weather permits I may be able to make the first circuit of the nest box zones. I now have 2 zones down and 14 zones to go. While checking the nest boxes I did pay some attention to other activity around me. Warblers observes along with the Prothonotary Warblers were Nashville, Northern Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, Yellow-throated, Palm, American Redstart, Louisiana Waterthrush and Common Yellowthroat. Vireos included Yellow-throated, Warbling and Red-eyed. Also, Scarlet Tanager, Green Heron, Bald Eagle, Spotted Sandpiper and Brown Creeper. On a related note, today I observed 3 Prothonotary Warbler males that we banded during the spring of 2004. Everyone of them was within 200 feet of the location where it was banded. 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.orgSubject: Brown Pelican @ Buck Creek State Park From: Robert Sparks <birdmansparks AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:55:20 -0700 Hello Everyone, John Habig called AT 2:00pm to report that the Brown Pelican was still present AT Buck Creek State Park. He said the bird was at the far, dam end of the beach. Brad Spark Reynoldsburg, 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.orgSubject: Friday 5/9/08 Magee Marsh Birds From: "Warren, Mary" <Mary.Warren AT DNR.STATE.OH.US> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 14:29:47 -0400 Boardwalk birds Warblers 1. Blackpoll 2. Cape May 3. A. Redstart 4. Yellow 5. Yellow-rumped 6. Palm 7. C. Yellowthroat 8. B.t. Blue 9. B.t. Green 10. Chestnut-sided 11. Black & White 12. Blackburnian 13. Canada 14. Magnolia 15. Nashville 16. N. Parula 17. N. Waterthrush 18. Orange-crowned 19. Pine - Female 20. Ovenbird 21. Prothonotary - with nesting material !!! 22. Tenn. 23. Wilson's Vireo's 1. White-eyed 2. Red-eyed 3. Blue-headed 4. Warbling Other birds at or near the boardwalk 1. Winter & House Wren 3. G.C. & Swainson's Thrush 4. American Robin 5. Swamp, Lincoln, Song, & White-throated Sparrows 6. B.C. Chickadee's - nesting on the boardwalk (1st time !!!) 7. R.b. Nuthatch 8. A. Woodcock 9. S. Tanager - Female 10. R.b. Grosbeak 11. Baltimore Oriole 12. Tree, Barn, & N. Rough-winged Swallows 13. Green Heron 14. Gray Catbirds Beach 1. R.b. & Herring Gulls 2. Killdeer 3. D.c. Cormorants Wildlife Observation Tower - near the center (Dan & Barb Myers) 1. Osprey 2. T.V. 3. Red-tailed Hawk 4. Bald Eagle - entrance of park 5. Common Terns 6. Solitary Sandpiper 7. Downy Woodpecker 8. Eastern Kingbirds - 2 9. G.b. Heron and G. Egret 10. Wood Duck 11. Cape May, Yellow, Palm, B.t. Green, Wilson's & C. Yellowthroat S.M.B.C. - Nature Center 1. White-crowned Sparrows 2. Eastern Phoebe 3. Purple Martins 4. B.h. Cowbirds. R.W.B.B. & C. Grackle 5. N. Cardinals 6. A. Goldfinch PS - Glossy Ibis - (2) on Benton Carroll Road around 11:00 am Chris Knoll 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.orgSubject: Frohring Meadows - Geauga Co From: inga schmidt <ingais AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:44:05 -0400 Just back from Frohring Meadows. A lone semipalmated plover flew in and joined the ever abundant killdeer, a greater yellowlegs and two lesser yellowlegs,a solitary sandpiper and three least sandpipers. 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.orgSubject: Sheldon's Marsh, Erie Co. From: Bob Beason <beason AT NETZERO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:42:17 -0400 The migrants are starting to come into Sheldon's Marsh but are still sparse. In addition to the usual inhabitants, today (9 May) I found: Sora Pie-billed Grebe Northern Rough-winged Swallows Great Crested Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Black-throated Green Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Indigo Bunting The flock of 30 or so Ruddy Ducks that had been hanging around until a couple days ago is gone or the waves were so high that I couldn't see them. The White-crowed and White-throated sparrows also seem to be all gone. I last saw them early this week. Bob Beason Huron, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.orgSubject: Brown Pelican at Buck Creek State Park From: Bill Whan <billwhan AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:58:31 -0400 Brian Menker conveyed a diagnostic photo of a brown pelican discovered at the beach at BCSP by Larry Jeanblanc this morning. The photo will be posted in due course, but listers might want to jump on the chance to see this Ohio rarity, with only four accepted records, the latest not far away near Spring Valley WA in 2002. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.orgSubject: Ashtabula Co. 5/8 From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 08:43:41 -0700 Here's the rest of the details from yesterday---at Orwell Marsh (water up some): 5 blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, few shorebirds. A flock of 11 lesser yellowlegs was in a flooded field in Colebrook Twp. A ride through Wayne Twp., Cherry Valley Twp., Dorset Twp., and Denmark Twp. produced Am. kestrel, numerous bobolinks, e. meadowlarks, etc. but again no upland sandpipers. At Conneaut: drake n. pintail, 20+ red-breasted mergansers, pied-billed grebe, 50 double-crested cormorants, great egret, green herons, 2 black-crowned night-herons, black-bellied plover, lesser yellowlegs, spotted sandpipers, semipalmated sandpipers, dunlins, 3 short-billed dowitchers, laughing gull, Bonaparte's gulls, imm. glaucous gull, 30 great black-backed gulls, 58 Caspian terns, common tern, 5 Forster's terns, belted kingfisher, red-headed woodpecker, warbling vireo, purple martins, bank swallows, marsh wren, ruby-crowned kinglet, pine warbler, 18+ white-crowned sparrows, and Baltimore oriole. At the Pymatuning causeway were a great egret and cliff swallows. Also, a purple finch was singing around my home here in Poland Twp., Mahoning Co. on 5/7. 