Date: 12/2/23 2:59 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Butler big year birding - Bonapartes gull - Hueston Woods
My full day turned into a 1/2 day, but I decided to head up there anyway. And
Success with the Bonapartes! I was scanning from the dam parking lot.
Thankfully most of the Bonies were actually in Butler! There was nothing on
The lake waterfowl wise. All the ducks must be at Alum creek! 209 for the
Big year. I went exploring the banding station woods well. Brown Creeper. Ha!
Mythical species…..! I did have the usual late fall birds. Winter wren is always
Nice. My highlight being loads of Hermit Thrushes. One was even singing!
I had 8. A friend and fellow birder also had a lot today in butler also. They
Must have moved in in force recently?
I went exploring Preble county Hueston woods next. No luck with the Preble
Red Crossbills. Nothing on the lake. Gull numbers were better from the dam!
I was going to explore the dredge area at the north end of the lake, but
Encountered a hunter. I left! I did have Ruby crowned Kinglet and YB Sapsucker
Though before I left. I want to bird that dredge area. Hopefully no hunters
My next time up there.
No flyover Sandhill Cranes….. we had a flock at Fernald at dusk on Wed. Did
They cross over into Butler?? Of course not! 2 Shorties hunting at dusk there.
Wed.
Monday I think I will chase the crossbills again at Elk Creek. December bird!
And the Dunlin at east fork - if it sticks. Never occurred to me Dunlin would be
Rare now. They winter in NJ. I love learning the differences!
Good birding all.
Sandra Keller
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Things were definitely hopping at these 2 reservoirs today for the Columbus Audubon field trip. We started at the Alum Creek Dam, then went over to New Galena boat ramp, and back to the Visitors Center & Beach area (in pursuit of a Surf Scoter found by John Kuenzli), then up to Hollenback Marina. Whew, it's exhausting just to remember all these stops! Then we went over to Hoover to check the upper Reservoir off the Hoover Scenic Trail (old Wiese Road). I also checked Oxbow Island & Sunbury causeway on the way home. Birds were pretty cooperative; almost every stop produced some new stuff. Highlights included:
Surf Scoter - female or young male, found off the Alum Park Beach by John K., but chased out by a powerboat as we got there. We re-located it along the east shore opposite the Hollenback marina for distant but sufficient views.
Diving Ducks - Buffleheads were common off the Alum lake beach, though vastly outnumbered by Coots. A few Redhead were also mixed in with the Coots. At Hoover, the only ones were a flock of 44 Ruddy Ducks off Oxbow Island.
Mergansers - Hoodeds were common at Hoover; Red-breasted were off New Galena & Hollenback marina at Alum, and 5 Commons were north of the Sunbury causeway at Hoove
Tundra Swans - group of 6 were off the Alum Lake Dam early, then took off to the SE
Common Loons - 2 were off the dam & beach at Alum, but an even more-surprising 6 were off the Hollenback marina. Oddly, none were on Hoover (at least around the north portion)
Grebes - Horned & Pied-billed were at nearly all the stops at Alum, but no success at relocated the Eared seen earlier in the week
Coots - a staggering flock of 600+ was stretched out along the beach when we first viewed it from the Dam early. Over the next hour they fractionated and spread out, so there were half that by later in the morning.
Cormorants - 3 were still lounging around a gravel bar off the Sunbury causeway at Hoover
Shorebirds - despite the warm day and open beaches & mudflats, we could only find a few Killdeer
Gulls - Bonaparte's, Ring-billeds, and a few Herring were at each reservoir
Vultures - despite all the recent reports of Black Vultures, the only ones we found were 2 Turkey Vultures at the north end of Hoover
BaldEagle - only 1, a juvenile perched in a snag south of New Galena
Sapsucker - 1 was along the Hoover Scenic Trail
E.Bluebirds - another star of the morning, we had 25+ around the New Galena boat ramp (a reliable trap for them) and another 12 around the Visitors Center area at Alum.
CedarWaxwings - a flock of 30 were around the New Galena boat ramp, while another 25 were along the Hoover Scenic Trail
Warblers - Yellow-rumps were at several places, but the surprise was a Palm Warbler hanging around the Visitors Center at Alum Creek lake
Sparrows - only the expected trio of Songs - White-throateds - Juncos, and not many of any of them.
Finches - nothing besides the expected House Finches & Goldfinches
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Date: 12/2/23 10:34 am From: Roger Troutman <roger.troutman...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Wooster and Mohican State Forest Christmas Bird Counts
Fellow birders,
The 73rd consecutive Wooster CBC and the 74th consecutive Mohican State Forest CBC will be taken again this year.
You are cordially invited to participate in either or both of these CBC's
*Wooster *Sat. Dec. 23rd-
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If you have never participated in eithet of these counts, please contact me for further information. If you have participated in either of these counts in the last 5 years, you should be getting further details within a week.
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For those still itching to get out & away, hunting for rarities is still
pretty good. Waterfowl migration is still going strong, with a bevy of
unusual records, and rare gulls are also showing up at inland reservoirs in
good numbers. Shorebird migration is definitely tapering off, and most land
bird migrants are also becoming scarce. Only Red Crossbills seem to be
early irruptors.
Ross’s Geese – lots of records, so they and hybrids should be looked for
now. Most recent records are Hebron hatchery (Licking Co) Nov 27, Archbold
Reservoir (Fulton Co) Nov 26-29, Acton Lake at Hueston Woods State Park
(Preble Co) Nov 29, Wilson Rd, Sunbury (Delaware Co) Nov 29
Greater White-fronted Geese – Retreat at Sugar Farms, Hilliard (Franklin
Co) Nov 28-29, Buckeye Lake (Licking Co) Nov 30
White-winged Scoters – Archbold reservoir (Fulton Co) Nov 26-29, 2 @
Wauseon Reservoir (Fulton Co) Nov 30
Surf Scoters – Caesar Creek St. Park - Ward Rd (Clinton Co) Nov 30, 4-8 @
Geist Dam (NE of Indianapolis IN) Nov 27 – 30
Black Scoters – 2 @ Geist Dam (NE of Indianapolis IN) Nov 28-30 were the
only ones reported inland
Long-tailed Duck – the only recent one has been at Eagle Creek Lake by
Indianapolis, Nov 25-28
Red-necked Grebe – Findlay Reservoirs (Hancock Co) Nov 29, Seneca Lake Park
(Noble Co) Nov 30
Eared Grebe – last seen around Alum Creek St Park beach & dam (Delaware Co)
on Nov 26; more recently at Brookville Lake marina in SE Indiana Nov 26 &
Dec 1.
