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Pine Siskin: Some ,.,.ere around all v.i.oter, and present in spnng in 10+ counties. ~!olucan SF held 140 on 12 Mar (B. Glic::k). and 35 on 22 Mar CJ. Larson). One lingered as late as 31 May ar HBSP (K. Metcalf).

Evening Grosbeak: Appeared in IO or more northern counties during the period. after fewer appearance. in v.inter. High count was -50 at Lakeshore ~fl>. IAh!. on 7 M.ay (J. Pogacnik). and the latest ,.,.as seen in Holmes on 13 May (L. Yoder ct al.).

CO:rrRIBLTORS: We gratefully o,.,.e lo the follo\\<ing birders d.aJa from the above report>. generously shared: Cbarloae Anderson.. Gene Anderson. Frank. Annarino. Carole Bab) ak. Emil Bacik, Zac Baker. Bob Ball. Nick Barber, Dorothea Barter, Lynn Barnhart. Tom Bartlcn. Roo Bauer. Erich Baumgardner. Sue Baxter. Vernon Beachy, J~ Beechy. Joe Bens. Dan Best. Adam Blank, Linda Bode. Charlie Bombaci. Bill Bossnc. Judy Bradl·Ba.mh.art, Jenmfer Brumfield. Nancy Brondage, Gina Buckey. Byron Bomen. Mike Busam, Amos By la. ~eill Cade. Todd Cliapman. Aon Chas.ar, Dwight Ou..;ar, Tun Colborn. Dolores Cole. Bob Conlon, Brad Courson. Donna DameL Crystal Davis. Gordon Demais, Dne Dister. John Dobyns. Doug Dunakin, Micki Dubakin. Jon Dunn. Eric Durbin, Curt Dusthuner. Carol Eckert, Laurie Edw-Mds. Greg Emmert. Marc England. Richard Esker, Vic Fazio. Dume Ferris. Bob Fmlelstein. Ed Folts. Bob Foppe, Jim Fry, Mike Gallaway. John Games.. Lany Gara, Lee Garling. !\.WI Gingench. Bruce Glick. Adam Goloda.. Jeff Grabmeier, Frank Greenland. Betty Hardesty, Joe Hammond. Rob Harlan. Ja,on Ha,ccamp. Gary Hayi.. Jeff Ha)i., Jim Heflich, Helen Heodrickson. John Herman. Hank Hiris. Sally Hiris. Da"·e Hochadel, Judy Hochadel Tun Hoclwetler, Dick Hoffman, Jean Hoffman. Craig Holt. Gabe HQl>letJer. Linda Holbhowcr. Nancy Hovell Dan lngold. Cece Johnston. Jeff Jones. Ned Kena, Tom Kenerman. Cal Keppler, Tom Kemp, Da"id Kline, Jonathan Kline.. Gerry Klug. Kun Kncbusch, Doroth} Kohl. Norm Kotesovec. Jeff KraU!>C. Bob Lane. Denise Lane. Jason Larson, Andlcw Leed,,. Tom Leiden. Greg Links, Dorccne Linzen, Paula Lozano, Jim McConnac. Kevrn Messner. Ke'>in Metcalf. Bruce Miller. Jeffrey Miller, Jonathan !'.filler. JO!oeph J. Miller. Kent l'-.1illc1, Leon Miller, le'll'i Miller. Wayne Miller. Dave Minney. Ben Monisoo. Ed Mo:.eL Evelyn ~lyers, Junior Nisley. Dave Offenbarger. Doug Q\·eracker. Steve Peli.tan. Haans Petruscbke. Lester Peyton, Ed Pierce. Bob PLrier. John Pogacnik. Leo Pow lick. Den.nb Profant. Sandy Qu:mdt. Aileo Raber. John Rakestraw. Jean Ranahan. Ed Rebmann. FJ'311k Renfrow, Pam Ra\.-er. Dick Rickard. Craig Rieker, Arnold Robin"- Mary Anne Romito, Tom Romito, Sue Ros-, Bob Royse. 03,,e Russell Dave SL John. Dan Sanders. Dave Sapienza.. v.~mnie Samo, Ed Schlabach. Leroy Schlabach. Marty Schlabach, Robert Schlabach. Tim Schrock. Mate) Scott. Wilma Seiler. Ron Semp1er, Julie Shieldcb'tle. Mark Shieldcastle, Troy Shi\'Cl}. Pat Sica. Tona Sica. 03Ye Slomer. Elaine Snively. John Snively, Su Snyder, Emily Sprague, Bill Stanley. Jay Stenger. Dave Styer. Carl Sweigert. John Szanto, Bill Thomj»OD. Tom Thomson, Rob Thom, Ano Toneff, Bill Toneff, Andy Tro)CT, HeDJ} Troyer, ~fenin Troyer, Carol T\'etlrem, Tom Uhlman, Man Victona. Barb \'oo Stein. Sandy Wagner. .\1ark Wea, er. Monroe Weaver, Dan Webb. Bill Whan. Courtney Willis. Jeff Wise, Stan Wulkowicz. Leroy Yodtr, Levi Yoder. Peny Yoder, James Zabriskie. Scan Zadar. Marian Zehnder. We also received imalaable assistance from the editari; of~ Clr.·eland Bird Cahndar and ThL Bobolink, as wen as from ooline services managed by Vic Fazio III.

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summer 1998 Overview by Bill Whan

In fall, "Winter. and spring, freakish aberrations in normal weather-strong winds, sharp fluctuations in temperature. violent storms, fog, etc.--often make birding more interesting. Migrations can be sped up or retarded, and \'agrants blown in; the unusual can become, briefly, routine. Because birds are then free to adjust to new conditions b) foraging in different places or in new ways. or to leave an area entirely if things get tough, we can enjoy a new mix of birds without feeling they are suffering unduly as a result Thus it is that strong and steady winds from north or south, giant cold fronts sweeping across the landscape, or unseasonably hot nights with fog and drizzle, can bring hopeful observers out in numbers to see the resulting changes in the local birdlife at times when birds are wintering or migrating.

In the breeding season, such great fluctuations from the nonn tend to be unwelcome to birds and birders alike. Violent atmospheric conditions are then less likely to blow in fabulous rarities. and much more likely to disrupt in fatal ways birds' attempts to propagate their own kind. drowning or blowing down nests. chilling hatchlings, wiping out food sources, etc. In summer, birds are tb.e most conservative in tb.eir behaviors. and just as they become far more choosy and restricted about where and how tb.ey spend their days. birders perforce follow suit forgoing chases after rarities and hopeful visits to fabled local hotspots in favor of patient deliberate observations, taking pleasure rat.her in incremental learning about lhe local residents.

lbis sommer had a somewhat rocky start, with cooler than normal temperatures early in Jone in all regions. and in many places some violent storms with heavy rains in mid-month. neither helpful to nesting birds. Nighttime temperatures fell into the low 40"s F too often in the former case. and in the latter, Cincinnati recorded 5.7T' more rain than normal. Later. conditions moderated. and temperatures rose into the 9()"s Fin from two to five clays in late June across the state. July was calm and oot so hot, with near-normal precipitation. ensuring success for birds whose nests had survived earlier threats from the weather.

