Date: 10/15/25 2:36 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods metro Park
Nature center parking lot, goldenrod trail, ripple rock, hickory ridge, lake trail and brookside trails 1 yellow rumped warblers 2 Tennessee warblers 3 Black throated green warbler 4 Northern parula 5 blue headed vireo 5 ruby crowned kinglets 6 golden crowned kinglets 7 red breasted nuthatches 8 winter wrens (heard what I thought was a winter wren calling too much.... turned out to be two winter wrens within a couple of feet of each other) 9 Hermit thrush 10 brown creeper 11 pileated woodpecker
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Date: 10/15/25 1:30 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Clinton and Warren big years
Wow! Todd’s fork nature preserve - Clinton a cardinal land conservancy
Property. I wish I had known about it sooner! Fantastic place of some
Fields, woods, a pond with marsh edges! And my favorite habitat in the fall -
Early successional - I think that’s the term.
Picked up three year birds - winter wren, sapsucker, and orange crowned
Warbler. Up to 184 for the year and 199 life! Sapsucker and the oc being new
For Clinton.
The best gull spot in Clinton right now is Caesar creek - young rd. Alas
Nothing different. No Franklins! Which comes up common in ebird!? Good.
Since I am not a good picture taker! I do try if something comes up rare!
Slow when I got to Warren spots. Afternoon. Highlight was that weedy field
With the new ponds that were created. Near the observation tower. No shorebirds….
But a Bobolink! Year! Up to 177 for the big year there. Nothing new for life today.
A cloudy day. I was hoping for more sun. Maybe next week!
Good birding all.
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Date: 10/14/25 1:24 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Clinton and Hamilton musings
I hit east fork riparian in Clinton on Monday. It was its usual birdy self! Although
No sapsucker, Lincoln’s, or Palm. Sigh…..I ran into the Early's later at Cowan
Lake. We talked birds! He suggested another hotspot that I don’t believe I have
Hit yet. Todd's fork nature preserve. Wed! I have all day. I'll spend half in Clinton,
Half in Warren. I am missing sooooo much……
Today - Tues, I only had the afternoon free. I would have run up to either Clinton
Or Warren if anything around sticking to chase. No. All the shorebirds reports
Are flybys. Etc. I hope I get more shorebirds next year in Hamilton County……
I am a bit perturbed by the bulldozing I saw at Armleder this afternoon. The bean field.
A good spring shorebird spot! I texted a friend. He said they did the same thing
Last year. 🍀🍀
I can’t go two years in a row without shorebirds!
Ode notes - The Russet-tipped Clubtails are flying at Armleder. The canoe
Launch area.
Good birding all.
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Date: 10/13/25 1:50 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro Park
Nature center parking lot, goldenrod trail, lake trail,, hickory ridge, ripple rock and brookside trails 07:45 to 11 am 1 yellow rumped warblers 2 black throated green warblers 3 Tennessee warblers 4 Northern parulas 5 Palm warblers 6 ruby crowned kinglets 7 golden crowned kinglets 8 hermit thrush 9 yellow bellied sapsuckers 10 blue headed vireos (lots of them, and they sang quite a bit, too) 11 brown creepers 12 eastern phoebes 13 belted kingfisher 14 red breasted nuthatches (two were caching seeds in the same tree on the east arm of the front loop of the goldenrod trail) 15 catbirds
Backyard yellow rumped warbler brown creeper red breasted nuthatch purple finch
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Date: 10/13/25 12:00 am From: Robert Thorn <robthorn6...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Delaware Lake,Hogback Road,10-12: migrants, shorebirds
Things were hopping at these 2 sites near Delaware this morning. I stopped at several areas around the reservoir, with the best spots in the State Park (the Beach and the Southwest boat ramp area) where migrants seemed to cluster. The beach itself had a nice array of gulls and shorebirds, but the lake was empty of waterfowl. Notables included:
Shorebirds: 18 Killdeer, 2 Dunlin at the Beach Gulls: 40+ Ring-billed, 8 Bonaparte's, 1 Herring Raptors: many Turkey Vultures, 1 Osprey near the boat ramp Flycatchers: only 1 Phoebe, below the dam Vireos: singing Blue-headed at both the edge of the Beach parking area and the boat ramp Kinglets -- Ruby-crowned in many places, but no Golden-crowned Thrushes: flock of bluebirds at the Boat ramp, scattered Robins elsewhere Waxwings: a few at the Boat ramp area Warblers: nothing but Yellow-rumps, but they were abundant at the boat ramp area (25+) Sparrows: small flocks of Fields and Chippings at the boat ramp area, along with 1 Junco; Songs & White-throats widespread but not common Blackbirds: nothing at either site Finches: hardly any, with a small flock of goldfinches at the Dam, a few at the Boat ramp area
Stops at a few of the marshes in the Delaware Wildlife Area along Horseshoe Road were futile as most of the marshes were bone-dry. Hogback Road had lots of mudflats and loads of Killdeer and cormorants, among quite a few shorebirds & gulls. Included among the haul were 4 Great Egrets, 6 Great Blue Herons, 30 Killdeer, 12 Lesser Yellowlegs, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 3 Bonaparte's Gulls, and 28 Ring-billed gulls. Notable for their absence were Ospreys, which are usually common here (with 3-4 active nests in season).
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Date: 10/12/25 2:08 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro Park
Nature center parking lot, goldenrod trail, lake trail, hickoryridge, brookside and ripple rock trail 07:45 to 11:30 am 1 yellow rumped warblers 2 Northern parulas 3 Tennessee warblers 4 Nashville warbler 5 Black throated green warblers 6 Black throated blue warbler 7 Palm warblers 8 winter wrens 9 house wren 10 yellow bellied sapsuckers 11 Barred owl 12 ruby crowned kinglets 13 golden crowned kinglets (one was flashing red on the head) 14 blue headed vireo
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Date: 10/12/25 1:06 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Fall big day results - ok I think!
It was a casual day for me, but I tried getting what I could at two of my favorite
Spots - Gilmore and Fernald. I picked up 57 at Gilmore. Nothing unusual - I think!
I enjoyed the Lincoln’s Sparrow that was perched right next to a Song Sparrow -
Nice comparison! Seeing a Winter Wren is always nice. Usually I just hear. That’s
A great spot to spend a morning! Big miss - always a hard call! But no mockingbird
There. Wow. I always get Mocker there………
Took a few hours and relaxed at home. Late afternoon dusk was at Fernald. I
Ended with 72. I missed a lot I thought I would get at Fernald - no marsh or sedge
Wren. No kestrel, no harrier. No Savannah sparrow. Gees. I listened for Barred
Owl at my house before dawn and after dusk. No. 80 is quite doable! Next year.
During my Hamilton county big year!
Fernald is just loaded with sparrows at present. Including Nelson’s. In off limit
Area though. Sign up for a trip there. Luke does banding demonstrations also
There. Fun to watch!
Of course I missed Bobolink. My new county jinx bird. Hopefully next year!
