83rd Annual Series of Spring Bird Walks (1)

Watch the spring migrants return or travel through to their summer breeding grounds during the 83^rd Annual Series of Spring Bird Walks. Cosponsored by Cleveland Metroparks, The Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, Geauga Park District, Lake Metroparks, Lake Erie Nature and Science Center and the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, walks are led by experienced Birders and will be held on Sundays, April 10 through May 15, 2016 at 7:30 a.m. at the following locations.

Aurora Sanctuary – Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland Sanctuary, parking lot east of Page Rd. on E. Pioneer Trail, east of routes 306 and 43, Aurora. 216-337-2202

Bedford Reservation – Hemlock Creek Picnic Area parking lot, off Button Rd., Bedford. 330-715-6300

Big Creek Reservation – Lake Isaac, Big Creek Parkway, Middleburg Heights. 440-891-1710

Brecksville Reservation – Parking area at Station Rd. Bridge Trailhead, off Riverview Rd. south of route 82, Brecksville. 330-467-3664

Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve – Lakefront Office parking lot, 8701 Lake Shore Blvd., Cleveland. Exit Shoreway at Martin Luther King Blvd., go north, follow Lake Shore Blvd. to right, turn left into first driveway on the left, bear left. 440-887-1968

Gates Mills – Various locations. Call 440-338-4923 for details

Geauga Park District – Various locations, Geauga County. Call 440-286-9516 for details

Hinckley Reservation – Bridge at the south end of Hinckley Lake, on State Rd., Hinckley. 330-625-5503

Hiram – James H. Barrow Field Station (Hiram College), 11305 Wheeler Road, Hiram. 330-527-2141

Holden Arboretum – main parking lot off Sperry Rd., Kirtland. 440-946-4400

Huntington Reservation – Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, 28728 Wolf Rd., Bay Village. 440-471-8357

Lake Metroparks – Lake Erie Bluffs, 2901 Clark Rd., Perry Township. 440-256-1404, ext. 2112

Mentor Marsh – parking area on Headlands Rd., Mentor. 440-257-0777

North Chagrin Reservation – Sunset Pond, off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, Mayfield Village. 440-473-3370

Novak Sanctuary – Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland Sanctuary, parking lot north of Rt. 82 on Aurora Town Line Rd., Aurora. 440-543-6399

Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation – Visitor Center parking lot, Whittlesey Way off E. 49^th St. south of Grant Ave, Cuyahoga Hts. 216-206-1000

Rocky River Reservation – Rocky River Nature Center parking lot, 24000 Valley Parkway (¼ mile north of Cedar Point Road), North Olmsted. 216-924-0188

Shaker Lakes – The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes parking lot, 2600 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights. 216-321-5935

South Chagrin Reservation – Jackson Rd. parking lot, off Chagrin River Rd. (between Miles Rd. and Chagrin Blvd.), Moreland Hills. 440-473-3370

Don’t miss the migration!

(Photo: Black-throated blue warbler by Tim Krynak)