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Birdathon 2008

by 
Jon Seymour

Look out New Jersey, the Oxbow Birdathon Area is the place to be. Well, that may he stretching things a bit. The home of the World Series of Birding, and more types of habitats within a short distance then you can shake a stick at, produces World Series teams that routinely turn up 200+ Species in their 24 hours oaf' frantic binding. Jay Stenger, Jack Stenger, Paul Wharton, and Joe Bens were our species leaders with 159 Species this year. The outstanding news was when all Species from all the reporting teams were combined we found 197 species in the Birdathon area (See list below for a complete list of the Birdathon Birds seen by all the teams). An outstanding total!

We had 17 teams enter, up from 11 last year. Sixteen of the teams were able to compete (one had to withdraw at the last minute but will be back next year) and report, although 2 teams only filed a partial report representing their most unusual finds. In addition, we had our West Coast contingent, David and Jane Styer, who pulled a big day of 151 species. Teams competed in a wide variety of categories besides the most total species competition. Over 40 Cincinnati area birders were involved and besides Oxbow, Inc. money was raised for two other organizations. The Nature Center entered a team and Ned Keller and Kathy McDonald raised money for both the state and local Audubon Society. Both of these teams split the money they raise for their own organization with Oxbow, Inc. making their participation a double win situation. While we know the numbers of the birds seen by the teams, we do not know yet how much money was raised. Tune into the next issue of Wetland Matters for the big news about how much was raised for habitat improvement and access improvement.

  • Paul Wharton, Joe Bens, Jay and Jack Stenger = 159 species -- Winner of the most species seen in a 24 hour period in the Birdathon Area.
  • Erich Baumgardner, Wayne Wauligman, and Jerry Lippert = 145 species.

  • Charlie Saunders, Mike Busam, and Steve Pelikan = 133 species - Winner of the most species seen per mile driven in a car. 4.4 species per mile.

  • Bill Creasy, Steve Bobonick, and Dave Helm (Cincinnati Nature Center) = 129 Species - Winner of the most species seen in a single county within the Birdathon area.
  • Jon Seymour, Miles Spathelf, Gale Wulker, and Brian Wulker (The First Timers) = 122 species.
  • Chris and Suzanne Clingman = 119 species.
  • Ned Keller and Kathy McDonald = 111 species - Winner moderate restricted area category (only the Lower Great Miami River Important Binding area).
  • John, Sarah, and Evan Leon = 110 species.
  • Sister Marty Dermody, Katherine Miller, and Sara Krailler - 89 species Winner of* the all female team category.
  • Jeff Hays = 88 - Winner of the birding while working category (Banding Red-shouldered Hawks).
  • Mark and Don Keller - 85 species.
  • John and Barb Eckles (Bird Elude Us) = 64 species - Winner of the most species at a track meet, wedding shower, Preparing tor prom and spaces in between category
  • Deb Quilligan, Donna Weaver, Herm Mays, Danny Whit-sett, and Chris Bedel (Birders on the Edge - of Appalachia) = 61 species.
  • Brendan and Don Bogosian = 50 - Winners of the single small area category (Crooked Run Nature Preserve).
  • Dave and Jane Styer, in California = 151 species fora BIG DAY count.

  • Individual reported sightings during the Birdathon period were received from Bob Foppe and from the team of Jay Lehman and Randy Lakes.

 

 CinCheck

Cincinnati Birding Checklist
(cincinnatibirds.com)

Date: May 10, 2008

Birders: Birdathon Stars 43  participants

Location: All counties within or touched by a 50-mile radius circle with its center in the Oxbow

Notes: 197 total species

 

How to Read These Pages

1st Week of May --> 5th week of May

B     B     C     C     D

each letter represents one week

A=should find on over 90% of bird trips
B= should find on over 50% of bird trips
C=should find on less than 50% of bird trips
D=should find on less than 10% of bird trips
E=very hard to find but regularly present

#'s line are the # of team reports that had seen the species

 

 

EEE

Snow Goose

 

EEE

Bell 's Vireo

14

AAAAA

Canada Goose

7

BBBBB

Yellow-throated Vireo

10

DD

Mute Swan

 6

BBCDE

Blue-headed Vireo

10

BBBBB

Wood Duck

 12

BBBBB

Warbling Vireo

 

DOD

Gadwall

1

DDGCD

Philadelphia Vireo

 

CODE

American Wigeon

 13

BAAAA

Red-eyed Vireo

1 

DDEEE

American Black Duck

 13

AAAAA

Blue Jay

13

AAAAA

Mallard

13

AAAAA

American Crow

 11

BBCCC

Blue-winged Teal

5

CC

Horned Lark

 1

CDDDD

Northern Shoveler

9

CCCOB

Purple Martin

 

DD

Northern Pintail

14

BBBBB

Tree Swallow

 

CD

Green-winged Teal

14

BBBBB

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

 1

E

Redhead

10

CCCCB

Bank Swallow

 3

CDDDD

Ring-necked Duck

10

DDDDD

Cliff Swallow

1

CODE

Lesser Scaup

 13

BBBBA

Barn Swallow

 

DEE

Bufflehead

14

AAAAA

Carolina Chickadee

8

DDDDD

Hooded Merganser

 13

AAAAA

Tufted Titmouse

5

DDDE

Red-breasted Merganser

 1

DDDDE

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 9

DDDDD

Ruddy Duck

11

BBBBB

White-breasted Nuthatch

EEEEE

Ring-necked Pheasant

 

DD

Brown Creeper

11

CC

Wild Turkey

 13

AAAAA

Carolina Wren

 3

CCCB

Northern Bobwhite

 

EEEEE

Bewick's Wren

8

DDDDD

Common Loon

 13

AAAAA

House Wren

7 

BCCCC

Pied-billed Grebe

1

EE

Winter Wren

 1

EE

Horned Grebe

 1

EEEEE

Sedge Wren

9

CCCCC