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.orgSubject: Ohio RBA Hiatus From: Paul Gardner <godwit AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:34 -0700 Hello all, Both compliers of the Ohio Statewide RBA, Brad Sparks and I, will be birding in Florida next week. As a result, after 60 consecutive weekly appearances, the Statewide RBA will take a break. Of course, if anyone would like to try their hand at it, please feel free. Happy birding, Paul Paul Gardner 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.orgSubject: Ohio Statewide RBA May 9, 2008 From: Paul Gardner <godwit AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:49:54 -0700 - RBA * Ohio * Statewide * May 9, 2008 * OHST0805.09 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species) Little Blue Heron WHITE-FACED IBIS PLEGADIS IBIS Northern Goshawk King Rail Willet Laughing Gull EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE Golden-winged Warbler Northern Parula x Cerulean Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow HARRIS'S SPARROW Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Evening Grosbeak - Transcript This is the Ohio Statewide Rare Bird Report for May 9, 2008. Compiler: Paul Gardner. Email: godwit AT sbcglobal.net SPECIES IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE REVIEW-LIST SPECIES. Details of these sightings are desired by The Ohio Bird Records Committee. Careful observation, not ornithological expertise, is the only qualification for submitting your data. For details and pointers see: http://www.ohiobirds.org/records/documentation.php Little Blue Heron: John Pogacnik reported a fly-by offshore from his North Perry home on the 4th. WHITE-FACED IBIS: The Toledo Naturalists' Association RBA (419 877- 9640) reports that one is being seen in an off-limits area of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge that will be accessible during the monthly autotour this weekend. Check the wetlands in the western part of the refuge especially along the eastern extension of Vellar Road. PLEGADIS IBIS: A dark ibis, unidentifiable to species, was photographed at Pipe Creek Wildlife Area, Erie County, on the 4th. Northern Goshawk: Kathy Mock reported what seemed to be an adult of this species flying over her home in Barberton, Summit County, on the 3rd. King Rail: On the 7th, Ryan Steiner, following a lead from the Bobolink RBA (330 763-5119), was able to find one at Killbuck Marsh at the railroad tracks on Willow Road. Willet: The Bobolink RBA (330 763-5119) reports that one was seen this week at Wright Marsh, Wayne County. Their numbers greatly reduced from last week, Jim Fry found only four at the swimming beach at Lake Logan, Hocking County, on the 5th. Laughing Gull: On the 2nd and 3rd, up to three breeding plumaged adults were being seen at the beach and in a field below the dam at Buck Creek State Park, Clark County. Ray Hannikman reported a first summer bird from the beach at Headlands Beach State Park on the 7th, and Craig Holt found a breeding plumaged adult at Conneaut Harbor on the 8th. EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: The Bobolink RBA (330 763-5119) reports that one can be seen at 32466 State Route 93, which is south of Baltic in Coshocton County. Golden-winged Warbler: On the 2nd, Bob Foppe found one at Camp Friedlander, Clermont County. Jeff Grabmeier relocated the previously reported bird at the beginning of the pet trail in Highbanks Metroparks, Delaware County, on the 3rd. On the 7th, they were reported from the Magrish Riverlands Preserve, Cincinnati, and from the "far west patch of woods on the Ottawa River Interpretive Trail, Toledo." On the 8th, one was at Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, at "Oak Openings Parkway where it comes closest to Swan Creek a bit west of White Oak Picnic area." Northern Parula x Cerulean Warbler: Notable amid the reports of hybrid Lawrence's and Brewster's Warblers, was the report by Rick Nirschl that this unusual hybrid, originally found by him in 2004, has returned for the fifth year to the same location in the Wildwood Metropark, Toledo. His directions are "Take the stairs behind the Manor House down to the boardwalk on the floodplain and listen for the bird singing from the sycamores 40- 80 yards north of the bottom of the stairs." Clay-colored Sparrow: One visited the North Perry home of John Pogacnik on the 2nd and 4th. Photo at www.RareBird.org. Le Conte's Sparrow: Ray Hannikman spotted one at the dunes area of the Headlands Beach State Park Nature Preserve on the 7th. HARRIS'S SPARROW: The Bobolink RBA (330 763-5119) reports that birders are welcome to view the one visiting the feeder at Vernon Kline's home west of Holmesville at 10544 County Road 329 in Holmes County. Western Meadowlark: On the 4th John Habig found the previously reported bird still singing at Range Line and Cygnet Roads west of the town of Cygnet in Wood County. Yellow-headed Blackbird: Mary Warren passed along word of one along the Magee Marsh Causeway on the 5th. Rick Nirschl found a pair near the old mobile home along Krause Road in Ottawa County on the 7th. Evening Grosbeak: On the 4th a "one-day wonder" visited the feeder at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory office just off Route 2 at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. - End Transcript Paul Gardner 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.orgSubject: Re: Lake Hope Zaleski May 5th 2008 From: "Simpson, Bruce" <Simpson AT METROPARKS.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 08:14:13 -0400 Lake Hope State Park & Zaleski State Forest are located 14 miles
south of Nelsonville(Rte 33), off of Ret 278. I went there last
Monday(May 5th). Below is a list of some of the birds seen.
Rte. 33
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestral
Rte 278
Red-shouldered Hawk
Hope Schoolhouse
Warblers
Yellow-breasted Chat
Northern Parula
Prairie
Blue-winged
White-eyed Vireo
Barn Swallow-4
Clearing- Atkinson Ridge Rd.
Warblers
Prairie
Yellow-breasted Chat
Hooded
Black-and-white
Blue-winged
Indigo Bunting
Red-shouldered Hawk
Hunter's Camp
Warblers
Pine
Hooded
Prairie
Yellow-throated
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Indigo Bunting
Baptist Church Rd
Warblers
Black-throated Green
Yellow-throated
Ovenbird
Black-and-white
Hooded
East Raccoon Rd
Warblers
Ovenbird-4
Black-and-white
Louisianna Waterthrush-2
Blackburian
Nashville
N Parula-2
Cerulean-2
American Redstart
Magnolia
Worm-eating
Scarlet Tanager-3
Acadian Flycatcher-2
Wood Thrush
Baltimore Oriole
Rifle Range Rte 278
Yellow Warbler
Large Marsh Rte 278
Red-headed Woodpecker
Iron Furnace Trail Parking Lot Rte 278
Blue-gray Gnatcher
King Hollow Rd Rte 278
Warblers
Worm-eating-2
American Redstart-3
Kentucky
Shea Rd.