Two Review Species were found this summer. both of them at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area-a white ibis and an unusual mid-summer western kingbird. Many remarkable nestings took place: see the reports for short-eared owls. great egrets. golden-crowned kinglets. red-breasted nuthatches. northern harriers. sandhill cranes, several flycatcher species, and others. We noted the continuing decline of marsh species: black terns. bitterns. and rails, and the growing numbers of grassland species in areas once co\'ered with dense forest. in wildlife areas reclaimed from strip mining. Habitat for shorebirds continued to be scarce, and only the last hurrah of the Lorain impoundment as a haven for shorebirds and larids provided even a less-than-perfect resource-toxic spoil and dead things rotting in the sun-for long­distance migrants. Turnover at Lorain was rapid for migrants, who found the food less than relishing. as fatalities were frequent among galls poisoned by sludge from Ohio"s most polluted river. One hopes we'll take such lessons as we can find from the data in the reports that follow.

For instructions about interpreting the reports, see the foot of the Wmter 1997-98 Overview on page 39.

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Common Loon: Quite a few n:porb. Ooe qzm:mercd aa U Rockwell Ponoirt' tL Rasche). Ooe speo1 mo~ of the season ID Mayfield Hb, Cuyahoga (N. Barber). A ba..ic-plumaged bird "PCfll at least I Jun-18 JuJ ID POIJdin' (M&D Dun.akin). A single bi.rd w;u reported aa a Fmdlay Res 2 Jun-28 Jul !B. Hardesty): J . Perchalski llO{Cd two then: OD 18 Joi. A breeding-plumaged bi.rd v.as offHBSP oo 6 Jun ljit!L L. Roscbe). mJ another al MWA OD 18 Jun (D&J Hocbaddl. Ooe wb :.ccn al least from 21 Jun through 29 Jun at Indigo Lt on the CVXRA ID&A Cbasar). An imm v.as at Alum Ck Res. l>t'laMYJTt'. on 8 Jul (~L \\-alliams). 0 . Distu saw a basic-plumaged bud at ~fettgcr Res. and thn:c in the same plumage a.t B~ltt Res (both AUm) oo 12 Jul.

Pied-billed Gn'bc: C. Holt bad ooe a.t Pipe: ct WA on 7 Jun. when the O!\'WRC 12llied 28. The O~'WRC count of 5 Jul wa.. 49. probably augmented b) young. T. Bartlett noted a young bird a1

Killbuck on 24 Jul. then anodicr at Spnngville M:inh in &nt'ca on 26 Jul. M&O Dun.akin reported a parr oc~g SUCCCMfully at the Blad: Swamp Nature Ctr m Pauldin{f

Double-crested Cormorant: The ONWRC tallied 121 on 7 Jun and 13 on 5 Jul. Al Gilmore Pood.s., Bu.tkr. F. Frick found one or two, and N. Cade one on 25 Jul. C. Holt found I 0 OD U Rockwell. Portaflt', on 11 Jun. four oo Berlin Res on 1-* Jul. and 27 at Lorain on 26 Jul.

American Bittern: Hard 10 find. O&A Cbasar had iv.o near Jane in the C:W.'RA on 13 Jun. T. Bartleu reported an aduJ1 a1 Springville ~tarsh. Sni«a. on 26 Jul.

Least Bi ttern: Thn:c v.ere coooted oo !he 7 Jun O~'\\"RC. and T. Bartko had !he pecics through the period at Spring\ille Manh.

Great Blue lleron: For the O:-."V."RC. 73 on 7 Jun grew to 89 oo 5 Jul. C. Babyak's coont of !he colony al Loni:.towo. TnunbfJI. came to 314 nests on 13 Jun. occupying 121ree~. The GAASBC found ll8 mSunrm11.

G reat Egret: Fifty-four v.erc found oo !he 711111 O:-.'\\"RC. then 104 oo th:.I of 5 Jul. A bird was at MWA on 18 Jun <D&J Hochadel). and another oo 15 Jul and 26 Jul at Lorain <C. Holt). At Gilmon: Ponds. Bwlu, 11 v.en: found on 25 JUD. and remarbbly r.·o Jll:ili. OD !he followmg day (J. Bays) in the bl.rl:<rowned rugbt·heroo colooy: eight birds remained there oo 25 JuJ (Ha)sl. but !he OCSls had shared ID the failure of !he night-herons·.

S nowy Egnt: Relatively few found. Pipe Ck WA had iv.-o on 7 Jun 1C. Holt). Five wen: counted on the 5 Jul ONWRC Two wen: at Lonln on 24 Jul (J. Pogacoik).

Little Blut Heron: No nem detected, and IDD!>t birds seemed to be pa.rt of po>t·bn:cding di~persal. An imm.iture bird Wb 11 KiUdccr on l.t Jul (V. Fazio). another a1 Gilmore Ponds on the 23·• (0. Brinkman> and the 24 .. CF. Frick), and a third :u Turtle Ck. Ot1mlYJ, oo 28 Jul <T . Bart.lea). An aduJ1 \\'b found a1 Magee oo 24 Jul ·lfah V. Fazio).

C.attlt Egm: Scarce. One joined the Day~ of the Ardei.dae at Gilmore Pond:. oo 2 Jul (J. Bays). and J. Larson found tv.-o near !he Da\-ti·Besse plaul.. OIIDK·a. oo 25 Jul.

Gl'ftlJ Hmm: The high COUD1 came from-v.ilerc else?~ilmore Pond,; on 2 Jul (P. Wharton cl al.). v.itb 15. 11 v.ere there on 25 Jul • ·. Cade).

Black-crowned :Xigbt-Heroo: On 7 JUD. C. Holt focmd 12 at Pipe Ck WA and !he O~'WRC found 15. when: oo 5 Jul !hey focmd 14. N. Cade focmd 12 at Wmtoo Web in Harm/um oo 18 Jul, and Bolt a couple at Lorain on 26 Jul. At Gilmore Ponds, 18 active~ were !>CCn. along with 30 adulb, oo 26 Jun (P. Wharton.. J. Hays). tboogbt to constitute a relocation of the failed Mill Cn:ck colon) ID

Cincmnari: OD 15 Jul) IO ocsb shelten:d chicks. and four olhcrs held incubating adUlti. (Hays). By 29 Jul) the ennn: DCllting had failed. probably due to predation and a ''iolent \\'in<btonn (Hays). Sec Hays & Dykstra in lhe Summer 2000 Ohio Cardinal.

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Ydlow-crowued NJgbt-Heron: :-.ests in Columbus wen1 uncompleted (A. Goloda). and none were n:poned from elsewhere.

\\-)lite Ibis: A bud 1us found a1 Killdeer by T. Bartlett on 7 Jul. and last seen by E. Pitttt oo the 14"'. Accepted by the OBRC.

