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This is the Central Ohio RBA for Feb. 12, 1998
Dan Sanders saw a Barnacle Goose, probably an escaped bird, along Route 2 just east of Metzger Marsh on the 11th. At Metzger Marsh there were 120 Tundra Swans and crossing the Sandusky Bay bridge, Dan saw an estimated 5,000 Canvasbacks.
A winter adult Little Gull was seen on the 7th along the Ohio River in the Belmont/French Creek embayment by Bill Thompson III and Julie Zickefoose.
Monon VanSchoyck saw the following birds at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area on Feb. 9: 8 N. Harriers, 8 Red-tailed Hawks, 2 Bald Eagles, a Kestrel, a Rough-legged Hawk, 15 Short-eared Owls, 3 Long-eared Owls, 2 Saw-whet Owls, hundred of Black Ducks and 10 Pintails.
In the Clear Creek Valley on the 10th. Marc England saw 3 Wild Turkeys in corn stubble near Rte 33, 3 Black Vultures, Pine Siskins near Leaning Lena, one Towhee, a Yellow-rumped Warbler, Golden-=crowned Kinglets, Carolina Wrens, and Tree Sparrows.
On the 10th Bruno Dudonis saw what appeared to be a Ruddy Shelldrake, undoubtedly an escaped bird, in a pond at Mt. Carmel East.
Len Powlick reports the following birds at Hoover Reservoir on the 8th: 2 Common Loons, about 60 Common Mergansers, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 19 Hooded Mergansers, 40 Common Goldeneyes, and 9 Ruddy Ducks.
At the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on the 8th, there were 3 Great Blue Herons, about a dozen Hooded Mergansers, 2 dozen Canada Geese, Mallards, several Black Ducks, and Ring-billed Gulls.
Sandra Mumaw reported 2 Bald Eagles on the 8th at the east end of Knox Lake.
On the 7th, the Avid Birders found a Little Gull and Greater Scaup at Cleveland's 72nd Street. At Lorain, they discovered 5 Dunlin.
At Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area on the 7th, there were 4 Bald Eagles, 12 Tundra Swans, 2 Snow Geese, 1 Short-eared Owl, 5 Longed-eared and 2 N. Saw-whet Owls in the pine Grove on County Road 71, a Red-shouldered Hawk along Co. Road 75, and a Common Yellowthroat at the intersection with Township Rd 103.
The Lark Bunting in Holmes County was seen as recently as the 8th.
Mac Albin will present a program about Darby Creek at the Anual Potluck Supper and Business Meeting of the Cols. Audubon Society at 6:30 pm at the Clintonville Woman's Club, 3951 N. High St. Bring a prepared dish to share and your own table service. Guests are welcome.
Tune in WOSU-AM from 6:30 to 8:00 pm Thursday February 19 for the Columbus Audubon Show with Dr. Bill Mitsch of the OSU Wetlands Program, Dr. Bernie Master, Lois Day, and yours truly. If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Jan 24, 1998
Len Powlick saw a COMMON LOON on the 23rd at Hoover Reservoir from the Maxtown Road boat dock area. There were also several Common Mergansers and Goldeneyes.
A TUNDRA SWAN was at Thoreau Pond at Blendon Woods on the 20th. Probably the same bird was previously seen on a Pond near Sunbury Rd and !-270.
At Green Lawn Cemetery on the 20th, the Great Horned Owl was back in his favorite spruce tree at the Lazarus mausoleum.
The latest reports from Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area indicate 6 LONG-EARED OWLS and 5 SAW-WHET OWLS in the pinE grove on Co. Road 71, and several SHORT-EARED OWLS, some near the Sportsmen's Service Center and at least one along County Road 75. Tom Bartlett reported 2 Chukars near the hore stalls.
Joe Hammond reports 3 SNOWY OWLS on the breakwater at Conneaut.
Doreen Linzell reports a flock of about 2 dozen LAPLAND LONGSPURS south of Upper Sandusky on State Rte 67 at the intersection with County Road 58.
Saturday, January 31 join leader Dave Horn at the entrance to the Walden Waterfowl Refuge at Blendon Woods at 10 am. Dress for the weather and bring a lunch.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Sunday, Jan 18, 1998
A MUTE SWAN continues to be seen at Ross Lake and can best be seen from the east parking lot. There was a TUNDRA SWAN at the wetland next to the Shawnee Sq. Shopping Center in Chillicothe.
John Pogacnik reports 2 imm. BRANT at Conneaut Harboron the 17th, Also THAYER'S AND GLAUCOUS GULLS..
On the 11th, John Miles found a TUFTED DUCK on Lake Erie near Selkirk, Ont. From the center of Selkirk, go west about 1/2 mile to Wheeler Road, then go south to the lake. The road bends east and becomes Lakeshore Road.
At Point Pelee on the 15th, there were 84 SURF SCOTERS, 16 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, AND 2 BLACK SCOTERS.
Birds seen in the Sault Ste. Marie area on the 15th included SNOWY OWL, BOREAL CHICKADEE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, GYRFALCON, GLAUCOUS GULL, PINE GROSBEAK, and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS.
Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo is the place to be for WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, PINE SISKINS, and the chance of RED CROSSBILLS.
Check the weedy fields at Maumee Bay State Park for flocks of COMMON REDPOLLS
Nick Barber reported 5 BALD EAGLES at Ottawa NWR on the 11th. Two TRUMPETER SWANS were at Crane Creek. Look for the green neck bands.
Speaking of Trumpeter Swans, Steven Edinger reports one in Athens' East State Street Park. That was as of Jan. 12.
Dan Sanders reports a NORTHERN SHRIKE in Tuscarawas County. To get there take Rte 93 north of Sugar Creek about 7 miles to the village of Dundee. Proceed north to County Road 94 and turn right and go about one mile to an oil storage tank. The bird was seen at least through the 11th.
21 BALD EAGLES were counted on the Ottawa CBC. Also 7 TRUMPETER SWANS, 385 TUNDRA SWANS, and a SANDHILL CRANE
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Jan 8, 1998
Dan Sanders reports the Say's Phoebe was present Wednesday, January 7 in corn stubble on the left side of the brown house on Overley Road in Knox County. That's off Rte. 13 a couple of miles north of Fredericktown onto Quaker Road.
Sanders also reports a Northern Shrike in Tuscarawas County. To get there take Rte 93 north of Sugar Creek about 7 miles to the village of Dundee. Proceed north to County Road 94 and turn right and go about one mile to an oil storage tank.
On the 5th, there were 2 Mute Swans and a Bufflehead on the Dublin Road Quarry.