Great Crested Flycatcher
Yellow Warbler
Moonville Marsh
E. Bluebird-male female
Wood Duck-male female
E Phoebe-2
Yellow Warbler
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Subject: Magee strage Black throated blueFrom: A D Coonrod <adcoonrod AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 04:28:41 -0700 Hello all, was there anyone who got a picture of the partial albino black throated blue warbler yesterday at Magee? Could anyone please send me a photo of the bird if so. Just for personal use only to adcoonrod AT yahoo.com Thanks all and good birding, Adrian --------------------------------- 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.orgSubject: Mourning Warbler persists, OSU campus From: Nathaniel Nye <nathaniel.nye AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:34:20 -0400 Good morning, The male Mourning Warbler (presumably the same one seen yesterday) is still present, as of 7:20 am, in the same group of trees just outside (to the south) of Meiling Hall on OSU campus, near the medical center. I couldn't find him yesterday afternoon, which says to me that he's much more active in the early morning and knows how to hide. Also seen this morning were a Chestnut-sided, a Redstart, a Yellowthroat, and a Magnolia (all males). A White-throated Sparrow was also a new addition to my list for this location. Nate Nye ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Re: Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! From: Al La Sala <ALaSala AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 21:38:42 -0400 I have never had a less than enjoyable experience at Blendon Woods or at any of the MetroParks in the Columbus area. I find the naturalists are always helpful. The rangers always wave, smile, or nod their heads when they see me walking around with my binoculars. I don't consider that harassment. There is going to be an organized Audobon bird walk at Blendon Woods this coming Saturday morning. That doesn't sound like a park that discourages birding. As long as you don't pick wildflowers or go off the trail except in the company of a naturalist conducting an organized program, you'll be fine. These rules are understandable. Al La Sala Columbus, OH -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU] On Behalf Of Duane Rossford Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:11 PM To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! Birders, Do all you can to avoid going to Blendon Woods!!!!!!!!!!!!! The rangers and staff have been instructed to harass, haze, and otherwise driver birders from the park. They are only interested in renting out their high value picnic areas and will threaten you with fines and arrest if they find you birding in the park. Make sure you communicate this with any out of town birders that you may know who were considering a trip to the State of Ohio for birding. Do not go to Blendon Woods for any reason. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.orgSubject: Brood XIV From: "Donald Morse, Jr." <donaldthebirder AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 21:22:17 -0400 For those in Southern Ohio, periodical cicadas are starting to emerge. Gene Kritsky's website at http://inside.msj.edu/academics/faculty/kritskg/cicada/Site/Cicada_home.html has a map of emergences. After the rain, I figure they will pick up. The website also has daily soil temperatures. In the upcoming weeks, one should be on the lookout for kites. Since the range for Mississippi Kites appears to be expanding, chances are good that some should be found soon. During the emergence of Brood X in 2004, 4 kites were observed in SW Ohio (1 swallowtail, the rest Miss.) I have learned to bird conditions (weather, biological, etc.) to find rarities - with somewhat success. Also, this emergence coincides with the OBBA II. One could get a lot of confirmed "CF" observations. Doing some reading on the subject, it seems that the Cuckoos are benefited the most from the cicadas. An interesting study on periodical cicadas and effects on birds is at: http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3710&context=postprints ------------- Don Morse Jr http://donaldthebirder.blogspot.com/ - my 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.orgSubject: Yes -Blendon Woods - Yes From: roxley AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 21:18:18 -0400 I ask your for your understanding for a posting that is not specific to identifying a location of birds. However, I had to respond to the posting about Blendon Woods Metropark not being a birding friendly park. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have personally spent thousands of hours over many years enjoying birding experiences at Blendon Woods. Naturalists Bruce Simpson and Sarah Dalton are friendly and helpful. Bruce has collaborated with me to introduce birding to Scout and school groups. I have witnessed Bruce going out of his way to assist novice to expert birders find that elusive life or year list bird. The rangers are more than helpful in assisting visitors in need. I encourage anyone who has not had the experience of visiting Blendon Woods to take advantage of this excellent birding location. I apologize again for my non-birding specific post. I thought it was important to inform our community of the quality of this resource and helpfulness of Blendon Woods Naturalist Sarah Dalton and Bruce Simpson. Respectfully submitted, Rick Oxley ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Caesar Creek State Park Terns, shorebirds From: Rick Asamoto <rick.asamoto AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 21:15:05 -0400 This evening there were 10 Caspian, 3 Common, and 2 Forster's Terns on the beach at Caesar Creek. Also, 7 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 4 Least Sandpipers 2 Spotted Sandpipers and 1 female Red-breasted Merganser. Rick Asamoto ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Cowan Terns From: Larry Gara <larrygara AT DRAGONBBS.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:46:06 -0400 This PM there were four Foster's Terns beyond the beach at Cowan Lake State Park. They were flying over the lake and resting on the bouys, always neat birds to see on a dreary day. Good birding Cheers, Larry Gara ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Gahanna,5-08 From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:44:28 -0400 The cool rainy morning made for a good fallout in the Gahanna greenbelt along Big Walnut Creek (McCorkle park to Woodside Green Park to Academy Park). Although I only had a few hours in the morning, a quick bike trip along the greenbelt built a large list of migrants. Highlights included: 4 Flycatchers: Least, Acadian, Crested, Pewee 3 swallows: Rough-winged, Barn, Tree 3 vireos: Red-eyed (common), Yellow-throated, Warbling kinglets, gnatcatchers - 2-3 Ruby-cr.Kinglets, many gnatcatchers 3 Thrushes: Wood (common), Swainson's, Veery 3 mimids: Mockingbird, Catbird (common), Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwings (the first I've seen since December!) 18 warblers: Yellow, Parula, Nashville, Tennessee, Bl-thr.Blue, Bl-thr.Green, Chesnut-sided, Magnolia, Yellow-throated, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Yellow-rumped (most common), Ovenbird (4-5; they've been very common this Spring), Redstart, Black&White, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-br.Chat (unusual here) Grosbeaks, Buntings - Rose-breasted grosbeaks (common), Indigo Buntings (common) Sparrows - the expected (Chipping, Field, Song, White-throated) Orioles - only Baltimores ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Cerulean Warbler, Hilliard From: Nathaniel Nye <nathaniel.nye AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:32:54 -0400 I must be doing something right. Today seems to have been my lucky day. I came home from school and despite the rain, I grabbed an umbrella and went for a walk down a neighborhood path with my 8-month-old baby girl. The path goes by a greenbelt behind a bunch of houses. I could see some warblers flying around in the treetops, so I went back home and got my binoculars. First one I got my glasses on was a nice male Cerulean Warbler! I could see the streaked sides, dark throat-band across white throat/breast/belly, and the blue-hued upperparts were apparent whenever there were leaves or something solid behind him. I also saw a couple of Yellow Warblers, a Palm Warbler, and 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in the same area. A Spotted Sandpiper and Great-blue Heron were on the shore at the neighborhood pond. Add that to the Mourning Warbler and other birds this morning on campus...not a bad day for never actually "going" birding! Good birding! Nate Nye ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Blendon Woods From: "Simpson, Bruce" <Simpson AT METROPARKS.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:19:00 -0400 Blendon Woods is located in the northeast corner of Columbus off of
