Tagged: Birds

Chagrin River Bird Quest

West Woods Nature Center 9465 Kinsman Road, Novelty, OH, United States

Our 9th Annual Team Birding Challenge in support of the Chagrin River Corridor IBA Get your team together and join us for 24-hours of birding fun! For experienced and brand-new birders! Share the day with family, friends, co-workers or classmates! Explore the Chagrin River Valley...

Raptors of NE Ohio
Program

North Royalton Public Library 5071 Wallings Road, North Royalton, OH, United States

Raptors are birds that get their food by hunting other birds or mammals.  We know them as Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Owls.  Some live here year-round while others visit only during the winter.  Enjoy pictures and natural history of the 19 species typically found in...

Fringed Gentian
Field Trip

Aurora Audubon Sanctuary 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, United States

Would you like to be dazzled by our treasured Fringed Gentian patch? Fringed Gentian are an uncommon native plant with an astounding color of blue in their delicately toothed petals. Fringed Gentian are one of the last flowers to bloom in our area. We will...

Fall Color Walk
Field Trip

Hach-Otis Sanctuary Skyline Drive, Willoughby Hills, OH, United States

If you have not had the opportunity to see the fall colors from the Hach-Otis Sanctuary, here is your chance. There is a spectacular view to the east overlooking the Chagrin River valley with trees showing off their unique colors. We have the right mix...

Turkey Trek
Field Trip

Molnar Sanctuary

This walk, over the years, has consistently failed to produce a single Wild Turkey! It is likely because they all know Thanksgiving is close at hand. Would you consider helping me find one or a flock of these wily, elusive birds which were once extirpated...

Winter Solstice Night Hike
Field Trip

Novak Sanctuary 382 Townline Road, Mantua, OH, United States

Help us celebrate one of the longest nights of the year one night after the winter solstice with a night hike in the Novak Sanctuary. The sights, sounds, and aromas of a night hike in the woods give a very different experience than the same...

Migrating Waterfowl & Winter Birds
Program

Stow-Monroe Falls Library 3512 Darrow Rd, Stow, OH

Meet the waterfowl and songbirds that will be migrating north through NE Ohio in February and March, on their way to breeding grounds in Canada and the arctic circle.

Winter Track Walk
Field Trip

Aurora Audubon Sanctuary 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, United States

It is fascinating to discover what other creatures use our trails when we are not there. Let’s hope for a thin coating of new fallen snow for them to register their marks on the path. Meet at the Bretschneider Park parking lot on the north...

Birds of NE Ohio
Program

North Chagrin Nature Center Off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, Willoughby Hills, United States

Over 200 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 to the Boreal Forests of Canada. Others fly across the Gulf of Mexico non-stop to have their babies...

Waterfowl Wander
Field Trip

La Due Reservoir La Due Reservoir, Akron, OH, United States

The northward rush to their breeding grounds is on! Ducks, geese, grebes, and loons act as if it is first come first serve to the best nesting sites in the prairie potholes and points farther north. Many pass through our area on their way north....