Date: 1/14/25 2:08 pm From: r.m. kov <rmkov...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 12 Jan 2025 to 13 Jan 2025 (#2025-13)
The link doesn't seem to be working. It takes me to Zoom which oh oh oh you seem to
Have lost your way.
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Date: 1/13/25 6:36 pm From: <mmvalencic...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] FREE Zoom Program about Sparrows and Finches
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland invites you to a FREE Zoom presentation of:
LBJ's: Sparrows and Finches of NE Ohio
this Thursday, January 16th at 7:00pm. About 1-hour long. The program features 28 species of sparrows and finches, presented in groups: year-round species, winter only, summer only, and spring/fall migration species. I will spend a bit more time showing the differences between House Finch and Purple Finch, and Nelson's vs LeConte's Sparrows. Learn how to use AllAboutBirds.org and eBird to learn more about any species of birds in our area. The program is free, but registration is required (see link below).
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Date: 1/12/25 2:04 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Field birding - Clinton county
Picked up horned lark and longspur
For my big year in Clinton. And Harriers
Around. And the tundra swans were still
At a gravel pit lake hotspot. Nice views
From Gleason rd. But I couldn’t scan
Long - only one lane of the road was
Clear. It was plowed but snow drifts!
And snow plow trucks working the roads. A great area. I will be back many
Times during my big year. Shortie would
Be nice! Tundra swan was a county lifer.
I started in Highland county. The old
Highland stone gravel pits. Picking
Up county birds! A fellow birder found
Stuff I needed. Yea!
Loads of larks around. A scattering of
Longspurs. One meadowlark as I was
Driving. I am going to take advantage of
This snow cover before it disappears.
I need Horned lark for Adams! Plus
Other birds.
Theres waterfowl starting to use the
Ohio River here in Hamilton. I might
Start with a river can.
Good birding all. Game time!
Sandra Keller
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I went looking for the Lesser Black-backed Gull & the Red-necked Grebe reported in recent days on ebird but dipped on both but I managed to add 4 birds to my Jan list: Bufflehead & Scaup sp (likely Lesser but way too distant in my scope to ID) at Alum Beach and American Wigeon & Pied-billed Grebe at Hoover where I also saw another Yellow-rumped Warbler & some bluebirds. Only gulls were Ring-billed, Bonaparte's & Herring plus 4 DC Cormorants. A couple adult Bald Eagles were mixing it up & also getting all the gulls in the air. While I was watching the show, I spotted another adult Bald Eagle perched in a tree. Peggy WangGranville
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Date: 1/12/25 5:09 am From: Robert Thorn <robthorn6...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] DublinSciotoGorge,GriggsDam,1-11: waterfowl,Thrushes
I checked the open water stretches of the Scioto River in the frozen conditions yesterday, which mostly meant the Scioto River Gorge below O'Shaughnessy Dam and the stretch below Griggs Dam. The Gorge runs all the way down to Kiwanis Park, and shallow open stretches were there, at Amberleigh Park, and below the Dam. The area below Griggs Dam is a well known open water area, even in the deepest freezes. The areas above both dams were frozen.
Waterfowl. They were the target, and there were lots of them. Unfortunately, most were Canada geese & Mallards. Kiwanis alone had nearly 400 Canadas and 150 Mallards. It took a lot of looking to find a few other things: a few Hooded Mergansers at nearly every spot, Black Ducks at Amberleigh & Griggs, RIng-necked Ducks at Griggs. Oddly, a single Canvasback has been hanging out in the bubbler pool by the crew house at Duranceau Park, just above Griggs dam.
Gulls - nothing but Ring-bills, but there were small numbers all along the river, even around the frozen parts
Herons - Great Blues often roost along the river, and there were clusters of 10 at Kiwanis and 18 below the O'Shaughnessy dam
Raptors - Two juvenile Bald Eagles were around Amberleigh, perching in the riverside trees. The only other hawk was a Red-tailed at Griggs. Black Vultures were at 2 spots: 17 were at the established roost at O'Shaughnessy Dam, while 4 were around Griggs Dam. A Merlin was stolidly perched in a small tree next to the crew house at Duranceau.
Landbirds - nothing too starting with the thick snow cover, but there were thrushes : small number of Robins everywhere, but also E.Bluebirds (Amberleigh, Duranceau, Griggs) and Hermit Thrushes (Kiwanis, Amberleigh). Kiwanis also had its resident Winter Wren hanging out around one of its seeps.
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I was mainly in Warren county today. Field birding. And scanning the lake - all
Open water! Very few waterfowl…..and it took awhile to find the field birds!
I am learning the area! Horned Larks, one Pipit, one Longspur. Yea! I’ll keep
Scanning. I want a Snow Bunting! Exact locations are in ebird. Just please
Keep in mind that as the snow melts, there’s more edges and more areas
For the flocks to feed in. I had other passerines - the common stuff. The
Caesar creek visitors center was the best. Only I couldn’t find Purple Finch.
I'll try the nature center feeders soon. Tomorrow is Clinton county.
Good birding all.
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Date: 1/11/25 2:00 pm From: Peggy Wang <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Jan birds Denison & Tagg Rd
I waited out the snow before going to Denison early afternoon. I picked up one new Jan bird there, a single Yellow-rumped Warbler. I also saw a pair of Purple Finches feeding on some berries--stunning with a bit of sun on them & the snow-covered branches. There were a couple Hermit Thrushes & decent numbers of robins. Only sparrows were White-throated & Song. I proceeded to the Tagg Rd area. Roads are in better shape. I finally found one Lapland Longspur for my Jan list amidst a large flock of Horned Larks. It obliged me by landing close to my car. I did not see any Snow Buntings or raptors. Sparrows: Am Tree, White-crowned, Song & White-throated. A short drive by the Land Lab only provided lots of juncos and some more Am Tree Sparrows. Peggy WangGranville
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Date: 1/10/25 9:56 am From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Holmes Cty birds
Had good luck in Holmes County today. Great looks at the Say’s Phoebe as well as a couple American Pipits at the same location. I then went to see the Lark sparrow and there are actually two lark sparrows coming to the feeders.
Both homeowners are very kind and generous in allowing birders onto their properties to see these birds—Many thanks.
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I saw both my target birds at this spot: Orange-crowned Warbler & Gray Catbird. The warbler came in v briefly to the suet cake but was quickly chased off by other birds incl starlings & I did not see it again while I was there. I saw it well but not long enough to get photos. I had excellent looks at the catbird as it perched by the trail as I was leaving. The feeders were v active & colorful. Lots of nice sparrows: at least 4 Fox Sparrows, Am Tree Sparrows, a couple White-crowned as well as White-throated & Song. One female E Towhee. I was treated to a couple Purple Finches that came into the feeders as well including a bright male. Saw some Black Vultures & a kestrel en route. Peggy WangGranville
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What a beautiful house and yard! We met the Mom this morning! Thank you
All so much for opening up your house to other birders! I hope everyone who
Wants to see gets a chance! I am always of the firm belief that it is wise to go
ASAP. You never know when the bird will leave!
Roads are fine. The last mile on the side roads is fine also. My regular 2 wheel
Drive car made it. Moses and family did a very nice job plowing. I believe
That’s all private back to their ranch. Just be careful - it’s basically one lane.
I was ready to back up soon after I left - I saw headlights before me. But they
Ended up backing up, turning around, and pulling into a driveway 1/4 mile down
The road. Thank you!
Moses family is going to be plowing a lot. There’s more snow coming Friday
Even…..sigh….
Anyway, maybe a card and small donation to a plow fund in lieu of bird seed.
