The Wild Birds Unlimited – Columbus team simply blew away all previous records, racking up an astounding total of 194 species! But there’s more to the story. This was easily the least organized Birdathon outing in years for the WBU Columbus team. Regular members of the team were out of state early in the Birdathon…
In this partisan election season, it’s easy to forget that a large majority of Americans support action to conserve birds. A national poll commissioned by Audubon showed that a majority of registered voters supported stronger regulations to protect birds from death traps such as power lines. 62% of respondents support regulations to reduce bird collisions and…
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Here in Ohio, birders are pretty excited to see Black Terns during spring migration. And we get really excited when these beautiful birds nest in the northern reaches of our state. So we thought that some of you might want to check out this article from Audubon magazine about Detroit Audubon’s project to conserve Black Terns nesting…
Artist and author David Sibley entertained a large audience at the German Village Meeting Haus Friday evening, October 7. Hosted by The Book Loft and the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, David discussed his path through life as an artist and naturalist and ended the evening with an intimate book signing. David has authored the Sibley…
Friday, September 9 Dublin: 45 Observers counted an outstanding total of 1,533 swifts at Sells Middle School. Saturday, September 10 Clintonville: Observers counted 305 swifts at Indian Springs Elementary School. Conditions were poor, with a light but steady rain and heavy overcast making for a gloomy evening. The flock assembled very quickly and very early: a rather…
