Central OYBC Conservation Project at OHC
The Central Ohio Young Birders refresh the bird feeding station at the Ohio History Connection, and learn more about Ohio (pre)history in the process.
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A Young Birder at the Biggest Week Festival
To walk or not to walk? But who knew that there would be a special birding treat at the end!
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Birding by Kayak
The central chapter of the OYBC went birding by kayak on June 1st. This has been an annual event for the Central Ohio chapter. Our advisor, Darlene Sillick, coordinates the event with Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition at Twin Lakes. I personally look forward to this event every year. It is one of my favorites, and
Winter Birds at Killdeer Plains
Our February statewide OYBC field trip attracted excited birders from all chapters to icy Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, eager to spy winter favorites like Merlins and pheasants. Despite the BSBO “bird bus” refusing to start, the young birders, unwilling to miss out, divided into smaller carpools. Creating a train of cars, we drove to all
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OYBC at Green Lawn
Our Central Ohio Young Birders hike on Saturday, November 10th can be summed up in one word: BRRRRR! This was our November outing, and we met at Green Lawn Cemetery for a bird hike and held our annual planning session. At 8:00 am when the hike started it was 20°, but with the wind chill it was a
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Guest Columnists: Developing the Next Gen of Bird Conservation Leaders
The 12th Annual Ohio Young Birders Conference was held on Saturday, November 3 and hosted by our partners at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. This keystone event for Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s Ohio Young Birders Club (OYBC) includes presentations by student members, a keynote address by a youth conservation leader, and field trip. The annual
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