The Oldsquaw at Hoover Reservoir near Walnut Street was not seen on the Hoover CBC but observers saw 69 species including a Tundra Swan and a Mute Swan, 209 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Red-shouldered Hawk, a Rough-legged Hawk, 2 adult Bald Eagles, and 543 Bonaparte's Gulls.
The Oldsquaw was seen on the 9th by several observers.
A single White-winged Crossbill continues to be seen at Green Lawn at the north end of the ridge in hemlock trees near a dangerous intersection sign.
Saturday, January 10 the Avid Birders will meet at 5:30 am at Worthington Mall before taking off for Lake Erie.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Society, this is Tom Thomson wishing you a Happy New Year!.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Jan 3, 1998
In separate reports, Mike Williams and Sylvia Townsend report an Oldsquaw in company with Goldeneyes at Hoover Reservoir January 3 near Walnut Street.
The Say's Phoebe in Knox County was seen January 3rd. To get there: from Fredericktown, take Route13 north about 2 miles to Quaker Road. Turn west (left) on Quaker to the stop sign. Procced straight ahead on Overley Road, not to the right on Quaker Road. About a mile down Overley on the left is a brown house with a yellow "For Sale" sign in front. The Say's Phoebe was last seen near the house but it is sometimes seen near the dam.
Len Powlick and Lou Schultz saw 2 adult Bald Eagles on the island just north of the Sunbury Road bridge at Hoover Reservoir in Delaware County on the 27th. There were also Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers, Pintails, and lots of Bonaparte's Gulls.
On the 27th and 28th up to 4 Saw-whet owls in addition to 4 or 5 Long-eared Owls were found in the Killdeer Plains pine grove behind the ranch building on County Road 71.
Two Snowy Owls were at Conneaut Harboer on the 28th. Also Thayer's, Lesser Black-backed and Little Gulls.
At Green Lawn Cemetery on the 26th there was a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a Red-tailed Hawk, Red-breasted and White-breasted nuthatches, Flickers, lots of Goldfinches, and White-throated Sparrows.
A female White-winged Crossbill originally seen Dec. 19 and 20 at Green Lawn Cemetery near the bridge was seen Jann 1st in hemlocks near the "treacherous intersection" sign at the north end of the ridge. Pine Siskins have been seen near the bridge. Other birds reported by Bernie Masters included half a dozen Red-breasted Nuthatches, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and Carolina Wrens.
Jenny Brumfield, of Akron, reports the following birds at Ottawa NWR on Dec. 27th: good numbers of Gadwall, American Wigeon, Common Mergansers, Pintails, and American Black Ducks, PLUS 6 Tundra Swans and 3 Bald Eagles.
What's going on here? The following hummingbirds have been reported wintering in Tennessee: a first-year Calliope near Nashville, a first-year Ruby-throat in W. Meade, a fist-year Blacl-chinned N. of Franklin, a sub-adult Rufous in Lebanon, and an Allen's in Johnson City. Now it comes to me. They've come to the Country & Western mecca of the world.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson wishing you a Happy New Year!.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Dec 30, 1997
The Say's Phoebe in Knox County was seen again on the 29th. To get there: from Fredericktown, take Route13 north about 2 miles to Quaker Rosad. Turn west (left) on Quaker to the stop sign. Procced straight ahead on Overley Road, not to the right on Quaker Road. About a mile down Overley on the left is a brown house with a yellow "For Sale" sign in front. The Say's Phoebe was last seen near the house but it is sometimes seen near the dam.
Len Powlick and Lou Schultz saw 2 adult Bald Eagles on the island just north of the Sunbury Road bridge at Hoover Reservoir in Delaware County on the 27th. There were also Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers, Pintails, and lots of Bonaparte's Gulls.
On the 27th and 28th up to 4 Saw-whet owls in addition to 4 or 5 Long-eared Owls were found in the Killdeer Plains pine grove behind the ranch building on County Road 71.
Two Snowy Owls were at Conneaut Harboer on the 28th. Also Thayer's, Lesser Black-backed and Little Gulls.
At Green Lawn Cemetery on the 26th there was a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a Red-tailed Hawk, Red-breasted and White-breasted nuthatches, Flickers, lots of Goldfinches, and White-throated Sparrows.
A female White-winged Crossbill was seen Dec. 19 and 20 at Green Lawn Cemetery near the bridge and later north of the bridge a hundred yeards or so. There were also 2 Pine Siskins near the bridge. Other birds reported by Bernie Masters included half a dozen Red-breasted Nuthatches, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and Carolina Wrens.
Jenny Brumfield, of Akron, reports the following birds at Ottawa NWR on Dec. 27th: good numbers of Gadwall, American Wigeon, Common Mergansers, Pintails, and American Black Ducks, PLUS 6 Tundra Swans and 3 Bald Eagles.
Doug and Micki Dunakin reported a Snowy Owl Sept. 20 in Fulton County along the N. side of County Road F between Roads 22 and 21.
Bob Royse reports Short-eared Owls and N. Harriers can be found in Madison County on Hume-Lever Road. The area is at B6 on p. 67 of the Ohio Gazetteer.
Tune in WOSU-AM from 6:30 to 8:00 pm Thursday January 1 for a rebroadcast of the Columbus Audubon Show with Steve Kress from Cornell University, Dr. Bernie Master, Lois Day, and yours truly. If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson wishing you a Happy New Year!.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Dec 16, 1997
The adult Ross' Gull at Conneaut Harber in Ashtabula County on the 14th has not been seen since dusk of that day. The bird was observed by Craig Holt and many other observers.
At Hoover Reservoir on the 15th, Bruce Wagner reports at least a thousand Ring-billed and half that many Bonaparte's Gulls, one Common Loon, Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, and Hooded Mergansers.
On the 14th at Green Lawn Cemetery Pam Raver saw an Oregon Junco at the pit and a fly-over Bald Eagle. She saw 3 Cormorants near Rte. 104 and Jackson Pike.
Tom Bartlett reports Winter Wrens and Swamp Sparrows at Springville Marsh on the 14th.
At Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area on the 14th, CeeCee Johnson reports a Surf Scoter and 9 Common Loons on the Upground Reservoir, 3 Rough-legged Hawks and about 30 Short-eared Owls in the fields.
Paul Haskins reports a Bald Eagle and 4 Short-eared Owls at the Wilds on the 14th.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Dec 15, 1997
An adult Ross' Gull was at Conneaut Harber in Ashtabula County on the 14th. The bird was observed by Craig Holt at approx. 9 am in the SW corner of the harbor near the pool and the sandspit. To get there take SR 7 to the harbor.