Monday is back to my big years. Clinton. Probably east fork riparian. That has
Some habitat I think looks good for Nelson’s. I will see tomorrow!
Good birding all.
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Date: 10/11/25 3:30 am From: Bruce Simpson <nylebruce...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Delaware St Pk-10 Warblers 2 Vireos Woodpeckers Raptors Songbirds
I visited this area Oct 8-10 There a lot less activity with Warblers and Vireos There was a lot of activity by Migrating Songbirds
Warblers
Migrants
N Parula
Yellow-rumped
Bay-breasted
Nashville
Tennessee
Black-throated Green
Palm
Black-throated Blue
Orange-crowned
Residents
American Redstart
Vireos
BHVI
WAVI-singing
Thrushes
E Bluebird
Hermit
Gray-cheeked
Sparrows
E Towhee
White-crowned
White-throated
Dark-eyed Junco
Field
American Tree
Song
Raptors
Red-tailed
Bald Eagles-2 Immature BAEA interacting
Woodpeckers
N Flicker
Hairy
Pileated
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Kinglets
Golden-crowned
Ruby-crowned
Wrens
House
Carolina
Killdeer-36+
American Goldfinch
Gray Catbird
House Finch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
C Grackle-flocks
Great Blue Heron-caught fish
Cedar Waxwings
Belted Kingfisher
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Date: 10/8/25 9:34 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Warren county - migration - the change up!
I hit Mounts park. Love that spot along the Little Miami. I was hoping for some
Missing species for my big year. No. Ovenbird. Gray cheeked thrush, etc. will
Be missed! It was the morning of the White throated sparrow! I picked up winter
Wren for the big year. Up to 176 for the big year.
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Date: 10/6/25 4:39 pm From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ottawa NWR Monthly Census
OCTOBER 05, 2025 - OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE MONTHLY CENSUS. ROUTES: Fox Unit, East Side, West Side, Western Prairies and Henry Marsh in the morning; Wildlife Drive in the afternoon until 3:40pm - could not finish Wildlife Drive due to Youth Teal Hunting. OBS. FOX UNIT: George Novosel. OBS. EAST: Jim Koppin, Jim Reyda, Al & Betty Schlecht. OBS. WEST: Jennifer Kuehn, Donna Kuhn, David & Kim Myles, George Novosel, Chris Pierce, Bob Scheidt, Tony Szilagye, Tracy Wiczer. OBS. WESTERN PRAIRIES & HENRY MARSH: Douglas W. Vogus. OBS. WILDLIFE DRIVE: Bob Bartolotta, Jim Koppin, Jim Reyda, Douglas W. Vogus. TIME: 7:30am - 12:30pm / 1:35pm - 3:50pm TIME AFIELD: 7:15 TEMP.: 59F ~ 83F COND.: Sunny with blue skies, warming throughout the day.
I. MAMMALS: 4 SPECIES, 46 TOTAL. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. Eastern Cottontail - 4 2. Woodchuck - 5 3. Eastern Fox Squirrel - 28 (New Census High - previous was 25 on 01/2020) 4. White-tailed Deer - 9 (1 buck,6 does,2 yearlings)
II. BIRDS: 107 SPECIES, 9,205 TOTAL. (Recorded since 03/02/1969)
??. Unidentified *Catharus* Thrush - 1 ??. Unidentified Sparrow Species - 6 ??. Unidentified Warbler Species - 4
III. REPTILES: 4 SPECIES, 25 TOTAL. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. Northern Map Turtle - 13 (Fifth October Record on Census) 2. Midland Painted Turtle - 8 3. Northern Water Snake - 3 4. Eastern Garter Snake - 1
IV. AMPHIBIANS: 3 SPECIES, 173 TOTAL. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. American Bullfrog - 42 2. Green Frog - 54 3. Northern Leopard Frog - 77
V. FISHES: 1 SPECIES, 184 TOTAL. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. Blackstripe Topminnow - 184 (Third October Record on Census)
VI. BUTTERFLIES: 12 SPECIES, 200 TOTAL. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. Eastern Black Swallowtail - 2 (Third October Record on Census) 2. Cabbage Butterfly - 46 3. Clouded Sulphur - 74 4. Orange Sulphur - 16 5. Bronze Copper - 20 6. Summer Azure - 1 (Second October Record on Census) 7. Pearl Crescent - 4 (Fifth October Record on Census) 8. Eastern Comma - 3 (Second October Record on Census & Tied Census High from 09/2021) 9. Mourning Cloak - 1 (First October Record on Census) 10. Viceroy - 16 11. Monarch - 14 12. Least Skipper - 3 (First October Record on Census)
VII. MOTHS/CATERPILLARS: 1 SPECIES, 1 TOTAL. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. Green Cloverworm Moth - 1 (Third Record on Census & First October Record on Census)
VIII. DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES: 7 SPECIES. (Recorded since 05/06/2018)
1. Shadow Darner (Second Record on Census, Second October Record on Census) 2. Common Green Darner (Fourth October Record on Census) 3. Blue Dasher (Second October Record on Census) 4. Autumn Meadowhawk (Second October Record on Census) 5. Black Saddlebags (First October Record on Census) 6. Fragile Forktail (Fifth Record on Census & First October Record on Census) 7. Eastern Forktail (Third October Record on Census)
IX. INSECT (of note): 1 SPECIES - KILLED.
1. Spotted Lanternfly - 1 (flew into parking lot at Stange Rd. platform - eliminated)
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Date: 10/6/25 2:03 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Clinton big year birding
Migration has been “off” with the stalled front. But birds around. I had hoped
For wet field - marsh birds. No…. No Sora, sedge wren, etc. It was slow here,
but birds around. Swamp sparrow new for the big year. And county!
I did the Highland county side of this place also. I like to explore! The Highland
Section is drier. The field. Had Hermit Thrush and Ovenbird in highland.
I did a few more stops. Hoping for Sora. Sure…… my last stop was Caesar creek -
Young rd. The exposed mud is increasing! But nothing different shorebird wise.
Who knows what I miss by not getting up there often! A nice surprise was three
Nice groups of blackbirds - Rusty’s! New for the big year. And county. Up to
180 for the big year. And 197 for life! Closer and closer to 200! Life.
I'll be one closer if I can put a LBBG label on a juvenile gull I had at the beach
At Cowan Lake. Juvenile Herring and LBBG is a troublesome combo for me! I am leaning toward Herring though. This is me - worlds worst picture taker. I like a
Live study anyway. The bird was in the water. Not the desired flight look…..
I'll look at my books tues sometime.
Good birding all.
