Where do an Eastern Meadowlark, a Bactrian camel, a Northern Harrier and a giraffe live in the same place? The Wilds! OYBC traveled to The Wilds on October 9, 2011 to see both the amazing Ohio birds and the African Savannah animals found there. When we arrived at the Wilds, we met up with two […]
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Tis the season for tailgating and OYBC’s dessert tailgate on September 9th was centered around a grand spectacle indeed. The focus wasn’t on a football field, though — it was on a chimney! About 54 youth and adults came to see a show and they were not disappointed. Desserts were shared while Dick Tuttle and
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Dzzzzzrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Dzrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Not exactly the sound you’d expect to hear coming from a birding club, huh? However, if you had been at the Ohio Young Birder’s Club (OYBC) activity on September 24 that’s exactly the sound you would have heard. On that day the members of OYBC met at Gerry Brevoort’s (one of the
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On August 20, 2011, the Ohio Young Birders Club (OYBC) went outside the realm of ornithology to experience another field: herpetology. Gathering at the Catawba Island ferry dock, the group proceeded to South Bass Island (SBI). After disembarking from the ferryboat, the band of birders, led by club advisors Ken Keffer, Gerry Brevoort, John Sawvel,
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When you think about it, kayaking and birding seem to be an odd couple. After all, kayaking is a water sport, while the birders tend to stay well away from an element that could turn their birdwatching equipment into a soggy (or shorted-out) mess. But the Twin Lakes in Powell, Ohio are home to many
Beep-Beep-Beep! When I heard the alarm go off at 6:30, I dreaded getting up. By the time we got to Green Lawn Cemetery, I was about half awake. We started walking with quite a few yawns in between and immediately male Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers were spotted at the feeders. As we perused around the
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