Ohio Birds
Despite the fact that European settlement in the region brought about the extinction of several species of birds, including, for example, the Passenger pigeon and the Carolina parakeet, Ohio continues to be the home of a wide variety of birds. Specifically Ohio holdings are few, but regional accounts of the natural history which include Ohio are more numerous. Shown here are a few holdings which span the 20th century, and which cover Ohio in general, as well as southwest Ohio, specifically.
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William Leon Dawson. The Birds of Ohio. Columbus: Wheaton Publishing Co., 1903.
Plate 23 - Golden-crowned Kinglet.
The Golden-crowned Kinglet is one of many songbirds found in Ohio and throughout North and Central America. It nests in conifers in coniferous forests.
Emerson Kemsies and Worth Randle. Birds of Southwestern Ohio. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, 1953.
Emerson Kemsies. Birds of Cincinnati and Southwestern Ohio. Cincinnati: Ohio Audubon Society, 1948. (cover shown, at right)
G. Ronald Austing. Birds of the Hamilton County Park District. Cincinnati: Hamilton County Park District, 1976.
Page 26 - Screech owl babies.
This volume covers birds of Hamilton County, Ohio. Several species of owls reside in the state, including the Screech owls seen here.
David Styer. Birds of the Oxbow. Cincinnati: C. J. Krehbiel, 1993.
Cover.