It was a little colder than it was the year before on the kayak trip. But it’s warm enough for short sleeves. I’m on the short trip and my goal for this trip is to see a Prothonotary Warbler. Last time I saw one flitting around in a tree; this time I really want to […]
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Back on March the 30th Darlene Sillick, Tim Bischoff and Stephen Bischoff from the Ohio Young Birders Club teamed up with Lori Totman, Michelle Lundy, Chris Bunge and Don Nelson from the Licking County FAN Club to lay out a Tree Swallow Grid at Dawes Arboretum. For the site location you need an open field
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A Dawes Morning The Central Ohio Chapter members of the Ohio Young Birders Club met on Saturday, April 6 at The Dawes Arboretum in Newark, Ohio to go on a morning bird walk. Members of the Birding FAN (Fun And Nature) Club led the bird walk. Before the bird walk, I heard several bird calls.
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On March 23, the OYBC crew all met up in a Wendy’s parking lot before embarking on an exciting field trip to the Clear Fork Reservoir and the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. When we first got to the reservoir, we saw some Turkey Vultures sunning on a dike. Once we pulled off the road into a
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On Saturday, February 9, 2013 members of the Ohio Young Birders Club were lucky enough to attend a field trip to Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area–and a very productive day it was. It started with the first of many Northern Harriers. One field over was the first and only waterfowl (besides Canada Goose) that we would
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In the foggy morning of the 12th of January, the Ohio Young Birders Club looked for the Short-eared Owl and other birds of prey near The Wilds, a conservation area that has rare birds due to its prairie-like environment. We were guided by Al Parker. In the beginning of the meeting around the Wilds, the
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