Avids Eye An Eagle: March 2025
We had an unusually warm day on March 29 for our Cleveland trip with temperatures…
Avids Get the Owls: January 2025
Long-tailed Duck On January 11, six intrepid Avids ventured to Lake Erie for our traditional…
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Alum Creek Greenbelt
By Rob Thorn We crept through the dense brush of Mock Park, squarely in the…
U.S. Bird Populations Continue Alarming Decline, New Report Finds
The release of the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report was announced recently at…
Cold Temperatures Promote Spread of a Bird Pink Eye Pathogen at Winter Feeders
A pathogen for bird pink eye remains viable on bird feeders in winter conditions much…
2024 Columbus CBC Socked with Rain Again, Yet Birders Roll with It
On December 15, 87 observers sponsored by CAS spent the day counting birds in different…
Recent Rarities: Anna’s Hummingbird
Featured photo at top by Alex Eberts.Editor’s note: Wow! Ohio has been graced with a…
Book Corner: The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Before I was half way through The Backyard Chronicles by Amy Tan, I had already…
Tales from the CBC: Columbus’ Fickle, Furtive Owls
by Rob Thorn They’re the birds that seem to fascinate everyone. Owls. Perhaps it’s their…