People, Glaciers, and Climate: Dr Lonnie Thompson
In this segment, Ohio Young Birder Sarah Seeley interviews Dr Lonnie Thompson of Ohio State’s Byrd Polar Research Institute.
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Biography of Alexander Wilson – Edward Burtt
In this segment, Ohio Young Birder Stephen Bischoff interviews the late Prof Edward “Jed” Burtt, author of Alexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American Ornithology.
An Ohio Young Birder at Camp Avocet
Columbus Audubon helped Joey Tomei, a member of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Young Birders Club, attend an American Birding Association (ABA) birding camp called Camp Avocet. In this report, Joey tells us about his unforgettable experience there.
Killdeer Plains: 23 February, 2013
About fifteen of us came out on a cold but sunny day and hit the birding jackpot!
Creature Feature: Rusty Blackbird
“Something isn’t right here,” the woman said with a perplexed look on her face. Our group was birding Greenlawn Cemetery, and we’d just looked through an apparent group of Grackles. Most of us had already moved on, but she looked back at the Grackles, a few of which had dropped to the ground and were tussling with leaves and tree debris. “They don’t sound like Grackles,” she intoned. As it turned out, we had almost been fooled by the Midwest’s stealthiest winter resident, the Rusty Blackbird. Her initial comment was also prophetic about the species as well.
Green Lawn: 11 November, 2012
Seventeen of us found ourselves basking in bright sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures at Green Lawn Cemetery on this Sunday afternoon. Reports of crossbills had raised the pre-trip excitement level, but a stiff breeze threatened to make the birding a little more difficult than usual.