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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Odd behavior for a robin! Again! Last year we had a robin at this same time of year – coming to the feeders. Both to the platform feeder and on the ground underneath. And Cleon and I swore the bird was eating seed. Robins don’t eat seed – they eat worms, insects, and fruit. We […]
If you look at the website menu, you will now see ‘e-books’ has been added. Click on it and you will get a new screen with all the information. I have written these two e-books – one is a free download which I hope all of you will try. In this e-book, I use the […]
I took this photo this morning – a Turkey Vulture at the side of our house right at the edge of the lake. When I see Turkey Vultures soaring high up in the sky, I always think of them as black birds, but you can see in this photo that is a trick of light […]