Good birding all!
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Date: 1/8/25 4:59 am From: Tim Hutson <hutsontb...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Yellow-bellied sapsucker
On Jan. 7 i was excited to see a yellow-bellied sapsucker in my yard on a large maple. It then came to my suet feeder. This was a first for me!
We moved to our new old house in august last year. I have been also been excited to see routine visitors like RT hummers last year. This winter in addition to the sapsucker and regulars like cardinals, bluejays, and chickadees, i have also had downy, and red-bellied woodpeckers, a flicker, eastern bluebird, Carolina wren, juncos, house sparrows, titmice, and of course starlings. One especially excitingly evening we had a flight of about 30-40 sandhill cranes flying over at about 100 feet! Their calls were so loud! I like our new house. :-)
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Date: 1/7/25 2:50 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] SW Ohio - field birds and long tailed duck
I hit my local patches mid day - hoping for field birds - no success. Too much
Snow yet! We have a foot down here. Need some road edge! I did have a nice
Sparrow flock at the creek area at a turf farm down here. They were enjoying
Some recently plowed road edges. The usual. WT, song WC, tree, swamp.
I was going to hit lake barber to check on ducks, but got the alert Long tailed
Duck at VOA! County bird for me! Stuff is around! Found by Nathaniel keys
And refound by Conner - yet again! Thank you!
Now a Says Phoebe in Holmes county….. I will chase the Lazuli Wed. Maybe
Next week the Phoebe if still hanging around!
My big years are suffering…….
Good birding all!
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Date: 1/7/25 2:22 pm From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Roadside birds on trip to see Lazuli Bunting
Saw some good birds on the drive to & from the bunting. Best was nice views of a light morph Rough-legged Hawk from Rt 33 between Lancaster & the Clear Creek MP turnoff. Other hawks were Red-tailed, Cooper’s plus a Black Vulture. Just as I was turning off Rt 32 to go to the bunting spot, an E Meadowlark flew up from the roadside. Also saw a few Horned Larks.
I stopped briefly at Snowden Lake on the way back but didn’t stay long because the wind had picked up and it was pretty chilly. An immature Bald Eagle flew over and a Belted Kingfisher was around. There were lots of mallards & a decent-sized group of Ring-necked Ducks plus a few Hooded Mergansers.
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Date: 1/7/25 11:06 am From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Lazuli Bunting Jan 7 yes
Target bird being seen well from the Troyer’s living room. Just park in the designated area and they will come to the door to let you in. They have a wonderful feeder set up and I was able to pick up some more January birds in addition to the Lazuli Bunting, which is an Ohio bird for me. A treat was three Rusty Blackbirds as well as E Towhee & Fox Sparrow.
Donations appreciated & they have a guest book to sign also. Many thanks to the Troyers for generously sharing this bird with everyone & especially allowing all us crazy birders into their home.
Roads were clear from Granville. Road to their house is snow covered but plowed.
Peggy Wang
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Date: 1/7/25 6:54 am From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] RFI: Lazuli Bunting
If anyone hears anything about the Lazuli Bunting the next couple days, pls reply to me off list. I’ve signed up for the county ebird alerts but thought I’d post here as well.
I presume Meigs Cty got a lot more snow than central OH so any info on road conditions in the area where the bird was seen would be greatly appreciated as well. I’d love to see this bird for my Ohio list but don’t particularly want to end up sliding off into a ditch!
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Date: 1/6/25 5:37 pm From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ottawa NWR Monthly Census
JANUARY 05, 2025 - OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE MONTHLY CENSUS. ROUTES: East Side, Fox Unit parking lot, West Side, Western Prairies & Henry Marsh in the morning; Wildlife Drive in the afternoon. TIME: 8:00am - 12:00pm; 1:15pm - 3:45pm TIME AFIELD: 6:30 TEMP.: 17F ~ 27F COND.: Cold in the morning with mostly sunny skies, light winds from the west; clouds moving in from the west around 11:15am, but still bright; mostly cloudy in the afternoon; all ditches, canals, and impoundments frozen; Lake Erie open and calm with ice starting to stage; thousands of uncountable ducks and gulls out towards the horizon at West Sister Island with eagles here and there - impossible to tell the species of ducks, gulls, and sexes of eagles; a dusting to about 1-inch of snow cover. OBS. EAST & FOX UNIT: Jim Koppin, Jim Reyda, Al & Betty Schlecht. OBS. WEST: Tom & Paula Bartlett, Steve Borgis, Basia Gawin, Donna Kuhn, Gabi Lindsay, David Myles, George Novosel, Chris Pierce, Joey & Bryn Saucedo, Tony Szilagye, Tracy Wiczer. OBS. WESTERN PRAIRIES & HENRY MARSH: Douglas W. Vogus. OBS WILDLIFE DRIVE: Tom & Paula Bartlett, Bob Bartolotta, Claire Johnson, Gabi Lindsay, Jim Reyda, Douglas W. Vogus.
I. MAMMALS: 7 SPECIES, 40 TOTAL. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. Eastern Cottontail - 7 2. Eastern Fox Squirrel - 10 3. Common Muskrat - 1 4. Coyote - 1 (Fourth January Record on Census) 5. Common Raccoon - 1 6. American Mink - 1 (one observed by J. Reyda attempting to drag a screaming rabbit down to its lair in the limestone breakwall rocks - a blood-curdling scream with the rabbit, on its back, attempting to extricate itself from the rocks as the mink stared Jim down, its face covered in blood and licking the blood off the rocks - Second January Record on Census) 7. White-tailed Deer - 19 (large unknown buck,9-ptr.,8-ptr.,12 does,4 unknown)
II. BIRDS: 52 SPECIES, 3,776 TOTAL. (Recorded since 03/02/1969)
1. Canada Goose - 604 2. Trumpeter Swan - 73 3. Tundra Swan - 1,767 4. American Black Duck - 1 5. Mallard - 7 6. Redhead - 3 7. Common Goldeneye - 40 8. Common Merganser - 30 9. Mourning Dove - 13 10. Sandhill Crane - 174 (New Census High - previous was 96 on 01/2017) 11. Ring-billed Gull - 33 12. Herring Gull - 45 13. Great Blue Heron - 38 14. Northern Harrier - 11 15. Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 (T. & P. Bartlett - late afternoon East Side - Third January Record on Census) 16. Cooper's Hawk - 2 (together in the afternoon with one chasing the other) 17. Bald Eagle - 41 (18 adult,12 immature,11 far out on the ice - too distant to discern ages) 18. Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (East Side - Second January Record on Census) 19. Red-tailed Hawk - 10 20. Eastern Screech-Owl - 3 (1 gray morph,2 heard only) 21. Great Horned Owl - 4 22. Red-headed Woodpecker - 5 23. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 13 24. Downy Woodpecker - 20 25. Hairy Woodpecker - 3 26. Northern Flicker - 10 27. American Kestrel - 3 28. Northern Shrike - 1 (T. & P. Bartlett - late afternoon East Side) 29. Blue Jay - 43 30. Black-capped Chickadee - 5 31. Tufted Titmouse - 3 32. Cedar Waxwing - 4 (D. Vogus - Henry Marsh) 33. White-breasted Nuthatch - 9 34. Brown Creeper - 6 35. Carolina Wren - 5 36. Winter Wren - 1 37. Northern Mockingbird - 1 (D. Vogus - Henry Marsh) 38. European Starling - 211 39. Hermit Thrush - 1 (D. Myles - West Side - Third January Record on Census) 40. American Robin - 10 41. House Sparrow - 41 42. House Finch - 1 43. American Goldfinch - 14 44. Fox Sparrow - 1 (J. Reyda group - East Side) 45. American Tree Sparrow - 289 46. Dark-eyed Junco - 38 47. White-throated Sparrow - 8 48. Savannah Sparrow - 1 (D. Vogus - in Stange Prairie in the company of 4 American Tree Sparrows - Fourth January Record on Census) 49. Song Sparrow - 22 50. Swamp Sparrow - 2 51. Red-winged Blackbird - 2 (D. Vogus - fly-over at the Stange Prairie observation deck) 52. Northern Cardinal - 72
??. Unidentified Duck Species - 30 (G. Novosel group - either Common or Red-breasted Mergansers)
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Date: 1/6/25 1:12 pm From: Ben Wolfe <relativelyben...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Possible Junco Hybrid
Hello,
I have a very interesting junco under my feeder. It differs from other juncos in that it has a few white feathers under the chin, a lighter head/breast, and, most remarkably, white marks underneath the eye. Could this be a junco hybrid?
