Education
Volunteer Open House
Party Time!
Novak Education Center
382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, United States
Volunteers current, past and future: please join us for an afternoon of friendly chitchat and snacks. Hear about our ongoing programs that need your help. Meet fellow volunteers, birders and educators. Snacks and beverages provided; bring a dish to share if you wish. RSVP at...
Junior Birder Day
Education
Novak Education Center
382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, United States
Our Junior Birder Day (formerly Scout Day) is for all children K thru 3rd grade. Participants will rotate through stations to learn about bird adaptations, anatomy and habitat in a fun way. Craft and owl pellet dissection included. School groups and Scout troops welcome. $5...
New Birder’s Workshop
Program
Novak Education Center
382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, United States
This 3-hour workshop will spend about 45 minutes with ‘classroom’ material then move outside in small groups (4 or less/group) for a 2-hour “walk and learn” with experienced birders in the Novak Sanctuary. You will learn how to group birds by size and shape, how...
New Birder’s Workshop
Program
Novak Education Center
382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, United States
This 3-hour workshop will spend about 45 minutes with ‘classroom’ material then move outside in small groups (4 or less/group) for a 2-hour “walk and learn” with experienced birders in the Novak Sanctuary. You will learn how to group birds by size and shape, how...
Chagrin River Bird Quest
Registration is now open for our 6th Annual 24-hour team birding challenge! Register HERE by September 10th. This year is "Bird Where You Are." Get your team together and explore the Chagrin River Valley, your local park or wherever you happen to be! Find the most...
Winter Photo Contest
Wanted! Your winter photos of one of our four sanctuaries: Aurora, Hach-Otis, Novak or Molnar. The winner will receive a $10 Subway gift card and their name and photo featured on the home page of www.clevelandaudubon.org. Check HERE for full contest rules and submission information....
Birding Workshop
via Zoom
Need some new birding tips or tricks? Want to update your birding skills? Want to participate in Bird Quest but don't know where to start? Join our annual Bird Quest pre-event Birding Workshop, this year presented virtually, via Zoom. Hand-outs will be sent to you...
Chagrin River Bird Quest
West Woods Nature Center 9465 Kinsman Road, Novelty, OH, United StatesBird Quest: Seven years and counting! Get your team together and explore the Chagrin River Valley from Lake Erie south to Audubon's bird sanctuaries in Aurora in search of year-round residents and fall migrants. Start in your own backyard, bird on your own, or join...
Intro to eBird
Third Thursday Series (via Zoom)
eBird is the Citizen Science database for birders from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This live online tour will introduce you to many of its popular features and answer the question “what’s in it for me?”. It can keep track of all your bird sightings,...
Why Field Guides Change
Third Thursday Series (via Zoom)
Why does my field guide keep changing? Dr. Andy Jones from the Cleveland Natural History Museum will explain changes in taxonomy and why bird names change. Registration is required and you can use this link for registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsc-qvqD8rE9R51h02akWKwFI6eg-XnH3G After registering, you will receive a...