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Date: 10/6/25 10:50 am From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods metro Park
Nature center parking lot was too noisy for birds, goldenrod trail, 07:30 to 11 am 1 Black throated green warblers 2 Black throated blue warblers 3 Nashville warblers 4 Tennessee warblers 5 American redstarts 6 Northern parulas 7 Bay breasted warblers 8 yellow rumped warblers 9 Blackpoll warbler 10 Magnolia warblers 11 Cape may warblers 12 Red eyed vireo 13 Blue headed vireo 14 Philadelphia vireo 15 yellow bellied sapsuckers 16 eastern towhees 17 Eastern blue birds 18 white throated sparrows
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Date: 10/6/25 4:04 am From: Bruce Simpson <nylebruce...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Delaware St Pk-12 Warblers 5 Vireos Woodpeckers Raptors Songbirds
I visited this area Oct 1-4 There was less activity but still very enjoyable
Warblers
Migrants
Magnolia
N Parula
Black-throated Green
Yellow-rumped
Nashville
Blackpoll
Cape May
Bay-breasted
Blackburian
Residents
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Yellow-throated
Vireos
RE
WE
PH
BH
YT
Woodpeckers
N Flicker
Pileated
Hairy
Raptors
Peregrine Falcon
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk- I saw a young Fox Squirrel running across the grass Suddenly a Cooper’s Hawk landed beside the squirrel They both looked at each other Then the Squirrel started running and the Hawk landed beside the squirrel again This behavior happened one more time and then they disappeared into the woods I assume it was a young Hawk
Thrushes
Swainson’s
E Bluebird
Flycatchers
EAWP
Least
Wrens
House
Carolina
Sparrows
E Towhee
White-throated
Killdeer
DCCO
Gray Catbird
Great Blue Heron
American Goldfinch
Belted Kingfisher
Sandhill Cranes
Red-breaded Nuthatch
C Grackle-100+
Scarlet Tanager
Chimney Swift
Cedar Waxwings
House Finch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Date: 10/4/25 4:26 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods metro Park
Nature center parking lot, goldenrod trail, hickory ridge, ripple rock and brookside trails 07:30 to 11 am 1 Bay breasted warblers 2 Black throated green warblers 3 Chestnut sided warblers 4 Tennessee warblers 5 Northern parulas 6 Nashville warblers 7 Black throated blue warblers 8 Black and white warbler 9 Cape may warblers 10 American redstarts 11 yellow rumped warblers 12 Magnolia warblers 13 Common yellowthroat (heard) 14 blue headed vireo 15 Philadelphia vireo 16 ruby crowned kinglets 17 golden crowned kinglets 18 pileated woodpecker 19 yellow bellied sapsuckers 20 Lincoln's sparrow 21 white throated sparrows 22 field sparrows 23 song sparrows 24 chipping sparrows
Backyard northern parula tennessee warblers black throated green warblers magnolia warbler
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Date: 10/4/25 11:40 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Warren big year birding - slow, but new birds!
Mounts park might be my favorite passerine migration spot in Warren.
That path that parallels the Little Miami can be good! I am a bit time crunched,
So here is the ebird report for those interested.
Orange crowned and RC kinglet new for the year. It was slow, winds are not
Conducive to new migrants in.
This is a good time of year for sedge wren. The only spot I could think of in the
County is the Caesar creek tower field. Fields! And wet enough for sedges??
I am not up on sedge habitat. But anyway, down by that further pond. Success!
2. And I almost succeeded in seeing one well. It was so close to emerging from
The vegetation, but didn’t….. next time!
That was new for the year. And county.
Butterfly notes - lots! It’s warm out there!
Good birding all. Next up is Clinton. Probably east fork riparian on Monday.
I did a quick count using my excel chart. 206 species for both counties. Yea!
Because I doubt I’ll even make 190 for either county. Shorebirds are non existent in
Warren. No Sora. No Caspian tern. Sigh….
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Date: 10/4/25 7:48 am From: robert lane <ohiomagpie...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Mill Creek Big Sit Cancellation
It has been determined that The 2025 Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Big Sit in Mahoning County scheduled for Sunday October 12th, will not be held this year. The Observation Deck will still be accessible for anyone that wants to bird on their own!
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Date: 10/3/25 12:40 pm From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Cuyahoga Valley Towpath Trail Census
OCTOBER 02, 2025 - CUYAHOGA VALLEY MONTHLY TOWPATH TRAIL CENSUS. ROUTE: Red Lock Trailhead south to Merriman Valley, with a stop for lunch at Trail Mix in Peninsula. TIME: 7:00am - 4:20pm TIME AFIELD: 9:20 TEMP.: 47F ~ 78F ~ 77F COND.: Cool early, turning sunny and pleasant, warming throughout the day. TRAIL COND.: Good. RIVER COND.: Very clear with great visibility and low due to drought conditions. FT. MI.: 14.00 OBS.: John Henry and Douglas W. Vogus.
I. MAMMALS: 9 SPECIES, 193 TOTAL.
1. Eastern Cottontail - 3 (Fourth October Record on Census) 2. Eastern Chipmunk - 146 (Tied Census High from 10/2021) 3. Eastern Gray Squirrel - 13 (7 black morph,1 heard only) 4. Eastern Fox Squirrel - 1 5. Red Squirrel - 16 6. American Beaver - 1 (Third October Record on Census) 7. Common Muskrat - 1 (Fifth October Record on Census) 8. Red Fox - 1 (Second Record on Census & First October Record on Census) 9. White-tailed Deer - 11 (7-pt buck,6-pt buck,4 does,4 yearling,1 unknown)
II. BIRDS: 64 SPECIES, 1,773 TOTAL. (NOTE: m = male; f = female; ? = bird was seen but not sexed; * = bird was heard calling but not sexed)
1. Canada Goose - 35 2. Wood Duck - 24 (9m,14f,1*) 3. American Black Duck - 4 (3m,1f) 4. Mallard - 16 (3m,1f,12?) 5. Rock Pigeon - 2 6. Mourning Dove - 17 7. Chimney Swift - 71 8. Virginia Rail - 1 (at Ira Beaver Marsh - First October Record on Census) 9. Killdeer - 17 10. American Woodcock - 1 (Second October Record on Census) 11. Double-crested Cormorant - 2 12. Green Heron - 1 (Fourth October Record on Census) 13. Great Blue Heron - 7 (1 immature) 14. Turkey Vulture - 17 15. Cooper's Hawk - 3 (1m,1 immature m,1f) 16. Bald Eagle - 1 (adult) 17. Red-tailed Hawk - 12 (2 immature) 18. Belted Kingfisher - 2 (m) 19. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 29 (8m,5f,6?,10*) 20. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 (m) 21. Downy Woodpecker - 21 (4m,6f,1?,10*) 22. Hairy Woodpecker - 6 (2m,3f,1*) 23. Northern Flicker - 10 (1m,3f,3?,3*) 24. Pileated Woodpecker - 8 (2m,1f,1?,4*) 25. Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2 26. Eastern Phoebe - 2 27. Blue-headed Vireo - 1 (Fourth October Record on Census) 28. Blue Jay - 54 29. American Crow - 99 30. Black-capped Chickadee - 29 31. Tufted Titmouse - 13 32. Cedar Waxwing - 232 (6 immature) 33. White-breasted Nuthatch - 18 (4m,2f,3?,9*) 34. Carolina Wren - 24 35. Gray Catbird - 5 36. European Starling - 83 37. Eastern Bluebird - 4 (3f,1 immature) 38. Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1 (Fourth October Record on Census) 39. Swainson's Thrush - 4 40. American Robin - 95 (2 immature) 41. House Sparrow - 14 42. House Finch - 5 (4f,1*) 43. Purple Finch - 2 (immature f) (Third October Record on Census) 44. American Goldfinch - 15 45. White-throated Sparrow - 10 46. Song Sparrow - 13 47. Lincoln's Sparrow - 2 48. Swamp Sparrow - 13 49. Eastern Towhee - 3 (1 immature m,2*) 50. Red-winged Blackbird - 623 (73m,6f,493?,51*) (New Census High - previous was 577 on 03/2019) 51. Common Grackle - 12 52. Tennessee Warbler - 2 53. Orange-crowned Warbler - 3 (Tied Census High from 09/2023) 54. Common Yellowthroat - 4 (3m,1f) 55. American Redstart - 1 (m) (Fourth October Record on Census) 56. Northern Parula - 1 (m) (First October Record on Census) 57. Magnolia Warbler - 1 (m) 58. Blackburnian Warbler - 1 (m) 59. Blackpoll Warbler - 2 60. Palm Warbler - 1 61. Yellow-rumped Warbler - 19 62. Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 (m) 63. Scarlet Tanager - 1 (m) 64. Northern Cardinal - 31 (5m,6f,17*,3 immature *)
??. Unidentified Duck Species - 2 (early morning - distant and backlit) ??. Unidentified Sparrow Species - 1 ??. Unidentified Warbler Species - 5 (backlit, chasing each other, fly-overs, too much foliage - the usual aggravations) ??. Unidentified Passerines - 9
1. Northern Spring Peeper - 13 (heard only) 2. Gray Treefrog - 1 (heard only - Second October Record on Census) 3. American Bullfrog - 2 4. Green Frog - 3
