This is a great place for watching Sandhill Cranes – up close and personal! And take a good look because there will probably be a few Whooping Cranes mixed right in. Wheeler NWR is one of my favorite places for birds. Cleon and I have been here before and have always seen quite a few […]
If you have been watching the livestream, you know it has been cold – really cold. We have already had several nights in single digits. Several of the past days have been completely overcast. But this morning, it was simply gorgeous. Beautiful blue sky, no clouds, only a light breeze. Three more of our winter […]
In an earlier blog, I told you that our Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Gray Catbirds, and Brown Thrashers are gone – they have begun their migration. We now have Gray Catbirds again – here in our yard. One was ‘meowing’ at me yesterday from a thick tangle of vines near the shore of our small lake. But […]
It is crop dusting time. Cleon shot a video this morning and I have posted it – go to the menu and click on Videos (I have more to say about crop dusting when talking about the video). I agree with him – these pilots are fearless – total daredevils. We have watched them fly […]
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. […]
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. […]
If you have been watching the bird bath cam livestream, you will have noticed that I moved the oriole feeder lower and closer to the bird bath. When I moved it, I was uncertain if the new location would work as it is now quite close to the bird bath which many birds besides the […]
For the past two years, we have had an American Robin right at this time of year (late March-early April) eating seed at the feeders. Last year, the robin was on the ground underneath the feeders. This year it has been up on the platform feeder most days for the last three weeks. And I […]