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Fulvous-Whistling Duck X ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Greater White-Fronted Goose U ________________________________________________________________ Snow Goose C _______________________________________________________________________________ Ross’s Goose U ______________________________________________________________________________ Brant U ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cackling Goose U ____________________________________________________________________________ Canada Goose C _____________________________________________________________________________ Mute Swan* C ______________________________________________________________________________ Trumpeter Swan C ___________________________________________________________________________ Tundra Swan C ______________________________________________________________________________ Wood Duck C _______________________________________________________________________________ Gadwall C __________________________________________________________________________________ Eurasian Wigeon U ___________________________________________________________________________ American Wigeon C ___________________________________________________________________________ American Black Duck C ________________________________________________________________________ Mallard C __________________________________________________________________________________ Blue-Winged Teal C __________________________________________________________________________ Northern Shoveler C __________________________________________________________________________ Northern Pintail C ____________________________________________________________________________ Green-Winged Teal C _________________________________________________________________________ Canvasback C _______________________________________________________________________________ Redhead C __________________________________________________________________________________ Ring-Necked Duck C __________________________________________________________________________ Greater Scaup C _____________________________________________________________________________ Lesser Scaup C ______________________________________________________________________________ King Eider U _________________________________________________________________________________ Harlequin Duck U ____________________________________________________________________________ Surf Scoter C ________________________________________________________________________________ White-Winged Scoter U ________________________________________________________________________ Black Scoter C _______________________________________________________________________________ Long-Tailed Duck U ___________________________________________________________________________ Bufflehead C ________________________________________________________________________________ Common Goldeneye C ________________________________________________________________________ Hooded Merganser C _________________________________________________________________________ Common Merganser C ________________________________________________________________________ Red-Breasted Merganser C ____________________________________________________________________ Ruddy Duck C _______________________________________________________________________________

Northern Bobwhite C _________________________________________________________________________

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Ring-Necked Pheasant* C _____________________________________________________________________ Ruffed Grouse C _____________________________________________________________________________ Wild Turkey C _______________________________________________________________________________

Red-Throated Loon U _________________________________________________________________________ Common Loon C _____________________________________________________________________________

Pied-Billed Grebe C __________________________________________________________________________ Horned Grebe C _____________________________________________________________________________ Red-Necked Grebe U _________________________________________________________________________ Eared Grebe U _______________________________________________________________________________ Western Grebe X _____________________________________________________________________________

Northern Gannet U ___________________________________________________________________________

Double-Crested Cormorant C __________________________________________________________________

American White Pelican U _____________________________________________________________________

American Bittern U ___________________________________________________________________________ Least Bittern U ______________________________________________________________________________ Great Blue Heron C ___________________________________________________________________________ Great Egret C _______________________________________________________________________________ Snowy Egret C _______________________________________________________________________________ Little Blue Heron U ___________________________________________________________________________ Tricolored Heron U ___________________________________________________________________________ Cattle Egret U _______________________________________________________________________________ Green Heron C ______________________________________________________________________________ Black-Crowned Night-Heron C __________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron U ________________________________________________________________


White Ibis X _________________________________________________________________________________ Glossy Ibis U ________________________________________________________________________________ White-Faced Ibis X ___________________________________________________________________________

Black Vulture C ______________________________________________________________________________ Turkey Vulture C _____________________________________________________________________________

Osprey C ___________________________________________________________________________________

Mississippi Kite U ____________________________________________________________________________ Bald Eagle C ________________________________________________________________________________ Northern Harrier C ___________________________________________________________________________ Sharp-Shinned Hawk C ________________________________________________________________________ Cooper’s Hawk C ____________________________________________________________________________ Northern Goshawk U _________________________________________________________________________ Red-Shouldered Hawk C ______________________________________________________________________ Broad-Winged Hawk C ________________________________________________________________________ Red-Tailed Hawk C ___________________________________________________________________________ Rough-Legged Hawk C ________________________________________________________________________ Golden Eagle U ______________________________________________________________________________

American Kestrel C ___________________________________________________________________________ Merlin C ___________________________________________________________________________________ Peregrine Falcon C ___________________________________________________________________________

Yellow Rail U ________________________________________________________________________________ Black Rail X _________________________________________________________________________________ King Rail U __________________________________________________________________________________ Virginia Rail C _______________________________________________________________________________ Sora C _____________________________________________________________________________________ Purple Gallinule U ___________________________________________________________________________ Common Gallinule C __________________________________________________________________________ American Coot C _____________________________________________________________________________

Sandhill Crane C _____________________________________________________________________________


Black-Bellied Plover C _________________________________________________________________________ American Golden-Plover C _____________________________________________________________________ Semipalmated Plover C ________________________________________________________________________ Piping Plover U ______________________________________________________________________________ Killdeer C ___________________________________________________________________________________