V. FISHES: 10 SPECIES, 249 TOTAL.
1. Eastern Gizzard Shad - 1 (First October Record on Census) 2. Central Mudminnow - 2 3. Common Carp - 12 (Fifth October Record on Census & New Census High - previous was 10 on 09/2015) 4. Golden Shiner - 6 (First October Record on Census) 5. Bluntnose Minnow - 177 6. Northern Hog Sucker - 1 7. Largemouth Bass - 7 8. Smallmouth Bass - 7 (Second October Record on Census) 9. Bluegill - 27 10. Pumpkinseed - 9
VI. BUTTERFLIES: 7 SPECIES, 27 TOTAL.
1. Cabbage Butterfly - 8 2. Clouded Sulphur - 9 (New Census High - previous was 7 on 07/2021) 3. Pearl Crescent - 5 (Fourth October Record on Census) 4. Mourning Cloak - 1 (Third October Record on Census) 5. Monarch - 2 6. Silver-spotted Skipper - 1 (First October Record on Census) 7. Peck's Skipper - 1 (First October Record on Census)
VII. MOTHS & CATERPILLARS: 3 SPECIES, 3 TOTAL.
1. Isabella Tiger Moth (caterpillar) - 1 (Second Record on Census, Second October Record on Census & Tied Census High from 10/2024) 2. Yellow Woolly Bear Moth (caterpillar) - 1 (Second Record on Census & First October Record on Census) 3. Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth - 1 (New Species on Census - currently at 55 Moth/Caterpillar species since 01/2010)
VIII. DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES: 6 SPECIES, 23 TOTAL.
1. Shadow Darner - 5 2. Common Green Darner - 1 (First October Record on Census) 3. Autumn Meadowhawk - 10 4. Slender Spreadwing - 1 (Second October Record on Census) 5. Powdered Dancer - 4 (First October Record on Census & New Census High - previous was 3 on 07/2022 & 09/2025) 6. Orange Bluet - 2 (First October Record on Census)
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Date: 10/3/25 10:43 am From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro Park
Nature Center parking lot (until the lawn mover drove a dozen birders and the birds away at peak birding time for that location), goldenrod trail, hickory ridge, brookside and ripple rock trail 07:30 to 11 am 1 Nashville warblers 2 Tennessee warblers 3 Bay breasted warblers 4 Northern parulas 5 Chestnut sided warblers 6 Black throated green warblers 7 Black throated blue warblers 8 common yellowthroat 9 magnolia warblers 10 American redstarts 11 yellow rumped warbler 12 red breasted nuthatch 13 rose breasted grosbeak 14 ruby crowned kinglets 15 yellow bellied sapsuckers 16 Barred owl 17 white throated sparrows 18 yellow throated vireo 19 philadelphia vireo
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Date: 10/1/25 11:44 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Clinton county - big year birding
I hit cowan lake - east fork riparian is the much better migrant passerine spot,
But I was interested in other species besides passerines. Sora is still eluding
Me in Clinton. Sigh…… I finally got the Peregrine. It came through fast. Looked big.
Female? And I got WC sparrow. Two new for the big year. Up to 178. Peregrine
Was new for Clinton. Up to 195 for life! Someday I will hit 200….this year would be
Nice!
I went bushwacking through the shoulder high weeds at the east ponds at Cowan.
Taking my time! No Connecticut…… mainly Tennessees. And sparrows. I am sure
Some interesting species in there. Just really hard birding!
More greater yellowlegs at young rd. I need dows. Hmmmm…….
Butterfly notes - been a lot of late season bugs with this sun and above average
Heat! Loads of pearl crescents today. Etc.
Good birding all.
