**OHIO**

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> Fig. 1. Bird monitoring regions in Ohio.

**Bird monitoring region 135: Ohio-Eastern Tallgrass Prairie**

This region covers BCR 22, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, in Ohio plus a
very small part of BCR 24, Central Hardwoods, along the southern edge.
Approximately 63 aquatic species occur at least commonly, at some time
of year, in the region (Table 1); 19 designated sites and *x* matrix
strata have been identified (Fig. 2, Table 2).

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Fig. 2*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
135.

> Table 1. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 135 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------
  **Species**               **Seasons**   **Species**                  **Seasons**

  Pied-billed Grebe         MBW           American Coot                MBW

  Double-crested Cormorant  MBW           Black-bellied Plover         M

  Black-crowned Night-Heron MB            American Golden-Plover       M

  Green Heron               MB            Semipalmated Plover          M

  Snowy Egret               MB            Killdeer                     MBW

  Great Egret               MB            Greater Yellowlegs           M

  Great Blue Heron          MBW           Lesser Yellowlegs            MB

  Tundra Swan               MW            Solitary Sandpiper           M

  Snow Goose                MW            Spotted Sandpiper            MB

  Canada Goose              MBW           Ruddy Turnstone              M

  Wood Duck                 MBW           Sanderling                   MB

  Mallard                   MBW           Dunlin                       MB

  American Black Duck       MBW           Semipalmated Sandpiper       MB

  Gadwall                   MBW           Least Sandpiper              MB

  Green-winged Teal         M             Pectoral Sandpiper           MB

  American Wigeon           MBW           Short-billed Dowitcher       MB

  Northern Pintail          MW            Long-billed Dowitcher        MB

  Northern Shoveler         M             Stilt Sandpiper              M

  Blue-winged Teal          MB            Common Snipe                 M

  Canvasback                MW            American Woodcock            MB

  Redhead                   M             Bonaparte\'s Gull            MW

  Ring-necked Duck          M             Ring-billed Gull             MBW

  Lesser Scaup              M             Herring Gull                 MBW

  Common Goldeneye          MW            Great Black-backed Gull      MW

  Bufflehead                M             Caspian Tern                 MB

  Common Merganser          MW            Forster\'s Tern              M

  Red-breasted Merganser    M             Common Tern                  MB

  Hooded Merganser          M             Tree Swallow                 MBW

  Ruddy Duck                M             Marsh Wren                   MB

  Northern Harrier          MW            Swamp Sparrow                MW

  Bald Eagle                MBW           Red-winged Blackbird         MBW

  Sora                      M                                           
  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------

# Stratum 1: Designated Sites

Table 2*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 135.

  -------- -------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Site   **Site Name**              **Lat.**   **Long.**   **Importance   **Importance   **Comments**
  ID**                                                       to secretive   to migrating   
                                                             marshbirds**   shorebirds**   

  1        Cedar Point NWR            41.70      -83.35      High                          ISS Site,
                                                                                           IBA-Identified

  2        C.J. Brown Reservoir       39.97      -83.73                                    IBA-Identified

  3        Cowan Lake                 39.40      -83.87                                    ISS Site,
                                                                                           IBA-Identified

  4        Crane Creek State Park     41.68      -83.50      Not                           ISS Site,
                                                                                           IBA-Identified

  5        Delaware Wildlife Area     40.38      -83.05                                    ISS Site

  6        East Fork State Park       39.03      -84.10      Low             Low            

  7        Erie Gun Club              41.70      -83.42                                    ISS Site

  8        Gilmore Ponds Interpretive 39.35      -84.50      Medium         Medium         IBA-Identified
           Preserve                                                                        

  9        Huron Landfill and Harbor  41.38      -82.55                                     

  10       Killdeer Plains WMA        40.90      -83.27                                    ISS Site,
                                                                                           IBA-Identified

  11       Magee Marsh Wildlife Area  41.61      -83.16      High           High           IBA-Identified

  12       Mallard Club Marsh         41.68      -83.35      High           Low            IBA-Identified
           Wildlife Area                                                                   

  13       Metzger Marsh Wildlife     41.65      -83.33      Medium                        ISS Site,
           Area                                                                            IBA-Identified

  14       Ottawa NWR                 41.62      -83.20      High            High          ISS Site,
                                                                                           IBA-Identified

  15       Pickerel Creek Wildlife    41.63      -83.23                                    ISS Site,
           Area                                                                            IBA-Identified

  16       Pickerington Ponds Wetland 39.88      -82.80                                    IBA-Identified
           Wildlife Refuge                                                                 

  17       Sheldon Marsh State Nature 41.42      -82.61                     Medium         IBA-Identified
           Preserve                                                                        

  18       Springville Marsh State    41.00      -83.40      Medium                        IBA-Identified
           Nature Preserve                                                                 

  19       West Sister Island NWR     41.74      -83.10      Not            Not            IBA-Identified
  -------- -------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------------

*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on checklists from 4 sites with
revisions by x.

**Bird monitoring region 136: Ohio-Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence
Plain**

This region covers BCR 13, Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain, in
Ohio. Approximately 63 aquatic species occur at least commonly, at some
time of year, in the region (Table 3); 3 designated sites and *x* matrix
strata have been identified (Fig. 3, Table 4).

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Fig. 3*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
136.

