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
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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.
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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
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On August 17, The Ohio Young Birders’ Club went to Lake Hope Sate Park in the Hocking Hills Area to bird around the Lake Hope and hand-feed Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. As tradition goes, we met in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant on the south side of town, this time it was McDonald’s, and
For this trip, the OYBC Central Ohio Chapter visited a grassland in the Tri-Valley Wildlife Area that has a rare bird living in it– the Henslow’s Sparrow. The Henslow’s Sparrow is rare in Ohio because it only nests on the ground in certain grasslands. These grasslands cannot have large bushes or trees. At the same
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