September 16, 2023: Glacier Ridge Warbler Walk Report It was hard to imagine being a neotropical migrant as I walked up to the meeting spot for this field trip. Just under 50 degrees with chilly dew and lifting fog, the crisp morning felt more apt for Crows and Blue Jays than little warblers. Indeed, Blue […]
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It was a gloomy day at Green Lawn, leftover puddles of the night before’s rain reflecting dark gray skies. We started our walk with a cacophony of American Robins that seemed to be enjoying the unexpectedly warm late season rain. While our walk was rather quiet bird-wise, we enjoyed one another’s company, and were entertained
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Most birds fly. So do airplanes. But, while airplanes need airports, birds don’t. So why were we hanging out at The Ohio State University airport (aka Don Scott Field)? Oh sure, it was nice and warm inside the airport building, but we were supposed to be on a birding field trip! It turns out that
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Our late fall field trip to Battelle-Darby Metro Park started slow, but picked up at the end! We began our walk checking through some of the lodge and picnic areas, which were fairly blustery and quiet aside from a tricky Blue Jay that sounded like a Robin or some other type of thrush. We headed
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Sunday, August 28, was a beautiful morning: our 9:0 0am start featured moderate late summer temperatures and a brilliant blue sky. James Muller, our leader, managed to corral our largish group of about fifteen birders and started us along the multipurpose path that runs behind Ohio Dominican University’s East Campus Building. Leaving the parking lot
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At 9:00 am on a cold, cloudy Saturday, an intrepid band of nine birders, led by Columbus Audubon board member Kori Gasaway, assembled at the Blendon Woods Metro Park nature center. The skies were cloudy and a cold wind was blowing, making the conditions less than ideal for people or birds – but, as they
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