Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland

(Close to) Winter Solstice Hike Field Trip
2015-12-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Keep us company on this winter’s night hike to experience the forest after dark during some of the longest nights of the year. If we are lucky enough to have a light coating of snow and a clear sky the waxing first quarter moon should provide all the light we need. The muffled quiet of the winter woods is soothing while excitement is felt as an owl begins its performance or a coyote howls. Meet at the Bretschnieder Park parking lot on the north side of Pioneer Trail a few hundred east of Page Road in Aurora.

The Leaves Are Down (but our spirits are up!) (Field Trip)
2015-11-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Molnar Sanctuary, 876 N. Page Road, Aurora, 44202, United States
Without the leaf foliage our views will not be impaired and we will easily see the terrain and other topographical features of the landscape. Join us for a walk to see the changes that have occurred 1 year after clearing the southern fields at the Molnar Sanctuary. Last autumn Kenny Kresina spent many hours turning European Buckthorn that was too robust for our brush-hog into mulch. He used a specialized machine to cut and grind it. He has done some plantings since then and of course the Buckthorn is trying to rally a comeback but the battle has just begun. Meet at the Molnar Sanctuary parking lot on the west side of Page Road a few hundred yards north of Mennonite Road in Aurora.

The Great Texas Birding Trail (Backyard Naturalist)
2015-11-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Novak Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Not many places in the United States can match the Texas Coast for outstanding birding opportunities. The Lone Star State initiated the development of birding routes, with maps and signs, to renowned spots as well as lesser-known locations, and many other states have now followed suit. This presentation visits famous hotspots like Santa Ana, Aransas, Laguna Atascosa, and Rockport/Fulton along with many of the hidden gems of the Gulf Coast.
Jeffrey Hall’s articles and photographs have appeared in Living Bird, NJ Audubon, Underwater Naturalist, and numerous other publications, as well as the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology’s website. Over the last two decades, he has given over a hundred presentations to birding groups, nature and wildlife organizations, and photography clubs. He served four terms as president of Washington Crossing Audubon Society in New Jersey. Jeffrey retired in 2011 after 25 years of teaching biology at the Pennington School in New Jersey. He lives in Franklin, Pa. and is president of Bartramian Audubon Society and also active in Seneca Rocks Audubon Society.

Nature’s Own Palette and Brush(Field Trip)
2015-10-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
This is such a fantastic time of year to appreciate all the wonderful colors and textures of our natural world. Depending on the weather we should see colors ranging from purplish-red and scarlet to golden yellows and many shades of brown. All over our region there will be “masterpieces” of landscapes! Join us for a hike in order to be in that masterpiece and get an up close and personal view of beauty all around us. The fall migration is on. Let’s see which species are recent arrivals and catch up on our old familiar year around residents. Meet at the Bretschnieder Park parking lot on the north side of Pioneer Trail a few hundred yards east of Page Road in Aurora.

Chagrin River Bird Quest Awards
2015-10-10 16:00 - 18:30 | Look About Lodge, 37374 Miles Rd , Bentleyville, 44022, United States
Turn in your checklists between 4 and 5pm for judging. And you’re done! Rest your tired feet and enjoy some tasty refreshments with your team. Share your adventures. Where did you go? What did you see? Awards will begin at around 5pm. Our emcee for the evening is Stan Searles, former Birds and Aquatics Curator at Metroparks Zoo and currently working with Audubon to promote and preserve the Chagrin River Valley.

Chagrin River Bird Quest Team Check-in
2015-10-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Look About Lodge, 37374 Miles Rd , Bentleyville, 44022, United States
Team check-in and final registration for the 24-hour BIG DAY. Pick up maps, checklists, t-shirts (if you ordered them by September 26), and talk strategy with teammates and naturalists. Snacks and beverages for everyone. Then go home and get a good night’s sleep, or get started birding! Join Metroparks naturalists on the Owl Prowl from 8-9:30 pm at A.B. Williams Woods trailhead, North Chagrin Reservation.

A Journeyman Birder's Retrospective (Backyard Naturalist)
2015-10-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Novak Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Mike Sustin, National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow
In 2012 Mike was chosen by the National Geographic Society to be one of 14 Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. He was given the responsibility of acting as an ambassador for geography and environmental education while aboard the ship, National Geographic Discovery. They cruised the waters of the Barents Sea and hiked the shores of the Svalbard Archipelago roughly 600 miles away from the North Pole.
Since then, he has had some amazing travel experiences in which birding has played a significant role. He has introduced teens from northeast Ohio to the birds of Wyoming, Costa Rica and Maine. This summer he was a student in a marine science class in Australia. Even though the focus of the course was coral reef health, he always had one eye on the sky.

