Calamus Update: BioBlitz 2018
The Calamus Swamp BioBlitz was held on My 26, 2018. Read on to find out what the team found on that big day.
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Calamus Update: New Signage
Columbus Audubon partnered with the Pickaway County Park District to create and erect a new sign near the entrance to Calamus Swamp Preserve. Pickaway County Park District owns and maintains adjacent property and a rail trail which connects to an extensive system of trails in the region. The Calamus Swamp parking area is the only
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Calamus Swamp Salamander Adventure
It was a warm night for February, and a steady rain punctuated by patches of ground fog was greeting me as I made my way along the back roads in Pickaway County. Most sane individuals would think it a good night to stay in and read a good book or watch their favorite show, but
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Creature Feature: Gadwall
In the sometimes spectacular visual world of waterfowl, the Gadwall at first seems faded and plain. But first impressions can be deceiving!
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Short Notes for Early Spring 2018
Panhandle Road Grid (PRG) Update Fifty-five nestboxes stand in ten rows in a field along the west side of Panhandle Road in the Delaware Wildlife Area. The sun’s rays have bleached their baffles white which makes the view of 25 and 22 yard box spacings impressive. White baffles make it easy to locate nestboxes while protecting
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Blending Two Tree Swallow Nestbox Grids into One
Time passing promises change, especially when it involves industrious beavers and an aging body. At the end of the 2004 nesting season, I dismantled three Eastern Bluebird and Tree Swallow nestbox trails for different reasons, and before the 2005 season, all of the boxes were reinstalled as two nestbox grids for Tree Swallows on the
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