I270 & Rte 161. Take the Little Turtle Way exit. Here is a list of some
of the birds seen today at Blendon Woods Metro Park
Lake Trail
Warblers
Blackpoll
Black-throated Green-male & female
Black-throated Blue-male & female
Yellow-male & Female
N Parula-male & female
Black-and-white male & female
Hooded
Bay-breasted-2
Tennessee-2
American Redstart
Yellow-rumped-2
Nashville
Magnolia
Ovenbird
W Palm
Chestnut-sided
E Towhee-mating
Blue-gray Gnatcher
Thrushes
Wood
Swainson
Veery
Hermit
Sparrows
White-crowned
White-throated
Sugarbush Trail
Warblers
C Yellowthroat
Hooded
Ovenbird
American Redstart
Bay-breasted-2
Black-and-white
Magnolia
Nashville
Louisianna Waterthrush
W Palm
Yellow-breasted Chat (May 7th)
Kentucky (May 7th)
Scarlet Tanager
Great Crested Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-eyed Vireo
Indigo Bunting
Veery
Brookside Trail
Warblers
Hooded-male & female
Louisianna- male & female nesting
Ovenbird
N Parula
Yellow-rumped-4
Black-throated Green
Black-throated Blue
Blackburian
Blue-gray Gnatcher
Rose-breasted Grosbeak-male & female
Baltimore Oriole
Wood Thrush
Scarlet Tanager
Ripple Rock Trail
Warblers
Black-throated Green
Black-throated Blue
Blackburian
Chestnut-sided
American Redstart
Black-and-white
Nashville
Yellow-rumped
Thrushes
Wood
Veery
Red-eyed Vireo
E Wood Peewee
Great Blue Heron
Blendon Woods Metro Park
Hotline 614-895-6222
Nature Center 614-895-6221
Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods
Metro Park
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Subject: laughing gull, glaucous gull at ConneautFrom: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:03:28 -0700 Greetings---highlights of another very good day in far NE Ohio included an adult laughing gull and a first-cycle glaucous gull at Conneaut harbor. A pair of Caspian terns were copulating!? Is this normally seen away from breeding grounds? Some shorebirds passed through in the morning. White-crowned sparrows were quite conspicuous--there may be boatloads of them at the migrant traps along the lake now such as Dike 14 in Cleveland. A pine warbler at Conneaut Twp. Park seems to be on territory. My eyes and brain are too tired to write any more now, I'll fill in the rest of the details tomorrow.......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.orgSubject: Blendon Woods May 8 From: "McNulty, Robert" <Robert.McNulty AT OSUMC.EDU> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:00:15 -0400 Rainy, Cool Day. Birds were high in number and birding was great even into late afternoon. Blendon Woods is a wonderful place to birdwatch. The staff which include the naturalists as well as the rangers have always been courteous and friendly. Palm Warber chestnut sided Magnolia Tennessee Nashville yellow yellow rumped parula Black throated green Baybreasted Black and white Hooded Blackburnian American Redstart Ovenbird Scarlet tanager Rose breasted grosbeak (quite a few) Pewee White crowned sparrow White throated sparrow Veery Woodthrush Swainson's thrush Hermit thrush Northern oriole 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.orgSubject: RFI- Bobolink (Wayne, Holmes Co) area From: katbird103 AT AOL.COM Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 18:53:38 -0400 Hi all, ??? I am going to be in the Wayne/Holmes/Ashland Co area this weekend, and I am not a familiar with birding the area as I would like to be. If someone who is knowledgeable about birding this area would be kind enough to answer my questions about some target species, please email me privately. Thanks, and good birding, Steve Steve Landes ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek From: "bob AT 10squirrels.com" <bob@10SQUIRRELS.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 18:24:30 -0400 Maybe this issue/opportunity is a good chance for the birding community to try to influence legislators in that area to gain appropriations for thoughtful development for ODW (note keyword "thoughtful", as in "sustaniable" and "low impact"). As a group, most passive recreationists - and I include birders, photographers, wildflower watchers and other nature nuts like myself are a rather politically passive bunch. Just leave us alone with our birds, we think, and ..... well, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, to paraphrase Grandma. Maybe the "Crane Creek Birding Consortium" could have a little economic-political power if articulate, well-intentioned folks get behind something like that. Just a few thoughts/observations... Cheers....Bob Bob Hinkle Solon, 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.orgSubject: northern mockingbird - geauga co. From: inga schmidt <ingais AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:51:05 -0400 An unusual opportunity to compare all three mimic thrushes in the yard this morning. Grey catbirds chattering in the shrubs, a brown thrasher singing from the top of the dead American Elm, and a n. mockingbird, still hanging around the fields. How did that go....one repetition, two reps, three? Also several indigo buntings, orchard orioles, eastern kingbirds. Lots of c. yellowthroats and yellow warblers. In the woods a scarlet tanager sang overhead while I gathered 19 morels. A bounty I stumbled on while pulling the unending garlic mustard. Also wood thrush, and solitary vireos. At the feeder, still, a red breasted nuthatch. Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road at the Geauga/Cuyahoga Co. line ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.orgSubject: Black tern - L. Logan - Hock. Co. From: James E Fry <jamesfry2 AT JUNO.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:04:08 -0400 At 4:00 this afternoon(Thursday, May 8)there was a black tern flying back and forth over the water out from the swimming beach at Lake Logan in Hocking County. I also saw a Caspian tern with a fish in its bill but could not relocate the Caspian tern. The black tern was still present when I left. Jim Fry Hocking 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.orgSubject: 3-Creeks,4-07 From: rob thorn <robthorn AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:30:31 -0400 I ran three transects yesterday, all in or near this park in south Columbus, and had a fair fallout despite the good weather. One was around the Confluence area (a great trap), the second was along the Groveport Blacklick BikePath (an aspiring trap), while the third was along the Groveport-Winchester canal towpath (a trap-in-the-making). Each of them takes about 3/4 - 1 hour to walk, and any of these routes would probably produce well today and tomorrow. Highlights included: Raptors - Redtails at Confluence; Cooper's at all 3 paths; the accipters know a good smorgasbord when they find one. Great Blue Herons - the GBH colony W of Rager Rd and the towpath is still strong, with 15-17 nests. A single nest has appeared in the marsh at Cruiser Park in Groveport, possibly heralding the rise of yet another colony. Hummers - a female was gathering insects at the Confluence; can nesting be far behind? Woodpeckers - a Pileated was drumming along the GBBP, carefully choosing very resonant portions of dead limbs. Flycatchers - first calling Acadians of the year were at the Confluence, while a Least called from the GBBP. Cresteds were at all 3 locations, while Kingbirds were along the Confluence entrance road. Vireos - Confluence had all kinds, including a very pale Blue-headed that I could've passed off as a Plumbeous. I just never got a clear look at its wings & rump, but the breast was clear white and the head no grayer than the back. GBBP had several dueling White-eyed, as well as many Warblings Red-br.Nuthatch - 1 continues to haunt the pine grove picnic area at Confluence Thrushes - Wood Thrushes were common (2-4) at each site, but other thrushes were much rarer, with 1 Veery at GBBP and 1 Swainsons at the towpath. Mimids - Catbirds were abundant at all 3 sites, but the only Brown Thrashers were 2 singing along the towpath. Warblers - lots of 'mid-migration' species: Yellow - all sites, often singing Parula - 3 singing at Confluence Nashville - 2 at Confluence Black-thr.Blue - singing males at Confluence and the towpath Black-thr.Green - singing male at the towpath Chesnut-sided - 2 singing at Confluence Magnolia - 2 at GBBP and along the towpath Cape-May - 1+ at Confluence Blackburnian - 2 at Confluence Yellow-throated - 2 at Confluence, 1 at GBBP Yellow-rumped - 4-6 at each stop, still the most common warbler migrant Palm - 1 at Confluence & GBBP Redstart - 2-4 at each location; 2nd most common migrant warbler Ovenbird - 1 at Confluence Common Yellowthroat - 2+ at GBBP, 1 along the towpath Yellow-br.Chat - 1 singing at GBBP (a location where they've bred) Tanagers - only Scarlets, with singing males at GBBP and the towpath (2) Rose-br.Grosbeaks - 2-4 at most stops, but 6 were singing aloong the GBBP Indigo Bunting - 3-4 at most stops, but 10+ were singing along the towpath Bobolink - 1 early flyover was at the Confluence Orioles - Baltimores were common, with 4-5 singing males at each stop. the only Orchard was a singing male at GBBP, right near Cruiser 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.orgSubject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek From: Tom Bain <bainnature AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:38:12 -0400 Great news about Magee Marsh and Crane Creek. Sounds like good decisions are being crafted among our agencies. I support maximum possible return of habitat for birds--more accessible birds along an expanded low-impact trail system to spread out birders would be helpful. I think it will become evident in the future that birds, birders, and the Birding Trail may best be served by using a Point Pelee adaptation. I agree we need newbie-friendly birding at special places to capture involvement of youth and new adult interest. A shuttle service approach might be just the thing for the Birding Trail, for new and "experienced" birders alike. The seasonal nature of the demand for transport is a business problem without obvious solution. Economics, at least in part, will determine future approaches. I'm certain the Point Pelee service is heavily subsidized by the government in Canada. I'm not so sure we'll see that happen on the US side. A good case for subsidy can be made, and we should give this some thought. Tom Bain ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: RTH visits feeders in Beavercreek backyard… From: Doug Bonhaus <dbonhaus AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:43:49 -0400 First feeder visit on 5/4/08 from Male RTH and Female on 5/7/08, however have seen them flying around and checking out feeders from distance since early April, they are a little timid right now. Great to see them back again to visit 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.orgSubject: OSU West Campus BELL'S VIREO From: Aaron Boone <boone.70 AT OSU.EDU> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:15:48 -0400 The Bell's Vireo has returned to the west campus area for the 3rd year in a row. This location is just south of Lane Ave. and east of North Star Rd. near the new disc golf course (along the bike path heading into campus). Patience is the key to getting a look at this bird as they typically skulk even while singing. Please refrain from using tape to lure this bird into view. Good birding! Aaron Boone 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.orgSubject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek From: Dick & Jeanette Esker <eskerrb AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:59:03 -0400 Most of the comments I have seen about the Magee Marsh / Crane Creek changes appear to be from the perspective of experienced birders. Most (other than the handicapped ) don't mind walking to get to a great birding spot. There is another perspective and that is from the point of view of getting new people involved in birding. There have got to be great birding places that are readily accessible to get new people hooked on birding. Magee Marsh is currently one of those places and I have seen it work. Getting new people involved is as essential to the long term health of the birds as is adding new habitat. It will take more people (and the money they spend) to support birding in the future. There needs to be a good balance of maintaining habitat (and not loving it to death) and making great birding readily accessible. Don't go overboard in restricting access that may have unintended consequences that are not in the best long term interest of the birds. Richard Esker Wood County West Virginia eskerrb AT verizon.net ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.orgSubject: Highbanks Metro Park From: RLowry517 AT AOL.COM Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:01:56 EDT Hello! I just returned from a morning of birding the first part of the pet trail at Highbanks. I arrived around 9 AM and was immediately greeted in the area just beyond the water fountain by a "swarm" of warblers and other birds. I continued on along the muddy path to the north through a wooded section to where it crosses over a small culverted stream where I encountered a second "swarm". There were so many birds that there were times when I could not decide which ones to try to look at through the binoculars. The following is a list of the birds that I was able to observe and hear: Blackpoll Warbler Northern Parula-3 Chestnut-Sided Warbler-numerous Yellow-Rumped Warbler-numerous Yellow Warbler Hooded Warbler Black-Throated Green Warbler-a few Black-Throated Blue Warbler Cape May Warbler Tennessee Warbler-a few Bay-Breasted Warbler Blackburnian Warbler-a few Common Yellowthroat-a few singing on territory Ovenbird-2 Nashville Warbler-several Palm Warbler Magnolia Warbler-2 Wood Thrush-heard 3 or 4 Swainson's Thrush Veery Rose-Breasted Grosbeak-several with a pair at the Nature Center feeders Indigo Bunting-2 Least Flycatcher-2 Solitary Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-Eyed Vireo-a few Summer Tanager Baltimore Oriole House Wren-several Scarlet Tanager Brown Thrasher White-Crowned Sparrow-near the Nature Center Directions to Highbanks are on the OOS web site or can be accessed at _www.metroparks.net_ (http://www.metroparks.net) . Rob Lowry Powell, 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.orgSubject: Re: Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! From: Rae Johnson <rowdyraej AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:47:03 -0700 I have made a couple of short stops there for birding this spring and both were good experiences. The staff was friendly and knowledgable. Rae Johnson ----- Original Message ---- From: Andy SewellSubject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek From: Gene Stauffer <gstauff AT COLUMBUS.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:17:03 -0400 I was about to compose an e-mail to address this issue when I read Steve Edinger's comments, which said much of what I was going to say. The current parking lot at the nature center is not nearly big enough for all the cars which currently use the parking near the boardwalk. New parking would either destroy additional habitat, or it would have to be outside the current Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. Building additional parking would be very expensive, as would creating and operating a shuttle to the boardwalk. Where would this money come from? Apparently DOW has already planned to close off part of the current parking and let it revert to nature. The cost of this would be minimal, and allow DOW's limited funds to be used for other purposes. It would be great to keep cars out of the area and bus people in to see the birds, but let's accept what DOW proposes and be thankful for that. Gene Stauffer Grove City ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek From: "Steven A. Edinger" <Steven.Edinger.1 AT Ohio.edu> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:59:49 -0400 I accidentally sent this only to Bill Heck instead of the whole list. I guess
my coffee hadn't kicked in yet!
Dear Fellow Birders,
I think almost all of are willing to take a shuttle bus and walk some,
but I sure hope they keep a lot of bathrooms down near the boardwalk entrances!
It could be a LONG wait for the shuttle bus under certain circumstances! I
also think it will be critical to keep some parking for the "off season", when
running a shuttle would be cost prohibitive, but when some of us will still be
interested in enjoying Crane Creek.
Just out of curiosity, where would they put the new parking lot the bus
would run from? The parking lot at the bird center is full during peak times.
There would have to be one as large as the current parking lot, basically a
brand new lot, to handle the big events, unless we want to turn a lot of people
away. Where would it be put and how would it be paid for?
