Summary On December 14, 80 observers sponsored by CAS spent the day counting birds in different areas of Columbus. A mild, pleasant day made for easy travel, but seemed to depress bird numbers for many teams. Despite this, observers were still able to ring up totals of 82 species and 53,162 individual birds. Count Date: […]
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Unlike many of the interesting birds that inhabit our state, Barred Owls do not migrate south during our trying winter months. Their decision to stay and tough out the cold, windy weather along with fellow Ohioans should endear this species to us as they are as perseverant as we are.
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2013 Columbus CBC Participants Defy Icy Conditions to Dig Out Birds On December 15, 72 observers sponsored by CAS spent the day counting birds in different areas of Columbus. Rain the prior day plus freezing temperatures left many trails icy, so walking was difficult. Despite these conditions, observers were still able to dig up totals
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Where do the migrants hide during the day? And why don’t pewees go there? We’ve all had that experience: a great morning chock full of migrant birds, but come 10:00 or 11:00 AM and it’s like somebody flipped the ‘Off’ switch. Where did all those migrants go? Landbird migrants tend to disappear in the late
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It was an amazingly predictable occurrence this Summer. I would be visiting some dense forest patch along one of our creeks and hear or see a Black & White Warbler. Sure, I’ve seen them in summer around Columbus before, but never in the numbers of this year. In June alone I had 10 different sightings.
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I was birding around north Hoover back in late June, and I had to stop and confront myself. I had thought to go out to the Hoover Boardwalk, but some part of me said, ”Don’t Bother. The water will be deep and the birds will be few.” I overruled the thought and went anyway, and
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