Darke Co. Birding


  • Waterfowl
  • Birds of Prey
  • Shorebirds
  • Wading Birds
  • Seabirds
  • Warblers
  • Woodpeckers
  • Gamebirds/Doves
  • Swallows+
  • Flycatchers
  • Thrushes
  • Wrens+
  • Vireos
  • Cardinals+
  • Blackbirds/Orioles
  • Finches
  • Sparrows
  • Other Birds

Birding in Darke Co., Ohio



warblers and chats recorded in Darke County, Ohio



SWAINSON'S WARBLER



Very Rare.



palm warbler



Seasonally common during migration.


Check Shawnee Prairie and Alice Bish Park.



yellow warbler



Seasonally common in appropriate habitat. Nests in Darke County.



yellow-throated warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



common yellowthroat



Seasonally common in appropriate habitat. Nests in Darke County.


(Photo by Cindy Ploch)​


yellow-rumped warbler



Seasonally very common. Earliest warbler to arrive. Nests in Darke County.



american redstart



Seasonally common in appropriate habitat. Nests in Darke County.



northern parula



Seasonally common during migration.



chestnut-sided warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



magnolia warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



pine warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



cape may warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



blackburnian warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



tennessee warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



orange-crowned warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



nashville warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



black-and-white warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration. (First record of possible nesting in 2018.)



black-throated green warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



black-throated blue warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.


(Photo by Cindy Ploch)



blackpoll warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



prothonotary warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



northern waterthrush



Seasonally occasional during migration.



louisiana waterthrush



Seasonally occasional during migration.



ovenbird



Seasonally occasional during migration.


(Photo by Cindy Ploch)​


connecticut warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



canada warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.​


(Photo by Cindy Ploch)


bay-breasted warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



cerulean warbler



Seasonally rare during migration.
(Female shown; Shawnee Prairie, Spring 2020)



worm-eating warbler



Seasonally rare during migration.



kentucky warbler



Seasonally rare during migration.



blue-winged warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.



golden-winged warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.


(Photo by Cindy Ploch)​


Brewster's warbler



Hybrid between golden-winged and blue-winged warblers. Photo is first record in Darke County taken at Shawnee Prairie, 2018.



hooded warbler



Seasonally rare during migration.



wilson's warbler



Seasonally occasional during migration.


(Photo by Cindy Ploch)​


mourning warbler



Seasonally rare during migration.


(Photo by Cindy Ploch)​


prairie warbler



Very rare.



yellow-breasted chat



Seasonally common in appropriate habitat. Nests in Darke County (Eidson Woods).



Common yellowthroat



Union City, 2018
Chad Arment



Black-and-white warbler



June 2018, possible Darke County breeding record
Chad Arment



Canada warbler



2021 spring migration, Shawnee Prairie
Chad Arment



Darke Co. (OH) Wildlife





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