Great Crested Flycatcher

25
Jun

Birding around Springfield, OH – Part 2

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.  […]

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16
Jun

Birding Around Dayton, OH Part 3

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.  […]

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27
Nov

Birding in The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Beautiful day with only a slight breeze.  Sunny.  45 – brisk! To begin, just where is The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and what is it like? The Alligator River NWR is on the easternmost point of the mainland of North Carolina.  The Alligator River is the western border of this refuge. What is this […]

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10
Jul

The habitat in our yard has changed. Will we see a change in our birds?

Anyone who has an outdoor space, no matter how small, has a habitat.  The definition of habitat from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: The physical environment that provides organisms with their basic needs for survival:  food, water, shelter, and space.  Our yard’s habitat was a savanna with a wide strip of woodland and our acre of property […]

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