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Date: 1/5/25 11:47 am From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] S Taft nature reserve Sunday
Had I heard about the first state record of the Lazuli Bunting before this afternoon, I would’ve been chasing it this morning but I didn’t see the ebird summary until past one and decided that I wouldn’t try to race down at that point given the storm warnings. I’ll just have to hope that it sticks around thru the storm. One of my favorite western birds.
Once again, I do wish folks would post to the listserve if they hear about rarities as many of us do not do Facebook or birding apps. I get the ebird rare bird summaries but they arrive at random times.
I had a quite peaceful morning tho. I started at Denison which was touched by light hoarfrost but was not very lively birdwise. I decided to visit the Taft nature reserve which I don’t get to often. I had a lovely long walk on the nice trails there & picked up 4 more Jan birds: mockingbird, American Tree Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, and Brown-headed Cowbird.
Everyone stay safe.
Peggy Wang
Granville
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Date: 1/5/25 11:29 am From: <mmvalencic...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Camera Shops in NE Ohio that service spotting scopes?
I would contact Time & Optics in Millersburg, OH (https://shoptimeandoptics.com/pages/contact-us) and ask for their advice. You don't have to be a customer to receive first-class help with any of your optics needs. They are open Monday - Saturday, closed on Sunday. You can rely on their information.
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Does anyone have any recos for places in NE Ohio that clean binoculars and spotting scopes? Been birding in some very dusty places lately and thought the equipment could use a professional cleaning. Any recos would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Date: 1/5/25 11:10 am From: James Brown <jimandlaura.brown...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Camera Shops in NE Ohio that service spotting scopes?
Does anyone have any recos for places in NE Ohio that clean binoculars and spotting scopes? Been birding in some very dusty places lately and thought the equipment could use a professional cleaning. Any recos would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Date: 1/5/25 10:55 am From: Paul <0000058abbfed79a-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Sandhills etc.
Yesterday morning in Worthington around 9am - a single Sandhill flying south above the Olentangy River. Around 10am yesterday had nice low flyover of 43 Sandhills by Deer Creek Lake State Park. Saw three Northern Harriers - one south of Mt Sterling had a lot of white on it. Saw two others in Ross County near Frankfort - both were more typically brown with white rump. Saw a Barred Owl flying near dusk in Ross County. Saw several Kestrels and a couple Red Tails
Last thing to report was hearing a Screech Owl in Worthington this morning before daylight when out with the dog
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Date: 1/5/25 8:53 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Prestorm birding - local Hamilton county spots
Nothing out of the ordinary. I joined up with Sean’s Armleder walk. We were hoping
For a mad feeding frenzy by the birds before the storm. Nope. Lots of ducks flying
Around - probably mostly mallards. They didn’t put down here! There’s farm fields
And private ponds around. A nice flock of Red wingeds was a highlight. 200 or so.
I left after about an hour. Cold and I don't agree. I'll take summer any day! Went home, switched to a heavier jacket, gloves, and boots. Grabbed scope and hit lake barber and Newtown Gravel. Very few ducks…. Where do they go?? Picked up Greater Scaup though.
Was going to take a quick look at Clear Creek, but the storm has started and I wanted to get home. It will be interesting with snow covered fields!
Good birding all.
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Date: 1/4/25 4:49 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] East fork cbc - cranes and tundra swans
My group did mainly the south part of the area. I believe just the normal
Stuff. No Waxwings this count! Last year was off the charts! Robins and
Cardinals seem to be the species with numbers this year. I leave the whys
Up to experts! The Red necked Grebe is still there! Cool. January bird! Not
Much waterfowl on Lake Harsha. Not a clue why. Loads of gulls though.
Rb and Bonies. One Herring. The highlight was 55 Sandhill Cranes overhead!
I am told that’s good for the circle. And some Tundra Swans overhead -
Before I caught up with my group. I had to work an hour this morning…..
That’s ok…… I'll get them some year for the county! I did pick up Bill's
Merlin - it hands around his neighborhood - as I was driving home from the
Round up. Yea! I was getting tired of that species showing up every day on
My Clermont needs alerts!
Good birding all. Stay safe in this storm. If the Lazuli is still there wed, I chase!
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Date: 1/4/25 1:18 pm From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Hoover, OSU airport, Tagg rd
In search of January birds before the storm hits, I visited these three places today. Took a while but I did find the female Blue-winged Teal at the spillway at Hoover. There were also a few Gadwall & N Shoveler & several mallards. I got a bonus Jan bird there—a Belted Kingfisher. A brief stop at Oxbow provided Ruddy Ducks.
I then proceeded to the OSU airport and got distant views of one light morph Rough-legged Hawk but I missed the Snow Huntings that apparently had been there earlier along with horned larks. I also saw an adult bald eagle and a kestrel at the airport. There was an interaction between some crows and the Rough-legged. The Rough-legged was going after one of the crows, and then 4 of the crows seemed to gang up and go after the hawk, so that was interesting.
I decided to check Tagg Rd again in the hopes of getting snow buntings and/or longspurs, but I only found horned larks and had brief looks at a female N Harrier. The roads in the Tagg Road area have a lot of wind-blown snow with some ice so be cautious if you venture out there. I saw a panel truck and a car that had slid off the road into ditches in 2 different spots & my car was a bit squirrelly in places.
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Date: 1/3/25 10:52 am From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Denison & Tagg Rd area Friday
The snow and occasional sun made the walk at Dennison quite lovely although not many birds around but I was treated to a small flock of Purple Finches—gorgeous against the snowy branches. There were at least two males and 3 to 4 females feeding on some berries. Not much else was around although I did see an immature Red-tailed Hawk.
Given the snowy conditions, I figured checking out Tagg Rd was worthwhile. Plenty of Horned Larks but I didn’t see any Longspurs or Snow Buntings. Finally had a brief look at a N Harrier flying low over the snow-blown fields. One kestrel seen on the wires. So just 3 new species for Jan.
Backyard feeders busy but nothing unusual.
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Date: 1/3/25 10:22 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Newtown gravel and lake barber - Hamilton county
I did a quick check of each before work. I keep hoping for an unusual Duck! Not yet. Or even an unusual gull. Again, not yet! Not too much waterfowl wise, but I was scanning quick. And that wind… Alas at lake barber NW is right in your face scanning from the one end. Joy.
The real surprise was a couple hundred Ring billed gulls. That’s the first I have seen of numbers here for gulls. I wonder why??
I might get a chance to check here again Monday afternoon. After the snow. And assuming safe to drive.