Black-Necked Stilt U __________________________________________________________________________ American Avocet U ___________________________________________________________________________

Spotted Sandpiper C _________________________________________________________________________ Solitary Sandpiper C __________________________________________________________________________ Greater Yellowlegs C __________________________________________________________________________ Willet U ____________________________________________________________________________________ Lesser Yellowlegs C ___________________________________________________________________________ Upland Sandpiper U __________________________________________________________________________ Whimbrel U _________________________________________________________________________________ Hudsonian Godwit U __________________________________________________________________________ Marbled Godwit U ___________________________________________________________________________ Ruddy Turnstone C ___________________________________________________________________________ Red Knot U _________________________________________________________________________________ Sanderling C ________________________________________________________________________________ Semipalmated Sandpiper C _____________________________________________________________________ Western Sandpiper C _________________________________________________________________________ Least Sandpiper C ____________________________________________________________________________ White-Rumped Sandpiper C ____________________________________________________________________ Baird’s Sandpiper C ___________________________________________________________________________ Pectoral Sandpiper C __________________________________________________________________________ Purple Sandpiper U ___________________________________________________________________________ Dunlin C ____________________________________________________________________________________ Stilt Sandpiper C _____________________________________________________________________________ Buff-Breasted Sandpiper U _____________________________________________________________________ Ruff U _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short-Billed Dowitcher C _______________________________________________________________________ Long-Billed Dowitcher C _______________________________________________________________________ Wilson’s Snipe C _____________________________________________________________________________

American Woodcock C ________________________________________________________________________ Wilson’s Phalarope U _________________________________________________________________________ Red-Necked Phalarope U ______________________________________________________________________ Red Phalarope U _____________________________________________________________________________


Black-Legged Kittiwake C ______________________________________________________________________ Sabine’s Gull U ______________________________________________________________________________ Bonaparte’s Gull C ___________________________________________________________________________ Black-Headed Gull U __________________________________________________________________________ Little Gull U _________________________________________________________________________________ Laughing Gull U ______________________________________________________________________________ Franklin’s Gull U _____________________________________________________________________________ Ring-Billed Gull C ____________________________________________________________________________ California Gull U _____________________________________________________________________________ Herring Gull C _______________________________________________________________________________ Thayer’s Gull U ______________________________________________________________________________ Iceland Gull U _______________________________________________________________________________ Lesser-Black Backed Gull U _____________________________________________________________________ Glaucous Gull U ______________________________________________________________________________ Great-Black Backed Gull C _____________________________________________________________________ Least Tern U ________________________________________________________________________________ Caspian Tern C ______________________________________________________________________________ Black Tern U ________________________________________________________________________________ Common Tern C _____________________________________________________________________________ Forster’s Tern C ______________________________________________________________________________

Pomarine Jaeger U ___________________________________________________________________________ Parasitic Jaeger U ____________________________________________________________________________ Long-Tailed Jaeger X __________________________________________________________________________

Thick-Billed Murre X __________________________________________________________________________

Rock Pigeon* C ______________________________________________________________________________ Eurasian Collared-Dove* U _____________________________________________________________________ Mourning Dove C ____________________________________________________________________________


Yellow-Billed Cuckoo C ________________________________________________________________________ Black-Billed Cuckoo C _________________________________________________________________________

Barn Owl C _________________________________________________________________________________

Eastern Screech-Owl C ________________________________________________________________________ Great Horned Owl C __________________________________________________________________________ Snowy Owl U ________________________________________________________________________________ Barred Owl C ________________________________________________________________________________ Long-Eared Owl U ____________________________________________________________________________ Short-Eared Owl U ___________________________________________________________________________ Northern Saw-Whet Owl U ____________________________________________________________________

Common Nighthawk C ________________________________________________________________________ Chuck-Will’s-Widow U ________________________________________________________________________ Whip-Poor-Will C ____________________________________________________________________________

Chimney Swift C _____________________________________________________________________________

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird C _________________________________________________________________ Rufous Hummingbird U _______________________________________________________________________

Belted Kingfisher C ___________________________________________________________________________

Red-Headed Woodpecker C ____________________________________________________________________ Red-Bellied Woodpecker C ____________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker C _____________________________________________________________________


Downy Woodpecker C ______________________________________________________________________ Hairy-Woodpecker C ________________________________________________________________________ Black-Backed Woodpecker X __________________________________________________________________ Northern Flicker C __________________________________________________________________________ Pileated Woodpecker C ______________________________________________________________________

