On June 7, three adventurist Avids traveled to Harrison County. We started at the magnificent grasslands around Busby Road. Right at the start we got great views of our main target there, Upland Sandpipers, perching on posts and performing aerial displays. We also had multiple Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, and Grasshopper Sparrows, and heard many Henslow’s […]
The May 3 trip was scheduled to be the traditional spring excursion to Shawnee State Forest for resident Southern Ohio warblers, with the added target of a Swainson’s Warbler, which is very rare north of Kentucky. But with thunderstorms forecast to occur throughout the day to the south, the Avids pivoted and headed north. As
We had an unusually warm day on March 29 for our Cleveland trip with temperatures in the 60s, but it was windy. After the long drive north, in typical Avids tradition we got lost in downtown Cleveland. But not all was lost, as we found a Brown Creeper climbing a telephone pole! Wendy Park was
On January 11, six intrepid Avids ventured to Lake Erie for our traditional winter trip. First, we headed to Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (CLNP), where we tallied an impressive 30 species, including a nice variety of ducks, highlighted by three Long-tailed Ducks. But the clincher came at the very end near the gate, where we
With no overly exciting reports for the week, the Avids were planning to start their day on October 5 at Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve. But when a Groove-billed Ani was seen at Avon Lake the day before, the first for Ohio in over 40 years, we naturally changed course and headed straight to the Ani
The newly restarted Avid Birders explored the Crown City Wildlife Area.
