Birds
Chagrin River Bird Quest
West Woods Nature Center 9465 Kinsman Road, Novelty, OH, United StatesOur 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 SanctuaryThis 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 StatesHelp 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, OHMeet 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 StatesIt 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 StatesOver 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 StatesThe 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....