On the 14th at Green Lawn Cemetery Pam Raver saw an Oregon Junco at the pit and a fly-over Bald Eagle. She saw 3 Cormorants near Rte. 104 and Jackson Pike.
Tom Bartlett reports Winter Wrens and Swamp Sparrows at Springville Marsh on the 14th.
At Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area on the 14th, CeeCee Johnson reports a Surf Scoter and 9 Common Loons on the Upground Reservoir, 3 Rough-legged Hawks and about 30 Short-eared Owls in the fields.
Paul Haskins reports a Bald Eagle and 4 Short-eared Owls at the Wilds on the 14th.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. .For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Dec.7, 1997
An inventory of birds at Green Lawn Cemetery on the 7th: Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Flicker, Blue Jay, Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Robin, Starling, Cardinal, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch, and House Sparrow. The Red Crossbill could not be found.
In Monroe County, Mich. on Nov. 30, a N. Shrike was seen near the intersection
of Muehleisen and Oelke Roads. The first report of a Gyrfalcon at Sault Ste. Marie was on Nov. 28. Also 3 Glaucous Gulls and 70 Bohemian Waxwings.On Dec. 1, in Cheboygan County, Mich., Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks were reported at Ossmun and Clark Roads.
A Western Grebe and 2 Red-throated Loons were seen this past week at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indiana.
On Dec. 2nd on Bryden Road at the old St. Anne's Hospital in Columbus, a Virginia Rail was rescued from a menacing cat and released apparently unharmed. The plucky rail had defended itself by spreading and fluttering its wings.
Also on the 2nd, Jay Crummy saw an adult Bald Eagle along the Olentangy River near Powell Road. Four Bald Eagles, 2 adult and 2 imm., were at Rocky Fork Lake on Nov. 28.
On Nov. 30, there was an adult King Eider off the breakwater at Headlands Beach SP.
Gene Stauffer reports a Snowy Owl on the causeway at the Findlay Reservoir on the 28th. In the nearby fields, he saw 4 Snow Buntings and a N. Harrier.
At least 70 Sandhill Cranes remained on the mudflats and in the cornfields at Deer Creek south of the village of Pancoastburg as of Dec. 5.. This fall's crane migration was quite widespread in Ohio with reports from Mianmi-Whitewater Wetlands, Cowan Lake, Englewood Reserve N. of Dayton, Winton Woods in the Cincinnati area, Camp Kern in Warren County, and a 1000 cranes at Brookville lake.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Dec. 5, 1997
At Green Lawn Cemetery on the 4th, north of the bridge in some evergreens, there was a Red Crossbill. In the Cincinnati area, a Red Crossbill was found near the entrance to Wood Duck Trail in Mirchell Memorial Forest.
On Dec. 2nd on Bryden Road at the old St. Anne's Hospital in Columbus, a Virginia Rail was rescued from a menacing cat and released apparently unharmed. The plucky rail had defended itself by spreading and fluttering its wings.
Also on the 2nd, Jay Crummy saw an adult Bald Eagle along the Olentangy River near Powell Road. Four Bald Eagles, 2 adult and 2 imm., were at Rocky Fork Lake on Nov. 28.
On Nov. 30, there was an adult King Eider off the breakwater at Headlands Beach SP.
Gene Stauffer reports a Snowy Owl on the causeway at the Findlay Reservoir on the 28th. In the nearby fields, he saw 4 Snow Buntings and a N. Harrier.
On Nov. 29 at least 50 Sandhill Cranes remained on the mudflats at Deer Creek south of the village of Pancoastburg. This fall's crane migration was quite widespread in Ohio with reports from Mianmi-Whitewater Wetlands, Cowan Lake, Englewood Reserve N. of Dayton, Winton Woods in the Cincinnati area, Camp Kern in Warren County, and a 1000 cranes at Brookville lake. That's either east of Athens or east of Dayton. I dunno.
Did you hear this one? A Zen Buddhist walked up to a hotdog stand and said, "Make me one with everything."
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus Audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Nov. 29, 1997
Gene Stauffer reports a Snowy Owl on the causeway at the Findlay Reservoir on the 28th. In the nearby fields, he saw 4 Snow Buntings and a N. Harrier.
In the late afternoon of Nov. 27 about 75 Sandhill Cranes were on the mudflats at Deer Creek south of the village of Pancoastburg.
On Nov. 27 Bernie Master reported a female or imm. Harlequin Duck off the Maxtown Road boat ramp area at Hoover Reservoir in Delaware County. This is only about the 3rd inland Ohio record, the other occurances being in the Dayton and Springfiled areas. The bird was last seen flying south toward the dam.
At Toledo's Woodlawn Cemetery on the 27th, Dan Sanders and Don Burton saw about 15 White-winged Crossbills and lots of Pine Siskins. At Maumee Bay State Park. they saw 50 to 60 Snow Buntings, one Lapland Longspur, and a Rough-legged Hawk. At Huron, they identified an Eared Grebe at the end of the breakwater.
On the 26th, there was a Common Loon on the Dublin Road Quarry in Columbus.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Nov. 19, 1997
64 Sandhill Cranes were seen about 1 pm, Nov. 18 at Deer Creek by Len Powlick. To get there: take I-71 south to Mt. Sterling, take Rte 207 south through Pancoastburgand take the road opposite the Frosty ice cream sign to the boat dock area. The birds were on the opposite shore.
At Morris Woods on the 16th, Phyllis Gubanc and Manon Van Schoyck saw the following birds: Pine Siskins, White-crowned and White-throated sparrows, and a flock of 50 Cedar Waxwings. The woods is located on Dutch Lane Road, off Rte. 62 about 2 miles NE of Johnstown.
Birds seen in the vicinity of the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on the 18th included about 50 Hooded Mergansers, a Black Duck, 2 Green-winged Teal, a Coot, and a Belted Kingfisher.
Birds at Hoover Reservoir on the 16th as reported by Len Powlick, Charlie Bombacci and this reporter: about 25 Common Loons, a dozen or so Horned Grebes, several Pied-billed Grebes, 5 Great Blue Herons, 15 Double-crested Cormorants, Mallards, 30 Black Ducks, a Shoveler, a Wood Duck, several dozen Hooded Mergansers. 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, one Common Merganser, several Lesser Scaup, five Ruddy Ducks, 12 Buffleheads, a Killdeer, and an imm. Bald Eagle. The eagle was on the island that can be seen from the Ox-bow Road boat ramp.
