Dec 16th - Recent Birdy News

A motley crew and I could find no Slaty-back on Saturday...

Adam Beck - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20912449

Whirlpool - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20912447

Corridor Drive - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20912448

Control Gates - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20912439

Upper Falls - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20912445

Gorge - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20912444

Control Gates 2 - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20912442


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Condo birding continues to be pretty dull...

Dec 6th -  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20805715
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Dec 9th - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20840796

Dec 10th - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20853076
Possible Herring X Great Black-backed hybrid

Dec 11th - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20860601
Possible Herring X Glaucous hybrid

Dec 12th - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20868858
Visitors! Plus an odd Harrier and 2 DC Cormorants

Dec 13th - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20898802

Dec 14th - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20900613
2 Pintails (incomplete list)

Dec 16th - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20924370

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The Euro weather model has been hinting at a major storm for Christmas...

(Model variation, worth watching though)

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2242 growing and is beta-delta-gamma, but no major news. Check out solarham! There was a major farside flare/CME a few days ago... 

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How have I never heard of this?! - A Golden-crowned Sparrow has returned for its SIXTH winter in Ohio?  -

http://rarebird.org/forum_posts.asp?TID=8371&PID=24810&title=goldencrowned-sparrow#24810

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The Eurasian Tree Sparrow "invasion" continues... Unless someone just released a bunch somewhere and now they're wandering aimlessly..

https://www.flickr.com/photos/artuso/15844244000/in/pool-ebird