Wood Duck: On 1 Juo., C. Bolt had five at Pipe Ck WA and DOI far awa) at Onawa !he monthly census found 60. a count wluch dimioi.shed to 41 by !he celblls of 5 July. Twenty \\'CR: at Gilmore Poods oo 2 Jul (P. Wharton). and60 in !he CVJ>.'RA oo 13 Jul (T&~t Romito).

Gadwall: One was obsen·ed at Lorain oo 26 Jul (C. Holt).

American Wigeon: Two wen: oo lhc 7 Jun O!\'\\'RC. and another duo at U Medina oo 16 Jul (C. Witt).

American Black Duck.: The 5 Jul ON\\ 'RC found iwo. and K. ~letcal! one at N. Chagrin R~ • n on 22 Jul.

Northern Pinta.ii: L Schlabadl caught sight of one m Holmn on 16 Jun. and C. Holt reported one at

Loram from 26 Jul through !he end of !he period.

Gl'ftll-winged Teal: C. Bolt found birds at Lorain and Pipe Ck WA on 7 Jun and 4 JuJ. and the O:'\'WRC four oo 5 Jul.

Redhead: A male was al Pipe Cit WA oo 7 Jun (C. Bolt).

~Scaup: A pairfreqUCllted Pintail Pood a1 MWA during early Jul U&D Hocbackl). Two wen: found on the 5 Jul ON\\ "RC. ..00 a male was at lhe fish lwcbery at U St M31)~ on 12 Jul (D.

Distu).

Black Sc:oter. Quite llllusual was an imm drake off HBSP on l Jun (K. ~letcalO.

Hooded Merganser. Many bred in spring, blll v.erc sparsely reported this ummer. O&A Chasar ~ed five oo 8 Jun and 17 Jun at the CVNRA. and E. Piertt fi~e at Killdttr on I I Jul.

Red-breasted Merganser: A fev. spent most of lhe SUllllller at HBSP (L. Roscbe). One spc:nt !he first weel of Jun in Pau.ldrng (M&D Dunakin). C. Holt saw one at Conneaut oo 14 Jun. and another at Lorain oo 30 Jun.

Ruddy Du.ck: Up to thn:ie wen: at MWA through early Jul (O&J Hochadel). and rv.·o males SUllllIICfcd in Porta,t' (C. Bolt). An allCrnate·plumaged male wa.,, at Lk St ~1uy~ oo 28 Jun. and a female on 12 Jul (0 . Dister). Thintto were tallied oo the 5 JuJ O:\'WRC.

Osprey: Ooe \\'"as ID £rit' oo 13 Jun (D. 0..-eracker). one at Hinckley MP. Mt'dino. OD 29 Jun (N. Kotesonc:). and ano&her ID Hancock oo 30 Jun (J. Gill.iam..foU' B. Hardesty). where another was seen on 14 Jul by B. Vnn Stnn lfidL Hardesty) and on 28 Jul b) Hardesty. One wa_, at Cowan Lk SP oo 12 Jul (1- Gara). The Bertin Lt pair bad one oe>tliog by 14 Jul <C. Bolt). Ooe was o\·er Daytoo OD 26 Jul (T. Uhlman).

, orthttn Harrier: Al le~ one pair~ in ThomP>OD Twp. Snwca. with young obsen·ed oo 27 Jun (T. Bartlett). and an unm was obsencd at BIW A on 23 Jun t \' Fazio). One was in n:mnanl grass!~ ID Lorain on 14 Jun (R. Harlan. S. Wagner).

Sharp-shinned Ha'lfk: O. Cbasar monitored a~ in the CVl\'RA. which held fi\e nestlings oo 4 Jul; all had fledged by !he 18 •

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Red·shouldettd Hawk: D. Chasar deemed us Dumbc~ good in n. Sunumt, and lhey have indeed done well in lhe northeas1 m recent )caIS. C. Babyak found rwo fledglmgs oear her home in Trumbull. Elsewhere m less expected areas. T. Bartlett bad a bird at Sprin~ille Marsh. ~ntta, on 7 Jon. and another al Killbuck OD 24 Jul Nmel.Oeo wen: counted OD lhe GAASBC.

Broad-winged Hawk.: Well north m its Ohio nmgc. D. Chasar bad a bird oa 18 and 19 Jul m Swnlfllt.

King Rail: No reports.

Virginia Rail: T&~I Romito bad rwo b~ twice in lhe firn week of Jun at lhe C\'NRA. T. Bartlett reported at ~q three succc.;,fuJ De31'. at Spring\ille Marsh. Sostt-a. and a COllDI of 21 butb. i.ocludmg one )OUDg one. al KillbucL. OD 2-t Jul.

Sora: One succe.,ful nest 1l'3S localed al Spring\iUe ~tar.b <T. Bar1Jett). Only one each Wb found OD

lhe 7 Jun and 5 July ONWRCs.

Common :\foorben: t-;cstc<I at Springville Marsh (T. Bartlett) and on lhe Ravenna ~ (L. Rastbe). Bartlett found nine Ill Killbuck OD 24 Jul. iocludmg QX l.tD.lDaltlrel>.

American Coot: The O:-.'WRC found 27 on 7 Jun and 105 OD 5 July. On lhe former date four were al

Pipe Ck WA near Sand11.>k) ( C. Holt). One spent lhe moolh of Jul al Nhloria Res, Hancock (B. Banlesty). Holt no<ed lhe continued stay of 1-2 at Lorain lhroogb 29 Jul

Sandhill Crane: 2-3 pairs at Killbuck WA succcssfully nused young (QDW ~taff.fak V. Fazio). On 14 Jon. one of bte ~hy's four bulb remained at MV.:A <J&D Hochadel) Fourw"UC o\erbcad in HamJIUM on 6 Jul (J . Cade). and OD 20 Aug one Wb circling and calling in Oaaw1l (J. Bammood.. B. Wllan).

Black-bellied Plo,~er: One Will> at Lorain on 7 Jon (C. Holt). and retlJTDCC!> wen: restricted to lhe next season.

Killdeer: Killdeer Plain:. WA lwboml 13.t OD 11 Jul (E. Pierce). A stm-cy of Hancock OD 14 Jul produced -150 (fok B. Hardesty).

American A 'l"ocel: Two appeared at Lorain OD 30 Jun (C. Holt); one was pn:.>ent there OD 9 Jul fR. llicbrd). lhcn two on lhe 22" <Holt). and ooe OD lhc 25• (J. Larson).

Semipalmated Plonr. On 7 Jon. C. Holt no<cd 14 at Lorain and 3 at Pipe Creel: WA. Tlurty returnee. were al Lorain OD 29 Jul (Holt).

Greater Yellowlep: One was at Lon.m on 25 Jon (R. Rickard ). and one there OD 4 Joi (C. Holt). Foor were tallied OD the 5 July ONWRC. At Lorain, M&T Romito saw 10 on 17 Jul, and Holt 13 on the 22"'.

Lesser Yellowiep: \'.Fazio found four al Killdeer on 23 Jon. Five wen: oo the O~'WRC of 5 July. At Lorain.. C. Holt bad foaroa .i Jul and 17 oo 26Jul.

