Will it be beautiful?
via Zoom
Steve Cagan lives in Cleveland Heights, and shares birding, native plants and vegetable gardening with his wife, Beth. His avian photography and the images from his garden are by-products of a long-standing love of nature and birding. He will present a look through the year...
Great Backyard Bird Count
Field Trip
Aurora Audubon Sanctuary
896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, United States
This fun international bird count also helps us achieve our annual winter bird survey and contributes to the statistics managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaberation with National Audubon and Birds Canada. All participants are welcomed regardless of experience. We need young acute...
A Bird’s Eye View
via Zoom
A Birds Eye View: The Sensory World of Birds Did you know that a bird’s eyesight is more than seven times keener than yours? Birds experience the sights, sounds, and smells of the world in a radically different way than we do. Learn about some...
Planting for the Planet 101
via Zoom
Don't miss our next Brown Bagging it in My Backyard Zoom talk on Wednesday, March 12 at noon. Zoom in to hear Citizen Scientist John Barber's talk Planting for the Planet 101. As the climate emergency brings awareness that nature exists in our own yards,...
Insects in the Forest Canopy
via Zoom
Insect interactions high in the canopy of a forest have largely remained a mystery. To understand what’s happening in and above the canopy, one must visit it. Here, I focus on how accessing, quantifying, and inferring ecological interactions in and above the forest canopy alters...
Waterfowl Wander
Field Trip
La Due Reservoir
La Due Reservoir, Akron, OH, United States
Many waterfowl are speeding their way north to breeding grounds with the drakes sporting their spectacular, breeding plumage. Most of them will cause you to gasp in amazement! They are only passing through so now is the time to get out and see them. This...
Warbler Warm-up
Various
Warbler Warm Up Gates Mills Library April 11 @ 1:00pm West Wood Nature Center April 13 @ 2:00pm Some of the prettiest birds on the planet are in NE Ohio from April through October. Most just pass-through during May on their way north, but some...
Native Plants for Birds, Insects & Biodiversity
Program
The Wilderness Center
9877 Alabama Ave. SW, Wilmot, OH
April 11, 2025 @ 1:00pm Native Plants for Birds, Insects and Biodiversity The Wilderness Center, Wilmot, OH Birds, insects and native plants are inextricably linked in nature. Whatever happens to one will have an effect on the others. This talk explains those relationships, then shows...
Woodcock Watch
Field Trip
Novak Sanctuary
382 Townline Road, Mantua, OH, United States
Take an evening to be amazed at the courtship ritual of the Timberdoodle. These upland shorebirds are some of the earliest breeders and the males do a wonderful dance followed by a fantastic flight display to woo the females just as darkness falls. Dress for...
Birds of NE Ohio
Various
Birds of NE Ohio Mentor Public Library April 14 @ 6:30pm North Royalton Library April 15 @ 7:00pm Over 230 species of birds can be found in NE Ohio in a typical year. Some are year-round residents and others just pass through on their way...