Beginning Birding (Backyard Naturalist Spec Edition)
2015-09-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Novak Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Fluff your feathers and update your birding skills before heading out on the Chagrin River Bird Quest in October! Join instructors Dr. Sarah Mabey and Joe Malmisur for this special edition of the Backyard Naturalist for some birding tips and tricks. Find out which birds can be found in October, what is an IBA, and, if you’re feeling adventurous, register for the Bird Quest. This is the last day to order free t-shirts for your entire Bird Quest team! As always, yummy snacks and beverages available for the whole family.

Fringed Gentians (Field Trip)
2015-09-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
These beauties are among the last to bloom of the season but well worth the wait. There are several species of Gentians in our area but the Fringed Gentian is an unusual one. Also in bloom will be Closed or Bottle Gentian, Ladies Tresses, Great Lobelia, Wingstem, Goldenrod and Aster. Join us for a fall wild flower hike to be amazed at the late season color and bounty of late summer/early autumn. Meet at the Bretschnieder parking lot on the north side of Pioneer Trail a few hundred yards east of Page Rd. in Aurora.

What is Audubon? (Backyard Naturalist)
2015-09-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Education Center, 382 Townline Rd, Aurora,, OH, 44202, United States
Join ASGC experts Jim Tomko, John Lillich and Harvey Webster as they try to answer who and what we are. Explore some history and our current sanctuaries–where they are and what you can find in them. Then get answers to the age-old questions: What does it mean to be a chapter of the National Audubon Society? Why do I get so much mail? Where do my donations go? Who runs this organization, anyway? Bring your own questions–stump our experts and win a prize!

Night Hike (Field Trip)
2015-08-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Enjoy a summer evening hike to hear and see the day creatures retire for the evening and the nocturnal animals begin to stir. We may hear an owl, a fox, a raccoon or a coyote. There is a good chance to see the beaver patrolling the pond. Cicadas will be winding down while Katydids will be revving up! Meet at the Bretschnieder parking lot on the north side of Pioneer Trail a few hundred yards east of Page Rd. in Aurora.

Red, White and Blue
2015-07-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Novak Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Saturday July 11th 3:00 Red, White and Blue Novak Sanctuary
There is red, white, and blue in our sanctuary! There will be Bluebirds, Blue Jays and Indigo Buntings to
provide the blue. Northern Cardinals, Scarlet Tanagers and Red-winged Blackbirds will show us the red.
White will be seen on gulls, Killdeer, Black-capped Chickadee and White breasted Nuthatch. If we time it
right and luck is with us the Red-headed Woodpecker will make its spectacular appearance to give us
both red and white made more dazzling by its jet black back, wings, and tail! Meet at the Novak
Sanctuary parking lot on the east side of Townline Rd about a mile north of State Route 82 in Aurora.

Finding Fledglings
2015-06-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Aurora Country Club, 50 Trails End, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Saturday June 20th 9:00 Finding Fledglings Former Aurora Country Club

Join us to explore this former golf course that has been let go fallow for 2 seasons in search of fledglings.
Work is being done to restore this to a natural area with removal of toxic soils and allowing the river to
find its natural corridor. Mowing is minimal with most of it restricted to the old cart paths. Since the
Aurora Sanctuary’s western border is shared with the Aurora Country Club’s eastern border it will be
interesting to see the changes in the wildlife and how they adapt. This time of year fledglings are
learning their trade! Help us to find and identify the “new kids” on the block. Meet at the parking lot on
the north side of Trail’s End Road which runs east of New Hudson Road in Aurora.

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2015-05-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
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Gates Mills Bird Walk
2015-05-17 07:30 - 14:00, 2015-05-03 07:30 - 14:00 | Squire Valleevue Farm, OH, United States
We will be out, rain or shine Sundays 7:30 a.m. Children with adults are welcome.
Leaders: John Lillich, Buster Banish

Gates Mills Bird Walks
2015-05-10 07:30 - 14:00 | White/North Property, 3160 Chagrin River Road, OH, United States

Frog Walk
2015-05-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Friday Night May 1st 8:00 P.M. (evening) Frog Walk Aurora Sanctuary
Your ears will delight in one of the best concerts in the area sung after dark in an outdoor setting. There
will be hundreds of voices and up to 7 different parts singing for the same purpose of entertaining the
gals and intimidating the guys. Help us identify the various species by sound alone. Be prepared for
wet, muddy trails by wearing waterproof foot gear and bring a flashlight. Meet at the parking lot on the
north side of Pioneer Trail a few hundred yards east of Page Road in Aurora.

