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2008 Composite List of Birds
This is a list of all bird species reported in Glen Helen during 2008.
Last updated: December 31, 2008.
| Common category | Common Name | Date | Reported by | Locale |
| Herons and Vultures | Great Blue Heron | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Yellow Springs Creek |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Green Heron | May 10 | Nick Boutis | Grinnell Mill Millrace | |
| Black Vulture | Jan 22 | Tate Bushell | North Glen, over cut meadow | |
| Turkey Vulture | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Ducks and Geese | Canada Goose | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | North Glen, over cut meadow |
| Wood Duck | Apr 27 | Kelley Haldeman | Inman Trail, near Pompey's Pillar | |
| Mallard | Jan 27 | Suzanne Patterson | Little Miami, near Grinnell Rd. | |
| Blue-winged Teal | ||||
| Ring-necked duck | ||||
| Falcons and Hawks | Bald Eagle | Mar 8 | Deann Ward | Butterfly Preserve |
| Osprey | May 10 | Barbara Geri | North Glen | |
| Northern Harrier | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk | May 4 | Tate Bushell | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | May 4 | Tate Bushell | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Apr 27 | April 27 Birders | Yellow Spring Parking Lot | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Jan 21 | Ken and Gretchen Beers | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Rough-legged Hawk | ||||
| American Kestrel | ||||
| Upland Game Birds, Cranes | Northern Bobwhite | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | ||||
| Wild Turkey | ||||
| Sandhill Crane | Mar 8 | Ben Barnett | Pine forest | |
| Wading Birds | Killdeer | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Apr 25 | Reed Schneider | Baldwin Pond | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | ||||
| American Woodcock | ||||
| Doves and Pigeons | Rock Pigeon | |||
| Mourning Dove | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Cuckoos | Black-billed Cuckoo | |||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | ||||
| Owls | Eastern Screech-Owl | May 2 | Suzanne Patterson | Butterfly Meadow, South Glen |
| Great Horned Owl | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Barred Owl | Jan 26 | Tate Bushell | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | ||||
| Nightjars | Common Nighthawk | |||
| Swifts | Chimney Swift | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen along Little Miami |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Pompey's Pillar | |
| Kingfishers | Belted Kingfisher | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Birch Creek |
| Woodpeckers | Red-headed Woodpecker | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Mar 1 | Nick Boutis | Glen Helen Building | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Northern Flicker | Jan 27 | Reed Schneider | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside steps | |
| Flycatchers | Eastern Wood-Pewee | May 10 | Gretchen and Ken Beers | North Glen |
| Acadian Flycatcher | May 10 | Woodland birders | Trailside steps | |
| Willow Flycatcher | ||||
| Least Flycatcher | May 10 | Barbara Geri | North Glen | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Mar 30 | Kelley Haldeman | Inman Trail, Birch Creek | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Yellow Spring Grotto | |
| Eastern Kingbird | May 10 | Tim and Greg Spahr | Horace Mann Meadow | |
| Vireos | White-eyed Vireo | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Baldwin Pond Meadow |
| Blue-headed Vireo | May 10 | Gretchen and Ken Beers | North Glen | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Trailside Steps | |
| Warbling Vireo | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Trailside steps | |
| Jays and crows | Blue Jay | Jan 24 | Tate Bushell | Outdoor Education Center |
| American Crow | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside steps | |
| Lark, Swallows and Martin | Horned Lark | |||
| Purple Martin | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Cascades | |
| Bank Swallow | ||||
| Tree Swallow | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Barn Swallow | May 10 | Tim Spahr | Covered Bridge Meadow | |
| Chickadee and Titmouse | Carolina Chickadee | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum |
| Tufted Titmouse | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Nuthatches and Creeper | Red-breasted Nuthatch | |||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Brown Creeper | Jan. 11 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, near Glen Building | |
| Wrens | Carolina Wren | Jan 22 | Reed Schneider | Outdoor Education Center |
| House Wren | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, along Little Miami | |