Solitary Sandpiper: Southbound W1lS oac at MWA OD 2 July (D. Hochadel).

Willet: All rq>Olb from lhc Lorain impoundmcnt: a bird oo 25 JllD (R. Rickard). three OD 4 Joi (C. Bolt). and lWO oo 21 Jul •. Barber).

Spotted Sandpiper. Satisfied w-ilh impoundmcnt and canal margms. 28 were found OD lhe 5 July census of Onawa. Ftfcttn made do OD the IDIJdflats al Lorain OD 22 Jul (C. Holt).

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Upland Sandpiper: Al BIWA. \'. Fazio wimcs~ cnurt~1p on 3 June. and three pain were DCSllllg by 23 Jon. On 14 Junc C. Holt o&..ervcd four tn Denmark Twp in AshuJbula.

Whimbm: One couched down in lhc Lorain impoundmcnt oo 4 Jul (C. Holt).

Hudsonian Gochrit: Three spen1 21 Jul in the Lorain impoundment (N. Barber). and anolher ""b there on :!5 Jul 1J. Pogacn.ik>.

~farl>led Godwit: T. LePage found two at Lorain oD 21 Jul.

Ruddy Tumstooe: Two remained al Onav.1l for- the ccnsw. of7 Jon. and m!le birds were seen at Lorain on 22 and 26 Jul (C. Botti

Red Knot: In lhe Lorain impoundment. D&J Hoffman found lwo OD 21 Jul T. LePage 10 oa 23 Jul and J. Pogacn.ik one OD 25 Jul.

Sanderling: A late bud was at Wintoo Woods. Hamilton, OD 7 Jon • J. Stcngtt). Anolher touched down 31 BCSPoD 26 Jul (D. Chwacker). At Lorain. C. Holt found ooc on.t Jul. 15 OD 21 Jul. and 12 OD

29Jul

Semipalmated Sandp.iper. Al Lorain. 52 V.CTC to be found OD 7 Jllll and-200 on 29 Jul (C. Holt). T&~t Romito boid a bud m Strong> ville on ~Jon.

Least Sandpiper: C. Holt bad counts al Lorain of 11 on 30 Jan. 37 OD .t Jul and 40 on 29 Jul. M&:T Romito 11..d 28 lhcrc oo 17 Jul to csublisb a fairl) continuous presence.

Wbi~rumped Sandpiper: A bird OD 7 Jun at Lorain (C. Bolt) probably \\.b the ooe there the following day for K. l\fdcall. Three were at MWA on the lattcl date (J&D Hochadel).

Baird's Sandpiper. J. Pogacnik found aju\· at Lorain OD 2-t Jul.

Pectoral Sandpiper. All reports from Jul. the first of four on lhc I:?.- ill Lorain. wilh seven then: on the 22., (bolh C. Holt). and a final bird on the 26~ (K. Metcalf). One 11 Fo,_.oria Res. Hancocl.:, on the 14• was followed b) two there on lhe 21" (B. Hardesty). N. Cade found five at Winton Wdl>, Hamilton. on lhc is•. High count 15 al Killdttron lhe 199 (D. Onracller).

Donlin: At Unin. late spring m.tgnnb made op the high count, 26 oo 7 JllD (C. Bolt). faeD la.ta. or perhaps ,ummering non-~ were one in alrenwe plumage al Killdeer on 23 Jon (V. Fazio). onc at 4 Jul at Lorain (Bolt). ooc on lhe OXWRC of 5 Joi, and on rmdla) Rel> II OD 1-t Jul (B. Hard~).

Stilt Sandpiper: B. Gl.ic:k had one to two at Killdeer on J.t Jal, and N. Cade ooc at "rlDlOD Wds, Hamilton, on IS Jul, bur ~ touched down at Lora.in. where C. Holt reported two oo 12 Jul. one on 18 Jul. and ODC OD 29 Jul.

Short-billed Dollikher. Bcyood 'lX dctcdcd at Winton Wds. HaMilton. oo 7 Jun cJ. Stenger). all reporu came from Lorain. where ova 120 binb were counted bctwttn ~Jul (49 bltds. C. Holt) and 29 Jul (20 birds. Holt).

Commoo Snipe: Two were at Clwfie·~ Pond. P1d:11w<I). OD 21 Jul (L Powlick), and one al Killbuck OD

2-t Jul (f. Bartlett).

Wilson's Pbalarope: C. Holt spotted a juvenile at Lora.to on 15 Jul. and J&:D Hoffman found tw·o there 0023 Jul.

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Laughing Gull: The Lorain impoundmcnt was a magnet for lands. too, with this species seen there on 22 Jul (C. Bolt): T. LrPage bad reported u adult there oo 27 Jun. The GAASBC reported their first-C\'Cf record of thi,. :.peci~ ID mid-Jun.

Franklin's Gull: Also foond al Lorain. one bird on 18 Jun (T. LrPage).

Bonaparte's Gull: Reported oo 7 Jun. "'ith two oo the O:--"WRC. and from that dale through 25 July on the beach al BCSP. Clark (D. Onracku). Small oumbers persisted al Lorain through mid-Jul <C. Holt). and 33 were off Kelle)"· Isl oo 19 Jul 'T. Bartlett).

Ring-billed Gull: C. Holt noticed the fir;tjuvenile bird at Lorain on 12 Jul.

Herring Gull: Tbe earli~t jin=ile Wb rcponed from Lonuo OD 15 Jul (C. Bolt).

Great Black-backed Gull: F<irty were al Lorain OD 7 Jun. and 12 a.t Conneaut on 14 Jun (C. Bolt). The Lorain Dock came to over 100 oo several day 111 Jul. wbue Blad. JO,·er pollulllnb may ba\·e cootributed to m1ble monality out OD lbc baling mudflats for th&s top-<>f-the-food<ba.in spcciel..

Common Tern: At the two supported ~t locari~ Ottawa bad 30 pam. 40 ~and 23 young: Pipe Ck WA bad 68 pairs.. 122 nesrs. and 62 )OllDg (ODW). Sbmpy numbers elsewhere.

Caspian Tern: On 7 Jun. four were at BCSP. Cl.ark ID. Onracker) and three on the O:-.'WRC. One was a1 Walnut Beach on 14 J1D1 IC. Boin. !\loo al .Marblehead oo 21 Jun tT. Bartlett). and 11 al Lonio oo 30 Jun (Bolt). In Jul. ooe \lob .u Meager Res. Alim. oo the 12 '(D. Dister), 24 at Lonuo oo the l~ (P. l...ozano>. with 20 remaining there oo the 29"' (Holt).

Forster's Tern: Small numbers around. even smaller than black tern'~. C. Bolt's Lorain w:ucb fOUDd two oo 4 Jul and eight on 15 Jul. Four were oo the 5 Jul OW~'RC, and P. Lozano noticed two more at Lorain oo 19 Jul

Black Tern: Only three report:.. O\'CI' a:. many days. J. Stenger bad JO at W'mton Wd:. on 7 Jun. Two were ID Hancock on 9 Jun IS. Ross.jidL B. Hardesty). and five al GihlxR Poods oo the same day for F. Frick.