Gates Mills Bird Walk
2015-04-26 07:30 - 14:00 | Frohring Meadows, 16780 Savage Road, Bainbridge, OH, United States

Gates Mills Bird Walk
2015-04-19 07:30 - 14:00 | Orchard Hills Park, 11340 Caves Road Chester Township, Mulberry, OH, United States

Gates Mill Bird Walk
2015-04-12 07:30 - 14:00 | Chagrin Valley Nursery, 1370 Chagrin River Rd, Gates Mills, OH, 44040, United States
We will be out, rain or shine Sundays 7:30 a.m. Children with adults are welcome
Leaders: John Lillich, Buster Banish

Woodcock Watch
2015-04-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Novak Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Saturday Night April 11th 7:30PM Novak Sanctuary
Take an evening to be amazed at the courtship ritual of the Timber doodle. 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 the weather with footgear able to withstand wet
meadow terrain and meet at the Novak Sanctuary Parking lot on the east side of Townline Road about a
mile north of State Route 82 in Aurora.

Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Survey
2015-04-05 08:00 - 11:00 | Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve, Cleveland, OH, 44106, United States
Join the Avian Survey
at Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve
Sunday, March 22 or April 5, 2015, 8-11 AM

Do you want the perfect excuse to spend the morning birding on the Cleveland lakefront? Do you want to gain insight into spring migration, contribute to citizen science, and gather data on the importance of lakefront preserves all at the same time? If this sounds good to you, join the crew of volunteer surveyors at Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve! There will be two group survey walks to help familiarize volunteers with the route and survey protocols. Meet at the picnic table near the gate into the preserve a bit before 8. Join us for either walk or, if you are really enthusiastic, both! You do not need to be Superbirder to contribute valuable data! If you can’t make either of those walks, you can still participate. Contact Laura Gooch atlgooch@alum.mit.eduif you are interested. Laura will also be leading bird walks at CLNP on Sunday, March 29 (8:30 AM – for Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society), and on Sunday, April 12, 7:30 AM, as one of the Audubon spring bird walks.

Forest Fragmentation and What Small Woodlot Owners Can Do To Help
2015-03-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Novak Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland invites you to our
Saturday Afternoon Backyard Naturalist Series
Forest Fragmentation and What Small Woodlot Owners Can Do To Help
Jason Van Houten, Urban Forester, Ohio Division of Forestry

How fragmentation and parcelization is changing our woodland habitats, how these changes may impact birds that rely on woodland habitats, and what small woodlot owners in a fragmented landscape can do to help improve woodland habitat for bird species. Jason Van Houten has worked as a Rural Urban Interface Forester for Ohio Division of Forestry since 2012 and previously worked with Ohio Division of Forestry as an Emerald Ash Borer Forester.

Field Outing - Waterfowl Wander
2015-03-28 09:30 - 14:00 | OH
The drakes are decked out in their finest plumage and the hens are sizing them up. Some have made pair bonds others are in the process of mate selection so their competition is on. Join us on a caravan type tour of some of the ponds and lakes in southern Geauga and northern Portage County. Let’s see how many species are resting and refueling in our area on their journey north to the nesting grounds. Meet at the Ladue Reservoir boat ramp at the end of East Washington Street (see map) near Auburn Center with a full tank of gas and money for lunch at the end of our tour.
Led by: Jim Tomko

More Perils and Pitfalls of Birding
2015-03-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Cleveland Natural History Museum, 1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland, OH, 44106, United States
LECTURE PROGRAM
More Perils and Pitfalls of Birding
Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 7:30 PM
Bill Thompson III, Editor, Birdwatcher’s Digest

Bill has been birding for four decades during which he has had some unusual experiences, met some unusual people, and learned a great many lessons (the hard way) about birding and human nature. He’s been on the editorial team of Bird Watcher’s Digest since May of 1988, and during that time has watched birds in 49 U.S. states (still missing Hawaii) and more than 30 countries. He is the president and a founding board member of The Ohio Ornithological Society, and also serves on the board of directors for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. He is devoted to introducing kids to nature and birding. If you don’t laugh at least once during this talk, Bill will clean the binoculars of everyone present. At the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Backyard Naturalist
2015-02-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Novak Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Endangered Avian Species–Conservation battles we are winning, battles we are losing, and those still undecided
Stan Searles, President of Global Connections; former curator of Birds & Aquatics at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Field Trip
2015-02-15 09:30 - 14:00 | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
Great Backyard Bird Count
Aurora Audubon Sanctuary
The Great Backyard Bird Count is a 4 day, world-wide, event sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada where participants count birds in an area for at least 15 minutes or for as long as they wish and submit it on line to birdcount.org. You may count right out your kitchen window or join us for our winter bird survey where we do a 2 mile hike counting every bird we see or hear. The more eyes and ears the better! Meet at the parking lot on the north side of Pioneer trail a few hundred yards east of Page Road in Aurora.
