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2018 Hamilton County Year List (Chronological)

Hamilton County Ohio Big Year 2018
Count
Date
Species
Location
1
Jan 1
White-throated Sparrow
Home feeders
2
Jan 1
Dark-eyed Junco
Home feeders
3
Jan 1
American Goldfinch
Home feeders
4
Jan 1
Song Sparrow
Home feeders
5
Jan 1
Northern Cardinal
Home feeders
6
Jan 1
Mourning Dove
Home feeders
7
Jan 1
American Crow
Neighborhood
8
Jan 1
Downy Woodpecker
Home feeders
9
Jan 1
Carolina Chickadee
Home feeders
10
Jan 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Home feeders
11
Jan 1
European Starling
Home feeders
12
Jan 1
House Sparrow
Home feeders
13
Jan 1
Carolina Wren
Home feeders
14
Jan 1
House Finch
Home feeders
15
Jan 1
American Robin
Western Hills
16
Jan 1
Rock Pigeon
Western Hills Viaduct
17
Jan 2
Blue Jay
Neighborhood
18
Jan 2
Ring-billed Gull
Metro Queensgate Division
19
Jan 2
Northern Mockingbird
Delhi
20
Jan 2
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cincinnati Christian University
21
Jan 3
Black Vulture
Cumminsville
22
Jan 3
Mute Swan
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
23
Jan 3
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
24
Jan 3
Mallard
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
25
Jan 3
Tundra Swan
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
26
Jan 3
Canada Goose
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
27
Jan 3
Redhead
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
28
Jan 3
Bufflehead
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
29
Jan 3
American Coot
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
30
Jan 3
Gadwall
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
31
Jan 3
Common Goldeneye
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
32
Jan 3
Ruddy Duck
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
33
Jan 3
Lesser Scaup
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
34
Jan 3
Greater Scaup
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
35
Jan 3
Northern Shoveler
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
36
Jan 3
Hairy Woodpecker
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
37
Jan 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
38
Jan 3
Cooper’s Hawk
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
39
Jan 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
40
Jan 3
Field Sparrow
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
41
Jan 3
Northern Harrier
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
42
Jan 3
Cackling Goose
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
43
Jan 3
Bald Eagle
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
44
Jan 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
45
Jan 3
Great Blue Heron
Western Hills Viaduct
46
Jan 3
Turkey Vulture
Cumminsville
47
Jan 3
Red-tailed Hawk
West End
48
Jan 5
 Tufted Titmouse#
Neighborhood
49
Jan 6
Horned Lark@
Armleder Park
50
Jan 6
Snow Bunting@
Armleder Park
51
Jan 6
Lapland Longspur@
Armleder Park
52
Jan 6
White-crowned Sparrow
Armleder Park
53
Jan 6
Brown Creeper
Armleder Park
54
Jan 6
Eastern Towhee
Armleder Park
55
Jan 6
Fox Sparrow
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
56
Jan 6
Herring Gull
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
57
Jan 6
Ring-necked Duck
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
58
Jan 6
American Black Duck
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
59
Jan 6
Eastern Bluebird
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
60
Jan 6
American Kestrel
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
61
Jan 6
Cedar Waxwing
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
62
Jan 6
American Tree Sparrow
Camp Dennison Gravel Pits
63
Jan 6
Belted Kingfisher
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
64
Jan 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Westwood
65
Jan 6
Common Grackle
Westwood
66
Jan 6
Northern Flicker
Westwood
