Pioneer Scout Reservation

Birding at Pioneer Scout Reservation

The relatively undeveloped nature of Pioneer Scout Reservation, its proximity to the La Su An Hunting and Fishing Preserve operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the varying habitat, provides the Reservation with a wide variety of avian species. The following list was complied by Jeff Grabmeier, an amateur birder, from visits to Pioneer over the last several years. Birders wishing to walk the Reservation need to obtain permission from the Ranger before entering. There may be some restrictions on hiking to the safety of the birders or the campers.

The Black Swamp Bird Observatory conducts hikes on the property. For information see their website www.bsbobird.org

GREBES	CROWS AND JAYS
Pied-billed Grebe	Blue Jay American Crow
DUCKS, SWANS, GEESE	VIREOS AND ALLIES
Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Bufflehead Hooded Merganser	White-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo
HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS	SHRIKES
Great Blue Heron Green Heron * American Bittern	* Northern Shrike
NEW WORLD VULTURES	OSPREY
Turkey Vulture	Osprey
FALCONS AND CARACARAS	WAXWINGS AND SILKY-FLYCATCHERS
American Kestrel	Cedar Waxwing
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES	THRUSHES
Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk	Eastern Bluebird VeeryGray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, QUAIL AND TURKEYS	MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey	Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher
RAILS AND COOTS	STARLINGS
* Virginia Rail American Coot	European Starling
CRANES	NUTHATCHES
* Sandhill Crane	Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch
SANDPIPERS	CREEPERS
American Woodcock	Brown Creeper
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS	WRENS
Killdeer	* Sedge Wren Carolina Wren Winter Wren House Wren
PIGEONS AND DOVES	GNATCATCHERS
Rock Dove Mourning Dove	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
NEW WORLD CUCKOOS	SWALLOWS
Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow
OWLS	KINGLETS
Great Horned Owl Barred Owl * Northern Saw-whet Owl * Long-eared Owl	Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet
SWIFTS	CHICKADEES, TITS
Chimney Swift	Carolina Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse
HUMMINGBIRDS	OLD WORLD SPARROWS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	House Sparrow
KINGFISHERS	SISKINS, CROSSBILLS AND ALLIES
Belted Kingfisher	American Goldfinch House Finch
WOODPECKERS	BLACKBIRDS, GRACKLES, ORIOLES
Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker	Baltimore Oriole Orchard Oriole Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink
NEW WORLD WARBLERS	TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
NEW WORLD WARBLERS	* Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird
Blue-winged Warbler * Brewster's Warbler (hybrid) * Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart * Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat	BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, TANAGERS, ALLIES
	Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Savannah Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Eastern Towhee * Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Northern Cardinal * Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting

STATISTICS: Species seen - 146

NOTABLE SPECIES:

American Bittern: Seen May 15, 1999 in small swamp right next to entrance on County Road S

Virginia Rail: Not on Scout property. Seen May 3, 1998 in swamp right across County Road S from scout camp.

Sandhill Crane: Seen flying overhead on several occassions.

Northern Saw-whet Owl: Seen March 21, 1999 in pine woods at corner of CR S and CR 8

Long-eared Owl: Between 3-12 seen regularly during winters of 97-98 and 98-99 in pine woods at corner of CR S and CR 8.

Olive-sided flycatcher: Not on Scout property. Seen May 15, 2000 along CR S directly on other side from scout camp.

Northern Shrike: Seen Dec. 25, 1999 on east side of camp near CR 8.

Sedge Wren: Not on scout property. Seen May 7, 2001 along CR S directly on other side from scout camp.

Prothonotary Warbler: Not on scout property. Seen regularly during spring and summer in wooded swamps along CR S directly across from scout camp. Probably also present in wooded swamps at scout camp.

Brester's Warbler (hybrid of Golden-winged and Blue-winged warbler): Seen regularly in summer 2001 in western side of camp.

Lawrence's Warbler (another, rarer hybrid form of Golden-winged and Blue-winged warbler): Seen June 22, 1997 in camp along CR S.

Summer Tanager: Not on scout property. Seen June 18, 2001 along CR S just across from scout camp.

Blue Grosbeak: Reported by other observers during summer of 2001 on west side of camp.

Last Updated: May 3, 2010

Pioneer Scout Reservation - Camp Frontier - 07 371 Rd. S Pioneer OH, 43554 (419) 459-4962