Greater Yellowlegs – still one around the West Jefferson & nearby Medline
ponds (Madison Co) Nov 26 & 29. Another was at Prairie Creek Reservoir near
Muncie Indiana Nov 27. Watch for them at southern reservoirs & wetlands.
Dunlin – lots of late records: Dillon Lake beach (Muskingum Co) Nov 29,
Beaver Creek Reservoir (Seneca Co) Nov 30, East Fork St Park Beach
(Clermont Co) Nov 30, Charles Mill lake (Ashland Co) Nov 25 & 30, Rayland
Marina (Jefferson Co, on Ohio River) Nov 27-29
Franklin’s Gulls – several records along Lake Erie, but inland only at
Tappan Lake (Harrison Co) Nov 27, Wingfoot Lake St park (Portage Co) Dec 1,
and on Ohio River between Jeffersonville IN and KY Nov 28 – Dec 1
Glaucous Gull – Buckeye Lake, N shore & Spillway (Licking, Fairfield Co.s),
Nov 30
Lesser Black-backed Gull – Buckeye Lake, N shore & spillway (Licking,
Fairfield Co.s) Nov 24 – Dec 1; Caesar Creek St Park, boat ramp &
Harveysburg Rd (Warren Co) Nov 25 – 29
Iceland Gull – Buckeye Lake N shore & Sellers Point (Licking, Fairfield
Co.s) Nov 26-29, Tappan lake (Harrison Co) Nov 29-29
Red-throated Loon – only recent one was at Findlay Reservoirs (Hancock Co)
Nov 29
Limpkins – 1 was found at Muscatatuck NWR in SE Indiana Nov 30, while the
bird at Streibel Lake near Indiana Dunes was still present Dec 1
Rufous Hummingbird – if you need one of these gems, you’ll have to trek to
a stakeout bird at a feeder in Bloomington, Indiana, from Nov 27 – Dec 1
Osprey – still a few late ones, all in southern Ohio: East Fork St Park
(Clermont) Nov 25, Lake Snowden (Athens Co) Nov 26, and Caesar Creek St
Park marina (Warren) Nov 27
Rough-legged Hawk – scattered reports, but only reliably at OSU Airport
northwest of Columbus (Franklin Co) Nov 24-29
Townsend’s Solitaire – one has been near Indiana Dunes Nov 28-30, so you
might want to keep an eye out in northern and western Ohio
Redpolls – still scattered records around the Lake Erie shore with nothing
further inland
Red Crossbills – very reliable flock around Elk Creek Metropark (Butler Co)
Nov 26 – Dec 1, a few also around Hueston Woods St park (Preble Co) Nov 26
– 30
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1 has returned to Mirror Lake on the Ohio State Campus
in Columbus (Franklin) for the 3rd straight year Nov 28 – 30. They should
be elsewhere in southern Ohio & Indiana.
LeConte’s Sparrows – a few were still being seen at Goose Pond wildlife
area southwest of Bloomington Indiana, through Nov 26
Warblers – Nashville at Englewood Metropark near Dayton (Montgomery Co) Nov
25
Palm at Hoover Reservoir marina (Franklin Co) Nov 26
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On my way back to Cleveland from meetings in Ann Arbor yesterday I stopped
by Strange to see what I could see and I saw dozens and dozens of Tundra
Swans, 18 Snow Geese, and 9 Sandhill Cranes which was glorious BUT seeing
that Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) a major natural gas pipeline operator
and multiple environmental justice violator, including Dakota Access
Pipeline or DAPL, was being allowed to greenwash itself by sponsoring the
prairie signage was disturbing and to my mind inexcusable. We and the
wildlife deserve better from our federal and state agencies than to allow
bad actors to cloak themselves in perfunctory sponsorships!!!
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Date: 11/29/23 6:30 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] No success - Lake Isabella LT Duck - Hamilton county
A few of us scanned the area here this early AM. It was found yesterday
By David T. Could very well still be around the area. Maybe even come
Back at dusk? But I will be back in Butler for my big year. Change of plans though.
I am home warming up. I’ll head out this afternoon. Which is supposed to be
To be warmer…..
That was my first time at Lake Isabella. Neat spot! I’ll have to hit more after
My big year! It is a small lake though. No big reservoirs or lakes here in
Hamilton county like my surrounding SW counties. Some birds don’t linger….
Good birding all. Time to decorate the house and edit more pics. Before
I head out again.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 11/28/23 2:26 pm From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] CVNP to Lake Erie 11/26/23
NOVEMBER 26, 2023 - CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK NORTH TO LAKE ERIE SHORELINE AND BACK. A drive from the Cuyahoga Valley north to Lake Erie yielded the following species. TIME: 8:00am - 4:30pm TEMP.: 27F ~ 44F ~ 42F COND.: Brisk, cloudy, and breezy with south winds; turning overcast with rain starting at 1:30pm, gray with low clouds. VEH. MI.: 110.1 OBS.: Douglas W. & Michelle Vogus.