Tuesday or wed in Warren and Clinton should be interesting! Snow covered fields!
Good birding all.
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Date: 1/2/25 5:08 pm From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Cuyahoga Valley Towpath Census
JANUARY 01, 2025 - CUYAHOGA VALLEY MONTHLY TOWPATH TRAIL CENSUS. ROUTE: Red Lock Trailhead south to Merriman Valley. TIME: 7:30am - 4:20pm TIME AFIELD: 8:50 TEMP.: 32F ~ 36F ~ 32F COND.: Cloudy and overcast all day; misty light rain tapering off at the start of the census; intermittent mist/wet snow/flurries never amounting to anything - precipitation undecided what it should become; snow showers starting at 12:35pm and lasting until 2:30pm, with light flurries from then on; no accumulation; winds light and variable, eventually shifting to the west when the snow showers started. TRAIL COND.: Saturated and sloppy from previous days rains - many puddles throughout the trail - and littered with sticks and branches from high winds on 12/29/24; many new trees and branches down, but no large branches or trees across the trail; no snow cover. RIVER COND.: High, swift, and raging - no rockbars or sandbars showing; all water open and all feeder creeks and runs fast-flowing to the river. OBS.: John Henry (Red Lock Trailhead to Hunt Farm parking lot) and Douglas W. Vogus.
I. MAMMALS: 7 SPECIES, 25 TOTAL.
1. Eastern Cottontail - 2 (Second January Record on Census) 2. Eastern Gray Squirrel - 2 (1 black morph) 3. Eastern Fox Squirrel - 7 4. Red Squirrel - 8 5. American Beaver - 1 (at "Stanford Bend" along the Cuyahoga River and dragging a limb across the Towpath Trail - got within 6-feet of it as it nibbled on small twigs - Third January Record on Census) 6. Common Raccoon - 1 (Third January Record on Census) 7. White-tailed Deer - 4 (12-pt. buck,6-pt. buck,1 doe,1 yearling)
II. BIRDS: 46 SPECIES, 1 HYBRID, 2,099 TOTAL. (NOTE: m = male; f = female; ? = bird was seen but not sexed; * = bird was heard calling but not sexed)
1. Canada Goose - 177 2. American Black Duck - 48 (23m,25m) 3. Mallard - 8 (4m,4f) 4. Common Merganser - 25 (9m,11f,5?) 5. Wild Turkey - 17 (3m,14f) (Second January Record on Census) 6. Mourning Dove - 10 7. Ring-billed Gull - 258 (only southbound birds counted from early- to mid-morning - no northbound "return" birds counted) 8. Great Blue Heron - 7 9. Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 (adult f) (Third January Record on Census) 10. Cooper's Hawk - 2 (1 adult f,1 immature f) 11. Bald Eagle - 5 (3 adult,2 immature) 12. Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 13. Red-tailed Hawk - 5 (2 immature - one immature bird at Lock 29 parking lot caught what appeared to be a White-footed Mouse) 14. Eastern Screech-Owl - 1 (gray morph) 15. Belted Kingfisher - 2 (m) 16. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 15 (4m,4f,7*) 17. Downy Woodpecker - 13 (7m,5f,1*) 18. Hairy Woodpecker - 5 (1m,4*) 19. Northern Flicker - 3 (1m,1?,1*) 20. Pileated Woodpecker - 2 (*) 21. Peregrine Falcon - 1 (m) 22. Blue Jay - 30 23. American Crow - 616 (all counted with handheld clicker in the late afternoon as they were headed south to west Akron roost) 24. Black-capped Chickadee - 26 25. Tufted Titmouse - 13 26. Golden-crowned Kinglet - 6 (3f,1?,2*) 27. White-breasted Nuthatch - 24 (7m,5f,1?,11*) 28. Brown Creeper - 3 29. Carolina Wren - 23 30. Gray Catbird - 1 (First January Record on Census) 31. European Starling - 72 32. Eastern Bluebird - 21 (9m,7f,5?) 33. American Robin - 115 34. House Sparrow - 19 35. House Finch - 4 (2m,2f) 36. Purple Finch - 5 (f) (all together along the Towpath Trail between the Ohio Turnpike bridge & Stumpy Basin - Third January Record on Census) 37. American Goldfinch - 34 38. American Tree Sparrow - 13 39. Dark-eyed Junco - 19 (7m,11f,1?) 40. White-throated Sparrow - 24 41. Song Sparrow - 6 42. Swamp Sparrow - 2 43. Red-winged Blackbird - 327 (260m,40f,27?) (biggest flock at Szalay's corn stubble field) 44. Brown-headed Cowbird - 34 (20m,14f) (First January Record on Census) 45. Common Grackle - 8 46. Northern Cardinal - 45 (25m,18f,2*)
HY. American Black Duck X Mallard - 1 ??. Unidentified Passerines (both sparrows) - 2
III. FISHES: 1 SPECIES, 18 TOTAL.
1. Central Mudminnow - 18 (Fifth January Record on Census)
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Date: 1/2/25 1:15 pm From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] More Jan birds Hoover & Blendon Woods
I went looking for the female Blue-winged Teal reported at the spillway but have now realized I was not in the right location so I’ll have to try again. I did pick up a Great Blue Heron there. I stopped at a few of the pull-outs & boat ramps along the shore and picked up a few more Jan birds: two Common Goldeneye drakes; Bonaparte’s, Herring and Ring-billed Gulls; one Common Merganser drake and a Double-crested Cormorant.
On the way home, I checked Blendon adding 2 cooperative Wild Turkeys & Black Ducks. Other ducks there were Gadwall, N Shoveler, mallard & Hooded Mergansers.
As I stepped out to refill the birdfeeders, I spooked a Sharp-shinned hawk that must have been eyeing the feeders, so that makes 10 for the day towards the January list. By the way, whoever thought of this informal contest, it’s great fun even though I don’t take it too seriously but it does help get me out in the cold!
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Date: 1/2/25 6:37 am From: WANG PEGGY <00000454f4164bea-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Jan 1 birding, Denison & Pick Ponds
I meant to post this yesterday, but I ventured out late morning to start on my January list before the weather turned. I finished the day with 37 species despite having to call it quits not long after 1pm when wind & lt snow set in.
Denison is still pretty quiet but I had nice views of a Brown Creeper plus Hermit Thrush & a couple Bluebirds. Some small groups of robins. At least 8 Black Vultures came off their roost near the university. V few sparrows tho—I dipped on Tree & Fox, both of which I saw just a couple days ago. A Pileated WP was calling & flew to a nearby tree for good views.
I then went to Pick Ponds hoping for water birds & it was a good choice. Lots of Mallards were packed in on the far side of the pond viewed from the Wood Duck platform—must have been 75 at least, some displaying. Picking through the mallards, I picked up one drake N Pintail, maybe a half dozen Gadwall and Green-winged Teal. Then from the blind area, I saw a lone Ring-necked drake & 3 Hooded Mergansers. Nothing of note at the feeders.
I stopped by the HQ area to see if by any chance a Barn Owl was visible at the barn. As I was parking the car, I saw a wildlife officer pointing some kind of pole/electronic device towards the opening where the owls are often seen. I was trying to figure out what he was doing because it didn’t look like a radio transmitter antenna plus I’m not aware that any of the owls have radio tags. Before I could get out of my car, one of the owls swooped by heading directly for the stand of pines by the house and disappeared completely from view. However, some crows spotted it, mobbing it for a few minutes before giving up and moving on. I never started the owl again and didn’t have a chance to talk to the officer about he had been doing.
From the parking lot, I could just see the white head of an adult Bald Eagle above the known nest there.