Another Bald Eagle was seen on the 16th along the Olentangy River Road north of Columbus, about 1/2 mile south of Home Road.
There were 2 Common Loons on the Dublin Road Quarry in Columbus on Nov. 15.
The Rufous Hummingbird in Pataskala has not been seen since about 3 pm on the 11th.
Tune in WOSU-AM from 6:30 to 8:00 pm Thursday, Nov. 20 for the Columbus Audubon Society segment of Open Line. Special guest will be Dr. Theodore Barber, author of The Intelligence of Birds. A taped version of the show will be broadcast Thanksgiving Day at 6:30 pm.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus Audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Nov. 16, 1997
The Rufous Hummingbird in Pataskala was last seen about 3 pm, Nov. 11.Two Common Loons were on the Dublin Road Quarry in Columbus on Nov. 15.
At Hoover Reservoir on the 9th, Rob Thorn reported the following birds: 20 Common Loons, approx. 250 Horned Grebes, 40 Shovelers, 140 Redheads, 200 Lesser Scaup, 20 Ring-necks, 50 Ruddies, 15 Red-breasted Mergansers, 16 Hooded Mergansers, and 10 Dunlin. Rob also had Pine Siskins and Evening Grosbeaks coming to his feeder in Gahanna.
Be sure to tune in the Columbus Audubon Society program on WOSU-AM (820 on your dial) Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Our special guest will be Dr. Theodore Barber author of The Intelligence of Birds.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus Audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Nov. 9, 1997
The Black Scoter that was seen Nov. 8 at the Dublin Road Quarry could not be found on the 9th. Howver, there were four Horned Grebes and a Pied-billed Grebe.
At the Greenlawn Ave. Dam on the 9th, there were Bonaparte's and Ring-billed Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Mallards, Black Ducks, and Hooded Mergansers, Coots and Killdeer.
At Hoover Reservoir on the 9th, Rob Thorn reported the following birds: 20 Common Loons, approx. 250 Horned Grebes, 40 Shovelers, 140 Redheads, 200 Lesser Scaup, 20 Ring-necks, 50 Ruddies, 15 Red-breasted Mergansers, 16 Hooded Mergansers, and 10 Dunlin. Rob also had Pine Siskins and Evening Grosbeaks coming to his feeder in Gahanna.
The Rufous Hummingbird in Pataskala was seen again today, Nov. 9. See below for directions.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus Audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Nov. 4, 1997
The Rufous Hummingbird that has been coming to the backyard feeder of the Roy Jones family in Pataskla for several weeks was seen again today Nov. 4. The Jones' address is 526 Hillgail Circle. To get there, from the intersection of Rte 310 and Broad Street in Pataskala, proceed east to the first traffic light, go north on Watkins. Go about 1/2 mile to Middleground Road, turn left to Hillgail Circle. The feeder is in the back yard. The bird comes to the feeder about every 15 minutes. If Mr. and Mrs Jones are not home,it's ok to go into their backyard.
A Horned Grebe was on the Dublin Road Quarry in Columbus Oct. 28 and 29.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Oct. 26, 1997
The Rufous Hummingbird that has been coming to the backyard feeder of the Roy Jones family in Pataskla for a couple of weeks was seen again today, Oct. 26. The Jones' address is 526 Hillgail Circle. Birders are welcome.
Bruce Stehling reports there was a Sabine's Gull at Lorain on the 26th. Also about 1500 Bonaparte's Gulls, 7 Common Loons, and 3 Great Black-backed Gulls. On Sandusky Bay, he estimated there were at least 2000 Double-crested Cormorants.
On the 25th at Hoover Reservoir, Delaware County, Charlie Bombaci reported 35 or 40 Cormorants, 3 Black Ducks, 40 Shovelers, Blue-winged Teal, and 2 Common Terns near the Oxbow Road boat ramp. At the Delaware Wildlife Area, he saw approx. 300 Coots, Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Common Snipe, and Bluebirds.
Here is an inventory of birds seen at Green Lawn Cemetery on the 25th: Mallards, Great Horned Owl, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Flicker, Blue Jays, Crows, Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina and Winter Wrens, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Robins, Mockingbird, Starling, about 12 Myrtle Warblers, Cardinals, Chipping, Song, and White-throated Sparrows, House Finches, and House Sparrows.
Keith Kraut reports the following birds on Pond 27 at Killdeer Plains on October 23: A flock of about 14 Blue-phased Snow Geese, a Tundra Swan, Black Ducks, American Wigeon, Shovelers, Lesser Scaup, and 2 Common Loons. Another Loon was on the upground Reservoir. Keith also saw Red-tailed Hawks, a N. Harrier and Red-headed Woodpeckers.
Tree Swallows were still at the hebron Fish hatchery Oct. 21, according to Rob Thorn. He also saw Common Snipe, 5 or 6 Pipits, and the following sparrows: Savannah, Field, Chipping, Song, Swamp, Lincoln's, Fox, White-throated, White-crowned, and Juncos.
The following birds were at the Hebron Fish Hatchery Oct. 18: 6 Great Blue Herons, 15 Canada Geese, 30 Mallards, 2 Green-winged Teal, 3 Turkey Vultures, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Black-bellied Plover, about 30 Killdeer, 8 Lesser Yellowlegs, 4 Semi-palmated Sandpipers, 5 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin, about 25 Common Snipe, 1 Ring-billed Gull, and approximately 50 Pipits.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus Audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for October 14, 1997:
Individual Ospreys were seen on the 12th at the Dublin Road Quarry and the Greenlawn Avenue Dam.
On the 12th along the Walnut Creek Greenbelt in Gahanna, Rob Thorn saw Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Cedar Waxwings, White-throated Sparrows, Juncos, Brown Creepers, Winter Wrens, Hermit Thrushes, and Red-breasted Nuthatches.
On the 11th along Lake Erie the Avid Birders saw over 80 species but nothing too noteworthy other than a Peregrine Falcon at Ottawa NWR.
Birds seen at the Green Lawn Avenue Dam on Oct.10 included a Pied-billed Grebe, 14 Great Egrets, a dozen or so Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese, Mallards, Killdeer, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Carolina Wren and Ring-billed Gulls.
A Glossy Ibis was at the Indian Hills Wildlife Area in Brown County last week.To get there, Take Rte 68 to Route 50, go east on 50 for 1 mile, turn right on Snow Hill Road and go about 2 miles to Campbell Road and turn right. On the way, you might want to stop at Caesar Creek and check out the beach to see if the 5 Franklin's Gulls are still there.