Black-billed Cuckoo: Judged scarce by -.ome obSCf'\·e~ D&A Chasar bad ooe al Jaue in the CVNRA OD 9 Jun. and the nud-Juoe GAASBC found a tOCAI of eight. On Kelley:. Isl. three were around on 21 Jun and two oo 19 Jul (T. Bartkttl. and oo the lattu dale F. Renfrow bad ooe at Old Man's Cave SP.Hocking.

Vellow-biJJed Cuckoo: Cootr.btingly. SC\'eral observer.. commented on this cuckoo's good showing. Thrc:c \\ere a1 Jane on -l Joo (D&A Chasar). then five at the Shaker Us on 6 Jun (N. JUller). The GAASBC found 42.

Short-and Ow'I: On 6 Jun a pau was DOied at lbomp:.on Tv.-p m Mlll!l'a; they were accompanied by an imm bird on 27 Jun (T. Bartlett). R. Rine.hart (,fith V. Fazio) sa\\ a bird oear the Killdeer HQ on the suggesth-e date of 21 Jun. J . I.anon reponed rwo nests early in the period at The Wilds. Muskingwrr. one with fhe young and the Olbcr with l\loO.

Choc:k·1fill's-widow: The bird heard during the spring in Hodin'(. first oo 10 Apr. wa.- beard through 8 Jul (J. Fry). Reported from the u ual Adams spots oo 13 Jun (E. Pierce).

ChimneyS"1fl: J&D Hochadel found al least40 ~ad buds aloog the ~way over MWA oo 8 Jun. and peculated the) may have been struck by cars in the fog. The GAABSC counted 545 in s-11 in mid-June.

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Belted Kingfisher: The GAASBC tallied an impressi,·e SS birds.

Red-beaded Woodpecker: Eigbteen were foond oo the Hancock ~e) of 14 Jul (/ilk B. Hardesty). Six or more spent the period near P1nery Narrow in the CV},'RA (D&A Chasar), and three did the same in Gt!auga Pk Disnict (D. Bestl. Four \\cte at their u:.-ual Killdeer baun1" on 11 Jul (E. Pierce).

\'ellow·bdlied Sap:sucbr. D. Best reported IWO in the Gt!auga Pk District throughout the period

SortMm Flicker: 105 on the GAASBC. and 22 in the Hancock survey of 21 Jul ifith B. Hardesty).

Olive-sided Flycatdier: C. Holt and L Roscbeobserved one 14-15 Jun in Hiram Twp. Porta.'(I!.

\'ellow-bellied flycatcher: One V.b al N. Cbagnn Res·o on 4 Jun (R. Rickard), and anolbcr b !ale as

13 Jun a1 HBSP fR. Harlan).

Acad.ian Flycatcher: C. Holt found ooc in Ashtabula on 14 J DD and one in Ponagl! on the follov. ing day. F. Renfrow counted 10 al EFSPoo 19 Jun. Tbe GAASBC tallied 124 in Swnmir.

Alder Flycatcher: D. Chasar noted one oo the CV!\RA oo 6 Jun. and the Romitos one there on the ~·· A cmgnmt was 41BCSPon1 Jun (D, Onracktr), and oo the same d:ly T. Bartlett first noted a bird al Sprin~ille Marsh. &711!ro. where ooe w..s seen on 25 and 26 Jul as well. Two were in the . Streebboro Bog in Porragl! oo 18 Jun fR. Rickard), and Y. Fazio bad a taritorial bird way down ID

BIW A. Marion, oo 23 Jun.

Willow Flycatcl>er. Tv.enty-rwo were counted in excellent habitat by the ONWRC on 7 Jun. R. Schlabach COIDlted nine oo a mile-square IJ'llet in HolmLs during the period

Least Flycatcher: In traditional~ v.-ere single bird:. a1 Holden Arboretum. LakL, on 3 Jun (R. Riclard1. near Ja.ite oo 6 Jun (D&A Cbasar). on 21 JUD oo Kelley~ Isl and 5 Jul al Spring\ille MJl"\b (both T . Butlett). Fa.r less rounne w-ere a ~ingiog bud inltlht!ns OD 2 Jun (V. Fazio) and a temtorial bm:I the same obSCf'\er locared v.ay down in Sbav.~ SF, Scioto. on 29 Jun. W. McClanahan bad one in Hancock oo 7 Jul (/idl! B. Hardesty).

Western Kjngbird: A bird w~ foundJUSl oohtdc Killdeer on 30 Jun (G. Stau.ffer) and \\'3.> seen during subsequent day~ by mobs. Accepted by the OBRC. Beyond Ohio's only confirmed oco.nng pair in LMcas during 1933, this Wb onl) the secood SlllillDtt record of this species m Ohio.

Great Crr:sted Flycatcher: High count was 1111 EFSP oo 15 JUD (T. Fitzpatrick).

Bell's Vino: D. Onnd:er located two bitds. and what was po,.,.1bly a 10,·enile. near the species' tniditional ha.unb at BCSP, Clari. on 12 Jul.

\'ellow-throated Vino: At .in UllllCClbtomed loc:arion were three on 20 Jmi ID Strongni.lle <T&~I Romito). The GAASBC bad 48 in Summi1.

Blue-beaded Vino: One wa., ..i Holden Arboretum. LakL. oo 3 Jun (R. Rickard>. A pair nested at The Ledges in the CVJI. 'RA c D&A Clwar). where three were seen on 12 JWJ (Rickard). Four pairs spcDl the period at Hmdde) '1P. \fl!dina (N. Kotesonc). F. Renfrow noled a.> many b four II Cookie's Hollow SP (3 Jul). three near Cedar Falls (2 Jul). and rv.·o al Old Man's Cave (18 Ju)). all in Hocking.

Red~yed Vino: J. Bttcby COWllrd 46 in a mile-square •surve) area in Holmt!s during the summer. and only half the area w~ wooded.

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Purple Martin: C. Holt noted 350 over the Lonio unpoundmcol oo 29 Jul.

Tree S1'llllow: 355 were counted by the 5 Jul ONWRC. and K. MetcalC had 7G. ll1 HBSP OD 26 Jul.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 'e~g was DOled in Ash Cave. Hocki11,. on 12 Jun (F. Rmf'row).

Clift' Swallow: L. Gara oonced a bridge in Adams with numcrou~ ocsts and 20 birch nearby OD I 0 Jul. H. Armstrong COUDled 20 near ~ Bridge in Hamilron 28 Jul. A singleton passed over Lorain OD 8 Jun (K. !\tetcall). In Hofrrr,s. the \tty cen!C'r of its distribution. what was doubtles:. an Ohio-record 614 nests were built oo P. Yoder"s farm buildings.. and A. Troyer bad 320 pairs at his farm.

Barn Swallow: About 100 were at Lorain oo 15 Jul (C. Bolt).