Olive-Sided Flycatcher U ______________________________________________________________________ Eastern Wood-Pewee C _______________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher C _____________________________________________________________________ Acadian Flycatcher C _________________________________________________________________________ Alder Flycatcher C ___________________________________________________________________________ Willow Flycatcher C __________________________________________________________________________ Least Flycatcher C ____________________________________________________________________________ Eastern Phoebe C ____________________________________________________________________________ Great-Crested Flycatcher C ____________________________________________________________________ Western Kingbird U __________________________________________________________________________ Eastern Kingbird C ___________________________________________________________________________

Loggerhead Shrike U _________________________________________________________________________ Northern Shrike U ____________________________________________________________________________

White-Eyed Vireo C __________________________________________________________________________ Bell’s Vireo U _______________________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Throated Vireo C ______________________________________________________________________ Blue-Headed Vireo C _________________________________________________________________________ Warbling Vireo C ____________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Vireo C __________________________________________________________________________ Red-Eyed Vireo C ____________________________________________________________________________

Blue Jay C __________________________________________________________________________________ American Crow C ____________________________________________________________________________ Common Raven U ____________________________________________________________________________

Horned Lark C _______________________________________________________________________________

Purple Martin C _____________________________________________________________________________ Tree Swallow C ______________________________________________________________________________ Northern Rough-Winged Swallow C _____________________________________________________________ Bank Swallow C _____________________________________________________________________________ Cliff Swallow C ______________________________________________________________________________ Cave Swallow X ______________________________________________________________________________ Barn Swallow C ______________________________________________________________________________


Carolina Chickadee C _________________________________________________________________________ Black-Capped Chickadee C _____________________________________________________________________ Tufted Titmouse C ___________________________________________________________________________

Red-Breasted Nuthatch C _____________________________________________________________________ White-Breasted Nuthatch C ____________________________________________________________________

Brown Creeper C ____________________________________________________________________________

Carolina Wren C _____________________________________________________________________________ House Wren C _______________________________________________________________________________ Winter Wren C ______________________________________________________________________________ Sedge Wren U _______________________________________________________________________________ Marsh Wren C _______________________________________________________________________________

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher C ______________________________________________________________________

Golden-Crowned Kinglet C _____________________________________________________________________ Ruby-Crowned Kinglet C _______________________________________________________________________

Eastern Bluebird C __________________________________________________________________________ Veery C ___________________________________________________________________________________ Gray-Cheeked Thrush C _______________________________________________________________________ Swainson’s Thrush C _________________________________________________________________________ Hermit Thrush C ____________________________________________________________________________ Wood Thrush C _____________________________________________________________________________ American Robin C ___________________________________________________________________________ Varied Thrush U _____________________________________________________________________________


Gray Catbird C ______________________________________________________________________________ Northern Mockingbird C ______________________________________________________________________ Brown Thrasher C ____________________________________________________________________________

European Starling* C _________________________________________________________________________

American Pipit C _____________________________________________________________________________

Bohemian Waxwing U _________________________________________________________________________ Cedar Waxwing C ____________________________________________________________________________

Lapland Longspur C ___________________________________________________________________________ Smith’s Longspur U ___________________________________________________________________________ Snow Bunting C ______________________________________________________________________________

Ovenbird C _________________________________________________________________________________ Worm-Eating Warbler C _______________________________________________________________________ Louisiana Waterthrush C ______________________________________________________________________ Northern Waterthrush C ______________________________________________________________________ Golden-Winged Warbler U ____________________________________________________________________


Blue-Winged Warbler C _______________________________________________________________________ Black-and-White Warbler C ____________________________________________________________________ Prothonotary Warbler C ______________________________________________________________________ Swainson’s Warbler X _________________________________________________________________________ Tennessee Warbler C _________________________________________________________________________ Orange-Crowned Warbler C ____________________________________________________________________ Nashville Warbler C __________________________________________________________________________ Connecticut Warbler U ________________________________________________________________________ Mourning Warbler U _________________________________________________________________________ Kentucky Warbler C __________________________________________________________________________ Common Yellowthroat C ______________________________________________________________________ Hooded Warbler C ___________________________________________________________________________ American Redstart C _________________________________________________________________________ Kirtland’s Warbler U __________________________________________________________________________ Cape May Warbler C __________________________________________________________________________ Cerulean Warbler C __________________________________________________________________________ Northern Parula C ____________________________________________________________________________ Magnolia Warbler C __________________________________________________________________________ Bay-Breasted Warbler C _______________________________________________________________________ Blackburnian Warbler C _______________________________________________________________________ Yellow Warbler C ____________________________________________________________________________ Chestnut-Sided Warbler C _____________________________________________________________________ Blackpoll Warbler C ___________________________________________________________________________ Black-Throated Blue Warbler C _________________________________________________________________ Palm Warbler C ______________________________________________________________________________ Pine Warbler C ______________________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Rumped Warbler C _____________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Throated Warbler C ____________________________________________________________________ Prairie Warbler C ____________________________________________________________________________ Black-Throated Green Warbler C _______________________________________________________________ Canada Warbler C ____________________________________________________________________________ Wilson’s Warbler C ___________________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Breasted Chat C _______________________________________________________________________

