First documented nesting of American White Pelicans in Ohio Ohio has a new breeding bird species. Observers discovered and documented American White Pelicans nesting on a small island in Sandusky Bay last spring and summer. Bruce Buckingham and Laura Kearns, of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, wrote about their finding in a recent issue of […]
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Columbus Audubon thanks Laura Dornan and the Canton Audubon Society for their kind permission to republish this article. An apt description for why this Arctic breeder comes down to the large grasslands, hay-fields, and reclaimed strip mines of eastern Ohio every winter. They begin to arrive in Ohio the third week of October through the
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We usually don’t regard the winter months of December, January, and February as the months of the year to see warblers in Ohio. A few species of warblers, however, are annually encountered during these months of the year. I tend to feel that Yellow-rumped Warblers, especially in central and southern Ohio are the ones most frequently encountered. It
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Columbus Audubon thanks Laura Dornan and the Canton Audubon Society for their kind permission to republish this article. One of the joys of backyard birding on a wintry day in Ohio is seeing White-throated Sparrows at your ground feeders. This attractive and easy-to-identify sparrow breeds in the coniferous and mixed forests of Canada, New England,
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Columbus Audubon thanks Laura Dornan and the Canton Audubon Society for their kind permission to republish this article. Some ducks that whistle rather than quack, among them male Greater and Lesser Scaup, American Wigeon and Blue-winged Teal, are in fact ducks. But whistling-ducks in the genus Dendrocygna, or “tree swan”, are more closely related to
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Another season of festivals and community events has come and gone. This was a particularly robust one for this volunteer. I logged hundreds of hours exchanging emails with organizers, preparing for, transporting materials, setting up each display and packing up, storing materials as well as replenishing supplies. I met thousands of our neighbors and friends
CA Community Outreach Report from Sheila M. Fagan: CA Says, “Well Done! And Thank You!” Read More »
