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This list of birds of Ohio includes species documented in the U.S. state of Ohio and accepted by Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of November 2024, there were 451 species on the official list. [1] Of them, 193 have been documented as breeding in the state, [2] and 125 are review species as defined below. [3] Eight species found in Ohio ...
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. The male's call includes sometimes soft warbles of jeew or chir-wi, or the melodious song chiti WEEW wewidoo. [2] It is the state bird of Missouri [3] and New York. [4]
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola (O) Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus (R)
Some birds have been found in Ohio inexplicably. One such sighting was a brambling, which is in the finch family. "This is where things get kind of hairy," Emmert said.
A male cardinal is seen near a bird feeder. The northern cardinal is third on the list of most seen birds at backyard feeders in April.
Ohio skies are filled this time of year with hundreds of species of birds flying north for the summer.. The height of the spring migration — known as The Biggest Week in American Birding — is ...
Over 200 acre natural area and educational farm. Operating as an environmental education, sustainable agriculture, and Audubon Center of the National Audubon Society in western Ohio. Avon Woods Nature Center and Preserve: Cincinnati: Hamilton: Southwest: Owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board: Barkcamp State Park: Belmont: Belmont ...
The genus Sialia was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827 with the eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) as the type species. [2] [3] A molecular phylogenetic study using mitochondrial sequences published in 2005 found that Sialia, Myadestes (solitaires) and Neocossyphus (African ant-thrushes) formed a basal clade in the family Turdidae.