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GIAC: Holiday Gift Shop
Holiday Gift ShopNovember 1-December 31Grange Insurance Audubon Center expands their gift shop for the holiday season! Shop Charley Harper Items, Audubon merchandise, and other one-of-a-kind gifts from local artisans. Items include paintings, framed prints, posters, calendars, t-shirts, puzzles, mugs, ornaments, holiday/winter cards, Audubon plush birds, and more!
Big Studio Art Sale Online Auction
Big Studio Art Sale Online AuctionNovember 1- December 7Visit the online auction and place a bid! The items included in this auction are donated by over 30 artists participating in the Big Art Studio Sale at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center on Sunday December 8, 11am to 5pm. These auction items will also be on […]
Art Exhibit: Plant and Animal Relationships
Plant and Animal RelationshipsJim McCormac and Juliet MullettNovember 4-December 29Exhibition Reception: November 16, 5:30-8pmThe most recent collaboration between wildlife illustrator Juliet Mullett and wildlife photographer and writer Jim McCormac is called “Plant and Animal Relationships.” This art and photography exhibit features specialized interactions between some of Ohio’s plants and animals. Juliet illustrates the plant and […]
Outdoor Illuminated Mural Installation
Artist Russ Ronat and Project HoloceneOutdoor Illuminated Mural InstallationOn Display November 16-February 28, 2025We’re lighting up the outside entrance to the Grange Insurance Audubon Center this holiday/winter with 5 illuminated murals painted by artist Russ Ronat of birds/wildlife threatened by climate change related hazards. Visitors can click on the QR codes to learn more about […]
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Field Trip: Alum Creek & Hoover Reservoirs
Field Trip: Alum Creek & Hoover Reservoirs
Alum Creek & Hoover ReservoirsWhen: Saturday, December 7, 8:30am, or 9:00am (see below) Where: Meet at Westerville Community center at 8:30 or the Alum Creek Dam Spillway at 9:00 Description: Waterfowl migration should still be ongoing when we visit these reservoirs north of Columbus. We’ll start at Alum Creek Lake, where the beach and dam have produced a steady stream […]
Service in the Preserves: Clifton Gorge
Service in the Preserves: Clifton Gorge
For details, see the Service in the Preserves trip page on the Columbus Audubon website.
Beginner Bird Walks
Beginner Bird Walks
Folks who sign up for December 7th are welcome to join us at 9:30am to kick off the season with coffee and donuts before the walk that day.Join us on a guided bird hike and see what you can find! Come and take a hike with our center educators or Columbus Audubon volunteers on our center […]
Beginner Bird Walks
Beginner Bird Walks
Join us on a guided bird hike and see what you can find! Come and take a hike with our center educators or Columbus Audubon volunteers on our center grounds and the surrounding Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Meet at the front desk inside Grange Insurance Audubon Center. Each participant is required to pre-register due to […]
4 events,
Big Studio Art Sale
Big Studio Art Sale
This art vendor sale features over 30 local artists featuring their hand-made work at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. This art show is the perfect event to shop for everyone on your holiday list.
6 events,
Christmas Bird Count: Buckeye Lake and Hoover
Help us monitor central Ohio’s winter birdlife in one of the longest-running volunteer censuses in the U.S.: the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The CBCs, as they’re affectionately called, are almost as anticipated by birders as are holiday meals and celebrations. They started in the early 1900s as an alternative to Christmas hunts, and in the […]
Lake Erie Pelagics aboard the Holiday with Black Swamp Bird Observatory
What: Participants will board The Holiday and venture down the Cuyahoga River and (weather permitting) into Lake Erie for a chance to see some winter birds and other species such as ducks, loons, Snowy Owls, and an array of gulls. When: Dates for this season's Lake Erie Pelagics are:Saturday, December 14Sunday, December 22Wednesday, January 1 Tickets are $75 for […]
Buckeye Birding Series Introduction to Bird Identification
Buckeye Birding Series Introduction to Bird Identification
Buckeye Birding SeriesIntroduction to Bird IdentificationNovember 9, 11:00am-12:30pmWhat bird is that? This session introduces concepts and theories to identify birds in the field. Skills will be developed to better understand size and shape, color patterns, and behaviors. In addition, this class covers optics and how to choose the best gear to enhance your birding experience.Buckeye […]
5 events,
Christmas Bird Count: Delaware County and Columbus
Help us monitor central Ohio’s winter birdlife in one of the longest-running volunteer censuses in the U.S.: the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The CBCs, as they’re affectionately called, are almost as anticipated by birders as are holiday meals and celebrations. They started in the early 1900s as an alternative to Christmas hunts, and in the […]
Field Trip: Scoping for Winter Raptors at the OSU Airport
Field Trip: Scoping for Winter Raptors at the OSU Airport
When: Sunday, December 15th, 11am to 1pmYou may arrive and leave at your convenience.Where: 2160 West Case Road, Columbus, OH 43235. Parking is free. Go in the main entrance and up the stairs to the observation deck. An elevator to the viewing deck is also available. Description: The warmest December birding adventure you'll find! Join us indoors at the […]
5 events,
Beginner Bird Walks
Beginner Bird Walks
Join us on a guided bird hike and see what you can find! Come and take a hike with our center educators or Columbus Audubon volunteers on our center grounds and the surrounding Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Meet at the front desk inside Grange Insurance Audubon Center. Each participant is required to pre-register due to […]
Winter Solstice Event
Winter Solstice Event
Winter Solstice EventSaturday, December 21, 6;00-8:00pmJoin us for an evening of lights, poetry by the fire, hot chocolate, stories, painting, live music and lantern walks in the park. More information and registration coming soon.
4 events,
Lake Erie Pelagics aboard the Holiday with Black Swamp Bird Observatory
What: Participants will board The Holiday and venture down the Cuyahoga River and (weather permitting) into Lake Erie for a chance to see some winter birds and other species such as ducks, loons, Snowy Owls, and an array of gulls. When: Dates for this season's Lake Erie Pelagics are:Saturday, December 14Sunday, December 22Wednesday, January 1 Tickets are $75 for […]
4 events,
Christmas Bird Count: Darby Creeks
Help us monitor central Ohio’s winter birdlife in one of the longest-running volunteer censuses in the U.S.: the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The CBCs, as they’re affectionately called, are almost as anticipated by birders as are holiday meals and celebrations. They started in the early 1900s as an alternative to Christmas hunts, and in the […]
3 events,
Christmas Bird Count: O’Shaughnessy
Help us monitor central Ohio’s winter birdlife in one of the longest-running volunteer censuses in the U.S.: the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The CBCs, as they’re affectionately called, are almost as anticipated by birders as are holiday meals and celebrations. They started in the early 1900s as an alternative to Christmas hunts, and in the […]
2 events,
Lake Erie Pelagics aboard the Holiday with Black Swamp Bird Observatory
What: Participants will board The Holiday and venture down the Cuyahoga River and (weather permitting) into Lake Erie for a chance to see some winter birds and other species such as ducks, loons, Snowy Owls, and an array of gulls. When: Dates for this season's Lake Erie Pelagics are:Saturday, December 14Sunday, December 22Wednesday, January 1 Tickets are $75 for […]
2 events,
Beginner Bird Walks
Beginner Bird Walks
Join us on a guided bird hike and see what you can find! Come and take a hike with our center educators or Columbus Audubon volunteers on our center grounds and the surrounding Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Meet at the front desk inside Grange Insurance Audubon Center. Each participant is required to pre-register due to […]