II. BIRDS: 48 SPECIES, 3,009 TOTAL BIRDS. (NOTE: m = male; f = female; ? = bird was seen but not sexed; * = bird was heard calling but not sexed)
1. Canada Goose - 117 2. American Black Duck - 20 (?) (in C.V.N.P. at Ira Beaver Marsh) 3. Mallard - 38 (24m,14f) 4. Lesser Scaup - 42 (mixed raft in Lake Erie at Edgewater Park) 5. Harlequin Duck - 1 (f) (in Lake Erie at the breakwall at Edgewater Park) 6. Bufflehead - 11 (6m,5f) (in Lake Erie at Edgewater Park) 7. Common Goldeneye - 2 (f) (in Lake Erie at Edgewater Park) 8. Hooded Merganser - 1 (m) (in Lake Erie at Edgewater Park) 9. Red-breasted Merganser - 49 (f/immatures) (rafts and flocks off of Edgewater Park) 10. Horned Grebe - 5 (in Lake Erie off of Edgewater Park) 11. Rock Pigeon - 175 (combined total for the day) 12. Mourning Dove - 5 13. American Coot - 1 (E. 55th. St. Marina) 14. Bonaparte's Gull - 424 (majority at Edgewater Park Marina) 15. Ring-billed Gull - 988 16. Herring Gull - 7 17. Double-crested Cormorant - 14 (small groups leaving the Cuyahoga River behind Steelyard Commons) 18. Great Blue Heron - 1 (Cuyahoga River at Scranton Rd. Flats) 19. Black Vulture - 4 (Old Town Hall building in Brecksville) 20. Turkey Vulture - 38 (Old Town Hall building in Brecksville) 21. Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 (immature f) (at Wilson Feed Mill on Canal Rd. being shadowed by a small flock of European Starlings) 22. Cooper's Hawk - 1 (f) (fly-over I-77 South on the way home) 23. Bald Eagle - 5 (4 adult,1 immature) 24. Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (C.V.N.P. along Oak Hill Rd.) 25. Red-tailed Hawk - 10 26. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 (1m,1f,2?) 27. Downy Woodpecker - 5 (2m,1f,1?,1*) 28. Northern Flicker - 2 (*) 29. Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (?) (C.V.N.P. fly-over at Riverview Rd. and Vaughn Rd.) 30. American Kestrel - 5 (2m,3f) (one pair at Clark Ave. bridge, one female at Burke Lakefront Airport, two on electric lines) 31. Peregrine Falcon - 2 (m) (one in C.V.N.P. at Ohio Turnpike bridge and one on billboard at I-480 above Canal Rd.) 32. Blue Jay - 13 33. American Crow - 47 34. Tufted Titmouse - 1 35. Cedar Waxwing - 3 (C.V.N.P. along Major Rd.) 36. Carolina Wren - 2 37. Northern Mockingbird - 2 (together along fenceline on road into Wendy Park) 38. European Starling - 558 (combined total for the day) 39. Eastern Bluebird - 6 (1m,1f,4?) (C.V.N.P. at Jaite Swamp) 40. American Robin - 209 (combined total for the day - majority at Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation feasting on honeysuckle berries) 41. House Sparrow - 154 (combined total for the day) 42. House Finch - 8 (2m,1f,5?) 43. American Goldfinch - 4 44. Dark-eyed Junco - 1 (f) 45. White-throated Sparrow - 6 46. Red-winged Blackbird - 3 (1m,2f) 47. Rusty Blackbird - 1 (m) (Szalay's corn stubble field along Bolanz Rd. - C.V.N.P.) 48. Northern Cardinal - 11 (6m,5f)
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Date: 11/28/23 7:44 am From: Ted Auch <lsarpp...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ottawa NWR Strange Prairie disturbing sponsorship!
On my way back to Cleveland from meetings in Ann Arbor yesterday I stopped by Strange to see what I could see and I saw dozens and dozens of Tundra Swans, 18 Snow Geese, and 9 Sandhill Cranes which was glorious BUT seeing that Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) a major natural gas pipeline operator and multiple environmental justice violator, including Dakota Access Pipeline or DAPL, was being allowed to greenwash itself by sponsoring the prairie signage was disturbing and to my mind inexcusable. We and the wildlife deserve better from our federal and state agencies than to allow bad actors to cloak themselves in perfunctory sponsorships!!!
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Date: 11/27/23 2:46 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Butler - Lapland Longspur - Taylor Rd. College corner
A long drive for me, but I wasn’t about to bird on foot in this brutal cold and
Wind! So car birding! I wasn’t after Longspur. In fact, that wasn’t on my radar.
I usually need snow covered fields to push the birds to the road edges. I got
Lucky. Saw the Horned Larks in flight. They landed somewhat close! I scanned.
And got a Longspur! 207 for the big year. 210 is doable! I think…..
I was after the Collared dove that’s been around for a couple weeks. No success!
And no Harrier, cranes, etc. I hit Hueston Woods Dam and watched the for cranes
And Bonies. Nope. Just crows around.
Red Crossbill notes - a friend had some at the Hueston Woods beach - Preble -
This morning! They are around! Hit those pine areas! I might on Saturday here
In Hamilton. Spring Grove. Or chase that Iceland Gull in Licking. That’s an Ohio
Bird for me. I missed scanning for one a couple years ago up on Lake Erie in
The winter.
Nature notes - it’s going to get really cold overnight down here! But warming
Up after a day. Not sure that will bring in any waterfowl for us?
Good birding all.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 11/25/23 1:37 pm From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Red Crossbills - Elk Creek metro park - Butler
Success! This was the Meadow ridge section. This was just plain fun!
It helped that I met fellow birders there who said the flock was coming
To the south pond edge to drink. Ok! No wonder I wasn’t seeing in any
Of the White Pines! Kidding….. those winter finch flocks move around
A lot! I I figured I would return Sunday earlier. No need now! I must say,
I think this is the first time I have encountered Red Crossbills at water.
Not a pine tree…. Not a salted road - they would do that in Alquonquin.
Always interesting this wonderful past time of ours! 206 for the big year.
Can I do 210? Let’s see - common misses - harrier, Bonapartes Gull,
Brown Creeper, pine Siskin……
Good birding all! I had planned on the ASO trip to Brookville Indiana
Sunday, but will wait and see what the weather does.