| Winter Wren | Jan 22 | Reed Schneider | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Gnatcatcher, Kinglets, and Thrushes | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Apr 27 | April 27 Birders | Inman Trail |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Oct 12 | October 12 Birders | Lower Birch Creek Trail | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | May 4 | May 4 Birders | Stagecoach Rd. | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Jan 21 | Ken and Gretchen Beers | Junction of Birch and Yellow Springs Creeks | |
| Veery | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Monument | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | May 5 | Ken and Gretchen Beers | North Glen | |
| Swainson's Thrush | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Monument | |
| Hermit Thrush | Apr 25 | Reed Schneider | Stage Coach Bridge | |
| Wood Thrush | Apr 25 | Reed Schneider | Stage Coach Bridge | |
| American Robin | Jan. 11 | Nick Boutis | North Glen, near Glen Building | |
| Mockingbirds, Thrasher | Gray Catbird | May 4 | Nick Boutis | Dingell Dell |
| Northern Mockingbird | May 10 | Lauren and Molly Finch | Covered Bridge Meadow | |
| Brown Thrasher | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | South Glen | |
| Starling and Waxwing | European Starling | April 27 | April 27 Birders | Glen Building Parking Lot |
| Cedar Waxwing | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | North Glen, cut meadow | |
| Warblers | Northern Parula | Apr 27 | April 27 Birders | Inman Trail |
| Tennessee Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Glen Building Parking Lot | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler | ||||
| Nashville Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Meadow | |
| Yellow Warbler | May 10 | Dawn Chorus Birders | Grinnell Road | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Trailside steps | |
| Magnolia Warbler | May 1 | Kelley Haldeman | Fire Road | |
| Cape May Warbler | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Trailside Museum steps | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Apr 27 | Nick Boutis | Trailside Museum Meadow | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Apr 27 | Nick Boutis | Trailside Museum Meadow | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | May 4 | Mary White | Trailside Steps | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Apr 14 | Kelley Haldeman | Birch Creek | |
| Pine Warbler | ||||
| Prairie Warbler | ||||
| Palm Warbler | May 4 | Lucy Siefker | Birch Creek | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | May 10 | Greg and Tim Spahr | Horace Mann Meadow | |
| Cerulean Warbler | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Trailside steps | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | May 1 | Kelley Haldeman | Fire Road | |
| American Redstart | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | May 10 | South Glen Birders | South Glen | |
| Ovenbird | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Northern Waterthrush | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Apr 6 | Kelley Haldeman | Birch Creek | |
| Kentucky Warbler | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler | ||||
| Mourning Warbler | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat | May 2 | Nick Boutis | Base of Trailside steps | |
| Hooded Warbler | Apr 27 | Kelley Haldeman | Inman Trail, near Grotto | |
| Wilson's Warbler | ||||
| Canada Warbler | May 22 | Nick Boutis and Kim Korkan | South Glen, near covered Bridge | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | ||||
| Tanagers | Summer Tanager | May 4 | Kelley Haldeman | Trailside Museum |
| Scarlet Tanager | Apr 27 | Nick Boutis | Dingell Dell | |
| Cardinals and Sparrows | Eastern Towhee | Jan 27 | Suzanne Patterson | Butterfly Meadow, South Glen |
| American Tree Sparrow | Nov 10 | Nick Boutis | Bike path | |
| Chipping Sparrow | May 1 | Nick Boutis | Corry St. Bird Blind | |
| Field Sparrow | May 4 | Tate Bushell | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Vesper Sparrow | ||||
| Fox Sparrow | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Baldwin Pond Meadow | |
| Song Sparrow | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Trailside Museum | |
| Northern Cardinal | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Indigo Bunting | Apr 26 | Betty Ross | Mill Run Meadow | |
| Blackbirds and Orioles | Red-winged Blackbird | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, along Little Miami |
| Eastern Meadowlark | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird | ||||
| Common Grackle | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Mar 30 | March 30 Birders | Inman Trail | |
| Orchard Oriole | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole | Apr 28 | Nick Boutis | South Glen, along Little Miami | |
| Finches | Purple Finch | |||
| House Finch | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Pine Siskin | ||||
| American Goldfinch | Jan. 1 | New Year's Day Birders | Outdoor Education Center | |
| Evening Grosbeak | ||||
| House Sparrow | May 10 | Woodland Birders | Glen Building Parking Lot |