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Date: 9/30/25 2:57 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro park
Nature Center parking lot, goldenrod trail, hickory ridge, ripple rock and brookside trail 7:45 to noon 1 Black throated green warblers 2 Tennessee warblers 3 Bay breasted warblers 4 American redstarts 5 Northern parulas 6 Nashville warblers 7 Black and white warblers 8 Blackburnian warblers 9 Cape May warblers 10 common yellowthroat 11 yellow rumped warblers 12 Blackpoll warbler 13 Lincoln's sparrow 14 white throated sparrows 15 Philadelphia vireos 16 Blue headed vireos 17 ruby crowned kinglets 18 red breasted nuthatch (heard) 19 rose breasted grosbeaks
Backyard (afternoon) Blackburnian warbler black throated green warbler chestnut sided warbler tennessee warblers bay breasted warblers Cape May warbler Nashville warbler Blackpoll warbler yellow rumped warbler yellow bellied sapsucker blue headed vireo catbird
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Date: 9/30/25 4:47 am From: Bruce Simpson <nylebruce...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Delaware St Pk 16 Warblers 6 Vireos Raptors Woodpeckers Songbirds
Visited this area Sept 26-29 There was less activity but by the end of the morning it was enjoyable Had up to 9 Warblers in a flock All 6 Vireos seen Heard 2 Great Horned Owls calling at the Beach Had a Great view of a Connecticut male Warbler in the sunlight
Warblers
Migrants
N Parula
Blackburian
Tennessee
Magnolia
Black-throated Green-young male singing
Bay-breasted
Nashville
Blackpoll
Cape May
Orange-crowned
Connecticut
Yellow-rumped
Residents
Black-and-white
Yellow-throated
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Vireos
YT-singing
RE
BH-singing
WE-call notes
WA-singing
PH
Woodpeckers
N Flicker
Hairy
Pileated
Flycatchers
EAWP
Least
Raptors
Bald Eagle-Adult and Immature
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed
Osprey-dove for a fish at Beach
Thrushes
Gray-cheeked
E Bluebird
Swainson’s
Wood
Wrens
House
Carolina
Blackbirds
C Grackle
Red-winged
Sandhill Cranes-nest in Delaware Wildlife Area
Gray Catbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Cedar Waxwings
Red-breasted Nuthatch-seen daily
Killdeer
Scarlet Tanager
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
American Goldfinch
DCCO
Belted Kingfisher
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Date: 9/29/25 3:49 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro Park
Nature Center parking lot (fantastic today, with lots of low warblers), goldenrod trail, lake trail (nothing), ripple rock, hickory ridge and brookside trail 07:45 to noon 1 Northern parulas 2 Tennessee warblers 3 Blackburnian warblers 4 American redstarts 5 Magnolia warblers 6 Nashville warblers 7 Chestnut sided warblers 8 Cape may warblers 9 Black throated green warblers 10 Bay breasted warblers 11 yellow rumped warbler 12 Blackpoll warbler 13 Ovenbird 14 common yellowthroat (heard) 15 Black and white warblers 16 blue headed vireo 17 Philadelphia vireos 18 ruby crowned kinglet 19 gray cheeked thrush 20 Swainson's thrush 21 rose breasted grosbeak 22 eastern phoebe 23 white throated sparrow
Backyard black throated green warbler bay breasted warblers tennessee warblers magnolia warbler common yellowthroat female Northern parula female Blackpoll warbler Nashville warbler Philadelphia vireo blue headed vireo
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Date: 9/29/25 2:51 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Warren big year birding - interesting!
Started at Hisey park for the walk Connor led. A nice assortment of migrants
And we learned this riparian corridor area. New for the big year was Lincoln’s
Sparrow and palm warbler. It was slowing down greatly when we ended around
10:30 or so. Summer is back! It was sunny and very hot this afternoon! Joy…..
Lincoln’s sparrow new for the county.
I hit spring valley next. Hot….. and quiet…… no gray cheeked thrush. And no Sora….
That’s a big miss! So far. But a BC night heron! Nice! Caspian Tern is a big miss
Also. Strange year!
Those new fields - ponds they are making near the observation tower at Caesar
Creek have great potential! Next year….. loads of killdeer today! But nothing else….
Least sandpiper is another big miss.
Young rd. Is mainly Clinton county. That’s getting good for shorebirds! Yea.
I need a spot in Warren!!
Butterfly notes - lots of monarchs around!
I did a QUICK scan for the Sabines and red phalarope. No success.
Good birding all.
Sandra Keller
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2025 proved to be an interestingyear at the Hoover Nature Preserve. The year began with high water levels.Throughout the breeding season the water remained high, providing goodconditions for the Prothonotaries. Numbers were good in almost every areamonitored.
I located 67 territories at thepreserve this year. Because we no longer have a boat in the water (victim ofCovid-19), we haven’t monitored the islands or the shore along most of the eastside of the reservoir. These areas usually add many additional territories toour census.
Area I (1), Area M (5), Area N (10), Area S (2), Below Dam (3), BigWalnut Creek (8), Dustin Road (Area L) (6), East Shore Yacht Club (2), Little Walnut Creek (8), Mudhen Marsh (3), OldSunbury Road (10), Oxbow Road (3), Twin Bridges (3), Weise Road (4), Total(67).
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Blacklick Woods doesn't get the Fall scrutiny that Blendon does, but seemed nearly as good. I spent Saturday morning scouring the Park, starting with the creekside meadows of the East Multipurpose Loop, then working through the Nature Center, forest loops, and west picnic areas. Migrants were in all these places, but it would be hard to call it a fallout. Thrushes were the highlight, with 3 forest thrush species (no Hermit), but warblers were pretty scarce, and vireos were a no show. Highlights included:
Woodpeckers - common ones all over; had Pileated at several spots, but no sapsucker Flycatchers -- Pewees in several spots, and 2 Phoebes around the creekside meadows Vireos -- not a one Wrens, kinglets -- plenty of House Wrens in creekside meadows, Carolinas in the forest, and a Ruby Cr.Kinglet in the Ash Grove picnic area Thrushes -- Swainson's everywhere, but the Maple Trail also had Woods and the East loop had a Gray-cheeked Mimids -- Catbirds were everywhere, though not common; the Nature Center meadow had a thrasher Warblers -- scarce and clustered, with East loop and Maple Trail the most productive spots. List included Ovenbird, Tennessee, Magnolias, Bay-breasted, Cape May, Redstarts, ComYellowthroats Cadinalids - Rose-br.Grosbeak and plenty of Cardinals, but no buntings Sparrows -- Fields, Songs, Towhees, mostly along the creekside meadows of the East loop Icterids -- lots of Grackles (they roosted in forest), and a few Red-winged Blackbirds Finches -- nothing but House Finches and Goldfinches
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Date: 9/28/25 1:38 pm From: Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Update on Avian Mortalities at UC: September 28, 2025
Dear Birders,
I was asked to send an update based on our findings last Thursday. On September 25, 2025 we collected over 70 dead birds at UC and EPA in Cincinnati due to collisions with windows and had 10 stunned birds (about four of those made it). Since that day, we (my students, field crew and I) have found 14 more on Friday, September 26, 12 on Saturday and today another 11.
Yesterday's haul included both Mourning and Connecticut warblers. We get dead birds nearly daily, so please give this some thought! Multiple this one location by many hundreds of thousands of glass-dominated buildings and lights on everywhere 24-7 and you the extent of the problem.
I'd like to note a huge thanks to the Kirtland Bird Club (KBC) and their Ohio Avian Project Initiative (OAPI) for funding some of this research and noting how valuable helpful it was on a day like this past Thursday. They provide some truly wonderful avian conservation support.
Cordially,
Ron Canterbury
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Date: 9/28/25 5:35 am From: robert lane <ohiomagpie...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] BCWEC Raptor Program Invite Reminder
Today Sunday September 28th, from 2 to 3PM under the pavilion, “The Center” will host the Three Rivers Avian Center from Hinton, West Virginia as they present “Wings of Wonder”. They will have 6 birds of prey with them, including two Owls, two Falcons, a Raven, and a Bald Eagle.They will be talking about the birds and tell their stories of how they arrived at the rehabilitation center. Come out for an educational and fun program! Don’t miss it!!
