By Rob Thorn “There were a bunch of Yellow-rumps and one or two Yellows,” said the birder, confident of his IDs. But when I scoured the flock at the edges of Schrock Lake, I could only find the Yellow-rumps. Then I spied two very yellow warblers, but not Yellow Warblers. Their yellow was confined to
On December 15, 87 observers sponsored by CAS spent the day counting birds in different areas of Columbus. In a replay of last year, early rain doused many morning teams, but a drier late morning helped many teams recover and roll up good totals. 18 teams were able to gather 84 species and 18,626 individuals,
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We heard the “thunk” as something hit the window. “Honey, check outside, I think a bird hit the window again.” But by the time one of us got around to it, there was no sign of the supposedly stunned bird. Sometimes, though, we’d see a Cooper’s Hawk winging away. Only later would we learn that
It was a chilly March morning at Clifton Gorge, where we had moved up our April trip to see if we could find very early spring wildflowers. There were lots of early Hepatica and a few other species, but the big surprise was Louisiana Waterthrushes. Several were singing along the full-flowing and noisy Little Miami
“Darn”, I thought, “it looks pretty threatening. I’d better hurry through this.” I had driven out to the restored wetlands at Battelle-Darby Metro Park, hoping for some fall shorebirds that had been reported there, as well as some of the early waterfowl that always showed up at this golden spot. However, the sky to the
“Darn”, I thought, “it looks pretty threatening. I’d better hurry through this.” I had driven out to the restored wetlands at Battelle-Darby Metro Park, hoping for some Fall shorebirds that had been reported there, as well as some of the early waterfowl that always showed up at this golden spot. However, the sky to the
