Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland

Red, White and Blue
2015-07-11 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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.
