Avid Birders Trip Reports

The Avid Birders’ Labor Day trip had its laborious aspects. Nineteen of us drove through clouds that had dropped right down to the deck–as well as through a couple of stop signs we couldn’t see–up to the Lake at Maumee Bay SP. No buff-breasted sandpipers kept their appointments on the lawns there, and no migrants […]

On this cool, rainy morning, 18 Avids took to the soggy roads in search of migrant shorebirds. Our first stop, however, didn’t involve a search for these mudflat denizens. We were in search of the sing-only-between-6:30-and-7:00 AM Sedge Wrens at Killdeer Plains. Despite warnings from a couple of people in the group who had failed

Ten Avid Birders braved beautiful weather, amorous butterflies, and deafening birdsong on a trip to Adams County over the weekend of June 19th. Briefed ahead of time by local experts and advance teams from previous weeks, we saw nearly all sought-after species. Mark Skinner and his family graciously hosted our motley assemblage at their Highland

Sixteen avids searched out the remainders of this year’s spring migration. We travelled north only to be confronted with wind, rain, and cold temperatures. Needless to say, the birding wasn’t as pleasant as it could have been on this late May date. Despite all of this, we had a decent day bird-wise, crossing the 100

Nineteen avids ventured south this month in search of new arrivals to Ohio. A very good turn-out considering nine members were in Florida, presumably searching (and hopefully finding) the Stripe-headed Tanager and Key West Quail-Dove. Birding was somewhat slow, but the weather was spectacular. A nice spring day in Southern Ohio. We met up with

A small group of Avids ventured northward again this month searching for avian tidbits along the western basin shore of Lake Erie. Because I was unable to accompany the group this weekend, I do not know many details. So, here is a species list forwarded to me from Bob Conlon. Total Species: 62