Red-breasted !'liothatcb: J. Hammond watched a male 11 Atwood U.. TMSCarm.'Q.). oo 4 Jul, for the second COD.!>CCUlive year. lntimati~ of nesting included an unm seen al a feeder in Tiffin, Mntta, oo 4 Jul (T. Bllrtlett), and two pam regularly seen dun.Qg the period at Hinckley MP in Medino (N. Koteso¥tt) 1be fusl confirmed Trumbull nesting. in Cortland. }ielded lluee young OD 11 Jun (D&J Hochadel). C. Babyak·~ observations between 24 Jun and 7 Jul coofumcd nesting, V.'lth two adults and lll leasl iwo )oong. JU~ to the south at Meander Res in 8(}.)ear--0ld p1~ and spruces. In Hocking. F. Renfrow verified nesting of a pair. and had Olhcr territorial males nearby.

Brown Creeper: N. Ko~,-ec: bad a pur throogb the period in Hinckley ~1P. Medina. J. Grabmeier confirmed oc.qing by a pair at Lake La So An WA in Williams. for an ooosual new klCale. D&A Chasar reported nesting lD the CVNR.A. Oo 10 Jun, F. Renfrow bad a singing bird at Conkle"s HoUow. and another singing 11 Old Man's Ca,·e oo 28 Jou and 3 Joi. bolh ID Hncbng

House Wttn: Tiurty-lluee ""ere on the 5 Jul ONWRC, 148 oo the Hancock s;wyey of 14 Jul (jide B. 11.ardesty), and 31 I OD the GAA.SBC.

Winter Wren: A singing bud ID P. Yoder"s yard in Hobn~l from 19 Joo to 6 Joi appamitly v;eol unmated. L Yoder found lluee in Mohican SF OD 19 Jun.

Sedge Wren: One sang from 6 Jun to 14 Jun in Hob-Ms (E. Sdllabacb). a.. did aootbcr from 8 Jun to 11 Jun in WayJU" (~L Gingerich)_ One was in BJW A. Marion. oo 23 Jun (V. Fazio). and another was singing in Swine Ck. Geauga. on 29 Jun (K. Met.calf).

Marsh Wren: C. Holt noted two at the Lorain i.mpoundment OD 30 Jun, and T&~1 Romito lluee there OD

the 17 Jul. Four were ..i SVWA on 5 Jul (L. Gara). and tv;o at BCSP oo 20Jun (D. On.rack.er). Oo 24 Jul, T. Bartktt coon1ed 26 singing al Killbuct Marsh.. WaJ"'·

Golden-crowned Kinglet: Oo 29 M~y fJedg.lings were being fed in Hinckley MP. Medma • •• Ko~¥ec:); the pair wb seen through 13 Joi. but no renestiog was llOled..

Veery: Six were found in the Mohican SF on 19 Joo (L. Yoder). and IWO in Str0ng,5'ille on 29 Jun and one in the CVl'\'RA on 6 Jul (boch M&T Romito). Two were in the Sucetsboro Bog. Ponag,, Oii 5 Jul (R. Ridw'd) 1be GAASBC cowued 59 ID Sunmri.I. and D. ~ otimaled seven likely notings in the Geauga P\:: District llus season.

Swainson's Thrush: Pretty much OD schedule. with no DOlllbly late reportS. T. Bartlett banded one at Spnngville Marsh. ~ca. OD 1 Jun.

Hermit Thrush: A few brud each year. D&A Chasar noted up to rwo from 28 Jun through mid-Jul a1

1be Ledges m lbe C:V:-.'RA. In Hocki11g. F. Renfrow bad two at Clear Ck MP oo 11 Jun. as many as six 11 Cookie' s HolJow on I Jul. five .il Cedar Falh on 4 Jul, ~IX at Hoclang Hilb on 18 Jal and lluee al Old Man's Ca,·e on 18 Jal

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Wood Thrash: J. Beedty found 25 ID a square-mile area in Holf111's during the period; only half the survey area is wooded.

Gray Catbird: 1be GAA.SBC had oo trouble finding the specie in Sununj1, "";th 522 reponed there in the mid-Jun survey.

:.lorthem Moddngbird: Solidif};ng ib northern range. T &M Romito saw a pair feeding young in Brecks,iJJe oo 14 Jul.

Brown Thrasher: Twenty-<>ne w·ere reported from the GAASBC f<ll' S-11.

Blue-win,ged Warbler: Not so hard to find in the northeast b ll oocc was. One Wb OD temtory al

Hinckle) MP. Medina. OD 2 Jun (R. Harlan. S. Wagner). Seventy were found b) the GAASBC SUl\~)Dn in mid-June. Ooe 11.b dJ.scoVered Oii Kelley- Isl OD 19 Jul (T. Bartld:t)

Goldm~winged Warbler: One singing ma.le in Tnunbull oo 14 Jun conld not be relocated laitt CKlies and Cra'llffoni.jiM J&D Boc:badell.

Hybrids of the abo¥c: Whether through scrambled genes or having learned the wrong score. a bird seen b) J. Beedty in Holnvs OD 17 Jun looked lile a blue-winged and sang like a golden-winged ll is of course oo longer possible to identify lhesc two species. or their by~ by song alone .. . <II' perhaps by appearance alone either.

Northern Parula: Doing "'·ell in its uadltiooal range. 'With lluee oo temtory in Scioto OD 29 Jun (V. Fazio) and six ll1 Cedar Falh SP. Hockinir. OD 4 Jul (F. Renfrow).

Yellow Warl>Jer: Al Ottawa on 1 Jun. 58 9.ere counted by the 0:-IWRC. and the GAASBC bad 351 in Summit later m the month. By 18 Joi. C. Holt noticed 10 southboood migrants at Lorain.

Otestnot-sided Wubler. Hints and confinna.bexb of breeding came from the oonheastcro counties. Oo 6 Jun, sevcral were seen in the CVNRA, and later young were obsen·cd CD&A Chasar). R. Harlan and S. W8gDCr found one at Hampton Hills oo 13 Jun, and N. Ko~\'CC anotbeT at Hinckley MP oo 24 Jun. Interesting were nine fouod oo Kelleys W OD :!I Jun. with ooc on 19 Jul (T. Bartlett).

Magnolia Warbler: One was oo Kelle)~ Won 21 Jun (T. Bartlett). F. Renfrow foood singl~ on 10 and 12 Jun. then rwo mal~ on 1 Joi at Conklc"s HoUowin Hocking. and ooc on 2 Joi at Cedar Falls. Six temlorial males were in H.incklC} MP, !.l~dina. through mocb of Jul (:"J. Koteso¥tt). Birds were seen through early Jul al 1be Ledges in the C\'l\"R.A. includmg immatures cD&.A Cbasar).

Yellow-rumped Warbler: In no buny w-as one seen in Hancock oo 2 Joo (D. Barker.jid~ B. Hardesty).

Black-throated Grttn \\'arl>ler. In its Hocking range. F. Renfrow found eight al Roel House and six al

Old Man"s Ca\le on 30 Jun. In the Mohican SF. L. Yoder bad 10 OD 19 Jun. D. Chasar reported its numbers up in lbe CV.NRA. and N. Kotesovec: encountered 22 ma.le:. O\'CT a tDlDlIDWD of 31 summer days. aloog ,,.,;th"'" female.;.~ Hinckley MP, Medina. The GAA.SBC reported 30 for Swnmit.

