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2007 Composite List of Birds
Final tally
This is a list of all bird species reported in Glen Helen during 2007. To submit new species for the year, send e-mail to the Glen Helen Bird List Mailbox. Please note the species name, date of observation, where in Glen Helen it was observed, and the name of the observer.
Last updated: May 21, 2007. 100 species found, including 6 previously unreported birds.
Category |
Common Name |
Date |
Reported by |
Locale |
| Herons and Vultures | Great Blue Heron | Jan 30 | Suzanne Patterson | Bank of Little Miami River, South Glen |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Green Heron | ||||
| Turkey Vulture | Mar 1 | Nick Boutis | Flying over Glen Helen Building | |
| Ducks and Geese | Canada Goose | Jan 9 | Nick Boutis | Flying over Glen Helen Building |
| Wood Duck | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | In flight near cascades, North Glen | |
| Mallard | Jan 6 | Suzanne Patterson | Little Miami River, South Glen | |
| Blue-winged Teal | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck | Feb 15 | Nick Boutis | Little Miami River, off Grinnell Rd. | |
| Falcons and Hawks | Osprey | |||
| Northern Harrier | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk | May 5 | Kim Korkan | Off Grinnell Rd. | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Feb 25 | Suzanne Patterson | South Glen, near covered bridge | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Apr 23 | Betty Ross | Meadow off SR 343 drive | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Feb 16 | Outdoor Education Center Naturalists | Cut meadow, North Glen | |
| Rough-legged Hawk | ||||
| American Kestrel | ||||
| Upland Game Birds | Ring-necked Pheasant | May 5 | Nancy Bent & Roger Reason | Off Grinnell Rd. |
| Wild Turkey | Apr 25 | Jane Scott | School Forest off John Bryan Park Rd. | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Sept. 15 | Nick Boutis | Parking Lot at 405 Corry St. | |
| Cranes | Sandhill Crane | Nov. 24 | Outdoor Education Center naturalists | In flight over pine forest |
| Wading Birds | Killdeer | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Baldwin Pond | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | ||||
| American Woodcock | Mar 21 | Betty Ross | South Glen Meadow | |
| Doves and Pigeons | Rock Pigeon | Sept 12 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, near Antioch power plant |
| Mourning Dove | Feb 15 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, off Jacoby Road | |
| Cuckoos | Black-billed Cuckoo | |||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | May 19 | May 19th birders | North Glen near cascades | |
| Owls | Eastern Screech-Owl | Mar 24 | Brian Walter | North Glen near Outdoor Education Center Farmhouse |
| Great Horned Owl | Jan 12 | Suzanne Patterson | Butterfly meadow, South Glen | |
| Barred Owl | Mar 13 | Brian Walter's Outdoor Education Center trail group | Near yellow spring grotto | |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | ||||
| Nightjars | Common Nighthawk | July ? | Reed Schneider | Near Outdoor Education Center |
| Swifts | Chimney Swift | May 5 | Nancy Bent & Roger Reason | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | May 5 | Nancy Bent & Roger Reason | ||
| Kingfishers | Belted Kingfisher | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Birch Creek, near north stepping stones |
| Woodpeckers | Red-headed Woodpecker | April 26 | Barbara Geri | North Glen, Inman Trail |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Mar 20 | Equinox Birders | Near Outdoor Education Center | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Northern Flicker | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Base of Trailside steps | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Feb 14 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, North of Glen Helen Building | |
| Flycatchers | Eastern Wood-Pewee | May 5 | Kim Korkan | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Yellow Springs Creek near Trailside steps | |
| Willow Flycatcher | ||||
| Least Flycatcher | Sept. 17 | Glen Helen Naturalists | Cut meadow in North Glen | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Mar 11 | Suzanne Patterson | Grinnell Rd. near the Little Miami River | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | May 5 | Nick Boutis | Off Grinnell Rd. | |
| Eastern Kingbird | ||||
| Vireos | White-eyed Vireo | May 5 | Kai Cooley | Baldwin Pond Meadow |
| Blue-Headed Vireo | April 26 | Barbara Geri | North Glen, Inman Trail | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | May 5 | Nick Boutis | Trailside Museum area | |
| Warbling Vireo | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Jays and Crows | Blue Jay | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center |
| American Crow | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Corry St. parking lot | |
| Larks | Horned Lark | Feb 15 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, off Jacoby Road |
| Swallows and Martin | Purple Martin | |||
| Tree Swallow | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Over cascades | |
| Bank Swallow | ||||
| Barn Swallow | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | Off Grinnell Rd. | |
| Chickadee and Titmouse | Carolina Chickadee | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum |
| Tufted Titmouse | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Nuthatches and Creeper | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Oct 6 | October 6 Birders | Trailside Museum |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Brown Creeper | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Cascades Bridge | |
| Wrens | Carolina Wren | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Inman Trail |
| House Wren | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Off Grinnell Rd. | |
| Winter Wren | ||||
| Gnatcatcher, Kinglets, and Thrushes | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Trailside Museum meadow |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Near stagecoach bridge | |
| Eastern Bluebird | ||||
| Veery | May 12 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, along Birch Creek | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | Fire Road, North Glen | |
| Hermit Thrush | Jan 15 | Betty Ross | North Glen near Grinnell Mill | |
| Wood Thrush | April 25 | Betty Ross | Outdoor Education Center | |
| American Robin | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside steps | |
| Mockingbirds, Thrasher | Gray Catbird | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Outdoor Education Center |
| Northern Mockingbird | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Baldwin Pond | |
| Brown Thrasher | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | ||
| Starling and Waxwing | European Starling | Jan 2 | Nick Boutis | Corry St. Parking Lot |
| Cedar Waxwing | Sept 15 | September 15 Birders | Baldwin Pond, North Glen | |
| Warblers | Blue-winged Warbler | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | North Glen, near stagecoach bridge |
| Golden-winged Warbler | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler | May 12 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, along Birch Creek | |
| Nashville Warbler | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | North Glen, near stagecoach bridge | |
| Northern Parula | April 30 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, along Yellow Springs Creek | |
| Yellow Warbler | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | North Glen, near stagecoach bridge | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | May 19 | May 19th birders | North Glen, near Yellow Springs Parking Lot | |
| Magnolia Warbler | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | North Glen, near stagecoach bridge | |
| Cape May Warbler | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | May 10 | Nick Boutis | Between Glen Building and Trailside Museum | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Apr 24 | Betty Ross | Yellow springs area | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Near stagecoach bridge | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | North Glen, near stagecoach bridge | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Base of Trailside steps, high in sycamore | |
| Pine Warbler | ||||
| Prairie Warbler | ||||
| Palm Warbler | May 5 | Pat Perry | South Glen | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | Near Glen Helen Building | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Upper Birch Creek Trail | |
| American Redstart | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | North Glen, near stagecoach bridge | |
| Ovenbird | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Yellow Springs parking lot | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Birch Creek near cascades | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Yellow Springs Creek near dam | |
| Kentucky Warbler | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | Baldwin Pond | |
| Hooded Warbler | May 5 | Kim Korkan | ||
| Wilson's Warbler | ||||
| Canada Warbler | ||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | ||||
| Tanagers | Summer Tanager | |||
| Scarlet Tanager | May 2 | Brian Walter's Outdoor Education Center Trail Group | North Glen, off fire road | |
| Cardinals and Sparrows | Eastern Towhee | Jan 8 | Suzanne Patterson | Butterfly Meadow, South Glen |
| American Tree Sparrow | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow | Sept ? | Reed Schneider | Baldwin Pond, North Glen | |
| Field Sparrow | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Baldwin Pond | |
| Vesper Sparrow | ||||
| Fox Sparrow | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | ||
| Song Sparrow | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Base of Trailside steps | |
| Swamp Sparrow | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Cascades Bridge | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Northern Cardinal | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | May 2 | Betty Ross | Little Miami River near Grinnell Rd. | |
| Indigo Bunting | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | Off Grinnell Rd. | |
| Blackbirds and Orioles | Red-winged Blackbird | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Balwin Pond |
| Eastern Meadowlark | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird | ||||
| Common Grackle | May 5 | Make-it-Count Birders | North Glen | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Apr 21 | Earth Day Birders | Base of Trailside steps | |
| Orchard Oriole | May 5 | Nancy Bent and Roger Reason | Off Grinnell Rd. | |
| Baltimore Oriole | May 2 | Betty Ross | Little Miami River near Grinnell Rd. | |
| Finches | Purple Finch | |||
| House Finch | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Pine Siskin | ||||
| American Goldfinch | Mar 26 | Nick Boutis | Corry St. Parking Lot | |
| Evening Grosbeak | ||||
| House Sparrow | Jan 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center |