Sandra Keller
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Date: 11/20/23 11:13 am From: Sandra Keller <000007a762f332b7-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Gilmore - Butler county - late fall birds
Siskin and Creeper keep turning up on my Butler needs alerts. As much as
I should stick around the house and catch up after travel, I can’t……..
So off I go! No new birds, but lots around. Still very dry there. I presume
We need a wet winter and spring to get the water back. The usual sparrows,
WT, Swamp, Field, song, and junco. No Towhee! Surprising. An adult male
Purple Finch was nice! No Siskins though for me….. what really surprised me
Was that a huge flock of birds was around the parking lot on Bilstein. Obviously
Good feeding there.
I won’t get a chance to get out again til maybe Friday morning. Although I
Really should edit pics!
Good birding all. And happy holidays!
Sandra Keller
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Date: 11/18/23 4:08 am From: Robert Thorn <robthorn6...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Inland Rare Birds,11-17
Inland Rare Bird Report
The pre-Thanksgiving lull has set in – little change-over until lots of
birders get out around the holiday, plus the weather is often unstable as
winter tries to take control. Still, there are cool birds to be found if
you want to make the trips.
Black-bellied Whistling Duck – the Carriage hill Metropark bird was last
reported Nov 13
Ross’s Goose – the Mansfield-area bird, at the Cleveland Clinic ponds off
Aspira Ct, was still around through Nov 15
White-winged Scoter – seen at several places around the Wilds, east of
Zanesville, Nov 14 & 15
Red-necked Grebe – 1 at Chippewa Lake marina, near Medina, from Nov 11 – 15
Black-bellied Plover – 1 at the WilliamJRobertson Nature Preserve near
Wooster Nov 14-15
Dunlin – small groups at the Battelle Darby wetlands thru Nov 15, and
Pickerington Ponds Nov 17
White-rumped Sandpiper – at the Barron Rd access of Pleasant Hill Lake Nov
12 – 15
Pectoral Sandpipers – multiple locations, the most recent being Beach City
dam, near Dover, Nov 16-17
Little Gull – the Buckeye Lake bird was last seen Nov 11; a later bird has
been off Edgewater Park in Cleveland thru Nov 16
Black-leggedKittiwake – the only report was at the Barron Rd access of
Pleasant Hill Lake, Nov 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull – multiple spots: Buckeye Lake, thru Nov 14;
O’Shaughnessy Dam (Delaware Co), Nov 13, and Atwood Lake causeway near New
Phioladelphia, Nov 15
Thayer’s (Iceland) Gull – along the Great Miami River at Veterans Park,
Dayton, Nov 11-15
Limpkin – if you missed the Ohio irruption this summer, you’ll need to trek
over to Streibel Pond in La Porte, Indiana, which had one thru Nov 16
White Pelicans – large flocks at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Nov
10-13, so some should have dispersed southward
Merlin – Buckeye Lake had 1 Nov 11; 2 had returned to their evening vigils
on the powerline poles at Highlands Park in Westerville (Franklin Co) Nov 15
Purple Finches – multiple reports from central Ohio, the latest at Sharon
Woods MetroPark (Westerville) Nov 15
Snow Bunting – first one at Kuhlwein wetlands near Darby Creek, Nov 16
Nelson’sSparrow – 1 was along Panhandle Rd in the Delaware Wildlife Area,
Nov 16
LeConte’s Sparrow – if you’re up for a long trip, 2-4 have been found at
Goose Pond Wildlife Area, west of Bloomington Indiana, Nov 14-16; several
late Lincoln’s Sparrows have also been there
Brewer’s Blackbird – 1 was near Brookville Indiana (west of Cincinnati),
Nov 13
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I made several stops around Pickerington Ponds this afternoon, when the rain was more intermittent. Many of the winter birds have started to settle in, and feeders are stocked at Burning Lake, Ellis Pond, Wood Duck Picnic area, and Glacier Knoll. Notables included:
Sandhill cranes - a flock of 6 flew in to Mallard marsh at the Wood Duck Picnic Area, and up to 9 have been reported recently Dabblers - had plenty of Mallards, Gadwall, Shovelers, plus a few Green-winged Teal Divers - none, though the ponds are really shallow right now, despite today's rain Shorebirds - a flock of 7 Dunlin were at Mallard Marsh, along with 2 Greater yellowlegs Raptors - Red-tails were at multiple spots, sitting out the showers, but a N.Harrier was flying around Mallard Marsh Flickers - good numbers in multiple locations Robins - sizeable flocks at many locations, mostly feeding on honeysuckle berries White-cr.Sparrows - small numbers were around the feeders at Ellis Pond & Glacier Knoll Swamp Sparrows - calling birds were at Ellis Pond and Wood Duck Picnic area Blackbirds - small groups of Redwinged Blackbirds were at multiple spots, but also had a flock of 10 Rusty Blackbirds fly over Wood Duck Picnic area.
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Date: 11/14/23 10:56 am From: d <000001100197cc98-dmarc-request...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Cedarwaxwings
I am in NE Ohio & regularly have Cedar waxwings---but so far not this year.
Have 4-5 Robins after Hawthorne berries - lots of food & cover???Many years the Cedars have roosted overnight under the rhododendron leaves. Nice picture.Carole Babyak Trumbull Co.
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Date: 11/14/23 3:57 am From: Robert Dudley <greyowlvermont...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ceded waxwings
I have checked my recent e-bird postings and while the number of robins appear to be down there were lots north of us. Lots of construction going on around Franklin County resulting in the loss of habitat and thus have an impact on bird populations
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I'm in west-central Ohio and have noticed less Cedar Waxwings this autumn. Robin and Blue Jay numbers are as usual here- good amounts of Robins for sure.
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Date: 11/14/23 3:37 am From: Tracy the Birder <winterfell.six...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ceded waxwings
I'm in west-central Ohio and have noticed less Cedar Waxwings this autumn. Robin and Blue Jay numbers are as usual here- good amounts of Robins for sure.
