Belted Kingf isher

Widespread.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Reported from Allen, Brown, Champaign, Clark, Henry, Lucas, and Washington Cos. CRC, LG, DO, TK, LBJ; listed as down in NW Ohio CMAl.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Widespread.

Downy Woodpecker

Widespread and common.

Hairy Woodpecker

Widespread; reported as fairly common in Oak Openings and Washington Co. [TK, LBJ.

Northern Flicker

Common and widespread.

Pileated Woodpecker

Widespread and increasing in south, scarce in northwest.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Widespread and fairly common.

Acad i an Flycatcher

Widespread, more common in south.

Alder Flycatcher

Reported from Irwin Prairie, Grand River WA, Mosquito Lake C2J, Wadsworth, and Sandusky Co. [31 CRH, CB, LR, TBl.

Wll low Flycatcher

Widespread and fairly common; 10 at Buck Creek SP on 6/ 14 CDOl.

Least Flycatcher

Reported from Bolivar C3l, Hanoverton, Stone Creek, West Po i nt, and Allen, Ashtabu l a Ccorrunonl , Sandusky, Seneca C4l, Trumbull , and Williams Cos.C5l CLR , RH, TB , CB].

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Eastern Phoebe

Reported from Lucas, Wash i ngton [common ] , and Wll Iiams Cos.: presumed to be present elsewhere CTK , LBJ.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Fairly common and widespread.

Eastern Kingbird

Common and widespread; 1 ncreas i ng l n Lucas Co. ( TK l ; 31 on 7 /5 at ONWR [ ECPJ.

Horned Lark

Common and widespread; reported missing from Washington Co . CLBJ.

Purple Martin

Reported down in Al Jen, Hami !ton , Ottawa, and Washington Cos. CRF, AW, MS. LBJ.

Tree Swallow

Common statewide; 415 on 7/ 5 at ONWR CECPJ.

Northern Rough-winge~ Swallow

Widespread; common along Ohio River CLBJ.

Bank Swallow

Widespread i n suitable hab itat ; 200 at Cleveland on 7/ 6 CTLJ.

C 1 i £ f Swa l 1 ow

Increasing; reported from Ashtabula, Delaware [120 nests), Ottawa (14 nest], Richland (6 nests), and Wayne Cos. CRH, KA. MS. JH, LRJ .

Barn Swallow

Common statewide.

Blue Jay

Widespread and common.

Amer i can Crow

Widesp r ead .

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Black-capped Chickadee

Widespread ln northern count i es .

Carolina Chickadee

Widespread in south.

Tufted Tl tmouse

Common and widespread.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

6/ 16-7/ 4 Kent (family] [LRJ, 7/ 25 Oak Openings [TKJ

White-breasted Nuthatch

Common and widespread.

Brown Creeper

Reported from Mosqutto Lake [21 [CB].

Carolina Wren

Recovering statewide: reported as common in the south [KA, LB, LG, RHL

House Wren

Common and widespread.

Sedge Wren

Reported from ONWR and Miami, Sandusky C2J, and Williams Cos. [2] [ ECP, RH, TB J •

Marsh Wren

Reported from CVNRA, Magee Marsh, ONWR, Spring Valley, Big Island WA, Buck Creek SP,. and Clark, Portage [common), and Sandusky Cos. [RH, ECP, JM, MS, LG, KA, DO, TBJ.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Widespread.

Eastern Bluebird

Widespread.

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Veer y

Reported from Oak Openings . Orrv1I le. New P1ttsourg. Hueston Woods SP, and Portage Co. (common) CTK, LR. RHJ.

Wood Thrush

Widespread; listed as dee! ining in the NW CMAJ.

American Rob1n

Widespread and abundant.

Gray Catbird

Widespread and common .

Northern Mockingbird

Widespread in the south, uncommon to scarce in the north; may be increasing in central Ohio CKAJ: scarce in the Wil mington reg1on lLGJ: uncommon in east central Ohio CLRJ.

Brown Thrasher

Widespread: increasing in western Lucas Co. [TK).

Cedar Waxwing

Widespread.