YeDow-throated Warbler: T""o seen in pines-not the habitat for oar local -sycamore warbler­sobspecie<:-<>D 20 Jun and 6 Jul (F. Renfrow) were of interest. T &M Romito report the spcci~ doing well m the C\" :RA, 11o11h fhc or six dclCCtCd in earl) Jal

Pine Warbler: In Hnclcinl(, F. Renfro"' found a bird feeding young at Old Man's Ca\·e on 28 Jun. and four~ the following day. In the Mohican SF. L. Yoder located one OD 19 Joo. Further north. a tcmtonal bird wa' seen near Meander R~ on J Jun tC. Babyak). and a bird on 5 Joo in Brects'ille (A&D Cbasar).

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Prairie Warbler: No out--0f-range reporb. bu1 common elsewbere. F. Renfrow counted lO at EFSP on 1 Jon. and E. Piertt I .t in Adtviu OD 13 Jun.

Palm Warbler: Late were eigh1 passmg lhrough Hancock on 2 Jun I.fide B. Hardesty).

Black:poll Warbler: lbe only suaggler wa.,, ooe oo lhe first day of the penod near Suglll'CfCICk <L Schlabach).

Cerulean Warbler: In the CV rRA.. D&A Cbasar ooted young bemg fed oo 16 and 22 Jun. V. Fazio counted 64 O\er four day in Athms and V-11110n in early Jun. observing lheir "greaICSt dens.ii)' occurs on ridge IOpS dominau:d by white oak wilh not le» than a 50-fi canopy."

Black-and-white Warbler: In the north. L Yoder found four al Mohican SF on 19 Jun, and N. Koteso~ bad a male al Hinckley ~1P refindable from 19 May-3 Jul

~ Redstart: T_ Bartlett counted an imp~h·e .J9 birds in soog on KeUey~ Isl on 21 Jon. then 11 Oil 19 Jul

Prothonotary Warbler: lo lhe oonh, D&A Cbasar noted cwo succcssful ~ in the CVNRA, C. Babyak rwo ienitorial mal~ through lhe period near Meander Re:., and D. Best seven nesting pam in the Upper Cuyahoga ~g proJCCl.

Worm-eating Warbler: L \'oder turned up four in lhe Mohican SF, a familiar oonbem outpost for lhe pccie».

Ovenbird: The GAASBC found 52 in SUMnUl in mid-Jun. and L Yoder·s 19 Jun SllJ'·ey of the Mohican SF yielded seven birch.

Louisiana Waterthrosh: In Hocking strongholds. Renfrow counted eigbl at~ Falls on 11 Jun. Funher oonh. T&)f Romito bad ooe .. 1 Sttoog:.ville on 29 Jun. L Yoder 10 in lhe Mohican SF oo 19 Jun, and lhe GAASBC reponed eiglll ID Summil.

Kentucky Warbler: High cocml six ma!~ at EFSP on 1 Jon IF . Renfrow). 0oe was at Hinckley ~1P. Medina. on the following day (R. Harlan, S- Wagner). J. Beecby bad four on a square-mile survey ploc in Holme< dunng lhe penod.. Interesting W2S one singing ID early Jwi al Lake La Su An WA ID Williams (J. Gn.bmeier).

~lou:rning Warbler: Late binb included one at BCSP OD 1 Jun (D. {)yencker). one DC<U' Antwerp. Pa11lding, on 12 Jun IM&D Dunakin), and one the next da} al HBSP (ll. Harlan. S. Wagner>.

Common Yellowthroat: The GAASBC Wlied 325 in Summit: the 5 Jul O:-.'WRC bad 36.

Hooded Warbler: Did well ID Summit. where lhc GAASBC counted 13 I in mtd-Jun..

W"dsoo 's Warbler: Ooe singing on Kelley Island on 21 Jun \\Ob utremely late (T .. Bartlett). There are only lhlcc later records; one of a bud banded on 18 Jul 1988 at SVWA (TM Ohio <Ardmal 11(4):9) might just as easily bne been an early soulbbound bird.

Canada Warbler: A late mtgrant w-as one singing in V1111on on 2 Jun (V. Fazio). Two wen: seen at Conkle"s Hollow, Hocbnrr. on 10 and 12 Jun, then a nest. by 29 Jun (F. Renfrow). D&A C'hasa.r reported a pair wilh young a1 The Ledges in the CVNRA lhrough Jul

Yellow-breasted Chat: The high COUlll wb seven at EFSP on 19 Jun (F. Renfrow).

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Summer Tanager: High counl lhlcc 111 AdOl!l.I on 13 Jun IE. Pierce). A nest in ~l.awarr wa.. confumed al Highbanks MP (J. Grabmeier ct al.). ~·o possible~ were in Hows (B.

Glick. M. Barkman).

Scarlet Tanager: The GAASBC counted 122 i.n Summit in mid-JWL

Fie.Id Sparrow: 205 birds on lhe GAASBC. Nineteen were seen on lhc 5 Ju] OSWRC. and 21 011 lhc Hancock survey of 1 Jul (fide B. Hardesty).

Vesper Sparrow: High counts came from Holmes, wilere local farming pracnoes allow 11 to nest successfully moR often, 9'ith seven on 25 Jul 01. Troyer) and nine dunng the period in a square~ mile plot (J. Beedly).

Lark Sparrow: The Oak Openings colony numbered seven-plus OD a 14 Jwi \IBt by K. Metcalf.

Sann.nab Sparrow: The speclCS used IO be much more n~ lhcre, but al Onawa lhe censtb of7 Jun found two, and that of 5 Jul but one. C. Bolt count£d 18 tnAshlabWa on 14 Jun. and 16 were found in a Hancock suney on 1 Jul (/Uk B. Hardesty). The GAASBC found 28. A. Troyer had 18 on a square-mile survey ploc in Holtn('s during lhe period.

G~opper Sparrow: Outside of grasslands in reclaimed slri~ lhe high counl was al Brw A. \\•here V. Fazio found 29 territones on 23 Jun. lhen 56 by lhe end of lhe month. Scarcer in lhe northeast, so notable were lhlcc in Ashlabula OD 14 Jun (C. Holt) and one at FaiJpon Harl>or 01128

Jun (R. Harlan, S- Wagner). Ooe was found at Onawa. oo lhe 5 Jul census.

HensJow's Sparrow: No mnartable counts oUISide lhe artifiaal grasslands. Of interesl W2S one 10 Tbompsoo T wp, SeMca, on 6 Jun, and at Killdeer on 30 Jun (both T. Bartlett).

Swamp Sparrow: Six on the 5 July ONWRC was llOl encoonging, but 110 were reponed i.n Summit during lhe GAASBC.

White-throated Sparrow: Stragglers were in Holllles oo I Jun (E. Yoder) .md 10 Jun ·. Yoder). Ooe ~-as singing on 15 Jun at Springville Marsh (T. Bartlett). and aoother sang near HBSP into Jul (ll. Harlan. S. 'Wagner).