On the drive, I did well on raptors seen from the car including kestrel, Cooper’s, Red-tailed and a Red-shouldered.
Happy New Year, all & good birding.
Peggy Wang
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Does migration ever really stop? I had to ask myself this question repeatedly today as I visited these spots north of Columbus. The quickly-moving cold front had unsettled a lot of birds, pushing a lot into the area. I could even see the movements at the reservoirs north of Columbus. Small flocks of Robins & Bluebirds were moving along the shoreline of each, and waterfowl had accumulated in several areas. It's probably more like an irruption than classic migration, but it still kept the cold overcast morning interesting. Notables for the morning included:
Ross's Goose - 1 was feeding with a big flock of Canada geese south of the Westerville Community Center, at least until an unleashed dog scattered the whole flock. Common Goldeneye - a drake was just north of the County Line bridge on Hoover Reservoir Common Mergansers - a few were off Oxbow Island and even more were north of the County Line Road bridge on Hoover Reservoir Hooded Mergansers - had small numbers just about everywhere, even on Shrock Lake in Sharon Woods Metropark, so they're definitely on the move. Ruddy Ducks - the flocks around Oxbow Island on Hoover had grown to 70+ birds today N.Flickers - 4-5 were moving past the Alum Creek Dam; a few more were along the shore of Hoover Sapsuckers - singles were at Heritage Park in Westerville and the Hoover Scenic Bikepath at northwest Hoover Reservoir Blue Jays - not normally noteworthy, but small flocks were all along the Alum Creek corridor, perhaps moving south as the weather gets harsher. E.Bluebirds - flocks were at the dam and New Galena at Alum Creek Lake, usually in groups moving south. A few were alos at Oxbow Island on Hoover, a typical stranding spot for migrants Robins - small flocks moving south at many locations. The berry crop north of Columbus is pretty depleted at this point. Sparrows - flocks of White-throats at many locations; also a Fox Sparrow was at Heritage Park Finches - nothing besides some House Finches & Goldfinches
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Date: 1/1/25 11:40 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] First day of my big years - slow
I wasn’t expecting great numbers. I go slow. Exploring areas. I thought there
Would be more waterfowl on the lakes. Between the weather and the hunters,
Caesar creek was very slow. I missed the Pacific loon and surf scoter at Caesar
Creek. Sigh….! I had a nice flock of waterfowl far off the Campers boat ramp
There. And just as I was ready to get out of the car and scope it, the weather
Really closed in. I couldn’t even see the flock anymore! Double sigh…..I didn’t
Do much passerine birding in Warren. The weather….. and two roads I birded
Turned out to be Clinton county! Well, great roads and those lists count for my
Clinton big years! Mills rd. And Center rd. I was surprised, but found much
Greater numbers of waterfowl and gulls at Cowan Lake, not a clue why.
Major snow is coming Sunday and Monday. Great! Field birding should be good!
My top five life needs for Warren in Jan. are sapsucker, fox sparrow, harrier,
Western grebe?? And Greater Scaup. For Clinton - Tundra swan, creeper ,coot,
Snow goose, and Gc kinglet.
I cut the day short because of the weather. And I need to work for a couple hours.
Clinton is at 22. Warren is at 14. And Ohio stands at 30. That shows some of the
Differences between the two counties! I didn’t enter I think 7 species that I only
Saw as I drove. I like to enter exact locations! Kestrel, cowbird, waxwing, mourning
Dove, flicker, etc.
Good birding all.
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My bird total for SW Ohio - The eight
Counties I consider SW Ohio for me -
Was low. Only 228. I wasn’t going after
Numbers this year. Did chase county and month birds down here. That number could be a tad off. I have to keep
Track in an excel chart. Ebird can’t do this. Yet…. Give them time!
My on again off again Cleveland trip was back on. I hit Cleveland Lakefront sat.
Saw whet. Yea! It’s only taken 4 years…
Wed I start my Warren and Clinton
Big years. I am looking forward to these
Counties. Reservoirs. Yea! I am not after
Any records. This is my way of learning
Areas. I hope that Pacific loon sticks.
That would be a January bird!
I might actually start at Cowan lake
Wed. Morning. And then chase stuff
Found in the morning at Caeser creek.
I will make a final decision tomorrow
Morning.
Good birding all. And I wish everyone
Their new year’s birding goals! Mine are
Getting Warren and Clinton to over 200
Life. And hopefully both to 200 for the
Year.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 12/27/24 5:18 pm From: Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Bob Lane's email
**This email is for Bob Lane
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Date: 12/21/24 11:36 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Waterfowl - Hamilton and Clermont counties
Four Ross's are continuing at a local pond area in Newtown. Newtown gravel
Was different again! Every time I hit here, it’s different! Redhead numbers are
Increasing. No teal, pintail, or Corm. Those seem to have moved on. Well, it
Is the first day of winter! All water was open. Just Ruddy ducks when I hit Lake
Barber right next store. Can’t figure that out. Everything is liking Newtown Gravel
Better!
I had one Red necked Grebe at East Fork. It’s been there a week I think. Best viewing
Was from the Tate boat ramp. Although birds move! Everything was off of Tate this
Morning. The wind?? 19 pied billed and 24 horned grebes. Excellent viewing here
Too!
Good birding all. Game time!
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Date: 12/21/24 4:25 am From: Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Long-eared Owl for Ohio Cardinal
If anyone has any data on the Long-eared Owl for Spring 2023 (March through May) and Summer 2023 (June and July) would you kindly email me for the Ohio Cardinal?
Sensitive data can be kept sensitive. If you submitted an eBird checklist, would you mind sharing it with me, please?
Thanks, all!
Ron
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Date: 12/19/24 8:31 am From: Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] David Erb
If David Erb is on this list, would you kindly email me at <ron.canterbury...>
I have a question about one of your bird sightings for the Ohio Cardinal.
Ron Canterbury
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On Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 09:49:53 PM EST, Jim & Doris Miller <jdkidron...> wrote:
THANK YOU SO MUCH Birdy Jim
On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 5:18 AM Jon Cefus <jcefus...> wrote:
Hello,
The following document is the Annual Report of activities by the Ohio Bird Records Committee.
Happy Holidays to all and here’s to seeing birds in 2025.
Ohio Bird Records Committee
2024 Annual Report
December 2024
The Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC) held its annual meeting on October 12, 2024 at the Gorman Nature Center in Richland County. We would like to thank Jason Larson, the executive director of the Richland County Park District and his dedicated staff, for providing our committee a meeting space to conduct our business.
Committee members who attended the meeting were Jon Cefus (Secretary), Su Snyder (Vice Secretary), Gautam Apte (via phone), Terry Bronson, Craig Caldwell, Alex Eberts, Matt Kemp, and Ben Morrison. Tim Colborn was unable to attend. Eight attending members surpassed the requirements of a quorum as defined in the OBRC bylaws. These bylaws can be seen online via the Ohio Ornithological Society’s website https://ohiobirds.org/rare-birds/ohio-bird-records-committee/along with other information about OBRC and instructions on submitting a record of a review species in Ohio.
The committee was updated about the process of unboxing and beginning to file the historical OBRC paper records at Time & Optics, a retail store in Mt. Hope (Holmes Co.). The owner, Robert Hershberger, has generously allowed OBRC to store those records there and the committee is grateful to him for this, as well as his support for many years. Jon Cefus spent some hours there during the late summer and was able to get all the remaining boxed records into file cabinets. The records are still not fully organized as we would like them to be so that public access will be easy and understandable. A proposal is being drafted to potentially have these records scanned and made available for online viewing in the future, as well as a systematic organization of the physical records based upon species and dates of observations. Once there is more to report on this process, it will be shared with the public.
