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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Ohio in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 56, most common first
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentRare36–41 cmRecorded all year
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusScarceRare20–26 cm
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorRare20–22 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantRare40–46 cmRegularly May–Sep
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaPassage migrantRare58–74 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusScarceRare28–38 cm
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
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