Bob Royse reported numerous Pipits at the Hebron Fish Hatchery on the 8th and a Pileated Woodpecker. At Big Island on the 9th, he saw Swamp, Song, Lincoln's, White-throated, and White-crowned Sparrows. Also Marsh Wren, Rusty Blackbirds, Sora Rail, Least Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Palm and Myrtle Warblers, and Common Yellowthroat. And Richard Newman reported a Green Heron at the hatchery on the 8th.
For the Columbus Audubon Society, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for October 9, 1997:
Birds seen at the Green Lawn Avenue Dam on Oct. 9 included a Pied-billed Grebe, 12 Great Egrets, a dozen or so Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese, Mallards, Killdeer, a Black-bellied Plover, 4 Spotted Sandpipers, and Ring-billed Gulls.
Bob Royse reported numerous Pipits at the Hebron Fish Hatchery on the 8th and a Pileated Woodpecker. At Big Island on the 9th, he saw Swamp, Song, Lincoln's, White-throated, and White-crowned Sparrows. Also Marsh Wren, Rusty Blackbirds, Sora Rail, Least Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Palm and Myrtle Warblers, and Common Yellowthroat. And Richard Newman reported a Green Heron at the hatchery on the 8th.
Here's an inventory of birds seen at Green Lawn between 11:00 am and 12:30 pm: Canada Goose, Mallard, Turkey Vulture, 3 Cooper's Hawks, I Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk (this small flight passed over at approx. 11:45 am), American Woodcock (at the pit, behind the Wolfe Monument), Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, Robin, N. Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Starling,1 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Solitary Vireo,1 Nashville Warbler, 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers, 1 Magnolia Warbler, 3 Myrtle Warblers, 2 Black-throated Green Warblers, 1 Bay-breasted Warbler, 1 Black-and-white Warbler, 1 Canada Warbler, Cardinal, Chipping Sparrows.
There will be an Avid Birders trip Saturday, Oct. 11. Meet at 5:30 am at the Worthington Mall.
For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for October 6, 1997:
Here's an inventory of birds seen at Green Lawn between 11:00 am and 12:30 pm> Canada Goose, Mallard, Turkey Vulture, 3 Cooper's Hawks, I Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk (this small flight passed over at approx. 11:45 am), American Woodcock (at the pit, behind the Wolfe Monument), Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, Robin, N. Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Starling,1 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Solitary Vireo,1 Nashville Warbler, 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers, 1 Magnolia Warbler, 3 Myrtle Warblers, 2 Black-throated Green Warblers, 1 Bay-breasted Warbler, 1 Black-and-white Warbler, 1 Canada Warbler, Cardinal, Chipping Sparrows.
The lynch-mob of crows was after some invisible presence again today. A Raven? Not likely, but possible. Only Steven King knows.
Birds at the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on the 6th included 27 Cormorants, 12 Great Egrets, a Lesser Yellowlegs, and 3 Coots.
Bob Royce was at the Hebron Fish Hatcheries on Oct. 4. Birds seen included 4 Greater Yellowlegs, about 25 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Solitary Sandpipers, 1 Semi-palmated Sandpiper, 6 Least Sanpipers, about 20 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Long-billed Dowitchers, and at least 10 Common Snipe. Also 5 Great Egrets, Wood Ducks, Tree Swallows, Myrtle Warblers, Savannah, Chipping, and White-throated Sparrows. , and 2 Pipits.
There will be an Avid Birders trip Saturday, Oct. 11. Meet at 5:30 am at the Worthington Mall.
For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for October 5, 1997:
Confusing fall warblers and falling leaves; A dead Bluee Jay, a bagel, and a possible Raven.
At Green Lawn Cemetery the morning of Oct 5, there was a flurry of activity. Identified were a Redstart, a Blackpoll, and what might have been a Pine Warbler. Also Red-breasted Nuthatches, half-a-dozen migrating Turkey Vultures, a flock of Chipping Sparrows and, just west of the bridge, a dead Blue Jay on the ground next to what appeared to be a butter bagel. Was the bagel poisoned? I don't know. To be on the safe side, it was disposed of.Another mystery. What very well might have been a Raven was being harassed and tomented by a huge flock of Crows at Green Lawn on the 4th. This was a mob scene that surpassed the usual treatment accorded a Cooper's Hawk or Great Howned Owl. During at least 30 minutes of observation no hawk or owl was seen but raven-like, gutteral squaks were heard. Of course, when crows are using gutter language and swearing, who can tell?
Bob Royce was at the Hebron Fish Hatcheries on Oct. 4. Birds seen included 4 Greater Yellowlegs, about 25 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Solitary Sandpipers, 1 Semi-palmated Sandpiper, 6 Least Sanpipers, about 20 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Long-billed Dowitchers, and at least 10 Common Snipe. Also 5 Great Egrets, Wood Ducks, Tree Swallows, Myrtle Warblers, Savannah, Chipping, and White-throated Sparrows. , and 2 Pipits.
Same ol', same ol' at the Greenlawn Dam Oct. 5: 11 Great Egrets, about a dozen Double-crested Cormorants, 3 coots, Great Blue Herons and Ring-billed Gulls.
There will be an Avid Birders trip Saturday, Oct. 11. Meet at 5:30 am at the Worthington Mall.
For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Oct 3, 1997.
Dan Sanders and Don Burton saw the following birds at Big Island Wildlife Area on Sept 30 and Oct. 1: Wood Ducks,Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal, an imm. Bald Eagle, N. Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Pectoral Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Marsh Wrens, a Waterhtrush, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Rusty Blackbird, and the following sparrows: Field, Savannah, Sharp-tailed, Song, Lincoln, Swamp, and White-throated.
On Oct. 3 in the vicinity of the Greenlawn Avenue Dam, there were 6 Great Egrets, about 2 dozen Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Pectoral Sandpipers, Ring-billed Gulls, a Kestrel, a Turkey Vulture. and 2 Coots.
On Sept. 30 there were lots of Savannah Sparrows at Charlie's Pond, Barn Swallows, and a dead imm. Green Heron on a nearby road. There were Tree Swallows at Stages Pond, a Cliff Swallow near the Quarries north of Circleville, and large numbers of N. Rough-winged Swallows near Ashville.
Marc England will lead a hike Sunday, Oct. 5 at 8 am at Hoover Reservoir. Meet at the parking lot on the west side of the dam.
For the Columbus Audubon Socity, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Sept 29 1997.