67
Jan 6
Hermit Thrush
Westwood
68
Jan 7
Merlin@
New St. Joseph Cemetery
69
Jan 8
Rough-legged Hawk@
Fernald Preserve
70
Jan 8
Canvasback#
Fernald Preserve
71
Jan 8
Green-winged Teal#
Fernald Preserve
72
Jan 9
Swamp Sparrow@
Miami-Whitewater Wetlands
73
Jan 9
American Wigeon#
Fernald Preserve – Lodge Pond
74
Jan 10
Barred Owl#
Miami Whitewater Forest
75a
Jan 10
Winter Wren (heard only)
Miami Whitewater Forest
75b
***
Winter Wren (not yet seen)
***
76
Jan 10
Snow Goose@
Lost Bridge
77
Jan 10
Ross Goose@
Lost Bridge
78
Jan 10
Northern Pintail@
Lost Bridge
79
Jan 10
Greater White-fronted Goose@
Lost Bridge
80
Jan 10
Pileated Woodpecker
Shawnee Lookout Park
81
Jan 11
Pied-billed Grebe
Smale Riverfront Park
82
Jan 11
Red-breasted Merganser#
Smale Riverfront Park
83
Jan 11
Peregrine Falcon
Smale Riverfront Park
84a
Jan 11
Red-breasted Nuthatch (heard only)
Mitchell Memorial Forest
84b
Jan 27
Red-breasted Nuthatch (visual)
Fernald Preserve
85
Jan 11
Pine Siskin#
Mitchell Memorial Forest
86
Jan 15
Common Merganser#
Lost Bridge
87
Jan 15
Wild Turkey@
Miamiview Rd.
88
Jan 15
Savannah Sparrow#
Kilby Rd. Gravel Pits
89
Jan 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Riverside Rd. & Bains St.
90
Jan 22
Hooded Merganser@
Fernald Preserve – Lodge Pond
91
Jan 22
Red-winged Blackbird#
Fernald Preserve – Lodge Pond
92
Jan 22
Brown-headed Cowbird#
Fernald Preserve – Lodge Pond
93a
Jan 27
Great Horned Owl (heard only)
Fernald Preserve
93b
Apr 8
Great Horned Owl (visual)
California Woods Nature Preserve
94
Jan 27
Rusty Blackbird@
Fernald Preserve
95
Jan 27
Red-headed Woodpecker#
Miami Whitewater Forest
96
Jan 27
Wood Duck#
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
97
Jan 30
Short-eared Owl@
Fernald Preserve
98
Jan 31
Sandhill Crane
Fernald Preserve
99
Feb 12
Killdeer#
Rivertowne Marina
100
Feb 12
Horned Grebe@
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
101
Feb 15
Eastern Meadowlark
Fernald Preserve
102
Feb 26
American Pipit
Kilby Rd. Gravel Pits
103
Feb 28
Pine Warbler#
Mitchell Memorial Forest
104
Mar 5
American Woodcock
Fernald Preserve – Lodge Pond
105
Mar 7
Tree Swallow#
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
106
Mar 19
Common Loon#
Kilby Rd. Gravel Pits
107
Mar 19
Eastern Phoebe#
Miami Whitewater Forest
108
Mar 19
Brown Thrasher
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
109
Mar 23
Chipping Sparrow#
Old St. Joseph Cemetery
110
Mar 23
Purple Martin
Fernald Nature Preserve
111
Mar 26
Wilson’s Snipe@
Kilby Road flooded fields
112
Mar 26
Bonaparte’s Gull@
Lost Bridge mudflats
113
Mar 26
Blue-winged Teal#
Lost Bridge mudflats
114
Mar 27
Barn Swallow
California Golf Course
115
Mar 28
Great Egret
Lost Bridge
116
Mar 29
Double-crested Cormorant@
Newtown Gravel Pits
117
Mar 29
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Brewer Coat Gravel Pit
118
Mar 29
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Four Seasons Marina
119
Apr 4
Vesper Sparrow#
Winton Woods Settling Pond
120a
Apr 8
Blue-winged Warbler (heard only)
Woodland Mound Park
120b
***
Blue-winged Warbler (not yet seen)
***
121
Apr 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Shawnee Lookout Park
122
Apr 11
Northern Parula
Shawnee Lookout Park
123
Apr 11
Yellow-throated Warbler
Shawnee Lookout Park
124
Apr 13
Cliff Swallow
Miami Whitewater Forest
125
Apr 16
Eastern Screech-Owl (heard only)
Mitchell Memorial Forest
126
Apr 16
Louisiana Waterthrush#
Mitchell Memorial Forest
127
Apr 16
House Wren
Shawnee Lookout Park
128
Apr 17
Broad-winged Hawk
Springfield Pk & Northland Blvd.
129
Apr 17
Spotted Sandpiper
Winton Woods Settling Pond
130
Apr 17
Prairie Warbler#
Winton Woods Settling Pond
131
Apr 18
Least Bittern (heard only)
Fernald Nature Preserve
132
Apr 18
Greater Yellowlegs
Fernald Nature Preserve
133
Apr 18
Sora (heard only)
Fernald Nature Preserve
134
Apr 18
Eastern Kingbird
Fernald Nature Preserve
135
Apr 18
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (lifer)
