along bike paths in 2020
This year I've only been keeping a list of species I encounter
while out riding my bicycle or 29" mountain unicycle along established
bike trails. I always have my binoculars along on my bike rides and am
constantly listerning. On unicycle rides I usually don't bring along binoculars,
but sometimes I put them in backpack. Many of these rides cross county
lines, but I'll only note the counties where there the new birds of the
year are actually seen. The only exceptions I will make are for unicycle
rides on roads or trails that aren't specifically bike trails such as closed
forest roads and bridle trails that are well suited to mountain unicycling
and closed to any motor vehicles. Species seen while driving down forest
roads don't make the cut.
JAN. 1 - Camp Chase and Robert's Pass Trails -
between Darby Creek and London (Franklin and Madison Counties)
1 - American Robin
2 - Dark-eyed Junco
3 - American Crow
4 - Eastern Bluebird
5 - House Sparrow
6 - Mourning Dove
7 - House Finch
8 - Northern Cardinal
9 - White-throated Sparrow
10 - Northern Flicker
11 - Downy Woodpecker
12 - Carolina Chickadee
13 - White-breasted Nuthatch
14 - American Goldfinch
15 - Song Sparrow
16 - Red-tailed Hawk
17 - Mallard
18 - Great Blue Heron
19 - Canada Goose
20 - European Starling
21 - Belted Kingfisher
22 - Carolina Wren
23 - Blue Jay
24 - Common Grackle
JAN. 2 - Prairie Grass Trail - between London and
Little Miami River west of S Charleston (Madison and Clark Counties)
25 - Red-bellied Woodpecker
26 - Tufted Titmouse
27 - White-crowned Sparrow
28 - American Tree Sparrow
29 - Cooper's Hawk
30 - Rock Pigeon
31 - Eastern Towhee
32 - Horned Lark
33 - Hairy Woodpecker
34 - Gadwall
35 - Northern Harrier
JAN. 5 - Scioto Greenway - between Greenlawn Dam
and Marble Cliff without side trips (Franklin County)
36 - Ring-billed Gull
37 - Double-crested Cormorant
38 - Hooded Merganser
39 - Mute Swan
40 - Bald Eagle
41 - Ring-necked Duck
JAN. 9 - Camp Chase and Robert's Pass Trails -
between Darby Creek and London (Madison County)
42 - Northern Mockingbird
JAN. 13 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Ross and Fayette Counties)
43 - Brown Creeper
44 - Golden-crowned Kinglet
45 - Pileated Woodpecker
46 - Field Sparrow
47 - Eastern Screech-Owl
48 - Sharp-shinned Hawk
FEB. 17 - Prairie Grass Trail - between London
and S Charleston (Madison and Clark Counties)
49 - Red-winged Blackbird
50 - Eurasian Collared-Dove
FEB. 23 - Little Miami Trail - between Xenia
and Corwin (Greene County)
51 - Turkey Vulture
MARCH 1 - Prairie Grass Trail - between London
and S Charleston (Madison County)
52 - Killdeer
MARCH 4 - Camp Chase and Robert's Pass Trails -
between Darby Creek and London (Madison County)
53 - Wood Duck
54 - Eastern Meadowlark
MARCH 7 - Darby Creek Greenway - Battelle-Darby
section unicycle ride (Franklin County)
55 - Northern Shoveler
MARCH 8 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Ross and Fayette Counties)
56 - Black Vulture
57 - Tree Swallow
58 - Wild Turkey
MARCH 9 - Prairie Grass and Robert's Pass Trails
between Wilson Road and S Charleston (Madison County)
59 - Brown-headed Cowbird
60 - Rusty Blackbird
61 - Eastern Phoebe
62 - Chipping Sparrow
MARCH 11 - Camp Chase and Robert's Pass Trails
- between Darby Creek and London (Madison County)
63 - Bufflehead
MARCH 13 - Darby Creek Greenway - Prairie Oaks
section unicycle ride (Franklin County)
64 - Lesser Scaup
65 - Common Loon
MARCH 16 - Camp Chase and Robert's Pass Trails
- between Darby Creek and London (Madison County)
66 - Swamp Sparrow
67 - Blue-winged Teal
MARCH 23 - Prairie Grass Trail between London and
S Charleston (Clark County)
68 - American Coot
MARCH 25 - Prairie Grass Trail between London and
west of Cedarville (Madison and Greene Counties)
69 - Brown Thrasher
70 - Pied-billed Grebe
71 - Vesper Sparrow
72 - American Kestrel
73 - Fox Sparrow
MARCH 29 - Prairie Grass Trail - between
London and S Charleston (Madison County)
74 - Yellow-rumped Warbler
MARCH 31 - Darby Creek Greenway - Prairie Oaks
section unicycle ride (Franklin County)
75 - Northern Rough-winged Swallow
iPhone photo
29 inch mountain unicycle on bridge over Darby Creek
APRIL 2 - Moonville Rail Trail - various accessible
sections - 24" mountain unicycle ride (Vinton County)
76 - Yellow-throated Warbler
77 - Louisiana Waterthrush
78 - Pine Warbler
