We’d hiked along the woodland in southern Indiana in late fall, reveling in the piles of downed tree leaves. But here were green leaves, and they weren’t on trees. They were sprouting from the ground! Not only that, but they seemed to be in 2 varieties. One had closely spaced white veins running the length of […]
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The migration of winter birds into our area often highlights hawks, owls, and finches; however, driving snow covered rural roads through Ohio’s farmland can be rewarded with flocks of Lapland Longspurs. This species is most often in association with Horned Larks,Snow Buntings, and American Pipits. The Lapland Longspur is a circumpolar species and is considered
Visitors to Rural Ohio Fly in from Arctic Tundra Read More »
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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The annual migration calendar has flipped, and soon we will see a number of species migrating south from their breeding grounds in the north. As we noted last month, shorebird migration begins in July and peaks in late August and early September. By September, the first large groups of swallows have also moved south, and
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