Fernald Nature Preserve
136
Apr 19
Bank Swallow
Fernbank Park
137
Apr 20
Chimney Swift
West Price Hill Home
138
Apr 21
Wilson’s Warbler
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
139
Apr 25
Lesser Yellowlegs
Lost Bridge
140
Apr 25
Prothonotary Warbler
Shawnee Lookout Boat Ramp
141
Apr 25
Palm Warbler
Shawnee Lookout Boat Ramp
142
Apr 25
American Redstart
Shawnee Lookout Boat Ramp
143
Apr 25
White-eyed Vireo
Shawnee Lookout Boat Ramp
144
Apr 25
Common Yellowthroat
Shawnee Lookout Boat Ramp
145
Apr 25
Yellow-throated Vireo
Shawnee Lookout Boat Ramp
146
Apr 25
Gray Catbird
Shawnee Lookout Boat Ramp
147
May 2
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eden Park
148
May 2
Common Nighthawk
West Price Hill Home
149
May 5
Tennessee Warbler (heard only)
Dunham Recreation Center
150
May 6
Nashville Warbler (heard only)
Philippi Baptist Church
151
May 7
Yellow Warbler
Kilby Road Gravel Pits
152
May 7
Orchard Oriole
Kilby Road Gravel Pits
153
May 7
Blue Grosbeak
Kilby Road Gravel Pits
154
May 7
Indigo Bunting
Kilby Road Gravel Pits
155
May 7
Warbling Vireo (heard only)
Dravo Park
156
May 7
Baltimore Oriole
Dravo Park
157
May 9
Willow Flycatcher
Kilby Road Gravel Pits
158
May 11
Acadian Flycatcher
Burnet Woods
159
May 11
Wood Thrush
Burnet Woods
160
May 11
Scarlet Tanager
Burnet Woods
161
May 11
Swainson’s Thrush
Burnet Woods
162
May 11
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eden Park
163
May 11
Blackpoll Warbler
Eden Park
164
May 11
Solitary Sandpiper
Lost Bridge
165
May 12
Yellow-breasted Chat
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
166
May 12
Henslow’s Sparrow#
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
167
May 12
Sedge Wren
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
168
May 12
Bobolink
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
169
May 12
BLACK-NECKED STILT
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
170
May 12
Eastern Kingbird
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
171
May 12
Marsh Wren
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
172
May 12
Northern Waterthrush (heard only)
Miami Whitewater Wetlands
173
May 12
Red-eyed Vireo
East Miami River Road
174
May 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
East Miami River Road
175
May 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Villa Lane Lark Sparrow Site
176
May 12
Hooded Warbler
Miami Whitewater Forest
177
May 12
Kentucky Warbler (heard only)
Miami Whitewater Forest
178
May 12
Cerulean Warbler (heard only)
Miami Whitewater Forest
179
May 12
Black-throated Green Warbler (heard only)
Miami Whitewater Forest
180
May 13
MISSISSIPPI KITE
West Price Hill Home
181
Jun 18
Green Heron
Rybolt Road
182
Aug 15
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN@
Lost Bridge
183
Aug 15
Caspian Tern
Lost Bridge

# = Target birds found on my own; @ = Target birds found by following up on a report. Birds not so marked were found by happenstance either through active or passive birding or incidental observations.




  Hamilton County Year List Records That Have Broken 200 Species

1. 235 species set by Brian Wulker in 2015
2. 223 species set by Brian Wulker in 2014
3. 219 species set by William Hull in 2011

All Time Hamilton County Life List

1. Jason Cade 267 species - most recent addition Ross' Goose January 2018
2. Ned Keller 265 species - most recent addition Henslow's Sparrow July 2016
3. Brian Wulker 262 species - most recent addition Snowy Owl December 2017
4. David Brinkman 258 species - most recent addition American White Pelican August 2018
5. Jack Stenger 257 species - most recent addition Ross' Goose December 2016
6. William Hull 253 species - most recent addition Red-necked Phalarope September 2014

My Ohio lifelist stands at 305 with latest American White Pelican August 2018
My ABA lifelist stands at 421 with latest Black-bellied Whistling Duck April 2018



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