Best wishes,
Steve Edinger
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Subject: Re: Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!!From: Andy Sewell <asewell AT HARDLINESDESIGN.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:58:48 -0400 I'm not sure what Mr. Rossford is talking about. Blendon Woods is, and to my knowledge always has been, very accommodating and welcoming to birders, especially those new to birding. The staff I've dealt with are courteous and the naturalists, especially Bruce Simpson, will go out of their way to direct you to a good bird. So, out-of-town birders, please ignore this odd post and continue to visit this lovely and very birdy metropark. I think that as long as you stay out of areas that are reserved for group picnics and stick to the trails, you'll never have a problem. Yesterday at Blendon, I had great looks at a Swainson's Thrush on the trail out to Thoreau Lake - it kept walking down the trail in front of me. I never truly appreciated how small a thrush this species is until yesterday. I only spent about a half-hour, but had a good walk with a beginning birder and we saw/heard some Yellow-rumped Warblers, Hooded Warbler, Redstart, Hooded Warbler, Yellow Warbler, and Northern Parula. I ran into one of the naturalists coming into work on my way out, and was not "harassed and hazed" but greeted with a smile. Good birding, Andy Sewell Columbus, Ohio. ________________________________ This mailbox protected from junk email by MailFrontier Desktop from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU] On Behalf Of Duane Rossford Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:11 PM To: OHIO-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! Birders, Do all you can to avoid going to Blendon Woods!!!!!!!!!!!!! The rangers and staff have been instructed to harass, haze, and otherwise driver birders from the park. They are only interested in renting out their high value picnic areas and will threaten you with fines and arrest if they find you birding in the park. Make sure you communicate this with any out of town birders that you may know who were considering a trip to the State of Ohio for birding. Do not go to Blendon Woods for any reason. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.org ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.orgSubject: Mourning Warbler, OSU campus From: Nathaniel Nye <nathaniel.nye AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:38:27 -0400 This morning at about 7:30 I was coming in to school and decided to check the trees outside (to the south) of the medical school (Meiling Hall), which often bring in a good number and variety of migrants (always to my surprise...it's just a quarter acre or so of trees in the middle of buildings, busy roads, parking garages, and plenty of people bustling around). First thing that caught my eye was a warbler that flew up from some bushes into a maple tree, and turns out it was a male Mourning Warbler. I got great looks at him, watching him for several minutes (he spent most of his time at the top of that maple tree). I also quickly found a lot of his traveling buddies. Pretty good little flock of migrants out there this morning: Mourning Warbler (m) Common Yellowthroat (m & f) Magnolia Warbler (m) American Redstart (m) Nashville Warbler (m) Swainson's Thrush (2) Scarlet Tanager (m) plus the resident Catbirds, Chipping Sparrows, Goldfinches, Cardinals, Robin, Starlings, and House Sparrows If you're interested, put "Medical Center Dr & W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH" into Google Maps and it will put you right at the corner of the group of trees I'm talking about. Have a great day! -Nate Nye ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: FOS Common nighthawk in Licking Co. From: Margaret Bowman <mbowman AT ALLTEL.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 06:13:45 -0400 When I was walking my dogs at 5:00 this morning, I heard and then saw my first common nighthawk of the season. Margaret Bowman Licking Co., 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.orgSubject: Birdwalk, BFEC, Knox Co. (5/7) Ben Warner From: waen2bb2 AT AOL.COM Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 00:13:58 -0400   Here's a list of birds seen along the Kokosing Gap Trail near Gambier and the Brown Family Environmental Center on Laymon Road near Rt. 229. Some of the birds were seen after the birdwalk by Bruce Glick. Cape May Warbler - 1 being harrased by a Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nashville Warbler - 3 Tennessee Warbler - 2 Hooded Warbler - 3 Black-throated Green Warb. - 3 Kentucky Warbler - 2 Prothonotary Warbler - 2 (one seen near the gambier trestle) Yellow Warbler - 8 N. Parula  - 4+ Common Yellowthroats Black and White Warb - 2 Magnolia Warbler - 1 American Redstart - 3 Yellow-breasted Chat - 2 Blue-headed Vireo - 1 White-eyed Vireo - 2 Red-eyed Vireo - 4+ Warbling Vireo - 1 Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 Acadian Flycatcher - 3 Least Flycatcher - 1 (skillfully heard by Dr. Mosher) Blu-gray Gnatcatcher - 4 Scarlet Tanager - 2 Baltimore Oriole - 6 Orchard Oriole - 2 Indigo Bunting - 1 female White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Gray Catbirds Brown Thrasher - 2 etc.     Good Birding!        - Ben Warner ________________________________________________________________________ Stand above the crowd! Get a free email address that expresses who you are at http://domains.aol.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: listowner AT ohiobirds.orgSubject: Blendon Woods... NO!!!!!!! From: Duane Rossford <Miyopd-support AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 02:10:30 +0000 Birders, Do all you can to avoid going to Blendon Woods!!!!!!!!!!!!! The rangers and staff have been instructed to harass, haze, and otherwise driver birders from the park. They are only interested in renting out their high value picnic areas and will threaten you with fines and arrest if they find you birding in the park. Make sure you communicate this with any out of town birders that you may know who were considering a trip to the State of Ohio for birding. Do not go to Blendon Woods for any reason. ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Blendon Woods May 7 From: "McNulty, Robert" <Robert.McNulty AT OSUMC.EDU> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 22:24:29 -0400 Sunny, cool morning Warm afternoon Warblers were low in numbers Cape May Warbler Yellow rumped warbler Blackburnian Magnolia Tennessee American Redstart Nashville Black throated green Black throated blue Chestnut sided Black and White Palm Ovenbird Hooded male and female Louisiana Waterthrush Red eyed vireo White eyed vireo blue headed vireo Swainson's thrush Veery Great crested flycatcher Rose breasted grosbeak Scarlet Tanager Northern Oriole Heard but not seen: Common yellowthroat Nashville Kentucky (beginning of Sugarbush trial ) Yellow breasted Chat (back loop of Sugarbush trail) 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.orgSubject: COMMON RAVENS Return as a Nesting Bird in Ohio! From: Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II <obba2 AT OSU.EDU> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:11:23 -0400 Hello Everyone, The Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II is pleased to announce the discovery of a nesting pair of Common Ravens in Jefferson County, the first confirmed nesting for Ohio in over 100 years! With the loss of forests in Ohio, ravens were extirpated as a nesting species by the late 1800s, making this an important addition to the Atlas. As many of you know, Scott Albaugh made a key discovery of Common Ravens in Jefferson County back in the winter of 2006. Follow up searches proved that these birds were quite elusive. In the summer of 2007, Scott came across three ravens flying together, again in Jefferson County, but was unable to search for possible nesting locations. Considering the potential for nesting in this part of Ohio, Scott's observations really got our wheels turning and we consulted with him about areas in the county that might harbor nesting ravens. In mid-March of this year, we decided to search a few locations in Jefferson County with hopes of finding ravens or suitable nest sites. Little did we know that our first attempt would prove successful. On March 25th, Ethan Kistler accompanied Aaron Boone on this quest and at the first scouted location, they encountered a very large corvid near some interesting cliff-side habitat (a remnant of prior strip mining). This bird flew up and immediately started giving a distinctive low "croaking" call as it circled repeatedly. In disbelief, Aaron and Ethan frantically started pulling out camera equipment and the continued calls of the raven were accompanied by the "whirr" and "beeps" of their cameras as they captured frame upon frame of not one but TWO ravens circling and calling. The ravens were