79 - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
iPhone photo
24 inch mountain unicycle
APRIL 6 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Fayette County)
80 - Savannah Sparrow
APRIL 8 - Moonville Rail Trail and Zaleski State
Forest trails 24" mountain unicycle rides (Vinton County)
81 - Northern Parula
82 - Osprey
83 - Broad-winged Hawk
84 - Red-shouldered Hawk
85 - Prairie Warbler
APRIL 11 - Prairie Grass and Robert's Pass Trails
between Wilson Road and S Charleston (Clark and Madison Counties)
86 - Greater Yellowlegs
87 - Lesser Yellowlegs
88 - Pectoral Sandpiper
89 - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
90 - Bank Swallow
91 - Black-and-white Warbler
APRIL 18 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Ross and Fayette Counties)
92 - Purple Martin
93 - Ruby-crowned Kinglet
94 - Hermit Thrush
95 - Ring-necked Pheasant
96 - Solitary Sandpiper
97 - Barn Swallow
98 - Henslow's Sparrow
APRIL 19 - Camp Chase and Robert's Pass Trails
- between Darby Creek and London (Madison County)
99 - Winter Wren
100 - Chimney Swift
APRIL 20 - Moonville Rail Trail and Zaleski State
Forest trails 24" mountain unicycle rides (Vinton County)
101 - Hooded Warbler
102 - Yellow-throated Vireo
103 - White-eyed Vireo
104 - American Redstart
105 - Prothonotary Warbler
106 - Black-throated Green Warbler
APRIL 24 - Hockhocking Adena Bikeway - between
Nelsonville and Athens (Athens County)
107 - House Wren
108 - Warbling Vireo
109 - Wood Thrush
110 - Yellow Warbler
APRIL 28 - Prairie Grass and Robert's Pass Trails
between Deer Creek and S Charleston (Madison County)
111 - Blue-headed Vireo
112 - Green Heron
MAY 1 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Ross and Fayette Counties)
113 - Baltimore Oriole
114 - Gray Catbird
115 - Common Yellowthroat
116 - Indigo Bunting
117 - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
118 - Scarlet Tanager
119 - Red-eyed Vireo
120 - Kentucky Warbler
121 - Northern Bobwhite
122 - Spotted Sandpiper
123 - Grasshopper Sparrow
124 - Black-throated Blue Warbler
125 - Nashville Warbler
126 - Northern Waterthrush
127 - Red-headed Woodpecker
128 - Palm Warbler
129 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird
130 - Orchard Oriole
131 - Least Sandpiper
132 - Great Horned Owl
133 - Yellow-breasted Chat
MAY 2 - Prairie Grass Trail between London and
S Charleston (Clark and Madison Counties)
134 - American Pipit
135 - Blue-winged Warbler
MAY 3 - Camp Chase and Robert's Pass Trails - between
Darby Creek and London (Madison County)
136 - Great Crested Flycatcher
137 - Orange-crowned Warbler
MAY 4 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Ross County)
138 - Magnolia Warbler
139 - Eastern Kingbird
140 - Tennessee Warbler
141 - Summer Tanager
MAY 6 - Prairie Grass and Robert's Pass Trails
between Wilson Road and S Charleston (Madison County)
142 - Bell's Vireo
143 - Blackburnian Warbler
MAY 10 - Robert's Pass Trail between Wilson Road
and London (Madison County)
144 - Bay-breasted Warbler
MAY 12 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Ross County)
145 - Swainson's Thrush
146 - Acadian Flycatcher
147 - Semipalmated Plover
148 - Barred Owl
MAY 13 - Hockhocking Adena Bikeway - between Nelsonville
and Athens (Athens County)
149 - Cerulean Warbler
150 - Blackpoll Warbler
151 - Cliff Swallow
MAY 14 - Robert's Pass Trail between Wilson Road
and London (Madison County)
152 - Cape May Warbler
153 - Chestnut-sided Warbler
MAY 16 - Paint Creek Trail - between Hopewell
Mounds and Shaw Wetlands (Ross and Fayette Counties)
154 - Eastern Wood-Pewee
155 - Cedar Waxwing
156 - Willow Flycatcher
157 - American Woodcock
158 - Blue Grosbeak
159 - Worm-eating Warbler
160 - Connecticut Warbler
161 - Common Nighthawk
162 - Bobolink
MAY 17 - Prairie Grass Trail between London and
Xenia (Madison and Clark Counties)
163 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo
164 - Least Flycatcher
165 - Wilson's Warbler
166 - Dickcissel
MAY 22 - Robert's Pass and Camp Chase Trails between
London and Galloway Road (Madison and Franklin Counties)
167 - Philadelphia Vireo
168 - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
169 - Canada Warbler
170 - Great Egret
171 - Alder Flycatcher
172 - Black-billed Cuckoo
173 - Ovenbird
MAY 24 - Paint Creek Trail between Chillicothe
and Bridge 10 (Ross County)
174 - Semipalmated Sandpiper