Alex Eberts agreed to co-administrate the OBRC page on Facebook with Su Snyder.
The committee discussed 4 recirculation records. Those records were then voted on a few weeks later. Results of that vote will be published in the Ohio Cardinal.
The committee was asked if anyone had concerns or suggestions regarding the process of receiving and voting on review species records. No concerns were raised, and the consensus was that there is a high level of satisfaction with how OBRC is currently functioning.
The committee discussed the subject of exotic species in Ohio. OBRC does not review exotic species as the bylaws specify that “OBRC review and endorse rare wild birds found in the state of Ohio.” Terry Bronson presented the committee with a first draft list of 33 species listed as exotic (escapee) and 1 listed as exotic provisional, all of which was generated by using data from eBird. The committee agreed that we can create a list of these species for informational purposes only and then publish that list for public use. Terry Bronson and Gautam Apte agreed to further investigate the process of adding exotic species to the proposed list and how that might be publicly shared. The committee will vote on the list to be published, but that vote will not represent an endorsement of those records other than providing information to the public. In a discussion later between Jon Cefus and Robert Harlan, Rob indicated that the presence of museum specimens and information published by past Ohio authors (e.g. Trautman & Trautman (1968), Peterjohn et al. (1987)), and the ornithological literature could increase the list of exotic species found or observed in Ohio by as much as two times the current tally.
The committee discussed the gathering of bird records by electronic devices like trail cameras, NFC (Nocturnal Flight Call) recordings, and Motus tower tracking, and whether these should be potentially included as review species records when reported in Ohio. The consensus of the committee was that these records, if properly vetted, are valid data and should be reviewed as the committee would other review species records. It was determined that language could be drafted on this and added to the bylaws if voted on and approved by the committee. Craig Caldwell volunteered to draft the language for the bylaws. At a later meeting, Jon Cefus and Robert Harlan added some language consistent with existing language in the bylaws. That language was drafted by Jon and presented to the committee for their votes. The results of that vote are presented later in this document, along with some other end of year business conducted by the committee.
The committee discussed Whooping Cranes and what OBRC would need to see to review records reported in Ohio as potentially wild birds. Jon Cefus provided the committee with a research paper providing data about the 20-year status of the introduced eastern United States population and their breeding and migratory patterns. As of now, OBRC does not review these records, as this population is not considered to be established. There is an accepted record of this species on the official Ohio list, which was a specimen record from the 19th century. There was a great deal of discussion on the subject, though no definitive change in OBRC procedures resulted as of this time. More information is going to be gathered about how adjacent state record committees address records of the eastern population of Whooping Cranes to help enhance our understanding of their viability as potentially wild birds. Alex Eberts volunteered to reach out to a contact in an adjacent state to get more information. Generally, OBRC would treat this species as it did when it voted to accept records of Trumpeter Swans in Ohio. At least 10 years of successful, unaided by humans, reproduction needs to occur before OBRC would accept such records on to the review species list. Obviously, if a wild bird shows up in Ohio that can be confirmed as originating from the Aransas/Wood Buffalo breeding population, the committee will review such a record. OBRC will continue to monitor this species in the future.
The committee discussed whether any changes to the bylaws were needed at this time, as part of the role of the committee is to review the bylaws periodically and make any needed adjustments or amendments. Other than the above-mentioned language regarding passively collected electronic records, there were no suggestions for any changes to the bylaws.
A brief discussion about 2 species that have recently reached the threshold which makes them eligible for removal from the list of review species in Ohio was held to inform the committee that the subject will likely come up in the first batch of review species records in 2025. This provides the committee members who will still be in their ongoing 3-year terms to investigate the subject to help inform their votes. Those 2 species are Wood Stork and Swainson’s Warbler.
The meeting was adjourned by the secretary and the committee was thanked for their time and attendance on behalf of OBRC.
End of 2024 Business
In 2024, the Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC) reviewed and voted on 59 new records and 5 recirculation records. Results of those votes are or will be published in the Ohio Cardinal.
Two OBRC members’ terms end in 2024. Alex Eberts and Matt Kemp are at the end of their 3- year terms and have served the committee very well, providing great insights and thoughts on not only the records that have been reviewed, but thoughtful discussion points on other subjects addressed over the past 3 years. OBRC wants to thank them for their work and hopes they will circle back on to the committee in the future!
2 nominees were offered for consideration on the committee starting in January 2025. Jelmer Poelstra of Wayne County and John Watts of Fairfield County are both supremely qualified individuals and easily received the full support of OBRC committee members to come on board. Jelmer and John will begin their terms in January, and we could not be more excited to have them! Welcome, Jelmer and John!
Jon Cefus agreed to stay on as secretary in 2025 and the committee voted to approve that. Su Snyder will continue her role as vice-secretary in 2025, as well.
The committee voted to accept new language in the bylaws regarding the review of passively recorded electronic records. That language is as follows:
Accepted addition to Section VI.B. of the Bylaws (“RECORDS TREATED”):
(6) Passively Recorded Birds. Records collected passively, for example by a trail camera, NFC (Nocturnal Flight Call) or other audio recorder, or a Motus site, shall be reviewed at the discretion of the secretary and treated in the same manner as records collected in person.
On behalf of OBRC, thank you for taking the time to read this report and for supporting your state bird records committee! I also want to thank Robert Harlan and Su Snyder for providing input and editorial suggestions on the drafting of this report.
Jon Cefus, Secretary
Ohio Bird Records Committee
December 2024
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Date: 12/17/24 4:21 pm From: Judy Lundquist <jlq.sci...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 14 Dec 2024 to 16 Dec 2024 (#2024-275)
No problem, Ron. I am just happy you are doing them. Don't forget to take some time off for the holidays.
Judy Lundquist (from KY, just joined)
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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:01:05 +0000
From: "Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd)" <canterrd...>
Subject: Spring 2023 Ohio Cardinal and delays
Dear OOS Paid Members:
I am still working on the Spring 2023 issue and behind on the Cardinal. If any questions, please email me directly: <ron.canterbury...>
I eventually will catch up better. However, please do not abandon the OOS and Cardinal because of my delays! Know that you will eventually get the issues.
Thanks, all!
Ron Canterbury
Ronald A. Canterbury
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Date: 12/17/24 11:04 am From: Jim & Doris Miller <jdkidron...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ohio Bird Records Committee Annual Report 2024
THANK YOU SO MUCH Birdy Jim
On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 5:18 AM Jon Cefus <jcefus...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The following document is the Annual Report of activities by the Ohio Bird
> Records Committee.
>
> Happy Holidays to all and here’s to seeing birds in 2025.
>
>
> Ohio Bird Records Committee
>
> 2024 Annual Report
>
> December 2024
>
>
>
>
>
> The Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC) held its annual meeting on October
> 12, 2024 at the Gorman Nature Center in Richland County. We would like to
> thank Jason Larson, the executive director of the Richland County Park
> District and his dedicated staff, for providing our committee a meeting
> space to conduct our business.
>
>
>
> Committee members who attended the meeting were Jon Cefus (Secretary), Su
> Snyder (Vice Secretary), Gautam Apte (via phone), Terry Bronson, Craig
> Caldwell, Alex Eberts, Matt Kemp, and Ben Morrison. Tim Colborn was unable
> to attend. Eight attending members surpassed the requirements of a quorum
> as defined in the OBRC bylaws. These bylaws can be seen online via the
> Ohio Ornithological Society’s website
> https://ohiobirds.org/rare-birds/ohio-bird-records-committee/ along with
> other information about OBRC and instructions on submitting a record of a
> review species in Ohio.
