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2008 Composite List of Birds
This is a list of all bird species reported in Glen Helen during 2008. 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 15, 2008.
| Common category | Common Name | Date | Reported by | Locale |
| Herons and Vultures | Great Blue Heron | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Yellow Springs Creek |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Green Heron | May 10 | Nick Boutis | Grinnell Mill Millrace | |
| Black Vulture | Jan 22 | Tate Bushell | North Glen, over cut meadow | |
| Turkey Vulture | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Ducks and Geese | Canada Goose | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | North Glen, over cut meadow |
| Wood Duck | Apr 27 | Kelley Haldeman | Inman Trail, near Pompey's Pillar | |
| Mallard | Jan 27 | Suzanne Patterson | Little Miami, near Grinnell Rd. | |
| Blue-winged Teal | ||||
| Ring-necked duck | ||||
| Falcons and Hawks | Bald Eagle | Mar 8 | Deann Ward | Butterfly Preserve |
| Osprey | May 10 | Barbara Geri | North Glen | |
| Northern Harrier | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk | May 4 | Tate Bushell | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | May 4 | Tate Bushell | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Apr 27 | April 27 Birders | Yellow Spring Parking Lot | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Jan 21 | Ken and Gretchen Beers | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Rough-legged Hawk | ||||
| American Kestrel | ||||
| Upland Game Birds, Cranes | Northern Bobwhite | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | ||||
| Wild Turkey | ||||
| Sandhill Crane | Mar 8 | Ben Barnett | Pine forest | |
| Wading Birds | Killdeer | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Apr 25 | Reed Schneider | Baldwin Pond | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | ||||
| American Woodcock | ||||
| Doves and Pigeons | Rock Pigeon | |||
| Mourning Dove | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Cuckoos | Black-billed Cuckoo | |||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | ||||
| Owls | Eastern Screech-Owl | May 2 | Suzanne Patterson | Butterfly Meadow, South Glen |
| Great Horned Owl | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Barred Owl | Jan 26 | Tate Bushell | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | ||||
| Nightjars | Common Nighthawk | |||
| Swifts | Chimney Swift | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen along Little Miami |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Pompey's Pillar | |
| Kingfishers | Belted Kingfisher | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Birch Creek |
| Woodpeckers | Red-headed Woodpecker | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Mar 1 | Nick Boutis | Glen Helen Building | |
| 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 27 | Reed Schneider | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside steps | |
| Flycatchers | Eastern Wood-Pewee | May 10 | Gretchen and Ken Beers | North Glen |
| Acadian Flycatcher | May 10 | Woodland birders | Trailside steps | |
| Willow Flycatcher | ||||
| Least Flycatcher | May 10 | Barbara Geri | North Glen | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Mar 30 | Kelley Haldeman | Inman Trail, Birch Creek | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Yellow Spring Grotto | |
| Eastern Kingbird | May 10 | Tim and Greg Spahr | Horace Mann Meadow | |
| Vireos | White-eyed Vireo | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Baldwin Pond Meadow |
| Blue-headed Vireo | May 10 | Gretchen and Ken Beers | North Glen | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Trailside Steps | |
| Warbling Vireo | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Trailside steps | |
| Jays and crows | Blue Jay | Jan 24 | Tate Bushell | Outdoor Education Center |
| American Crow | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside steps | |
| Lark, Swallows and Martin | Horned Lark | |||
| Purple Martin | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Cascades | |
| Bank Swallow | ||||
| Tree Swallow | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Barn Swallow | May 10 | Tim Spahr | Covered Bridge Meadow | |
| 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 | |||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Brown Creeper | Jan. 11 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, near Glen Building | |
| Wrens | Carolina Wren | Jan 22 | Reed Schneider | Outdoor Education Center |
| House Wren | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, along Little Miami | |
| Winter Wren | Jan 22 | Reed Schneider | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Gnatcatcher, Kinglets, and Thrushes | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Apr 27 | April 27 Birders | Inman Trail |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | ||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Stagecoach Rd. | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Jan 21 | Ken and Gretchen Beers | Junction of Birch and Yellow Springs Creeks | |
| Veery | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Monument | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | May 5 | Ken and Gretchen Beers | North Glen | |
| Swainson's Thrush | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Monument | |
| Hermit Thrush | Apr 25 | Reed Schneider | Stage Coach Bridge | |
| Wood Thrush | Apr 25 | Reed Schneider | Stage Coach Bridge | |
| American Robin | Jan. 11 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, near Glen Building | |
| Mockingbirds, Thrasher | Gray Catbird | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Dingell Dell |
| Northern Mockingbird | May 10 | Lauren and Molly Finch | Covered Bridge Meadow | |
| Brown Thrasher | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | South Glen | |
| Starling and Waxwing | European Starling | April 27 | April 27 Birders | Glen Building Parking Lot |
| Cedar Waxwing | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | North Glen, cut meadow | |
| Warblers | Northern Parula | Apr 27 | April 27 Birders | Inman Trail |
| Tennessee Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Glen Building Parking Lot | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler | ||||
| Nashville Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Meadow | |
| Yellow Warbler | May 10 | Dawn Chorus Birders | Grinnell Road | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Trailside steps | |
| Magnolia Warbler | May 1 | Kelley Haldeman | Fire Road | |
| Cape May Warbler | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Trailside Museum steps | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Apr 27 | Nick Boutis | Trailside Museum Meadow | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Apr 27 | Nick Boutis | Trailside Museum Meadow | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | May 4 | Mary White | Trailside Steps | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Apr 14 | Kelley Haldeman | Birch Creek | |
| Pine Warbler | ||||
| Prairie Warbler | ||||
| Palm Warbler | May 4 | Lucy Siefker | Birch Creek | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Meadow | |
| Cerulean Warbler | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Trailside steps | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | May 1 | Kelley Haldeman | Fire Road | |
| American Redstart | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | May 10 | South Glen Birders | South Glen | |
| Ovenbird | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Northern Waterthrush | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Apr 6 | Kelley Haldeman | Birch Creek | |
| Kentucky Warbler | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler | ||||
| Mourning Warbler | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat | May 2 | Nick Boutis | Base of Trailside steps | |
| Hooded Warbler | Apr 27 | Kelley Haldeman | Inman Trail, near Grotto | |
| Wilson's Warbler | ||||
| Canada Warbler | May 22 | Nick Boutis and Kim Korkan | South Glen, near covered Bridge | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | ||||
| Tanagers | Summer Tanager | May 4 | Kelley Haldeman | Trailside Museum |
| Scarlet Tanager | Apr 27 | Nick Boutis | Dingell Dell | |
| Cardinals and Sparrows | Eastern Towhee | Jan 27 | Suzanne Patterson | Butterfly Meadow, South Glen |
| American Tree Sparrow | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Corry St. Bird Blind | |
| Field Sparrow | May 4 | Tate Bushell | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Vesper Sparrow | ||||
| Fox Sparrow | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Song Sparrow | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Northern Cardinal | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Indigo Bunting | Apr 26 | Betty Ross | Mill Run Meadow | |
| Blackbirds and Orioles | Red-winged Blackbird | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, along Little Miami |
| Eastern Meadowlark | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird | ||||
| Common Grackle | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Orchard Oriole | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, along Little Miami | |
| Finches | Purple Finch | |||
| House Finch | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Pine Siskin | ||||
| American Goldfinch | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Evening Grosbeak | ||||
| House Sparrow | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Glen Building Parking Lot |