On the 29th, a Red-tailed Hawk and Turkey Vulture were soaring high over Broad and High, At Green Lawn Cemetery, a kettle of about a dozen Broad-wings passed over about 11 am,. plus Turkey Vultures, a Cooper's and a Red-tailed Hawk. Also at Greenlawn on the 29th: at least six or eight Red-breasted Nuthatches, White-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina Chickadees, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Black-and-white, Magnolia, and Tennessee Warblers, Chipping Sparrows, Cedar Waxwings, a Veery, Chimney Swifts, a white-squirrel, a red fox, Lots of migrating Monarch butterflies, and a dead hummingbird caught in a spiderweb. Also nice is the butterfly garden just west of the administration building.
Joe Raile reports the following observations from Green Lawn Cemetery: In the woods east of the cemetery on the 24th, there were 40 or more warblers including Blackpolls and, overhead, a Bald Eagle, up high , was soaringdownwind toward the east. On the 23rd there were Cedar Waxwings and Pine Siskins near the butterfly garden.
On the 29 th at the Greenlawn Avenue Dam there were about a dozen Great Egrets, about that many Double-crested Cormorants, Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral, Least, and Semi-palmated Sandpipers.
The Swallow-tailed Kite in Holmes County has not been seen since Thursday, Sept. 18th.
The following birds were seen over a 2-hour period at Holiday Beach, Ontario on the 20th: Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal, Turkey Vultures, a Bald Eagle, 10 N. Harriers, about 200 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Cooper's Hawks, about 150 Broad-winged Hawks, 5 Red-tailed Hawks, about 125 Kestrels, Caspian Tern, and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. There was also a substantial movement of Blue Jays.
Marc England will lead a hike Sunday, Oct. 5 at 8 am at Hoover Reservoir. Meet at the parking lot on the west side of the dam.
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This is the Cemtral Ohio RBA for Sept 27 1997.
Joe Raile reports the following observations from Green Lawn Cemetery: In the woods east of the cemetery on the 24th, there were 40 or more warblers including Blackpolls and, overhead, a Bald Eagle, up high , was soaringdownwind toward the east. On the 23rd there were Cedar Waxwings and Pine Siskins near the butterfly garden.
On the 26th at the Greenlawn Avenue Dam there were about a dozen Great Egrets and aboutthat many Double-crested Cormorants.
The Swallow-tailed Kite in Holmes County has not been seen since Thursday, Sept. 18th.
The following birds were seen over a 2-hour period at Holiday Beach, Ontario on the 20th: Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal, Turkey Vultures, a Bald Eagle, 10 N. Harriers, about 200 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Cooper's Hawks, about 150 Broad-winged Hawks, 5 Red-tailed Hawks, about 125 Kestrels, Caspian Tern, and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. There was also a substantial movement of Blue Jays.
There will be a hike Saturday morning Sept 27 starting at 9 am in the Clear Creek Valley. Meet in the parking lot at the Shell station at the intersection of Rte. 33 and the Clear Creek Road.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Sept 22 1997.
The Swallow-tailed Kite in Holmes County has not been seen since Thursday, Sept. 18th.
An inventory of birds in the Greenlawn Dam area from the 18th to the 21st included: Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, a Green Heron, 23 Great Egrets on the 21st, 2 imm. Yellow-crownerd Night Herons on the 21st, Canada Geese, 30 Mallards, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, 15 Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gull, Common Tern, and N. Rough-winged Swallows. At the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on the 16th there was a flock of about 60 Common Terns in addition to a few Forster's Terns.
At the Hebron Fish Hatchery on the 16th, there were 4 Common snipe, Least, Solitary, and Pectoral Sandpipers, a Dunlin, Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Great Egret.
The following birds were seen over a 2-hour period at Holiday Beach, Ontario on the 20th: Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal, Turkey Vultures, a Bald Eagle, 10 N. Harriers, about 200 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Cooper's Hawks, about 150 Broad-winged Hawks, 5 Red-tailed Hawks, about 125 Kestrels, Caspian Tern, and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Also a substantial movement of Blue Jays.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Cemtral Ohio RBA for Sept 19 1997.
An inventory of birds in the Greenlawn Dam area on the 18th included: 3 Double-crested Cormorants, 6 Great Blue Herons, a Green Heron, 8 Great Egrets, a dozen Canada Geese, about 30 Mallards, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, 15 Killdeer, 6 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, about 45 Ring-billed Gulls, I Herring Gull,a Common Tern, and half a dozen N. Rough-winged Swallows. At the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on the 16th there was a flock of about 60 Common Terns in addition to a few Forster's Terns.
At the Hebron Fish Hatchery on the 16th, there were 4 Common snipe, Least, Solitary, and Pectoral Sandpipers, a Dunlin, Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Great Egret.
The Swallow-tailed Kite continues its presence in Holmes County and was seen at least through the 17th. To get there: From Millersburg, go west on Rte39 past the fairgrounds, take the first right which will be County Road 349 and go 2.6 miles to Township Road 348. Turn right and go about one mile to a hill overlooking a sawmill .
On the 15th, there was at least one little troupe of confusing fall warblers at Green Lawn Cemetery over the ridge from the pit discovered by Marc Springer consisting of a Black-and-white, a Blackburnian, a Chestnut-sided and a probably Bay-breasted.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Sept 14, 1997.
The Swallow-tailed Kite in Holmes County is being seen with regularity. To get there: From Millersburg, go west on Rte 39 past the fairgrounds, take the first right which will be County Road 349 and go 2.6 miles to Township Road 348. Turn right and go about one mile to a hill overlooking a sawmill. This long-tailed black and white bird was seen again the morning of Sept. 14 from 9 to 11 am, sometimes winging by little more than a hundred yards away. Although the species once nested in Ohio, there are few modern records.
Charlie Bombaci reports the following birds at the Hebron Fish Hatcheries Sept 13: 13 Great Egrets, 5 Common Snipe Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers, Short-billed dowitchers, Least and Spotted Sandpipers,
2 Baird's Sandpipers, 3 Solitary Sandpipers, and a Pied-billed Grebe.Birds seen Sept 11 and 12 at Greenlawn Cemetery included Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Swainson's Thrush.
Birds seen Sept. 12 in the vicinity of the Greenlawn Avenue Dam included a dozen Double-crested Cormorants, a Green Heron, a Little Blue Heron, 7 Great Egrets, a Caspian Tern, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls, 3 Semi-palmated Plovers, a Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Red-shouldered Hawk.
On the 11th, Len Powlick reported a good fallout of passerine birds in the vicinity of the Kiwanis Riverside Park in Dublin. He saw Veeries, Swainson's and Wood Thrushes, a Great Crested Flycatcher, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Empidonax flycatchers, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos, and the following warblers: Magnolia, Blue-winged, Bay-breasted, Nashville, and Redstarts.
