Field Trip
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Prairie Hike
Field TripFrohring Meadows 16780 Savage Road, Bainbridge, OH, United StatesPhoto by Laura Gooch. Join us to see how prescribed burns can help to maintain a prairie. Frohring Meadow has a 100 acre tall grass prairie and wet sedge meadow habitat where grassland birds and migrating shorebirds can be found. Grassland habitat is unusual in...
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Owl Prowl
Field TripAurora Audubon Sanctuary 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, United StatesWould you like to add an owl species or two to your list? Join us for a night hike at the Aurora Audubon Sanctuary. Bring a flashlight as the trail is dark under the leaf canopy even with the full Harvest Moon. Meet at the...
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Aurora Sanctuary
Field TripAurora Audubon Sanctuary 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, United StatesStart your checklist off right!
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West Geauga Commons
Field TripWest Geauga Commons 14070 Chillicothe Rd, Novelty, OH, United StatesWest Geauga Commons is in the south-central part of the IBA (near Fairmont Blvd and Rt. 306). IT’S ALL ABOUT EDGE! A fall migrant hotspot, the Commons has abundant ‘edge’ habitat which attracts Warblers, Vireos, Woodpeckers, Cuckoos, Wrens and occasionally shorebirds and ducks during September....
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North Chagrin Reservation
Field TripNorth Chagrin Nature Center Off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, Willoughby Hills, United StatesLeave from the North Chagrin Nature Center discovering birds along the way--67 species of birds have been seen in September over the last 10 years! Stop to look at the owls at the Nature Education Building. Then you're right there for the Quest Celebration at...
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Fringed Gentian in Bloom
Field TripAurora Audubon Sanctuary 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, United StatesThe last dazzling blossoms of the season are in full bloom with an amazing color of blue opening to the beautiful autumn sun. The unusual Fringed Gentian and the more common Bottle Gentian have a good foothold in our sanctuary. Join us for a view...
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Autumn Leaf Walk
Field TripHach-Otis Sanctuary Skyline Drive, Willoughby Hills, OH, United StatesThis may be the peak weekend for local fall color depending on moisture and temperature of the season. Hach-Otis offers spectacular panoramic views of the Chagrin River Valley with just the right combination of tree species to give a wonderful palette of color to the...
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Wild Turkey Trek
Field TripNovak Sanctuary 382 Townline Road, Mantua, OH, United StatesWild Turkeys are among the largest of our local native birds. Help us search for these alert and secretive birds earning their living while hiding in our forests. Once extirpated from Ohio they are now found in every county in the state. It is hard...
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Winter Solstice Night Hike
Field TripAurora Audubon Sanctuary 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, United StatesThe Winter Solstice is just a few days away so come and celebrate some of the longest nights of the year just a few days after the December’s “Cold Moon” with a night hike in the winter woods. The quiet, snow covered forest is a...
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Winter Tracks
Field TripMolnar SanctuarySo often we hike the woods and don’t realize what other creatures share it with us due to their secretive, nocturnal habits. Snow cover can reveal all the traffic on our trails from a squirrel racing to a tree with the tracks of a fox...