Eastern Towhee C ____________________________________________________________________________ American Tree Sparrow C _____________________________________________________________________ Chipping Sparrow C __________________________________________________________________________ Clay-Colored Sparrow U _______________________________________________________________________ Field Sparrow C ______________________________________________________________________________ Vesper Sparrow C ____________________________________________________________________________ Lark Sparrow U ______________________________________________________________________________ Lark Bunting X _______________________________________________________________________________ Savannah Sparrow C _________________________________________________________________________ Grasshopper Sparrow C _______________________________________________________________________


Henslow’s Sparrow C _________________________________________________________________________ Le Conte’s Sparrow U _________________________________________________________________________ Nelson’s Sparrow U ___________________________________________________________________________ Fox Sparrow C _______________________________________________________________________________ Song Sparrow C _____________________________________________________________________________ Lincoln’s Sparrow C ___________________________________________________________________________ Swamp Sparrow C ___________________________________________________________________________ White-Throated Sparrow C ____________________________________________________________________ Harris’s Sparrow U ___________________________________________________________________________ White-Crowned Sparrow C _____________________________________________________________________ Dark-Eyed Junco C ___________________________________________________________________________

Summer Tanager C ___________________________________________________________________________ Scarlet Tanager C ____________________________________________________________________________ Northern Cardinal C __________________________________________________________________________ Rose-Breasted Grosbeak C _____________________________________________________________________ Blue Grosbeak C _____________________________________________________________________________ Indigo Bunting C _____________________________________________________________________________ Dickcissel C _________________________________________________________________________________

Bobolink C __________________________________________________________________________________ Red-Winged Blackbird C ______________________________________________________________________ Eastern Meadowlark C ________________________________________________________________________ Western Meadowlark U _______________________________________________________________________ Yellow-Headed Blackbird U ____________________________________________________________________ Rusty Blackbird C ____________________________________________________________________________ Brewer’s Blackbird U __________________________________________________________________________ Common Grackle C ___________________________________________________________________________ Brown-Headed Cowbird C _____________________________________________________________________ Orchard Oriole C _____________________________________________________________________________ Baltimore Oriole C ___________________________________________________________________________

Pine Grosbeak U _____________________________________________________________________________ Purple Finch C _______________________________________________________________________________ House Finch C _______________________________________________________________________________ Red Crossbill U ______________________________________________________________________________ White-Winged Crossbill C ______________________________________________________________________ Common Redpoll U ___________________________________________________________________________ Hoary Redpoll X _____________________________________________________________________________ Pine Siskin C ________________________________________________________________________________ American Goldfinch C ________________________________________________________________________

Evening Grosbeak U __________________________________________________________________________


House Sparrow* C ____________________________________________________________________________


Bird watching is a growing hobby, and Ohio is a great place to go bird watching. With 330 well-documented spe-cies on the Ohio bird list, Ohio provides almost endless opportunities to see great birds everywhere you go. But of the 331 species in this checklist, about 180 species nest in Ohio annually. The birds included in this list are listed as one of three things. Birds listed as rare (X), have only 11-20 confirmed records in Ohio since January 1, 2012 (all datain this checklist was compiled in fall of 2013) listed as uncommon include birds that are unusual, though not rare, in

Ohio, and may not be seen annually in the state. An example is the Golden Eagle. While not a rare visitor to Ohio, it

also may not be seen every year in the state. Birds listed as common are easily found throughout most of the state,and make up the vast majority of birds on this checklist, standing at 225 species. Introduced species are marked withan asterisk symbol (*), and spe-cies that annually breed in Ohio are boldfaced.

C— Common; Easily Found throughout

most of Ohio. U— Uncommon; May not occur annually in

Ohio, though not rare. X— Rare; 11-20 records since January 2012.

If you would like to find out more about Ohio birds, you can visit our website at www.birdsofohio.webnode.com On our website you will find information on bird feeding, bird houses, Ohio’s non-native species, and a list of help-ful resources including books and website links. You will also find a ‘Birding Basics’ page with all of the information you need to get started birding or help a friend get started bird watching. Also be sure to check out the user inter-action page and submit us your bird watching stories and photos.

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Ross’s Goose U · Bird watching is a growing hobby, and Ohio is a great place to go bird watching. With 330 well-documented spe-cies on the Ohio bird list, Ohio provides almost