Dan Sanders reports the following birds from Lorain on the 10th: a Black-bellied Plover, a Golden Plover, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, in addition to Sanderlings, Short-billed Dowitchers and some of the more common species. He also saw a Common Moorhen and a Sora Rail. On the 7th at Lorain there was an observation of a Sabine's Gull.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
Be sure to listen to the Columbus Audubon Society Open Line Bird Program Thursday evening from 6:30 pm to 8 pm on WOSU, 820 on your AM dial. Famous wildlife artist John Ruthven will be featured along with regulars Lois Day, Bernie Master, Host Tom Wiebell, and yours truly.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Sept 11, 1997.Sunday, September 7, a Swallow-tailed Kite was seen at Millersburg, OH, which is in Holmes County.
On the 11th, Len Powlick reported a good fallout of passerine birds in the vicinity of the Kiwanis Riverside Park in Dublin. He saw Veeries, Swainson's and Wood Thrushes, a Great Crested Flycatcher, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Empidonax flycatchers, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos, and the following warblers: Magnolia, Blue-winged, Bay-breasted, Nashville, and Redstarts.
Dan Sanders reports the following birds from Lorain on the 10th: a Black-bellied Plover, a Golden Plover, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, in addition to Sanderlings, Short-billed Dowitchers and some of the more common species. He also saw a Common Moorhen and a Sora Rail. On the 7th at Lorain there was an observation of a Sabine's Gull.
In the vicinity of the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on the 11th there was Great Egrets, Green Herons, Great Blue Herons, a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Double-crested Cormorants, Semi-palmated and Solitary Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, a Semi-palmated Plover, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls, and an Osprey.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Sept. 5, 1997.
the 4th at Highbanks, Bob Conlon saw 10 species of warblers, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. On the 3rd, there was an Osprey at Pickerington Pond.
Birds seen in the Greenlawn Avenue Dam area on the evening of September 1st included: Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, 29 or 30 Great Egrets, a Snowy Egret, 2 or 3 Little Blue Herons, 2 Green Herons, 4 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, 1 Black-crowned Night heron, Canada Geese, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls, several Caspian Terns, a Common Tern, an imm Black Tern, Belted Kingfisher, and half a dozen migrating Nighthawks.
At the Hebron Fish Hatcheries on the 1st Charlie Bombaci reports 13 species of shorebirds including 2 Willets, Short-billed Dowitchers, Pectoral, Least, Semi-palmated, Western, and Baird's Sandpipers, and 12 Great Egrets.
Sat., Sept 6 there will be an Avid Birder's field trip heading north. Meet at the Worthington Mall at 5:30 am for car pooling. At 8 am on the 6th there will be a hike at the Greenlawn Ave. Dam.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or send e-mail to 73174.1766@compuserve.com. This report was sponsored by the Columbus audubon Society. This is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for August 29, 1997.
On the 28th there were at least 16 Great Egrets above the Greenlawn Avenue Dam. Also Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers and several Caspian Terns. On the 29th in the same area there were 31 or 32 Great Egrets, 6 Green Herons, 4 Great Blue Herons, an imm. Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Ring-billed Gulls, a Herring Gull, several Caspian Terns, a pair of Belted Kingfishers, and several Spotted Sandpipers.
Bob Royce noticed the first trickle of warbler migration on August 25. In the vicinity of Hidden Lakes in the Marble Cliff Quarry area he saw a Redstart. a Black-and-White Warbler, a Chestnut-sided Warbler, and 2 Canada Warblers. Also a probable Least Flycatcher, aRed-eyed Vireo and lots of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Baltimore Orioles.
At Lake Erie on the 28th Bill Whan and Bob Conlon saw 2 Little Blue Herons and 3 Snowy Egrets at Ottawa NWR, 11 Snowy Egrets and 1 Little Blue Heron at Pickerel Creek, and 5 Avocets and a Western Sandpiper at Lorain. Other observers saw a flock of 32 Husonian Godwits. Along Route 590 north of Lindsey, they saw a flock of Golden Plovers in a field.
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This is the Central Ohio RBA for Aug. 24, 1997.
Six species of wading birds in the vicinity of the Greenlawn Ave. Dam on the 23rd. Charles Gambill saw the 13 plus Great Egrets, 4 Great Blue Herons, 2 Black-crowned Night Herons, 3 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, 1 Green Heron, and a Least Bittern.
Here is a complete list of birds seen at Stage's Pond August 17: Great Blue Heron 6, Great Egret 1, Wood Duck 3, Mallard 6, Turkey Vulture 1, Killdeer 3, Mourning Dove 1, Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Red-headed Woodpecker 2, Downy Woodpecker 1, Flicker 6, E. Wood Pewee 1, Acadian Flycatcher 1, Great Crested Flycatcher 1, Tree Swallow 75, Barn Swallow 6, Blue Jay 10, Crow 1, Carolina chcikadee 1, White-breasted Nuthatch 3, Carolina Wren 1, Wood Thrush 1, Robin 25, Gray Catbird 6, N. Mockingbird 1, Cedar Waxwing 24, Statling 18, Common Yellowthroat 1, N. Cardinal 6, E. Towhee 3, Field Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 6, Common Grackle 1, Baltimore Oriole 8, American Goldfinch 4.
At Ottawa NWR on August 16, the Avid Birders saw 3 Little Blue Herons, 4 Snowy Egrets, Sedge and Marsh Wrens. At Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area on Sandusky Bay, they saw a Willet and 8 Snowy Egrets. At Lorain they saw 17 species of shorebirds including an Avocet, a Hudsonian Godwit, 14 Willets, 2 Red Knots, a White-rumped Sandpipers, 8 Sanderlings, and Ruddy Turnstones.
Birds recently admitted to the Ohio Wildlife Center for treatment, according to Cathy Pello, were a Red-tailed Hawk, 3 Chimney Swifts, a Ruby-thr. Hummingbird, 2 Goldfinches, 1 Cooper's Hawk, one Great Blue Heron, and a Great Egret.
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This is the Central Ohio RBA for Aug. 18, 1997.
Here is a complete list of birds seen at Stage's Pond August 17: Great Blue Heron 6, Great Egret 1, Wood Duck 3, Mallard 6, Turkey Vulture 1, Killdeer 3, Mourning Dove 1, Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Red-headed Woodpecker 2, Downy Woodpecker 1, Flicker 6, E. Wood Pewee 1, Acadian Flycatcher 1, Great Crested Flycatcher 1, Tree Swallow 75, Barn Swallow 6, Blue Jay 10, Crow 1, Carolina chickadee 1, White-breasted Nuthatch 3, Carolina Wren 1, Wood Thrush 1, Robin 25, Gray Catbird 6, N. Mockingbird 1, Cedar Waxwing 24, Statling 18, Common Yellowthroat 1, N. Cardinal 6, E. Towhee 3, Field Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 6, Common Grackle 1, Baltimore Oriole 8 to 10, American Goldfinch 4.