>
>
>
> The committee was updated about the process of unboxing and beginning to
> file the historical OBRC paper records at Time & Optics, a retail store in
> Mt. Hope (Holmes Co.). The owner, Robert Hershberger, has generously
> allowed OBRC to store those records there and the committee is grateful to
> him for this, as well as his support for many years. Jon Cefus spent some
> hours there during the late summer and was able to get all the remaining
> boxed records into file cabinets. The records are still not fully
> organized as we would like them to be so that public access will be easy
> and understandable. A proposal is being drafted to potentially have these
> records scanned and made available for online viewing in the future, as
> well as a systematic organization of the physical records based upon
> species and dates of observations. Once there is more to report on this
> process, it will be shared with the public.
>
>
>
> Alex Eberts agreed to co-administrate the OBRC page on Facebook with Su
> Snyder.
>
>
>
> The committee discussed 4 recirculation records. Those records were then
> voted on a few weeks later. Results of that vote will be published in the
> Ohio Cardinal.
>
>
>
> The committee was asked if anyone had concerns or suggestions regarding
> the process of receiving and voting on review species records. No concerns
> were raised, and the consensus was that there is a high level of
> satisfaction with how OBRC is currently functioning.
>
>
>
> The committee discussed the subject of exotic species in Ohio. OBRC does
> not review exotic species as the bylaws specify that “OBRC review and
> endorse rare *wild* birds found in the state of Ohio.” Terry Bronson
> presented the committee with a first draft list of 33 species listed as
> exotic (escapee) and 1 listed as exotic provisional, all of which was
> generated by using data from eBird. The committee agreed that we can
> create a list of these species for informational purposes only and then
> publish that list for public use. Terry Bronson and Gautam Apte agreed to
> further investigate the process of adding exotic species to the proposed
> list and how that might be publicly shared. The committee will vote on the
> list to be published, but that vote will not represent an endorsement of
> those records other than providing information to the public. In a
> discussion later between Jon Cefus and Robert Harlan, Rob indicated that
> the presence of museum specimens and information published by past Ohio
> authors (e.g. Trautman & Trautman (1968), Peterjohn et al. (1987)), and the
> ornithological literature could increase the list of exotic species found
> or observed in Ohio by as much as two times the current tally.
>
>
>
> The committee discussed the gathering of bird records by electronic
> devices like trail cameras, NFC (Nocturnal Flight Call) recordings, and
> Motus tower tracking, and whether these should be potentially included as
> review species records when reported in Ohio. The consensus of the
> committee was that these records, if properly vetted, are valid data and
> should be reviewed as the committee would other review species records. It
> was determined that language could be drafted on this and added to the
> bylaws if voted on and approved by the committee. Craig Caldwell
> volunteered to draft the language for the bylaws. At a later meeting, Jon
> Cefus and Robert Harlan added some language consistent with existing
> language in the bylaws. That language was drafted by Jon and presented to
> the committee for their votes. The results of that vote are presented
> later in this document, along with some other end of year business
> conducted by the committee.
>
>
>
> The committee discussed Whooping Cranes and what OBRC would need to see to
> review records reported in Ohio as potentially wild birds. Jon Cefus
> provided the committee with a research paper providing data about the
> 20-year status of the introduced eastern United States population and their
> breeding and migratory patterns. As of now, OBRC does not review these
> records, as this population is not considered to be established. There is
> an accepted record of this species on the official Ohio list, which was a
> specimen record from the 19th century. There was a great deal of
> discussion on the subject, though no definitive change in OBRC procedures
> resulted as of this time. More information is going to be gathered about
> how adjacent state record committees address records of the eastern
> population of Whooping Cranes to help enhance our understanding of their
> viability as potentially wild birds. Alex Eberts volunteered to reach out
> to a contact in an adjacent state to get more information. Generally, OBRC
> would treat this species as it did when it voted to accept records of
> Trumpeter Swans in Ohio. At least 10 years of successful, unaided by
> humans, reproduction needs to occur before OBRC would accept such records
> on to the review species list. Obviously, if a wild bird shows up in Ohio
> that can be confirmed as originating from the Aransas/Wood Buffalo breeding
> population, the committee will review such a record. OBRC will continue to
> monitor this species in the future.
>
>
>
> The committee discussed whether any changes to the bylaws were needed at
> this time, as part of the role of the committee is to review the bylaws
> periodically and make any needed adjustments or amendments. Other than the
> above-mentioned language regarding passively collected electronic records,
> there were no suggestions for any changes to the bylaws.
>
>
>
> A brief discussion about 2 species that have recently reached the
> threshold which makes them eligible for removal from the list of review
> species in Ohio was held to inform the committee that the subject will
> likely come up in the first batch of review species records in 2025. This
> provides the committee members who will still be in their ongoing 3-year
> terms to investigate the subject to help inform their votes. Those 2
> species are Wood Stork and Swainson’s Warbler.
>
>
>
> The meeting was adjourned by the secretary and the committee was thanked
> for their time and attendance on behalf of OBRC.
>
>
>
>
>
> *End of 2024 Business*
>
>
>
>
>
> In 2024, the Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC) reviewed and voted on 59
> new records and 5 recirculation records. Results of those votes are or
> will be published in the Ohio Cardinal.
>
>
>
> Two OBRC members’ terms end in 2024. Alex Eberts and Matt Kemp are at the
> end of their 3- year terms and have served the committee very well,
> providing great insights and thoughts on not only the records that have
> been reviewed, but thoughtful discussion points on other subjects addressed
> over the past 3 years. OBRC wants to thank them for their work and hopes
> they will circle back on to the committee in the future!
>
>
>
> 2 nominees were offered for consideration on the committee starting in
> January 2025. Jelmer Poelstra of Wayne County and John Watts of Fairfield
> County are both supremely qualified individuals and easily received the
> full support of OBRC committee members to come on board. Jelmer and John
> will begin their terms in January, and we could not be more excited to have
> them! Welcome, Jelmer and John!
>
>
>
> Jon Cefus agreed to stay on as secretary in 2025 and the committee voted
> to approve that. Su Snyder will continue her role as vice-secretary in
> 2025, as well.
>
>
>
> The committee voted to accept new language in the bylaws regarding the
> review of passively recorded electronic records. That language is as
> follows:
>
>
>
> Accepted addition to Section VI.B. of the Bylaws (“RECORDS TREATED”):
>
>
>
> (6) *Passively Recorded Birds*. Records collected passively, for example
> by a trail camera, NFC (Nocturnal Flight Call) or other audio recorder, or
> a Motus site, shall be reviewed at the discretion of the secretary and
> treated in the same manner as records collected in person.
>
>
>
> On behalf of OBRC, thank you for taking the time to read this report and
> for supporting your state bird records committee! I also want to thank
> Robert Harlan and Su Snyder for providing input and editorial suggestions
> on the drafting of this report.
>
>
>
>
>
> Jon Cefus, Secretary
>
> Ohio Bird Records Committee
>
> December 2024
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
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>
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Date: 12/17/24 10:54 am From: <mmvalencic...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Upcoming FREE Zoom program
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland invites you to a FREE Zoom presentation this Thursday, December 19th at 7:00pm - WETLAND BIRDS OF THE EASTERN US, presented by yours truly! Take a break from the recent cold, snowy, rainy weather and enjoy sunny pictures of Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Rails, waterfowl, warblers and more. I have even included some insects, reptiles, amphibians and mammals to be sure we get all the critters.
