By Bella Little On Sept. 20, the Ohio Young Birders Club (OYBC) went on a trip to the Cedar Bog. Jim McCormac was there to give us a tour and slideshow about the underestimated singing insects. The singing insects we found, are not grasshoppers but katydids, cicadas and crickets. These insects truly sing by using […]
This summer, I went to an American Birding Association (ABA) birding camp called Camp Colorado thanks to the generous scholarships from the American Birding Association and Columbus Audubon. The camp was located at the YMCA in Estes Park, Colorado, and it ran from July 8th to July 14th. I had a very memorable experience at
In March, the Central Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Young Birders Club did maintenance work on the Bluebird nest box grid at Glacier Ridge Metro Park in Columbus. Chapter members had installed the nestboxes four years ago. Rather than a full report for this project, we have impressions from a few the Ohio Young Birders
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When my alarm went off at 6:00 in the morning, I was thinking one thought: birding requires dedication. It was the day of our winter trip to the Wilds. I put on coat, gloves, and hat, because today was going to be one of he coldest days of the year. Gerry, one of our OYBC
The 7th annual Ohio Young Birders Conference was held at the Toledo Zoo on November 2. Our very own Central Ohio Chapter member Elijah Martineau has written a conference report that you can view online. You also can view a photo gallery from the conference.
On October 27, our Central Chapter of the Ohio Young Birders Club went to Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park for a bird watching tour. We met at the nature center in the park and visited its indoor exhibits before heading out on the trails. There was an indoor stream that contained fish of various sizes