As has been stated before, for those who have not visited "The Center", in reality it is a museum of natural history, with over 375 bird, mammal, and reptile, mounts in natural settings. Everything from a full size Musk Oxen to a Great Gray Owl can be seen, with a Passenger Pigeon thrown in for good measure. In The Ohio Room nearly every bird and mammal you will ever encounter in the state can be found. If you were to take an Ohio Division of Wildlife bird field checklist, 185 of the species on the checklist can be found as mounts at "The Center". In the North American Room can be found mammal, bird, and reptile mounts ranging from Alaska to The Southwest, everything from Mountain Goat to Clark's Nutcracker to Gila Monster, all in a continuous natural setting. BCWEC is located in Columbiana County at 12884 Echo Dell Road, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920. It is also located adjacent to and at the entrance to Beaver Creek State Park. State Wild And Scenic Little Beaver Creek is nearby just down the road. BCWEC is an all volunteer organization, operating totally from donations and grants. No public funding. Stop by and you will be surprised at what you find. “The Center” will be open from 1PM to 5PM. The season is winding down, with only one more weekend for the season being open.
Good weather is forecast!!!
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The past few nights have seen record numbers of birds overhead! I have
No idea how it’s calculated, but nice to know! I plugged in various counties
Into bird cast as I was eating breakfast this early am. The numbers increased
Greatly as I went west to east. From Dearborn Indiana to Lawrence ohio. But
It’s still a matter of where they come down though. No oceans or bays stopping
Things here. They will stop when ready. I think the best migrant spot in
Clinton county is that east fork riparian area. I was going to hit the last
BOG butterfly trip to Shawnee forest, but not with this migration event
Going on! Birds first! It’s an hour for me to get there, and no way am I driving
Those narrow roads in the dark. Deer. So I didn’t start til 8:20 or so? I thought
A nice morning. And I know I missed stuff.
Clinton up to 194 for life. 176 for the big year. Cedar waxwing new for both.
Yea! Finally……
I hit Cowan lake spots next. Slow. As to be expected. I still had time so hit Caesar
Creek Warren for a try for the red phalarope. Success! Thanks to a fellow birder! A
Really good look at the marina area. That was nice! Much better than the
Mile away or so look off of harveysburg rd the other day……. Gee - Red Phalarope
For the Warren big year. And I am missing Least Sandpiper…… such is birding!
Butterfly notes - loads of the usual fall species around. Monarchs, buckeyes,
ET blues, crescents. Etc.
Good birding all.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 9/26/25 12:55 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro Park
Nature center parking lot, goldenrod trail, hickory ridge, ripple rock and brookside trail 07:45 to 11:30 am 1 Bay breasted warblers 2 Northern parulas 3 Tennessee warblers 4 Blackburnian warbler 5 American redstarts 6 Black throated green warblers 7 common yellowthroats 8 Black throated blue warbler 9 Black and white warblers 10 Magnolia warblers 11 Nashville warbler 12 Blackpoll warbler 13 Cape may warbler 14 Philadelphia vireos 15 red eyed vireo 16 white eyed vireo (heard) 17 yellow throated vireo (heard) 18 rose breasted grosbeaks 19 Swainson's thrush 20 eastern towhee 21 ruby crowned kinglet 22 indigo bunting 23 brown thrasher 24 Cooper's hawks 25 red shouldered hawks 26 scarlet tanager 27 red breasted nuthatch (heard) Bob McNulty
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Date: 9/25/25 3:49 pm From: Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Follow-up on mass mortality event today
All,
In my rush and haste trying to get the word out today regarding the mass mortality event today at UC, I left some species often killed off my list, e.g., Tennessee Warbler. But, I should also have been more forthcoming on the petition, in that it has over 1800 signatures already, is with Change.org, and I think they ask for money (sorry) to sign, maybe. The petition is to request UC administration to do more on the issue.
I am including Ash Conway in this email. Ash, please post the URL to the Ohio Birds Listserv for those who want to sign the petition.
Thanks, all!
Ron
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Date: 9/25/25 2:18 pm From: Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Avian Mass Mortality Event on UC's campuses today
Dear Birders,
Today was an avian mass mortality event at windows on the campuses of the University of Cincinnati (UC) and surrounding areas and structures such as the EPA facility.
While we get dead birds daily at UC and have had over 100 killed already this fall, today was beyond depressing. Dead birds down everywhere and dying and injured birds everywhere; birds with crushed beaks, skulls, bleeding from the mouth, etc. My field crew and I collected over 70 birds. My guess is likely more than 1,000 perished today in uptown Cincinnati alone.
Please realize this problem is way worse than most imagine! We kill over 2 billion annually in NA by windows, build non-stop in the USA adding more and more huge glass buildings daily, with no limits on development and construction, etc. There are hundreds of millions glass buildings killing birds. Thus, we are going to eventually have a true "silent spring" and are skies will be empty! The urgency is now!
Something needs to be done other than mostly "talk" (more action needed)! My field crew and I had already collected about 40 Ovenbirds this fall and got nearly 25 today! I am begging birds to please consider the extreme urgency of this environmental problem.
Species collected today include (no particular order, I'm tired): Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Swainson's, Gray-cheeked and Wood thrushes, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
I'm way behind on the Cardinal journal, need to be doing that instead of picking up dead birds daily; so, I always welcome more help. Funding, lobbying, letters, sign our petition, etc. always needed. To sign our petition, please email my former student Ash Conway at <ashleynicoleconway...>
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Ron Canterbury
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Date: 9/25/25 6:52 am From: Bob Lane <ohiomagpie...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Beaver Creek WEC Bird Program Invite
This Sunday September 28th, from 2 to 3PM under the pavilion, “The Center” will host the Three Rivers Avian Center from Hinton, West Virginia as they present “Wings of Wonder”. They will have 6 birds of prey with them, including two owls, two falcons, a hawk, and a Bald Eagle.They will be talking about the birds and tell their stories of how they arrived at the rehabilitation center. Come out for an educational and fun program! Don’t miss it!!
As has been stated before, for those who have not visited "The Center", in reality it is a museum of natural history, with over 375 bird, mammal, and reptile, mounts in natural settings. Everything from a full size Musk Oxen to a Great Gray Owl can be seen, with a Passenger Pigeon thrown in for good measure. In The Ohio Room nearly every bird and mammal you will ever encounter in the state can be found. If you were to take an Ohio Division of Wildlife bird field checklist, 185 of the species on the checklist can be found as mounts at "The Center". In the North American Room can be found mammal, bird, and reptile mounts ranging from Alaska to The Southwest, everything from Mountain Goat to Clark's Nutcracker to Gila Monster, all in a continuous natural setting. BCWEC is located in Columbiana County at 12884 Echo Dell Road, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920. It is also located adjacent to and at the entrance to Beaver Creek State Park. State Wild And Scenic Little Beaver Creek is nearby just down the road. BCWEC is an all volunteer organization, operating totally from donations and grants. No public funding. Stop by and you will be surprised at what you find. “The Center” will be open from 1PM to 5PM. The season is winding down, with only one more weekend being open.
