Birdathon 2018 Report: Wild Birds Unlimited Columbus

Birdathon 2018 Report: Wild Birds Unlimited Columbus

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…

Poll Shows Support for Protecting Birds
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Poll Shows Support for Protecting Birds

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…

Swift Count Results: September 2016
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Swift Count Results: September 2016

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…