I think it's mainly the weather! We've had non stop North winds and cold
temperatures. Normally we'll have South winds this time of year and that
helps push these migrants North. We haven't had a South wind since last
week!

On May 6, 2017 9:20 AM, "Andrew Sewell" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> ​​
> Barbara has a good observation. Surely there are birders at Magee, yet no
> reports? Many birders are now using Facebook as their primary method of
> communicating bird sightings, but I would argue that conscientious birders
> will keep in mind that many other birders may not be on Facebook and rely
> on Ohio-Birds as their primary source of birding info. I will make a plea
> that birders report what they are seeing at migration hotspots like the
>  Magee area so folks travelling from other parts of the state have
> something to refer to when planning a day's activities. In addition, I
> noted that the news the ONWR wildlife drive was CLOSED due to high water
> was only communicated on Facebook. If it made it to the list, I didn't see
> it. In addition, there was a road closure on Rt 2 as well that was not
> reported to the list. Weather and road conditions are as important to
> report as bird sightings in May, when just about every birder in the state
> is out and about.
>
> Compounding the problem about Facebook-only postings are the multiplicity
> of groups for Ohio birds that one can post sightings in. Here's a list of
> groups I follow:
> Birding Ohio
> Central Ohio Birders
> Ohio Rare Bird Alert
> Ohio Chase Bird
> Lake Erie Birding
> Bobolink Area of Ohio
>
> That's a lot of groups, and there's not a huge lot of overlap in reporting
> between the groups - even between the TWO rare bird alert groups (Ohio RBA
> and Chase Birds)!
>
> In addition, it's now become a really good idea to have Twitter and follow
> the #BiggestWeek hashtag for up to the minute bird postings in the Magee
> area during the Biggest Week in American Birding.
>
> In this era of smart phones, I urge everyone to take the extra step of
> copying your post to Facebook and also posting to the listserve (and
> vice-versa). At the very least, posts should be copied between the
> listserve and Birding Ohio for the most availability for every birder. I
> know I am guilty of not doing this all the time myself and pledge to do
> better in the future!
>
> Bird on,
> Andy Sewell
> Columbus
>
> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Barbara Zaas Partington <
> [log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > I have been sorry not to see updates from Magee Marsh and surrounds - the
> > area many people head to this time of year during spring migration.  Is
> > there another site that shows sightings in this birding hotspot area or
> is
> > there just a 100% decline in birders who visit that area using Ohio Birds
> > to report sightings?
> >
> > Barb Partington
> > Munson Twp
> > Geauga County
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