Rare Birds in Ohio
Our list for Ohio has 56 rare birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 11 summer visitors, 8 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ohio in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 56, most common first
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorRare54–67 cmRecorded all year
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSummer visitorRare58–85 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorRare22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Nov–May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusScarceRare38–44 cm
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorRare30–32 cmRecorded all year
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made