extremely agitated, suggesting that they were nesting in the area of cliff habitat, which ravens frequently use for nesting. Moments after the initial encounter, a perfect dug-out ledge in the cliff face was found, crammed with sticks and covered in whitewash. Luckily, Aaron had a spotting scope, which allowed brief glimpses of one nestling "gaping" just above the rim of the nest. After taking just a few more pictures, Aaron and Ethan promptly left the area to minimize disturbance to the birds. Considering the proximity of nesting ravens in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, ravens were expected to return to Ohio. In addition, aerial imagery of eastern Ohio suggests there are plenty of locations with opportunities for nesting. Strip mining has created all kinds of nooks and crannies that could have perfect cliff ledge habitat. In Pennsylvania, raven nests have even been reported from gravel pits, support beams of large highway signs, communications towers, and even the Penn State University football stadium! Thus, there is evidence that this species is adapting to living near humans. Could there be other areas in Ohio supporting nesting ravens? Probably, but the only way we'll know for sure is if we get out in eastern Ohio to look. Who knows, you could be lucky. In early April of this year, a Common Raven was seen well and photographed in Washington County. And in the 1990s, a very reliable observation of ravens came from Egypt Valley Wildlife Area (Belmont & Guernsey counties), a reclaimed strip-mine grassland. Have a look at Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/) and other internet mapping resources. For eastern Ohio, there's a large amount of available high-resolution aerial imagery. Strip-mined areas might be a great place to start looking. Any high-wall areas resulting from mining activities could provide nesting habitat for ravens. In addition, Ohio birders should consider the possibility that ravens may nest on man-made structures, as in Pennsylvania and other states. For the time being, we have decided not to disclose the location of the Jefferson County ravens. The nest location is extremely sensitive and considering the highly agitated behavior of the adults, we believe that it would be inappropriate to disclose the exact location of these birds; we trust that everyone will understand the reasoning behind our decision. At a later date, we expect to be able to direct interested birders to the general vicinity of where the ravens were observed. We do, however, encourage birders to visit eastern Ohio counties to look for ravens and other nesting birds. As of late-April, at least 4 (possibly 5) young ravens had fledged from the Jefferson County nest and young birds may hang around the natal area for up to 6 weeks after fledging. Now may be the perfect time to get out and explore some of those roads far removed from the beaten path! In addition, much of eastern and southeastern Ohio has sparse Atlas coverage, so please consider adopting or spending a few hours in one or more Atlas priority blocks to start building some much needed species lists. For more info on atlasing opportunities, please contact a Regional Coordinator in the area and they will be able to direct you further. Good birding everyone, and as always, please contact Atlas Coordinators with any questions that you have about the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II! Aaron Boone & Paul Rodewald Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/ obba2 AT osu.edu (614) 247-6458 ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: Male Hummingbird From: MPiros1120 AT AOL.COM Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:48:22 EDT On Sunday a male Ruby Throated Hummingbird visited my feeder on Lake Rockwell Rd in Ravenna at Tucaway Lake Portage Co. Before he came there were two male Baltimore Orioles that visited and took a drink. Milly WARD Piros My Mind Is Like Lightning....One Brilliant Flash and Poooffffffffffffffffff, It's Gone **************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.orgSubject: Medina yard sightings - bobolinks, hummingbird, yellow warblers. From: Lynnjosefsen AT AOL.COM Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:33:58 EDT I have had at least one hummingbird back since last week and the bobolinks are back since yesterday May 6th. Also, yellow warblers. Lynn Josefsen **************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.orgSubject: Hoover Nature Preserve, Delaware County From: CHARLESBOMBACI AT AOL.COM Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:19:31 EDT Today Verna Ansel joined me at the Hoover Nature Preserve. Verna is a newer birder and has the prospect of all those new species to discover. I tried to do my part to add some new birds to her new and fun pastime. The day varied from cloudy to sunny, to windy and finally rain, but none of this deterred us from having fun. We began the morning at Oxbow Road where we watched the show present by the Prothonotary Warblers, a show that went on all day. I may not be able to promise someone a House Sparrow, but I am always confident that the Prothonotary Warblers will come through. At Oxbow we observed multiply Baltimore Orioles in their bright orange and black spring outfits and several other species of warblers. We next moved on to Area N where we observe the Osprey at the nest platform and three boats of fishermen tied up around the platform. They were distressing the female to the point she left the nest. Maybe we need a much bigger sign, like 4 by 6 feet, and then they will understand that this is not acceptable behavior. We then continued to more pleasant activity which included many more Prothonotary Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Wood Thrush, an unbelievably bright Scarlet Tanager, Yellow-throated Vireo, Brown Creeper and others. A break for lunch and we were off to Dustin Road. At Dustin we observed more Prothonotary Warblers, Green Heron, an extremely close encounter with a Cooper's Hawk (do they really pose?), Baltimore Orioles and others. We were going to visit Hoover Meadows but the parking lot looked like Kroger's so we passed and instead did a part of Old Sunbury Road. We next headed to Twin Bridges to view Cliff Swallows with very limited success. The wind picked up, the swallows headed into the nests for cover and the air looked like a sandstorm. Then it began to rain on us and being reasonable we called it a day, abet a fun day. The female Prothonotary Warblers are now back in good numbers and we located several sites where nest construction has begun, both natural cavities and nest boxes. Species for the day include: Great Blue Heron Green Heron Turkey Vulture Canada Goose Mallard Osprey Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch 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.orgSubject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek From: Al La Sala <ALaSala AT INSIGHT.RR.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:07:35 -0400 When I first starting birding I ran into some people on the boardwalk at
Hoover that told me about Magee Marsh so I drove up there. That was in
September when most of the migratory birds were already gone. I can only
imagine how beautiful it will be later this month when I go up there again.
One thing disappointed me though. There is only a small strip of bird
habitat south of the parking lot. I have to agree with Bill that
eliminating the parking lot is a good idea.
There is a lot to see between the visitor center and the lake that can be
missed by driving back there in a car. A hiking trail or even a tram for
those who aren't up to all that walking would be an excellent idea.
Al La Sala
Columbus, OH
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Magee Marsh and Crane Creek
I have been told on good authority that the Crane Creek State Park
property has been transferred from the Division of Parks to the Division
of Wildlife (Magee Marsh WA), effective 1 May 2008.
I welcome correction from those who know more than I on this topic.
I
assume press releases, etc., will be forthcoming about this change. We
will all learn more soon.
What will the Division of Wildlife will do with this property? Much
of
the the currently very rare wooded beach ridge habitat--what makes the
Magee Marsh bird trail so significant for migrant passerines--was
destroyed to make the extravagantly large State Park parking lot. In
fact, the whole area took quite a beating from three governmental
agencies--Parks, Wildlife, and the Ottawa Refuge--and the public, over
the years as they all had their separate ways with it. Some rancor
developed, but with time--and efforts by birders--migrant passerines
were generally recognized as the major beneficiaries of what little
remained. The fact that tourists came from around the world to observe
them did not go unnoticed either. Nor did the fact that we all take our
toll on the habitat.