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Date: 9/24/25 4:14 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro Park
Nature center parking lot (abbreviated because they just had to blow leaves at 8 am at one of the most active birding spots at that time of day) , goldenrod trail, lake trail (nothing) ripple rock hickory ridge and brookside trails 7:45 am to noon 1 Chestnut sided warbler 2 Magnolia warblers 3 Bay breasted warblers 4 common yellowthroats 5 Nashville warbler 6 American redstarts 7 Blackburnian warbler 8 Tennessee warblers 9 Ovenbird 10 Black and white warbler 11 pileated woodpecker 12 yellow bellied flycatcher 13 Lincoln's sparrow 14 Eastern towhee 15 Brown thrasher 16 Philadelphia vireo 17 red eyed vireo 18 rose breasted grosbeaks 19 Swainson's thrush 20 Gray cheeked thrushes 21 Eastern phoebe 22 Wood thrush 23 Barred owl 24 indigo buntings 25 ruby throated hummingbirds
Backyard Ovenbird Bay breasted warblers black throated green warbler Cape May warbler Magnolia warbler Nashville warbler Tennessee warblers Northern parula American redstart Eastern phoebe (very good at chasing goldfinches)
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Date: 9/24/25 4:06 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Warren county big year
I went up helping to relocate the Sabines. My eye hurts…. Too much scope use!
Anyway, I didn’t refind. I went off to Cowan lake next. 30 minutes later the alert
Comes - refound! I was excited and dejected at the same time….. how did I miss it!??
Well talked to another birder who was searching all morning and didn’t see either.
Phew. Where do these gulls go?? Anyway, raced back and refound. Yea! State bird!
My notes on this bird for Ohio say chase immediately. So I will be curious to see if found
Again Thursday. I can update my notes.
I had a migrant flock around mid day. Yea! Near the marina. Picked up cape May for
The big year.
And driving home as I go slow and watch for deer - here’s something dark ahead.
Could it be?? Yes, turkey! Finally….. a county bird! And big year birding obviously.
This was a fun time up at Caesar creek. First time in a long while that the gulls
We’re all over the lake. And 54 common terns! Nice! Probably an inland high
Count for me.
Red phalarope there too! I had a phalarope that I could not get on well at all.
If it sticks, I'll try again over the weekend. I don’t count birds unless I see all
The id points myself. I am annoying……
Good birding all - 168 for the Warren big year. 210 life.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 9/24/25 10:53 am From: robert lane <ohiomagpie...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center Invite / Columbiana County
This Saturday August 27, my wife Denise and I will be part of the volunteer staff at “The Center”. We would like to once again invite any birders looking for an afternoon adventure, to come by and see us. Look us up for a personal tour! As has been stated before, for those who have not visited "The Center", in reality it is a museum of natural history, with over 375 bird, mammal, and reptile, mounts in natural settings. Everything from a full size Musk Oxen to a Great Gray Owl can be seen, with a Passenger Pigeon thrown in for good measure. In The Ohio Room nearly every bird and mammal you will ever encounter in the state can be found. If you were to take an Ohio Division of Wildlife bird field checklist, 185 of the species on the checklist can be found as mounts at "The Center". In the North American Room can be found mammal, bird, and reptile mounts ranging from Alaska to The Southwest, everything from Mountain Goat to Clark's Nutcracker to Gila Monster, all in a continuous natural setting. BCWEC is located at 12884 Echo Dell Road, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920. It is also located adjacent to and at the entrance to Beaver Creek State Park. State Wild And Scenic Little Beaver Creek is nearby just down the road. BCWEC is an all volunteer organization, operating totally from donations and grants. No public funding. Stop by and you will be surprised at what you find. Come on down and see us in the country. We will be open from 1PM to 5PM.
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Date: 9/24/25 5:08 am From: Bruce Simpson <nylebruce...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Delaware St Pk-14 Warblers 6 Vireos Raptors Woodpeckers Songbirds
Visited this area Sept 20 and 21 A lot of Bird activity Birds observed at all my spots Up to 5 flocks per day
Warblers
Migrants
Magnolia
Black-throated Green
Bay-breasted
Wilson
Blackpoll
Blackburian
Chestnut-sided
Tennessee
N Parula
Orange-crowned
Residents
Black-and-white
American Redstart
Yellow-throated
Ovenbird
Vireos
RE
WE
YT
WA
BH
PH
Raptors
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Bald Eagle-put on an amazing display The Eagle was circling the beach area It circled numerous times It’s Tail feathers spread and the Eagle dove to the water capturing a fish Due to the sand in the water, the Eagle can more easily see the fish
Thrushes
Swainson’s
E Bluebird
Wood
Veery
Flycatchers
EAWP
Least
Woodpeckers
N Flicker
Hairy
Wrens
House
Carolina
E Towhee
Killdeer
DCCO
Great Blue Heron
Gray Catbird
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
American Goldfinch
Summer Tanager
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sandhill Cranes-they nest in Delaware Wildlife Area
Feeding Activity
Maple
Honey Locust
Osage Orange
Black Walnut
Virginia Creeper-Berries-red leaves
Bruce Simpson-Nature Photographer
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Date: 9/22/25 2:24 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods Metro Park
Nature center parking lot, goldenrod trail, Hickory ridge trail, ripple rock trail, upper end of brookside trail 07:45 to 1 PM Parking lot was very active noon to 12:30 pm 1. Blackpoll warbler 2. Bay breasted warblers 3. Magnolia warblers 4. Northern parulas 5. Tennessee warblers 6 common yellowthroat (heard) 7. Black throated blue warblers, male and female 8. Black thoated green warblers 9. Chestnut sided warbler 10. Cape May warbler 11. summer tanager (heard) 12. White eyed vireo (heard) 13 Pileated woodpeckers 14 Wood thrush 15 Swainson's thrush 16. Empy flycatcher 17 Ruby throated hummingbird
Backyard (none went to waterfall ) 1. Tennessee warblers 2. Ovenbird 3. Nashville warbler 4. Blackburnian warbler 5. Black throated green warblers 6. Black and white warbler 7. Bay breasted warblers 8. Magnolia warblers 9. American redstarts 10 Chestnut sided warbler 11.Northern parula 12 Brown thrasher 13 Cooper's hawk
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Date: 9/22/25 10:44 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Clinton big year birding - marsh and shorebirds
It was one of my slowest mornings for passerines! Disappointing….
Had Maggie and bay breasted. Waxwings and a chestnut sided
Would be county birds! I think I am the only regular up there this year
Who doesn’t have waxwing………..
I switched over to other birds soon. The gallinule was a surprise. Called
From the east end of Cowan lake. The lotus area. Perfect habitat! But
I presume a migrant. I was up there a lot over the summer. No breeders.
That I could pick up on! I want to get to the other side of that lotus pond
Area. There’s a trail. That needs rubber boots - it’s been a muddy mess!
Maybe in a couple weeks. County bird! The gallinule. 191 for life. 172 for
The big year. I picked up Semipalm sandpiper at the Gleason rd pond.
Killdeer around. That was it!