This FREE program does require registration. Go to this link to register and receive your personl link to the program:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Hope to see you on Thursday!
Matt Valencic
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland
grets, Herons, Ibis and Rails along with raptors, waterfowl, warblers and more. There is even a bonus section presenting insects, reptiles, amphibians and mammals that make their homes in wetlands. About 1 hour in length.
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Date: 12/17/24 2:18 am From: Jon Cefus <jcefus...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ohio Bird Records Committee Annual Report 2024
Hello,
The following document is the Annual Report of activities by the Ohio Bird Records Committee.
Happy Holidays to all and here’s to seeing birds in 2025.
Ohio Bird Records Committee
2024 Annual Report
December 2024
The Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC) held its annual meeting on October 12, 2024 at the Gorman Nature Center in Richland County. We would like to thank Jason Larson, the executive director of the Richland County Park District and his dedicated staff, for providing our committee a meeting space to conduct our business.
Committee members who attended the meeting were Jon Cefus (Secretary), Su Snyder (Vice Secretary), Gautam Apte (via phone), Terry Bronson, Craig Caldwell, Alex Eberts, Matt Kemp, and Ben Morrison. Tim Colborn was unable to attend. Eight attending members surpassed the requirements of a quorum as defined in the OBRC bylaws. These bylaws can be seen online via the Ohio Ornithological Society’s website https://ohiobirds.org/rare-birds/ohio-bird-records-committee/ along with other information about OBRC and instructions on submitting a record of a review species in Ohio.
The committee was updated about the process of unboxing and beginning to file the historical OBRC paper records at Time & Optics, a retail store in Mt. Hope (Holmes Co.). The owner, Robert Hershberger, has generously allowed OBRC to store those records there and the committee is grateful to him for this, as well as his support for many years. Jon Cefus spent some hours there during the late summer and was able to get all the remaining boxed records into file cabinets. The records are still not fully organized as we would like them to be so that public access will be easy and understandable. A proposal is being drafted to potentially have these records scanned and made available for online viewing in the future, as well as a systematic organization of the physical records based upon species and dates of observations. Once there is more to report on this process, it will be shared with the public.
Alex Eberts agreed to co-administrate the OBRC page on Facebook with Su Snyder.
The committee discussed 4 recirculation records. Those records were then voted on a few weeks later. Results of that vote will be published in the Ohio Cardinal.
The committee was asked if anyone had concerns or suggestions regarding the process of receiving and voting on review species records. No concerns were raised, and the consensus was that there is a high level of satisfaction with how OBRC is currently functioning.
The committee discussed the subject of exotic species in Ohio. OBRC does not review exotic species as the bylaws specify that “OBRC review and endorse rare wild birds found in the state of Ohio.” Terry Bronson presented the committee with a first draft list of 33 species listed as exotic (escapee) and 1 listed as exotic provisional, all of which was generated by using data from eBird. The committee agreed that we can create a list of these species for informational purposes only and then publish that list for public use. Terry Bronson and Gautam Apte agreed to further investigate the process of adding exotic species to the proposed list and how that might be publicly shared. The committee will vote on the list to be published, but that vote will not represent an endorsement of those records other than providing information to the public. In a discussion later between Jon Cefus and Robert Harlan, Rob indicated that the presence of museum specimens and information published by past Ohio authors (e.g. Trautman & Trautman (1968), Peterjohn et al. (1987)), and the ornithological literature could increase the list of exotic species found or observed in Ohio by as much as two times the current tally.
The committee discussed the gathering of bird records by electronic devices like trail cameras, NFC (Nocturnal Flight Call) recordings, and Motus tower tracking, and whether these should be potentially included as review species records when reported in Ohio. The consensus of the committee was that these records, if properly vetted, are valid data and should be reviewed as the committee would other review species records. It was determined that language could be drafted on this and added to the bylaws if voted on and approved by the committee. Craig Caldwell volunteered to draft the language for the bylaws. At a later meeting, Jon Cefus and Robert Harlan added some language consistent with existing language in the bylaws. That language was drafted by Jon and presented to the committee for their votes. The results of that vote are presented later in this document, along with some other end of year business conducted by the committee.
The committee discussed Whooping Cranes and what OBRC would need to see to review records reported in Ohio as potentially wild birds. Jon Cefus provided the committee with a research paper providing data about the 20-year status of the introduced eastern United States population and their breeding and migratory patterns. As of now, OBRC does not review these records, as this population is not considered to be established. There is an accepted record of this species on the official Ohio list, which was a specimen record from the 19th century. There was a great deal of discussion on the subject, though no definitive change in OBRC procedures resulted as of this time. More information is going to be gathered about how adjacent state record committees address records of the eastern population of Whooping Cranes to help enhance our understanding of their viability as potentially wild birds. Alex Eberts volunteered to reach out to a contact in an adjacent state to get more information. Generally, OBRC would treat this species as it did when it voted to accept records of Trumpeter Swans in Ohio. At least 10 years of successful, unaided by humans, reproduction needs to occur before OBRC would accept such records on to the review species list. Obviously, if a wild bird shows up in Ohio that can be confirmed as originating from the Aransas/Wood Buffalo breeding population, the committee will review such a record. OBRC will continue to monitor this species in the future.
The committee discussed whether any changes to the bylaws were needed at this time, as part of the role of the committee is to review the bylaws periodically and make any needed adjustments or amendments. Other than the above-mentioned language regarding passively collected electronic records, there were no suggestions for any changes to the bylaws.
A brief discussion about 2 species that have recently reached the threshold which makes them eligible for removal from the list of review species in Ohio was held to inform the committee that the subject will likely come up in the first batch of review species records in 2025. This provides the committee members who will still be in their ongoing 3-year terms to investigate the subject to help inform their votes. Those 2 species are Wood Stork and Swainson’s Warbler.
The meeting was adjourned by the secretary and the committee was thanked for their time and attendance on behalf of OBRC.
End of 2024 Business
In 2024, the Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC) reviewed and voted on 59 new records and 5 recirculation records. Results of those votes are or will be published in the Ohio Cardinal.
Two OBRC members’ terms end in 2024. Alex Eberts and Matt Kemp are at the end of their 3- year terms and have served the committee very well, providing great insights and thoughts on not only the records that have been reviewed, but thoughtful discussion points on other subjects addressed over the past 3 years. OBRC wants to thank them for their work and hopes they will circle back on to the committee in the future!
2 nominees were offered for consideration on the committee starting in January 2025. Jelmer Poelstra of Wayne County and John Watts of Fairfield County are both supremely qualified individuals and easily received the full support of OBRC committee members to come on board. Jelmer and John will begin their terms in January, and we could not be more excited to have them! Welcome, Jelmer and John!
Jon Cefus agreed to stay on as secretary in 2025 and the committee voted to approve that. Su Snyder will continue her role as vice-secretary in 2025, as well.
The committee voted to accept new language in the bylaws regarding the review of passively recorded electronic records. That language is as follows:
Accepted addition to Section VI.B. of the Bylaws (“RECORDS TREATED”):
(6) Passively Recorded Birds. Records collected passively, for example by a trail camera, NFC (Nocturnal Flight Call) or other audio recorder, or a Motus site, shall be reviewed at the discretion of the secretary and treated in the same manner as records collected in person.
On behalf of OBRC, thank you for taking the time to read this report and for supporting your state bird records committee! I also want to thank Robert Harlan and Su Snyder for providing input and editorial suggestions on the drafting of this report.
Jon Cefus, Secretary
Ohio Bird Records Committee
December 2024
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