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I have had some small flocks of cedar waxwings feeding on wild grapes at
Burr Oak State Park. I also had a few feeding on dogwood fruit this
morning at home in southeast Ohio.
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> Normally I get a flush of migrating Cedar waxwings from Oct thru Nov. I
> have had none this year. Worried that the fires in Canada may have caused
> a population decline. Has anyone else noticed a lack of migrating Cedar
> Waxwing this season? Thanx - SLLG
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> On Nov 13, 2023, at 7:16 AM, Robert Dudley <greyowlvermont...> wrote:
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> Here, in central Ohio, the robins are still fairly common, but definitely not i the numbers I am accustom to. Jays are way down.
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> Bob
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> Normally I get a flush of migrating Cedar waxwings from Oct thru Nov. I have had none this year. Worried that the fires in Canada may have caused a population decline. Has anyone else noticed a lack of migrating Cedar Waxwing this season? Thanx - SLLG
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> On Nov 13, 2023, at 7:16 AM, Robert Dudley <greyowlvermont...> wrote:
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> Here, in central Ohio, the robins are still fairly common, but definitely not i the numbers I am accustom to. Jays are way down.
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> Bob
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> Normally I get a flush of migrating Cedar waxwings from Oct thru Nov. I have had none this year. Worried that the fires in Canada may have caused a population decline. Has anyone else noticed a lack of migrating Cedar Waxwing this season? Thanx - SLLG
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Date: 11/13/23 4:16 am From: Robert Dudley <greyowlvermont...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ceded waxwings
Here, in central Ohio, the robins are still fairly common, but definitely not i the numbers I am accustom to. Jays are way down.
Bob
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Normally I get a flush of migrating Cedar waxwings from Oct thru Nov. I have had none this year. Worried that the fires in Canada may have caused a population decline. Has anyone else noticed a lack of migrating Cedar Waxwing this season? Thanx - SLLG
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Also, my local blue jays and robins have departed and I am not seeing the influx of northern blue jay migrants and robins !!! Anyone else?
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> On Nov 12, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Sandra Gaunt <sagaunt42...> wrote:
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> Normally I get a flush of migrating Cedar waxwings from Oct thru Nov. I have had none this year. Worried that the fires in Canada may have caused a population decline. Has anyone else noticed a lack of migrating Cedar Waxwing this season? Thanx - SLLG
>
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Absolutely, I just commented the other day. I had some in the yard a few days ago but even out and about and in the yard they seem scarce this year.
Manon VanSchoyck Licking County
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Normally I get a flush of migrating Cedar waxwings from Oct thru Nov. I have had none this year. Worried that the fires in Canada may have caused a population decline. Has anyone else noticed a lack of migrating Cedar Waxwing this season? Thanx - SLLG
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Normally I get a flush of migrating Cedar waxwings from Oct thru Nov. I have had none this year. Worried that the fires in Canada may have caused a population decline. Has anyone else noticed a lack of migrating Cedar Waxwing this season? Thanx - SLLG
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Normal late migrants were the order of the morning on the Columbus Audubon field trip to the Scioto River corridor this morning. We stopped at Scioto Audubon Metropark and Quarry Trails MetroPark, and I also hit Griggs Dam & the Campbell Quarry. The gorgeous weather made for a pleasant morning, but seemed to depress migrant numbers. Still, there were lots of neat birds found. The list included:
Swan - a lone Trumpeter Swan was in the quarry lake at the north entrance to Quarry Trails Waterfowl - a small flock of Hooded Mergansers were in the bay at Scioto Audubon, and more were at Quarry Trails and Campbell Quarry lake. The North entrance lake at Quarry Trails had a small flock of Ring-necked Ducks as well. Egrets - 4 Great Egrets were still hanging around the bay at Scioto Audubon Cormorants - 5 were around the Greenlawn Dam at Scioto Audubon, while another was in the Campbell Quarry lake Gulls - sizeable flocks of Ring-bills were at Scioto Audubon, Griggs Dam, and Campbell Quarry. Single Herrings were at Scioto Audubon and Griggs Dam, while a modest flock of Bonaparte's Gulls were at Campbell Quarry lake. Raptors - Red-tailed hawks common around Quarry Trails, where we also had a Cooper's hawk harassing a Red-tail. Sapsucker - one was in the riparian forest along the Scioto near the Grange Audubon Center at Scioto Audubon BrownCreepers - good movement at Scioto Audubon, where we found 7-8 in an hour along the riverside trail Winter Wren - 1 was lurking along the lakeside trail at the south entrance in Quarry Trails Kinglets - only a few Golden-crowns at Scioto Audubon Bluebirds - small numbers at Quarry Trails, at both south and north accesses Warblers - only Yellow-rumps, and no great numbers; Scioto Audubon led with around 6 Sparrows - lots of the expected Songs and White-throateds. We also had fleeting glimpses of White-crowned and Swamp in the open scrubland of the north access at Quarry Trails Blackbirds - none, surprisingly Finches - nothing other than the expected Goldfinches (scarce) and House Finches (common)
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Nothing much which is the usual these days at Denison. A close Brown Creeper was nice today—alerted to its presence by its high pitched song (that serves as a hearing test).
Heard a Pileated. Only a few sparrows—white-throated & Song.
Saw one Black Vulture with some TVs this morning then two were soaring together near my house as the sun was lowering which lit their white wing tips.
A couple days ago at Denison I heard a couple towhees calling back and forth but none today.
Dipped on the Buckeye Lk Little Gull yesterday but thx to Matt Mason for directions & a heads up. I didn’t have a lot of time to keep scanning and the glare/distance made it challenging. An adult Bald Eagle got a bunch of gulls up but I didn’t see it in that group. Glad I got reasonably good looks at the Little Gull at Hoover awhile back.
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For those looking to stretch their horizons, this weekend still looks good, both weather-wise & bird-wise, with waterfowl migration still strong, plus plenty of late shorebirds & gulls. Landbirds have tapered off, however. Winter strays are now the main attraction, and they can show up anywhere.