Good birding all. We finally got rain down here!!! Cincinnati.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 9/21/25 2:10 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods metro Park
The Nature center parking lot, goldenrod trail, Lake trail (no warblers) Ripple rock, Hickory ridge, Brookside trail 07:40 am to noon 1. Blackburnian warblers 2. Bay breasted warblers 3. Black throated green warblers 4. American redstarts 5. Northern parula 6. Magnolia warblers 7. Common yellowthroats 8. Chestnut sided warblers 9. Black throated blue warbler 10. Blackpoll warbler 11. red eyed vireo 12. Philadelphia vireos ... one begging food from the other 13. White eyed vireo 14. red breasted nuthatch (heard) 15. Rose breasted grosbeak 16. Indigo buntings 17. Wood thrush 18. Swainson's thrush 19. Eastern Phoebe 20. belted kingfisher 21 Bald eagle
Backyard Phenomenal afternoon thanks to waterfall (3 to 3:30 pm) 1. Bay breasted warblers 6 2. Tennessee warblers 4 3. Nashville warblers 2 4. Black throated green warbler 5. Cape May warbler 6. American redstarts 2 7. Ovenbirds 2 8. Black and white warbler 9. Magnolia warblers 2 10 Northern parula 11 Blackburnian warbler 12 brown thrasher 13. Blue headed vireo 14. Eastern wood pewee (not at waterfall) 15. Rose breasted grosbeak 16. Catbird 17 red headed woodpecker 18 Yellow shafted flicker
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Date: 9/21/25 1:27 am From: Robert Thorn <robthorn6...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] BattelleDarby,9-20: migrants
I focused on passerine migrants here, visiting the Ancients Trail, Indian Ridge prairie, and the Cedar Ridge area. Diversity of migrants was pretty good, but numbers were thin, so it took much of the morning to build a good list. Vegetation here is suffering from lack of rain, so most of the activity was close to Big Darby Creek, where the plants were less stressed and the insects more common. Notables for the morning included:
Raptors -- no obvious movement, with only a few TVs and 1 calling Red-shouldered Hummingbirds -- none, but the flowers here were mostly wilting in the drought Flycatchers - hardly any, with a calling Peewee at Cedar Ridge the only consolation Vireos - none, which was odd given how common they've been on the east side of Columbus Thrushes - Swainsons at all stops, but also had a Wood along the edge of the Indian Ridge prairie Mimids -- Catbirds fairly widespread, but also had Brown Thrashers on the Ancients Trail & Indian Ridge prairie. Cedar Waxwings - small numbers in several spots, including a flock flycatching on the edge of the Indian Ridge prairie Wrens - few of either the resident Carolinas or migrant Houses Warblers -- small clusters along the Ancient Trail and the Cobshell Trail included Nashville, Tennessees, N.Parula, Black&Whites, Magnolias, Redstarts, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Blackburnian, Black-thr.Green, Wilson's, N.Waterthrush. and lots of Common Yellowthroats. Sparrows - not very common, but had Field, Chipping, Song, Lincoln's, and Towhee Carduelines -- Cardinals common, but also had groups of Indigo Buntings and 1 Scarlet Tanager Icterids -- no orioles, but a steady dribble of Red-winged Blackbirds and Grackles Finches - nothing other than House Finches & Goldfinches
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Date: 9/20/25 11:42 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Warren county - Mounts
I had wanted to hit miller ecological park, but they had an event there! I just
“Love” that….. plan B - mounts. I don’t know that area for migration in the
Morning. I do now! The path that parallels the Little Miami and the bike path. I was
In the park not the bike path. Anyway, highlights - and I had limited time! And
Lost time heading to Miller first……
Baltimore oriole - I haven’t seen in awhile.
Black throated green - new for my big year. And the county! 6 other warbler
Species. Phila. Vireos. Etc. and I didn’t have much time! Next time I will park
Closer to that area even.
Birds migrate over a large front, but they do get funneled by geography.
I haven’t figured out these river corridors. Yet. I don’t think birds fly
Down the rivers at night. But sometime when they are done the big migration
Flight, they look for feeding and resting areas. And find the river areas with
Their riparian edges. I think!
Good birding all.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 9/19/25 1:38 pm From: Robt McNulty <0000066f33ed1548-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Blendon Woods metro Park
Nature center parking lot (until the lawn mower started cutting the dried out grass), goldenrod trail, ripple rock trail, overlook trail, upper section of brookside trail 7:45 am to 11 am 1. Tennessee warblers 2 Black and white warbler 3. Bay breasted warblers 4. Black throated green warblers 5. Northern parula 6. American redstarts 7. Nashville warblers 8. common yellowthroats 9. Blackpoll warbler 10. Magnolia warblers 11. chestnut sided warbler 12. scarlet tanager 13. Lincoln's sparrow 14. Indigo buntings 15. Eastern bluebirds 16 Swainson's thrush 17. red eyed vireo 18. Philadelphia vireo 19. rose breasted grosbeaks
Backyard ... all of these birds were at or near waterfall or pedestal bird bath 1. Ovenbird (day 4) 2. Bay breasted warbler 3. Northern parula 4. American redstart 5. Ruby Crowned Kinglet 6. rose breasted grosbeak Bob McNulty
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Date: 9/18/25 6:38 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Clinton shorebird spot
I couldn’t figure out the county lines exactly in the DeLorme. I had
Forgotten how much info is in the birdingohio hotspots pages! A
Fantastic resource! Anyway, maps with county lines are clearly seen
The dove area near the shoreline looking south from the young
Rd boat ramp at Caeser creek is warren. Everything else is Clinton.
The area where I had most of the shorebirds yesterday was the far
End of Mounds rd. Also a hot spot in Clinton. Since I have a good
Scope, viewing is probably better from young rd. since a long
Walk in is required from mounds rd. But I will check it out! Yea!
A place to check for shorebirds in Clinton. Now I need a spot in
Warren…….
Good birding all.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 9/18/25 4:02 am From: Bruce Simpson <nylebruce...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Delaware St Pk-22 Warblers 6 Vireos Raptors Woodpeckers Songbirds
I visited this area for 7 straight days (Sept 11-17) We had North winds every night The Birding was Great I had Flocks of Warblers at all my stops I had 5+ Flocks per day I had up to 11 Warblers in a Flock I had up to 16 Warblers in a day
Warblers
Migrants
Bay-breasted
Magnolia
Blackpoll
Wilson
Blackburian
Chestnut-sided
Cape May
Orange-crowned
Tennessee
Black-throated Green
Black-throated Blue
Canada
N Parula
Morning
Nashville
Golden-winged
Residents
Black-and-white
American Redstart
Yellow-throated
Blue-winged
Ovenbird
Vireos-Saw all 6 in one day
RE
WE
YT
WA
PH
BH
Woodpeckers
Pileated
Hairy
N Flicker
Raptors
Bald Eagle-with fish
Red-tailed Hawk
Thrushes
Wood
Swainson’s
Veery
E Bluebird
Flycatchers
EAWP
LEFL
ACFL
YBFL
Wrens
House
Carolina
Sparrows
E Towhee
Chipping
Summer Tanager
American Goldfinch
Belted Kingfisher
Gray Catbird
Tree Swallows
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
DCCO
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Great Blue Heron
Red-breasted Nuthatch-many
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
C Grackle-100+
Brown Thrasher
Whip-poor-will
Killdeer
Feeding Activity
Ash
Osage Orange
Virginia Creeper-berries-red leaves
Maple
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