Donna Kuhn

It’s traditional in January to look back on the previous year, so I decided to look back on the previous year of Avid Birders field trips. In keeping with tradition, we did 11 trips, one every month except May. (We plan the dates in the early spring for the entire year.) Despite the construction on [...]

Lots of gulls, but not many species! - Photo Lisa Phelps Seven of us embarked from the Shops at Worthington for a typical frigid day of birding at Lake Erie. It was 2 degrees (not including the wind chill) when we arrived at Huron Harbor, where our group increased to 8. Despite good numbers of

We left Worthington Place at 5:30 am on a breezy 21 degree day, headed for Amish country. Exiting US 30, we commented on a gentleman giving out free Bibles from an open outdoor area at 7:00 am in 22 degree weather. Apparently we are not the only ones passionate about what we do! After the

A beautiful sunrise at Indian Lake, minus the birds. Photo Lisa Phelps Seven Avid Birders met at the  Worthington Mall at 5:30 am to begin our quest for waterfowl, gulls, geese and grebes in the lightly birded areas of Lima and Findlay. After a quick breakfast at the Russell Point McDonalds, we headed to Oldfield

Seven observant birders met at the Worthington Mall for our outing to northeastern Ohio, where three additional birders joined our entourage.

Shorebird migration in Ohio is heating up, and the trip was planned to take full advantage of shorebird habitat. We took off from Worthington Mall at 5:30 am, heading for the harbor in Conneaut, Ohio, which is affectionately known  to birders as the "Sandspit." Baird's Sandpiper - Photo Lisa Phelps Upon arrival, we drove out