Black-bellied Whistling Duck - the Carriage Hill metropark (suburban Dayton) bird has continued through today (Nov 10) Ross' Goose - found at several spots, but the most recent is the Akron's Children's Hospital ponds, Nov 9-10 Greater White-fr.Goose - Hilliard Bradley HighSchool Pond (Franklin Co), Nov 8-9 King Eider - not inland, but always an exceptional find here, with one at Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, Nov 9-10 Surf Scoters - several spots, most recent being Buckeye lake, Sellars Point (Fairfield Co) or North Shore (Licking Co.), Nov 8-10 White-winged Scoter - several inland spots, most recently Zion Ridge Road (The Wilds Park, east of Zanesville), Nov 5-9 Black Scoter - multiple inland locations, most recently at Paulding Reservoir (Paulding Co.), Nov 7-9 Red-necked Grebe - Cheshire bridge and ramp on Alum Creek St.Park (Delaware Co), Nov 6-10 Eared Grebe - Buckeye lake, Sellars Point (Fairfield Co.), Nov 10 Baird's Sandpiper - Deer Creek St. Park marina (Pickaway Co.), Nov 9 Pectoral Sandpiper - Deer Creek St. park marina, Nov 9 Semipalmated Sandpipers - Pleasant Hill Lake - Barron Rd access (Richland Co), Nov 9-10 Hudsonian Godwit - Berlin Lake mudflats (near Alliance), Nov 6-9 Little Gull - several spots, most recently Buckeye lake, N Shore, (Licking Co), Nov 9-10 Franklin's Gulls - Small flocks at Acton Lake beach, Hueston Woods St. Pk (Preble & Butler Cos), Nov 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Buckeye lake, N Shore (Licking Co), Nov 9 White Pelican - several sites, most recently Buckeye Lake - Sellars Point (Fairfield Co), Nov 9-10 Limpkins - 1 was at Kingswood Park near Warren, Nov 6, but more recent reports have come from Wolcottville Indiana, Nov 5-9 Black-chinned Hummingbird - Delaware stakeout has not been reported since Nov 6 Vermillion Flycatcher - stakeout in Indiana (east of Evansville) not reported since Nov 5
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I birded along the Cleveland lakeshore today from Huntington Beach in Bay Village to Simm's Park in Euclid. Given the reports on eBird, I expected to see more scoters, but I only saw three black scoters at Cahoon park, and two surf scoters at Rocky River Park. There were thousands of red-breasted mergansers at the parks in Bay village, but fewer further east. Bonaparte's gulls were common at most places. Good numbers of bufflehead ducks and horned grebes were seen. A few common loons were located, but they were diving constantly.
Best sighting was an immature male long-tailed duck seen off the pier at Edgewood Marina. I think it was a male because it had a pinkish bill with black markings. It was several hundred feet out in the more protected water, but slowly swam towards me. Finally it came to the edge the pier and hopped out on the rocks, not more than fifty feet from me. Great sighting! Randy Rowe, Wooster
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Date: 11/6/23 1:42 pm From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ottawa NWR Monthly Census
NOVEMBER 05, 2023 - OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE MONTHLY CENSUS. ROUTES: East Side, Fox Unit, West Side, and Western Prairies in the morning; Wildlife Drive in the afternoon. OBS. EAST: Jim Koppin, Jim Reyda, Al & Betty Schlecht. OBS. FOX UNIT: Jim Koppin, Jim Reyda, Al & Betty Schlecht. OBS. WEST: Katie Clink, Jennifer Kuehn, Donna Kuhn, David & Kim Myles, Chris Pierce, Tony Szilagye. OBS. WEST PRAIRIES: Douglas W. Vogus. OBS. WILDLIFE DRIVE: Bob Bartolotta, Claire Johnson, Jim Koppin, Jim Reyda, Douglas W. Vogus. TIME: 7:45am - 12:35pm; 1:55pm - 5:30pm TEMP.: 41F ~ 56F ~ 49F COND.: Brisk and clear in the early part of the morning; large wall of fog rolling in off of Lake Erie at around 10:00am; north winds pushed it south across the refuge, enveloping the entire area; low ceiling and very poor visibility. Fog started to move out at about 12:25pm with some clearing before lunch; partly cloudy in the afternoon, but turning foggy again from 4:45pm until end of census; visibility in the late afternoon along Lake Erie at less than 100 yards.
I. MAMMALS: 5 SPECIES, 35 TOTAL MAMMALS. (Recorded since 04/07/2002)
1. Woodchuck - 6 (Third November Record on Census) 2. Eastern Fox Squirrel - 15 3. Common Muskrat - 1 4. Common Raccoon - 1 (Fifth November Record on Census) 5. White-tailed Deer - 12 (2 bucks,6 does,4?)
II. BIRDS: 92 SPECIES, 10,154 TOTAL BIRDS. (Recorded since 03/02/1969)
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I had great views of the supposed Black-chinned HB in Delaware this mornin—many thanks to the homeowners for letting birders visit their great backyard habitat! Donuts & coffee were a much appreciated surprise!
Even w/my years in AZ, I’m still not that good at juvenile hummers but I certainly didn’t see anything that would indicate that it wasn’t a Black-chinned. Lovely, cooperative bird—had good looks at the feeder closer to the deck twice & once at the feeder farther back. It would perch in the nearby trees as well.
A bonus was a flyover of calling Tundra Swans—one of my favorite sounds—8-10 birds. FOS for me. I once saw over 150 fly over at dusk when I lived in Hudson OH—one of my most unforgettable birding experiences—the sound and the sight in the fading sun was special indeed.