Loggerhead Shrike D: northern and central counties

Nested in Madison l2 young) and Wood Cos. (4 young ) [KA. TB, ECP*l: also reported from Warren Co. CRHJ.

European Starling

Widespread and abundant.

White-eyed Vireo

Reported from Buck Creek SP, CVNRA, Caesar·s Creek, Greene County. Spring Valley, and Oak Openings CDO, JM , LG . TKJ: one observer thought they were low in the nor t h lTBJ: fair ly common from Stark Co. south i n east central Ohio CLR J .

So l itary Vireo

Nested again in the Oak Openings CTKJ: reported at Va. Kendal I SP C LRJ.

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Ye! low-throated Vireo

Reported from Cowan Creek, Little Miami River, Klser Lake, Oak Openings, and Carroll, Champaign, Columbiana, Harrison, Medina. Portage, Stark, Summit, Tucscarawas, Ca total of 113 birds from east central Ohio-LR], Wayne, and Wll Iiams Cos. [LG, DO, TK, MA].

Warbl lng Vireo

Widespread.

Red-eyed Vireo

Widespread.

Blue-winged Warbler

Widely reported; 110 on east central Ohio Atlas blocks CLRl.

Golden-winged Warbler

Reported from Oak Openings CTB, MA. RHJ Conly report] .

Northern Parula

Reported from CVNRA, Clear Creek, Crn•an Creek, Germantown, Little Miami River, Scioto Trails SF, East Liverpoo l, West Point, and Adams Co. CJM, TB. LG, RH, LR, KA].

Yellow Warbler

Widespread.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Reported from Kent, L. Rockwel I [4J, Oak Openings and Ashtabula and Wood Cos. CLR, MA, RH, TB).

Black-throated Green Warbler

Reported from CVNRA [31 , Deersv1l le, East Liverpool, Va. Kendal I SP, West Point, and North Chagrin Pk. [Cleveland] [3J (JM, DAC, LR, TLJ.

Ye ! low-throated Warb ler

Reported from Buck Creek SP. Cowan Creek, Little M1am1 River , Lisbon, East Liverpool . West Point, Spring Valley. and Washington Co. fDO , LG, LR, LBJ: absent in the northwest fTKJ.

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Pine Warbler

Reported from Brush Creek SF, L. Rockwel I, Washington Co., and Oak Openings [first NW Ohio nest-see article this issue] [KA, LR, LB, TKJ.

Prairie Warbler

Reported from Athens, Caesar -' s Creek, Oak Openings, CVNRA, Stone Creek, West Point, and Butler, Carroll, Hamilton [numbers down), Harrison, Warren, and Washington Cos. CLG, TK~ RH, MS, LR, TB, JM, DAC, AW, LB) .

Cerulean Warbler

Widely reported; 15 on 6/15 in Scioto Trails SF CKAl; listed as down in SW Ohio [AWl and ln the north CTBl; 114 in east central Ohio Atlas blocks CLRJ.

Black-and-white Warbler

Reported from CVNRA and Al ten, Auglaize, Columbiana, Hardin, Harrison, Sandusky, Seneca, Washington, and Wll Iiams Cos. [JM, TB, LR, LBJ.

American Redstart

Reported from Buck Creek SP, Little Miami River, Magee Marsh, Maumee River, Mosquito L:ake, ONWR, and Columbiana, Medina, Portage, Summit, Stark, Washington, and Wayne Cos. CDO, LG, MS, TK, CB, ECP, LR, LB l .

Prothonotary Warbler

Widely reported; nine nests in the Magee/Navarre Marsh area CMSl.

Worm-eating Warbler

Reported from Caesar ·· s Creek and Columbiana and Washington Cos. [LG, LR, LBJ; 11 gone" from SW corner of the state CAW).

Ovenbird

Reported from Clark Lake, Mosquito Lake, Oak Openings (mixed reports], and Clinton, Columbiana, Hamilton ldownl, Harrison, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Washington Cos. CCB, TK, MA, LG, LR, AW, LBl.