White-crcnmed Sparrow: One stayed as late as 9 Jwi in Hancock (B. Von Stein..fa;k 8 . Hardesty).

Dark-eyed Junco: A migr.mt was late at HBSP on 14 Jun (ll. Harlan, S- Wagner), and M. Gingerich noticed one ~IDgmg at Mohican SF through at least 26 Jun. Bred at the usual northeastern Spob.

mcJading ~. Chagrin Re 'n. where four or IDOl'C tenilorial males were llOled by K. MetcalC.

Ro.w-breasted Grosbeak: D. Cbasar said numben seemed down in lhe CVNRA Ibis summer. 1bc GAASBC ended up wuh 115 They may breed in the southeastern wood:.. butcoofumation of nesting is lacbng; this ,ummer males \\"Cle noted in Hocking and along the Alhms-V-won couniy line OD 2 Jun (V. Fazio I. and ooc to two were ~inging 2-5 Jun in Meigs (G. Gerrone).

Blue Grosbeak: Reported dunng the period on a number of occasions in A.dams and Clnmont.

Dickc::issd: On 3 J un four WeTC Sttn al erw A. wbeTC 20 were 'mging by 23 Jun, lhen 47 by lhe end of the month(\ ' . Fazio) Two \loeTC seen in Preble on 7 Jun (0. Styer). and two OD lhe 5 Jul O~C. T. Bartlett TCpOJtcd 1wo or more lhrough the pcnod al Thompson Twp, Soi«a. and four paus nested in Holme~ 1L. Raber. fidt' .1\1 . fro) er>.

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Bobolink: D. Chasar rcponcd numbcn \\ere down at the Scobie Rd tj1e m the CVNRA C. Holt counted 26 in Ashlabula on 1-t Jun. T\1.eh-e were u Bl\\A OD 23 Jun ( V. fazio).

Eastern Meadowlark: Seemed 00\1.11 in gcncral. At Onawa.1\1.'0 OD 7 JUD and one on 5 Jul v.ere not good number..

Western Meadow-lark: A male "'b present in H~s from late May through 7 Jul (A. Troyu. mobs). One \1.b in Gre~ oo 1-t Jun ID. Onracku). and a male sang in Hancock on 7 and 10 Jul (B. Hardest) ).

<Ammon Gradle: High COUDI -t-t6 OD the 5 Jul OSWRC. P. Loza.no noticed a group anting with molhbalh m Lakewood OD 21 Jun.

Ordi.ard Oriole: ln good wpe in the CW.'RA. where fhe fledged in a ne-.t near Jaitc OD 13 Jun (D&A Cbasar) and four \\ere noted at Ira Rd OD '.!9 Jun CT &:\1 Romito). By 6 Jul the first migra111 "''lb

noticed. m Holmes (M. Gingerich).

Purple Finch: lo good numbers. One was i.nAsluabulLJ on 14 Jun <C. HolU. 17 on the GAASBC in !Did· month, and a male haunted Mohican OD 26 Jun (l\L Gingerich) K. Metcalf OOlcd one oo the, . Chagnn R~. n on 2 Jul, and one Wb in Streetsboro Bog. Portage. for R. Rickard oo the s•. J. Fry bad a female \j Jt hi feeders m Hocking oo 23. 2-t. 26. and 28 Jul and a male follow up oo the 29"'.

Pine isltin: Appeared at a fccdcr in HobnLs 5 and 7 Jun R. Hershberger. J. -'tiller).

American Goldfinch: Htgh count 85 ma thistle palCh m Holmes OD '.!'.!Jun <-'L Troyu).

faming Grosbeak: An adult appeared at Lakesborc ~tP. IAkL. oo 16 J11D J . Pogacnikl.

CO~UTORS: We lll-c grateful to the foUowmg petsOlb v.bo <Jwed bud 1ghtmg during the season: Ham. Ambtroog. Carole Babyak. Zac Baler, Niel Barber. Dorothea Bark.er. M.<».e Bartman, Tom Bartlen, Jacob Beccby. Dan Best. Charlie Bombaci. Da\id Bnnbnan. Jenny Brumfield. N3DC)

Brundage. Doo Bunoo. ~file Busa.m. Ja:.oo Cade. :-O:eiU Cade. Ann Ch:bar, Dwight Owar. Bob Conlon. Mable Dailey. Donna Daniel, Da\'e Dister, Doug Dunal.in. M1cli Dunalin. Vic Faz10. Bob Finkelsleln. Tun Fitzpa1nck, Frank Frick. Jim Fry. Larry Gara. Ga!) Gerrone. Manhcv. Gmgerich. Bruce Glick, Adam Goloda.. Jeff Grabmcicr, Joe Hammond. Rob Harlan. Jeff Ha)~. Jim Heflich. Roben Hershberger, Hank Hiri .• SaUy Hins. Da\e Hochadel. Judy Hochadel, Tim Hochstetler, Dick Hoffman. Jean Hoffman. Craig Holl Dan Ingold. Ph) llis Jones. Dave Kaplan. 'cd KeUer. Mark Kershner, Dennis Kline. Nonn Kotcsovcc. Jasoo Larson. Tom Leiden. Tom LcPage. Paula Lozano. Winnie McClanalwl. Jun ~1cCormac. Kevin Meccalf, Jeffrey Miller. Ben Mom~ Eric ~fulbolland. Doug O\erackcr. Ste\e Pelikan. John Perchalili H3anS Pelnl>Chl:e. Lc~er Pc)100. Ed Pierce. John P~ Leo Po\\ lick. Leon Raber, Jan Ranaban. Frank Renfrow. Richard Rickard. Roxanne Rinehart. Mary Anne Romno. Tom Romito. Larr} Ro-cbe. Sue R~. Dan Sanders. Anna

Scarborough. Ed Scbl.bach. Lero) Schlabach. Robcn Schbbach. Su So)dcr. Gene Stauffer. Jay Scenger. Dave St) er. Andy Tro)cr. Mervin Tro)cr, Carol T\ccL:rcm. Tom Ublma.o. Bari> Voo Stein. Sandy Wagner. Bill Whan. P.au! Whartoo. Mike Wilham,. CourtDC) Willis. O)de Wm. Stan WuJL:o\1.iCZ. Emef) Yoder. Lero} Yoder. Perry Yoder. Scan Zad.r. We arc also grateful to the editors of~ Bobo/inJ: and ~ Cine/and Bird Co.kndar. ooline sen-ices managed by Vic Fazio DL the Greacer Akron Audubon Society. and the Ohio Bird Reconh Comuuncc for information pertmeDI to thi report.

84 The Ohio Cardinal

In '"is issue •..

A Note from the Editor ............................................................................... 37

Winter 1997-98 Overview and Reports by BiJJ Whan ..... .................................................................................. 38

Oh. \Vhat a Month it Was! ........................... ........................................... ... 51

Spring 1998 Overview and Reports by Bill \Vhan ....................................................................................... 53

Summer 1998 Overview and Reports by Bill \Vhan ....................................................................................... 73