At Ottawa NWR on August 16, the Avid Birders saw 3 Little Blue Herons, 4 Snowy Egrets, Sedge and Marsh Wrens. At Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area on Sandusky Bay, they saw a Willet and 8 Snowy Egrets. At Lorain they saw 17 species of shorebirds including an Avocet, a Hudsonian Godwit, 14 Willets, 2 Red Knots, a White-rumped Sandpipers, 8 Sanderlings, and Ruddy Turnstones.
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This is the Central Ohio RBA for Aug. 15, 1997
The following birds have been seen the last 3 days in the vicinity of the Greenlawn Avenue Dam:
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Green Heron Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Double-crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpipers, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow Warbler, and Prothonotary Warbler.
The following Lake Erie report for Auguest 12 and 13 is compiled from observations by Bob Royce, Don Burton abd Dan Sanders. At least 17 shorebird species were observed at Lorain including up to 8 Willets, 3 American Avocets, 3 Whimbrels, 4 Ruddy Turnstones, 1 Hudsonian Godwit, 5 Sanderlings, 2 Western Sandpipers, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, and 1 Stilt Sandpiper.
At Ottawa NWR, Bob Royce saw 2 imm. Little Blue Herons, at least 6 Snowy Egrets, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, several singing Swamp Sparrows, and 5 singing Sedge Wrens. At the entrance to the Crane Creek boardwalk there was an exceedingly early Hermit Thrush.
At the Hebron Fish Hatchery on the 11th, Royce saw 60 plus Pectoral Sandpipers, Least and Semi-palmated Sandpipers, Common Snipe, both Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpipers, Semi-palmated Plover, and Short-billed Dowitchers.
A pair of N. Harriers were still at the Woodberry Wildlife Area on the 13th plus about 40 Henslow's Sparrows and a Bobolink.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for Aug. 8, 1997
Bob Conlon and Bill Whan report that the family of Loggerhead shrikes was still present on Aug. 7 in NW Licking County on Clover Valley Road. Further afield, they found 5 Snowy Egrets at Ottawa NWR along with a Stilt and a Western Sandpiper, and about 50 Short-billed Dowitchers. At Lorain, they found a Piping Plover on a little sandy spit on the south side of the fenced-in impoundment. They also saw a juv. Little Gull at Loraine.
At Point Mouille State Game Area in Michigan, there are 3 White Pelicans.
Gilmore Ponds in the Cincinnat area has been productive. An imm. Little Blue Heron has been seen daily since July 26 when it was joined by a second individual on Aug. 1.Other birds seen there the past week include: 6 Black-crowned Night Herons, a Least Bittern, an Osprey, a Common Tern, up to 20 Cormorants, 2 Coots, Blue-winged Teal, Marsh Wrens, Orchard Orioles, Willow Flycvatchers, Purple Martins, and a Prothonotary Warbler on July 23. Shorebirds have included Stilt, Pectoral, Solitary, Spotted, Least, and Semi-palmated Sandpipers.
A Least Tern was seen Aug. 4 and 5 at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for August 4, 1997
The following observation was by Gary Moore and John Schmidt as reported by Fred Stech. A family of Loggerherad Shrikes were seen in Licking County on August 2. To get to the site: Take route 3 north of Sunbury to Meredith State Road. Proceed east to where the road becomes School Lane Road. Continue east to Clover Valley Road and look for the birds along the fences before reaching Foundation Road.
Some of the birds seen at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area on July 26th included: Wood Ducks, Turkey Vultures, an adult Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Kestrels, Ring-necked Pheasants, Bobwhite, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Willow Flycatcher, Rough-winged and Barn Swallows, Dickcissels near Co. Rd 67 and Rte. 67, Bluebirds, Yellow Warblers and Common Yellowthroats, Indigo Buntings, Field, Grasshopped, Vesper, and Song Sparrows, Bobolinks, and E. Meadowlarks.
Above the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on July 27, there were Double-cormorants and a Great Egret.
On the 26th, the Avid Birders saw Sanderlings at Maumee Bay, a Little Blue Heron at Ottawa NWR along with Western Sandpiper, 3 Snowy Egrets, and Caspian, Common, Forster's, and Black Terns. At Medusa Marsh, they saw Snowy Egrets and Mute Swans. There were 24 Cattle Egrets seen from the road leading into Sandudky. At Lorain, they saw 11 Willets, 50 Caspian Terns, and Great Black-backed Gulls.
Jeff Parker reports a Black-crowned Night Heron, Pied-billed Grebes, Belted Kingfisher, Baltimore Orioles, and Yellow Warblers at lake Logan.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or e-mail me at 73174.1766@compuserve.com. For the Columbus Audubon Society, this is Tom Thomson.
This is the Central Ohio RBA for July 28, 1997
Some of the birds seen at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area on the 26th included: Wood Ducks, Turkey Vultures, an adult Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Kestrels, Ring-necked Pheasants, Bobwhite, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Willow Flycatcher, Rough-winged and Barn Swallows, Dickcissels near Co. Rd 37 and Rte. 67, Bluebirds, Yellow Warblers and Common Yellowthroats, Indigo Buntings, Field, Grasshopper, Savannah, Vesper, and Song Sparrows, Bobolinks, and E. Meadowlarks.
Above the Greenlawn Avenue Dam on the 27, there were Double-cormorants and a Great Egret.
On the 26th, the Avid Birders saw Sanderlings at Maumee Bay, a Little Blue Heron at Ottawa NWR along with Western Sandpiper, 3 Snowy Egrets, and Caspian, Common, Forster's, and Black Terns. At Medusa Marsh, they saw Snowy Egrets and Mute Swans. There were 24 Cattle Egrets seen from the road leading into Sandudky. At Lorain, they saw 11 Willets, 50 Caspian Terns, and Great Black-backed Gulls.
Jeff Parker reports a Black-crowned Night Heron, Pied-billed Grebes, Belted Kingfisher, Baltimore Orioles, and Yellow Warblers at lake Logan.
If you have a rare bird report call 464-0103 or e-mail me at 73174.1766@compuserve.com. For the Columbus Audubon Society, this is Tom Thomson.