Author: Sharon Swaney

Barn Swallow’s build nests in the rafters of barns as well as under bridges, porches and picnic pavilions.

In larger wetlands you may find Little Blue Heron’s feeding their all-white babies.

Mallards are familiar to everyone and Mother Nature produces lots of them every spring.

    Dark-eyed Juncos only nest in a few NE Ohio counties and often use manmade structures like wreaths hung on doors or between bales of hay in a barn. 

Red-winged Blackbirds pull cattails together to hide their nest.

Eastern Kingbirds are very large flycatchers that like to nest near water.