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Date: 11/5/23 2:38 pm From: Robert Thorn <robthorn6...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] DeerCreekSP,11-05: No Little Gulls, but lateShorebirds
I birded several areas along Deer Creek, from Mt Sterling south to the State Park, both to check what was around and to search for the Little Gull reported in the reservoir for a few days. No luck on the Little Gull, even with many of us searching, but it is a large reservoir so it still may be around. Water level is fairly low, so shorebirds & a few waterfowl were around, including:
Gadwalls - off South Picnic area Ring-necked Ducks - 3 just above the Dam HoodedMergansers - 7-8 along the Pancoastburg Rd Pied-billed Grebes - singles at 3 different locations Cormorants - still small groups at several locations Killdeer - widespread along shore, with 10 at Pancoastburg Rd the top number Dunlin - small flocks at the Beach and Pancoastburg Rd Yellowlegs - Greaters at Beach & Pancoastburg Rd; Lesser only at the latter CommonLoons - 1-2 off the beach and the Harding Cabin area Bonaparte'sGulls - small groups everywhere Ring-billed Gulls - modest flocks at the Beach and Pancoastburg Rd
Landbirds were unexceptional except for the resident flock of Black Vultures around the State Park Resort, and a Cooper's Hawk chasing a Sharp Shin below the Dam. Flicker numbers were strong, with 2-4 at nearly every stop, and a Pileated was foraging in the riparian woods below the Dam. 1 American Pipit was heard flying over the Beach.
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Date: 11/5/23 10:07 am From: Doug Overacker <cdoveracker...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Buck Creek State Park - Red-necked Grebe
Julie and I looked around Buck Creek State Park this morning. We found the Red-necked Grebe that was reported a couple days ago. It was out from the beach with six Ruddy Ducks. At first it had its head tucked in and all we could see was that it was a little larger than the Ruddy Ducks. Then it raised its head and it was obvious what it was. After a minute or two it dove and we could never find it again. Considering how big the lake is, it could be very hard to find this grebe. We also saw a large flock of Double-crested Cormorants very closely packed together on the lake.
We took a walk along the Coyote Run Trail and found several birds including at least four Purple Finches, a Gray Catbird, and lots of White-throated Sparrows plus other common birds. If you walk along the trail to the power lines and turn north, there are usually lots of birds in the fall.
The lake level is low and there are extensive mudflats at the north end of the lake. This area can accessed from Grant Road. Walk straight to the lake and you can see some of the mudflats. If you walk north under the power lines, there is a little path leading to the lake near the Osprey pole where you can see much of the mudflats. We didn't have any uncommon birds but we saw lots of Killdeer and Dunlins with six Pectoral Sandpipers and two Greater Yellowlegs. We also got great looks at some Rusty Blackbirds feeding on the mudflats.
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I trekked out to the Mad River area looking for a few highlight birds as well as general waterbird migration. My main target was the reservoirs along the River and its branches, including Buck Creek lake, Huffman lake, and Eastwood Lake - all of which have had interesting birds of late. I also ventured up to Carriage Hill park to see if the Black-bellied Whistling Duck - a personal nemesis - was still lingering. It was, and is fairly easy to find, since it's on the only sizeable lake in the Park, Cedar Lake, and easily picked out from the flock of mallards & gadwalls there.
Buck Lake is a terrific trap for migrating waterbirds, probably because it is the only large reservoir along the west edge of the Darby Plains. It had lots of interesting migrants, including Loons, Grebes, Coots, and a large milling flock of Bonaparte's Gulls, but the normally large flock of gulls that sits on the beach was absent. The only ducks I had were a small cluster of Ruddy Ducks, but a later group found Scaup, as well as a Merlin, so the birds here turn over quickly.
Eastwood lake was disappointing, with only a flock of geese and a handful of pied-billed grebes & mallards. It was pretty wind-blown and gets lots of fishermen, a combination that may push out waterfowl that stop over. Nearby Huffman Lake is more protected, and had a nice cluster of dabblers, including mallards, gadwalls, and shovelers, as well as lots of gulls and a few lingering cormorants. Both of these lakes had forest edges along the river that held decent numbers of landbirds, but nothing unusual beyond flocks of Yellow-rumped warblers
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Date: 11/4/23 11:25 am From: Douglas Vogus <vogeye...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Cuyahoga Valley Towpath Census
NOVEMBER 03, 2023 - CUYAHOGA VALLEY MONTHLY TOWPATH TRAIL CENSUS. ROUTE: Red Lock Trailhead south to Merriman Valley, with a stop at Trail Mix in Peninsula. TIME: 7:50am - 5:20pm TEMP.: 36F ~ 60F ~ 57F COND.: Brisk early with full sun and blue skies, breezy all day with winds from the south; turning partly cloudy from 2:20pm until end of census. TRAIL COND.: Recently leaf-blown and good with a few wet and muddy spots in the usual low areas; Freshly laid crushed limestone from Botzum Trailhead south to Merriman Valley (Summit Metro Parks section). RIVER COND.: Normal and very clear. FT. MI.: 13.55 OBS.: John Henry and Douglas W. Vogus.