> Table 3. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 136 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------
  **Species**               **Seasons**   **Species**                  **Seasons**

  Pied-billed Grebe         MBW           American Coot                MBW

  Double-crested Cormorant  MBW           Black-bellied Plover         M

  Black-crowned Night-Heron MB            American Golden-Plover       M

  Green Heron               MB            Semipalmated Plover          M

  Snowy Egret               MB            Killdeer                     MBW

  Great Egret               MB            Greater Yellowlegs           M

  Great Blue Heron          MBW           Lesser Yellowlegs            MB

  Tundra Swan               MW            Solitary Sandpiper           M

  Snow Goose                MW            Spotted Sandpiper            MB

  Canada Goose              MBW           Ruddy Turnstone              M

  Wood Duck                 MBW           Sanderling                   MB

  Mallard                   MBW           Dunlin                       MB

  American Black Duck       MBW           Semipalmated Sandpiper       MB

  Gadwall                   MBW           Least Sandpiper              MB

  Green-winged Teal         M             Pectoral Sandpiper           MB

  American Wigeon           MBW           Short-billed Dowitcher       MB

  Northern Pintail          MW            Long-billed Dowitcher        MB

  Northern Shoveler         M             Stilt Sandpiper              M

  Blue-winged Teal          MB            Common Snipe                 M

  Canvasback                MW            American Woodcock            MB

  Redhead                   M             Bonaparte\'s Gull            MW

  Ring-necked Duck          M             Ring-billed Gull             MBW

  Lesser Scaup              M             Herring Gull                 MBW

  Common Goldeneye          MW            Great Black-backed Gull      MW

  Bufflehead                M             Caspian Tern                 MB

  Common Merganser          MW            Forster\'s Tern              M

  Red-breasted Merganser    M             Common Tern                  MB

  Hooded Merganser          M             Tree Swallow                 MBW

  Ruddy Duck                M             Marsh Wren                   MB

  Northern Harrier          MW            Swamp Sparrow                MW

  Bald Eagle                MBW           Red-winged Blackbird         MBW

  Sora                      M                                           
  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------

# Stratum 1: Designated Sites

Table 4*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 136.

  -------- --------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Site   **Site Name**               **Lat.**   **Long.**   **Importance   **Importance   **Comments**
  ID**                                                        to secretive   to migrating   
                                                              marshbirds**   shorebirds**   

  1        Cuyahoga Valley National    41.38      -81.62      Low            Low             
           Recreation Area                                                                  

  2        Lorain Landfill             41.45      -82.18                                    ISS Site

  3        Mentor Marsh Area Regional  41.73      -81.31      High                          IBA-Identified
           Ecosystem                                                                        
  -------- --------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------------

*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on checklists from 4 sites in
BMR 135 with revisions by x.

**Bird monitoring region 137: Ohio-Appalachian Mountains**

This region covers BCR 28, Appalachian Mountains, in Ohio plus a very
small part of BCR 24, Central Hardwoods, along the southwestern edge.
Approximately 55 aquatic species occur at least commonly, at some time
of year, in the region (Table 5); 1 designated site and *x* matrix
strata have been identified (Fig. 4, Table 6).

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Fig. 4*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
137.

Table 5. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
137 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------
  **Species**               **Seasons**   **Species**                  **Seasons**

  Common Loon               MW            Red-breasted Merganser       M

  Horned Grebe              MW            Hooded Merganser             MW

  Pied-billed Grebe         MW            Ruddy Duck                   MW

  Double-crested Cormorant  MW            Northern Harrier             MW

  Black-crowned Night-Heron M             American Coot                MW

  Yellow-crowned            MB            American Golden-Plover       M
  Night-Heron                                                          

  Green Heron               MB            Semipalmated Plover          M

  Little Blue Heron         MB            Killdeer                     MBW

  Cattle Egret              MB            Greater Yellowlegs           MW

  Great Egret               M             Lesser Yellowlegs            M

  Great Blue Heron          MW            Solitary Sandpiper           M

  Snow Goose                MW            Spotted Sandpiper            M

  Canada Goose              MW            Dunlin                       M

  Wood Duck                 MBW           Semipalmated Sandpiper       M

  Mallard                   MBW           Western Sandpiper            M

  American Black Duck       MW            Least Sandpiper              MW

  Gadwall                   MW            Pectoral Sandpiper           M

  Green-winged Teal         MW            Short-billed Dowitcher       M

  American Wigeon           MW            Common Snipe                 MW

  Northern Pintail          MW            Bonaparte\'s Gull            MW

  Northern Shoveler         MW            Ring-billed Gull             MW

  Blue-winged Teal          M             Herring Gull                 MW

  Canvasback                MW            Forster\'s Tern              M

  Redhead                   M             Black Tern                   M

  Ring-necked Duck          MW            Tree Swallow                 M

  Lesser Scaup              MW            Swamp Sparrow                MW

  Common Goldeneye          MW            Red-winged Blackbird         MBW

  Bufflehead                MW                                          
  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------

# Stratum 1: Designated Sites

Table 6*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 137.

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  **Site   **Site Name**               **Lat.**   **Long.**   **Importance   **Importance   **Comments**
  ID**                                                        to secretive   to migrating   
                                                              marshbirds**   shorebirds**   

  1        Hopewell Culture National   39.30      -82.92      Not             Low            
           Historical Park                                                                  
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*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on a checklist from 1 site in
northern Alabama with revisions by x.