Louisiana Waterthrush

Reported from CVNRA, Cowan Creek, Little Miami River, and Columbiana, Hamilton [numbers downJ, Harrison, Portage, Summit, Wayne and Washington Cos. [JM, LG, LR, AW, LBJ.

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Kentucky Warbler

Widely reported; more common in southern and east central parts of the state C91 in east central Atlas blocks-LR] .

Common Yel lowthroat

Common and widespread .

Hooded Warbler

Widely reported; more common in southern and east central parts of the state: 108 in east central Atlas blocks CLRl .

Yellow-breasted Chat

Widely reported; 18 in Adams Co. on 6/8 CKAl.

Summer Tanager

Widely reported from south; more northern sightings included birds in Allen, Hardin , and Lucas Cos. CTB, TKJ

Scarlet Tanager

Widely distributed.

Northern Cardinal

Widespread and common.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Reported from Buck Creek SP, Cowan Creek, Hueston Woods SP, and Auglaize, Butler, Hamilton, Lucas, and Shelby Cos. [LG, RH, TB, TKl; increases noted in north, spreading south (TB, TKl .

Blue Grosbeak D: centra l and northern counties

Reported from Adams (4 malesl and Hami !ton Cos. CTB, KA, AK, MM, DS, NW, AW, m.ob . *l

Indigo Bunting

Widespread and very common.

Dl ckcissel

Reported from Buck Creek SP and Allen, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Hardin, Lucas, Miami, Montgomery, Ottawa, Preb l e, Putnam , Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Van Wert, and Wood Cos. roo, TB, RH. TKJ; apparently on the "up" end of thei r cycle.

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Rufous-s1ded Towhee

Reported from Buck Creek SP, Magee Marsh, Oak Openings, ana Champaign. Clark. and Washington Cos. CDO, MS, TK, LBJ.

Chipping Sparrow

Widespread and common.

Field Sparrow

Widespread and common.

Vesper Sparrow

Widespread and common.

Lark Sparrow

Reported from Adams and Hamilton Cos., Oak Openings, and Auglaize Co. [found in old gravel pits] CKA, TK. MA, MS, RH. TB, AK, MM, DS, NW. AW, m. ob.*J ; appears to be increasing s li ghtly.

Savannah Sparrow

Widespread, but less numerous in the sou th .

Grasshopper Sparrow

Reported from Buck Creek SP, Oak Open1ngs, ONWR, and Champaign, Clark, and Washington Cos. CDO , TK. MS, ECP. LBJ; also reported from two-thirds of Atlas blocks in SW Ohio [ RHJ; good numbers in reclaimed strip mine areas of east central Ohio [LRJ.

Henslow/ s Sparrow

Reported from Caesar ' s Creek, Germantown, and Adams (13), Ashtabula, Butler, Columbiana , Harrison E25J, Morgan C"r1d1cu l ously common" local JyJ, Stark C27J, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Washington [numbers down] Cos. CLG, RH, LR, KA, LBJ.

Song Sparrow

Widespread and common.

Swamp Sparrow

Reported on l y from CVNRA. Magee Marsh. and Oak Open i ngs [JM, MS, TKJ: abundant in NE ma r s hes CLRl.

Reported fr om Nor t h Chagrin Pa r k [C le veland ] [ 4) CTLJ.

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Bob o i i nk

F~eported from Buck Creek SP (max . 40 ), CVNRA, Magee Marsh , ONWR, Mosqu i t o Lake, and Clar k, Henry , Lucas, and Putnam Cos. CDO , JM, MS, ECP. CB, TKJ; doing wel I in east central Ohio [LRJ.

Red- winged Blackbird

Widespread and abundant.

Eastern Meadowlark

Widespread.

Western Meadowlark

Reported from Ottawa NWR, Magee Marsh, and Van Wert Co. CECP, TB, MSJ.

Common Grackle

Widespread and abundant.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Widespread and common.

Orchard Oriole

Widely reported; I isted as down by one NW Ohio observer lMAJ.

Nor t hern Or iole

Widespread.

