Cleon and I had a wonderful time birding in Ohio. I had been to Aullman Audubon back in the 1980’s with my Dad and liked it then – I liked it even more this time. Cleon has never been birding anywhere in Ohio. We both tend to think of Ohio as more flat, but there […]
Cedar Bog Nature Preserve, Springfield OH 980 Woodburn Road, Urbana https://www.cedarbognp.org There is a fee to walk the boardwalk trail. Money well spent! Of all the places Cleon and I birded in around Dayton and Springfield, OH, this was our favorite. There is a Visitor’s Center with a small gift shop. […]
And this is why I should NEVER go on vacation! I have one more blog about our simply terrific birding experiences in Ohio which I will post tomorrow evening – Cedar Bog near Springfield, Ohio – which ended up being Cleon’s and my favorite place. But I simply had to interrupt these posts to show […]
We had good birding weather when we were in and around Dayton. Partly sunny to sunny days in the high 70’s with low humidity. That has changed. The temperatures and humidity are both climbing. Skies are cloudy and sometimes stormy. Gallagher Fen State Nature Preserve, Springfield, OH. 4709 Old Columbus Rd. https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/gallagher-fen-state-nature-preserve We stayed at […]
Eastwood Lake. Located in Eastwood MetroPark, Dayton, OH. https://www.metroparks.org/places-to-go/eastwood/. Like Englewood Park, Eastwood Lake is part of the MetroPark system of Dayton. You can download the brochure which states there are resident Bald Eagles. Several people we encountered at the other areas we birded recommended we come here to see the eagles. Unfortunately, […]
Englewood Metro Park. Dayton, OH https://www.metroparks.org/places-to-go/englewood/ There are 4 separate areas that make up Englewood Metro Park. We only had time to visit one of areas: the East Park. And we hit a bonanza of birds – the mother lode. You can get the addresses for each of the entrances from the above website. […]
Woodman Fen. 2409 Newcastle Drive, Dayton. https://www.metroparks.org/places-to-go/woodman-fen/ Some birding places are easy to find – this one would not be so easy. Luckily its address worked on the GPS in my phone which took us straight to the small parking lot. This fen is part of the city park system of Dayton. […]
One of the biggest birding hotspots in Ohio is Magee Marsh which is in the northern part of the state near Lake Erie. In fact, for 2 weeks every May, It is probably the hottest spot anywhere in the U.S. for migrating warblers. I have yet to go, but understand from friends who have been […]
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If you are like me, you would place your bet squarely on the male Common Grackle – and I would probably have been so confident I would have made a larger bet than my normal $.10 – maybe even $.25! – and I would have lost my quarter. If you were watching the bird feeder […]