What's going to happen, I wonder, to that huge, dry, barren parking
lot, as well as any sand, etc., delivered to the site to support the
beach? Eliminating it could eventually lead to a doubling or more of the
critical habitat, with partial restoration of its role in the lives of
migrant birds. Seldom do Ohioans have an opportunity to actually
increase such an endangered habitat.
But, some will ask, even if we have lots more habitat and lots more
birds, where will we park when we come to see them? A fair, if selfish,
question. There may be less critical areas off to the east along the
shore for fewer vehicles, but I recommend we follow the Canadians and
not use critical bird habitat for parking. At Point Pelee, they run
shuttle buses from parking lots in less important areas during busy
seasons. Probably during much of the year at Magee a much smaller
parking lot well east of the current one would serve. Or we could walk.
We'd probably see a lot more that way.
I hope ODOW will opt for wildlife--especially birds--rather than
humans
as they manage this property. Their record is spotty in this regard. As
for us birders, if we can't sacrifice a small convenience for the good
of birds, I don't see how we can expect anyone else to. What do others
think?
Bill Whan
Columbus
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Subject: Conneaut - Ashtabula CountyFrom: robert lane <ohiomagpie AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:48:35 -0400 I did a short drive-thru visit to the Conneaut sandspit this afternoon at
about 3PM. All sightings were birds resting on the sand.
Here are the highlights:
Dunlin 1 (In beautiful breeding plumage,got close-up photos)
Semipalmated Plover 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Caspian Tern 32+
Forster's Tern 8
Bonaparte's Gull 12+
Great Black-backed Gull 40+
Bob Lane
Damascus,Mahoning County
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Subject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek - move the parking, walk inFrom: "bob AT 10squirrels.com" <bob@10SQUIRRELS.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:41:01 -0400 Not that I'm suggesting it by any means, but both Bentsen and Point Pelee also have trams to get visitors into birding areas, with stops along the way where you can get on and off. And before the flames start, yes, I HIKED into Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park with my group of 10 long before dawn last month to find the elf owl (and NB Tyrannulet and many others) and hiked back out. (Don't have high expectations of the "World Birding Center" there, though) Hiking's fine with me, but with the first of the boomers retiring this year, and so many more of them to come, some provision might want to be considered eventually for what may be their future less-than-mobile access? There are a lot of gray and graying heads on the boardwalk at CC (mine included), And they might be a major part of a new generation of committed birders. Cheers...Bob Bob Hinkle Solon, 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.orgSubject: Re: Magee Marsh and Crane Creek From: Bill Heck <bill.heck AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 16:41:47 -0400 That is good news for birds and for birders! Congratulations to Ohio State Parks and to ODNR/ODW for what most of us will see as a smart move. Bill Whan raised a great point about the possibility of "reclaiming" the parking area for habitat, and Mary's statement that at least part of that area will be allowed to grow up is welcome news indeed. I would urge ODNR to think "outside of the box" to come up with ways to maximize conversion of parking areas to habitat. Other great birding areas, such as Point Pelee or Bentsen SP in Texas, never had close-in parking or have done away with it, and in the end it's better for birders as well as for birds. (Exceptions for handicapped access are appropriate, of course.) But there's another need here -- the need for birders to support -- and to encourage -- plans for habitat at the expense of parking. We cannot be grumbling because we have to walk for 10 minutes to our favorite birding spot rather than park at the front door. Instead, I hope that we will encourage ODNR to increase habitat, even at the sacrifice of our own convenience. Bill Heck On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Warren, MarySubject: U.S. Nightjar Survey Network From: Mike Wilson <mdwils AT WM.EDU> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 16:26:20 -0400 The Center for Conservation Biology constructed the Nightjar Survey Network in 2007 to begin the process of collecting data on the population distribution and population trends of Nightjars across broad regions of the United States. The Network was initially introduced into the southeast and is being expanded in 2008 to provide coverage throughout the contiguous United States. The Nightjar Survey Network relies on volunteer participation by conservation-minded citizens, biologists, and other like-minded groups to adopt and conduct survey routes. Nightjar Surveys are easy to perform and will not take more than two hours to complete. Volunteers conduct roadside counts at night, during specific time windows when the moon is > 50 % illuminated, by driving and stopping at 10 points along a predetermined 9-mile route. At each point, the observer counts all Nightjars seen or heard by species during a 6-minute period. No artificial broadcasts of the species' calls are used. Please visit the United States Nightjar Survey Website for more details including location of routes, instructions, and results; www.ccb-wm.org/nightjars.htm In addition, information collected and submitted to the Nightjar Survey Network in Ohio will be incorporated into the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas project through a partnership with the Atlas coordinators. There are many routes that transit several atlas blocks and we provide the opportunity for Nightjar Survey Volunteers to create their own route as long as it is meets the standardized form of existing routes. This could provide added opportunity for routes to be in tune with the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas. Volunteer participation is important to provide information on nightjars in Ohio and the broader region. Please consider adopting a route. www.ccb-wm.org/nightjars.htm Mike Wilson Center for Conservation Biology College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA e-mail: mdwils AT wm.edu http://www.ccb-wm.org/nightjars.htm ______________________________________________________________________ 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.orgSubject: 5/7 - West Creek Resv - Yellow-throated & Prairie Warblers, Sedge Wren From: Leidy Gabe <nparula AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 12:22:26 -0700 Awesome birding at West Creek this morning & afternoon. I left work mid-day after recieving a call from Jen Brumfield that there was a PRAIRIE WARBLER singing near the parking lot. The bird wasn't singing when I arrived, but I managed to refind it briefly in that same general area (east of the parking lot). Soon thereafter, I found a SEDGE WREN at the far southern end of the landfill just east of the paved road. This bird was truly a skulker - at first it was sitting up chipping, but dropped to the grass, and would literally flush underfoot, 12 inches in front of me. The day's final rarity was a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, just inside the woods north of the gravel east-west road that crosses the landfill. It offered fufilling looks, foraging a bit lower than the rest of the "canopy" warblers. All told, 17 warbler species were seen. I didn't even make it to the ridge trail, but I was told by another birder that warblers were "streaming through the canopy" here as well. Warblers: Tennessee X Nashville 3 N Parula 2 m & f Yellow 10 Chestnut-sided 1 Magnolia 2 Yellow-rumped 51 Black-throated Green 1 Blackburnian 1 YELLOW-THROATED 1 PRAIRIE 1 Palm 15 Black-and-white 2 A Redstart 1 Ovenbird 1 L Waterthrush 1 apparently on territory C Yellowthroat 3 Other migrants: Broad-winged Hawk 2 Solitary Sandpiper 6 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 flyby Great Crested Flycatcher 1 E Kingbird 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 SEDGE WREN 1 Marsh Wren 1 south of landfill Northern Mockingbird 1 Savannah Sparrow 5 Indigo Bunting 2 Good birding - Gabe Leidy Cleveland ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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. 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