Purple Finch

6/ 1-7/ 22 Springfield CDOl, 6/ 9 West Point l2J CLRJ, 6/ 10 Navarre ELRJ, 6/ 10 Al !en Co. [pair) CTBJ , 6/ 11 E. Palestine CLRJ, 6/ 17 Mosquito Lake [feeding young] CCBJ .

House Finch

Continues to increase statewide.

P i ne S1sk1n

6/ l Oak Openings [MAJ, 6/ 3 0 Oxford CRHl

Ame r i can Gol df 1n c h

Widesp r e ad and ve ry common .

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House Sparrow

Widespread and abundant.

EXOTICS

Brazilian Cardinal

7/ 25 Locust Point [MSJ

UNCORROBORATED REPORTS

The fol lowing reports were received without substantiating details so will be included in this section. It is important that observers include documentation for rare, hard-to-1dentity, or unusual numbers of species. The Ohio Cardinal Records Committee wil I rev1ew other species for which documentation has been received.

Long-billed Dowitcher [696J 7/ 11 Navarre Marsh

Bel l ' s Vireo 7/26 Sandusky Co.

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Oh1o·s second Rufous Hummingbird was found August 22 at a Trumbu l 1 County feeder and remained until at least August 29. Details will be published in the next issue of The Ohio Cardina l .

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CORRIGENDUM: Except for the Snowy Egret on 4 / 23, Jim Hi 11 [JH1 J should be given credit for observations a ttributed to [JH J 1n the l ast issue .

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Location Cross-Reterence

LOCATION

Anna Barberton Bay shore Berea Beavercreek Res. Big Island WA Bol 1 var Brush Creek SF Buck Creek SP Caesar -' s Creek Cedar Point NWR Cowan Creek Clark Lake Clearcreek Cowan Lake Crane Creek Cuyahoga Valley

NRA Deersvil l e Englewood Res. East Liverpool East Palestine Germantown Res. Glen Helen Gordon Park Grand Ri ver WA Hanoverton

COUNTY

She l by Summ1 t Lucas Cuyahoga Seneca Marion Tuscarawas Scioto Clark Greene Lucas Clinton Clark Fa1rf ield Clinton Ottawa/ Lucas Cuyahoga/ Summit Harrison Montgomery Columbiana Columbiana Montgomery Greene Cuyahoga Trumbu 11 Columbiana

LOCATION

Hueston Woods SP Irwin Prairie Kiser Lake Lake Cowan Lake Rockwe 1 1 Little Miami R. Lisbon Magee Marsh Maumee Bay SP Mosquito Creek Mosquito Lake Navarre Marsh Oak Openings Ottawa Refuge Orrville Oxbow area Scioto Trails SF Spring Valley WA Springville Marsh Stone Creek Wadsworth Wei lington Res. West Branch West Milton West Point Va. Kendall SP New Pittsburg

COUNTY

Preble/ Butler Lucas Champaign Clinton Portage Clinton/ Warren Columbiana Ottawa/Lucas Lucas Trumbul I Trmmbu I l Ottawa Lucas Lucas/Ottawa Wayne Hamilton Ross Greene Seneca Tuscarawas Medina Lorain Portage Miami Columbiana Summit Wayne

CONTRIBUTORS

J, Kirk Alexander CKAJ Matt Anderson CMAJ Carole Babyak [CBJ Lynn Barnhart (LBJ Tom Bartlett [TBJ Cincinnati Bird Club CCBCJ Dwight/ Ann Chasar CDACJ Robert Cutter CRCl Ralph Fischer CRFJ Larry Gara CLGl Mark/Betty Gatewood CMBGJ Ray Hannlkman CRHAJ Robert Harlan CRHJ

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Tom Kemp CTKJ Alan Knue CAKJ Tom LePage CTLl Jef t Maugans CJMJ Morris Mercer CMMJ Doug Overacker (DOl Ed/Cheryl Pierce CECPJ Larry Rosche CLRl Mark Shieldcastle CMSJ Dave Styer CDSJ Norm Walker CNWJ Art Wiseman CAWJ John Herman CJHJ