Fifteen hardy bird lovers assembled in Worthington for the annual Columbus Audubon Winter at Killdeer Plains field trip. This year, we did not need to be quite as hardy as usual, though: despite dense, threatening clouds and a stiff breeze, the temperature reached into the low 50’s. Warm weather meant no snow on the ground. Normally that’s […]
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In this segment, Ohio Young Birder Stephen Bischoff interviews Christoper Tonra, ornithology professor at The Ohio State University.
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In this segment, Ohio Young Birder Chloe Wicks interviews Lynsy Smithson Stanley, Audubon’s Deputy Director for Climate and Strategic Initiatives.
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In this segment, Ohio Young Birder Izabella Little interviews Steve Fleegal of the Appalachia Ohio Alliance.
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Imagine an Ohio awash in wetlands. Every stream with slow, willow-choked meanders, most rivers with meadows and pools, all without human intervention. This was how the state must have appeared during the early 1700s, when beavers were widespread. Most of Ohio’s watercourses would’ve looked more like those in Canada or the northern Rockies, where the terms beaver
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I was gazing out at the bird-feeder when the hawk cruised in. As the birds scattered, I expected the usual Cooper’s Hawk, but was startled when a Red-shouldered Hawk did a quick turn past the feeder and chased a squirrel off into the bushes. I never did see the outcome, but made a mental note: another adaptation
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