I. MAMMALS: 5 SPECIES.
1. Eastern Chipmunk - 44 2. Eastern Gray Squirrel - 6 (1 black morph) 3. Red Squirrel - 15 4. Common Raccoon - 1 (Second November Record on Census) 5. White-tailed Deer - 8 (10-pt. buck,9-point buck,5-point buck,half a 4-point buck - the other antler was sheared off,4 does)
II. BIRDS: 53 SPECIES, 1,854 TOTAL BIRDS. (NOTE: m = male; f = female; ? = bird was seen but not sexed; * = bird was heard calling but not sexed)
1. Canada Goose - 61 2. Wood Duck - 13 (7m,6f) 3. American Black Duck - 40 4. Mallard - 36 (25m,11f) 5. Ruddy Duck - 1 (f) (at Ira Beaver Marsh - Second Record on Census, Second November Record on Census & Tied Census High from 11/2019) 6. Pied-billed Grebe - 1 (Ira Beaver Marsh) 7. Rock Pigeon - 8 8. Mourning Dove - 14 9. Killdeer - 3 10. Ring-billed Gull - 2 11. Great Blue Heron - 6 12. Cooper's Hawk - 3 (1 immature m,1f,1 immature f) 13. Bald Eagle - 6 (4 adult,2 immature) 14. Red-tailed Hawk - 14 15. Eastern Screech-Owl - 2 (gray morph) 16. Belted Kingfisher - 3 (2m,1*) 17. Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 (along Stumpy Basin boardwalk - Second November Record on Census) 18. Red-bellied Woodpecker - 18 (8m,3f,1?,6*) 19. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 (f) (Third November Record on Census) 20. Downy Woodpecker - 9 (4m,4?,1*) 21. Hairy Woodpecker - 3 (?) 22. Northern Flicker - 6 (1m,1f,1?,3*) 23. Pileated Woodpecker - 5 (2m,1f,2*) 24. Merlin - 2 (m) (Fourth November Record on Census & New Census High - previous was 1 on 19 other occasions) 25. Peregrine Falcon - 2 (1m,1f) 26. Eastern Phoebe - 1 (Fifth November Record on Census) 27. Blue Jay - 35 28. American Crow - 712 (two flocks of 635 birds total heading to roost at end of census) 29. Black-capped Chickadee - 21 30. Tufted Titmouse - 5 31. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 (?) (Fifth November Record on Census) 32. Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 (f) 33. Cedar Waxwing - 67 34. White-breasted Nuthatch - 13 (1m,1f,11*) 35. Carolina Wren - 9 36. Winter Wren - 1 37. European Starling - 311 38. Eastern Bluebird - 41 (6m,4f,29?,1*) 39. American Robin - 130 40. House Sparrow - 68 41. House Finch - 8 (3m,1f,4?) 42. Purple Finch - 3 (f) (feeding on berries along Stumpy Basin boardwalk - Third November Record on Census) 43. American Goldfinch - 15 44. American Tree Sparrow - 2 45. Dark-eyed Junco - 2 (1m,1f) 46. White-throated Sparrow - 42 47. Song Sparrow - 8 48. Swamp Sparrow - 3 49. Eastern Towhee - 1 (*) 50. Red-winged Blackbird - 27 (21m,6f) 51. Rusty Blackbird - 35 (1m,34 mixed flock) 52. Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11 53. Northern Cardinal - 17 (8m,5f,4*)
??. Unidentified Passerines - 4
III. REPTILES: 1 SPECIES.
1. Midland Painted Turtle - 15
IV. FISHES: 3 SPECIES.
1. Creek Chub - 4 2. Bluntnose Minnow - 27 (Fourth November Record on Census) 3. Northern Hog Sucker - 1 (Third November Record on Census)
V. DRAGONFLIES: 2 SPECIES.
1. Shadow Darner - 1 (Third November Record on Census) 2. Autumn Meadowhawk - 4 (Fourth November Record on Census)
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Date: 11/4/23 8:32 am From: Mike Mcclintock <0000087b131ed739-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Possible Black-chinned Hummingbird in Delaware
Mostly from eBird, with a few supplements; tried to limit to birds seen Oct 30 or later. This week is seeing the first big influx of waterfowl, along with many lingering shorebirds and some unusual hummingbirds. Perching birds have not had many exceptional inland rarities that have stayed in one spot, but Redpolls have been seen along Lake Erie, so be alert.
Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Carriage Hill Metropark near Dayton, Nov2-3 GreaterWhiteFrontedGeese - several sites: Joyce Park (ButlerCo), HowePond(FairfieldCo), PrairieLaneWetlands (WayneCo) stand out as recent (Nov1-2) EurasianWigeon - Clear ForkReservoir (RichlandCo), but no later than Oct30 SurfScoter - Walnut St Ramp Of Hoover Reservoir (Franklin), Oct31-Nov1 White-wingScoter - Zion Ridge Rd (MuskingumCo), Nov2-3 BlackScoter - several spots at Hoover Reservoir (Oxbow, Walnut St. ramp), Oct30-Nov2 Long-tailedDuck - Zion Ridge Rd (Muskingum), Nov3 Red-neckedGrebes - many different inland sites, most recently Buck Creek State Park Beach (ClarkCo) Nov3 and Alum Creek St. Park - Cheshire ramp (DelawareCo) Nov3 RufousHummer - Bellville (RichlandCo), but not seen since Oct25 Black-ChinnedHummer - Delaware (DelawareCo) Nov2-3 Avocet - one lingered at Dillon State Park beach (MuskingumCo) through Oct31 Baird's Spr - latest was 1 at Wilderness Rd (WayneCo) Nov1 White-rumped Spr - 1 at Battelle-Darby wetlands (FranklinCo), Oct31-Nov1 Semipalmated Spr - 1-2 at Battelle-Darby wetlands (FranklinCo), Oct28-Nov3 Little Gull - Deer Creek St Park beach (PickawayCo), Nov 2-3 Franklin'sGull - Dillon Lake St. Park bird lingered to Oct 30; 1 at Buckeye Lake spillway Nov 1 Red-throated Loons - many reservoirs, in among fallout of migrant Common Loons thru state
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Very quiet of late at Denison. Today I saw a Black Vulture not far from the turnoff to the reserve. White-throated Sparrows easy to find & a few Song. Saw one Field Sp as well.
Bluebirds. Heard a Red-shouldered Hawk.
Peggy Wang
Granville
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Date: 11/3/23 7:20 pm From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Possible Black-chinned Hummingbird in Delaware
Birders,
I have seen photos of a hummingbird that is a good candidate for a Black-chinned Hummingbird, coming to the feeder of Jesika Eldridge. Birders are welcome to view the bird. She sent me the following message:
Anyone is welcome tomorrow. No need to contact first. Please note that the bird is mostly coming to the two feeders in the backyard. Birders are more than welcome to sit in the chairs on the deck. Please park on the street, and be careful not to block driveways, mailboxes, or fire hydrant. Our address in 868 Buehler Drive Delaware OH 43015.
I am hoping to make an attempt to document this bird early next week with in-hand photos and measurements.
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