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Sunday, June 29, 2025 Otto Armleder Memorial Park With Lisa Conner
Theme: Summer Bird Walk
Location: Otto Armleder Memorial Park
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Meet: At 8:00 AM at the Main Pavilion Parking Lot at Armleder Park (See directions below)
Leader: Lisa Conner, (765) 337-4669, lmconner14@gmail.com
Armleder Park in jointly managed by the Hamilton County Great Parks and the Cincinnati City Parks. This 305 acre park has developed an excellent birding reputation, mostly due to its unique habitats. The park lies in a flood plain along the west bank of the Little Miami River, about a mile north of its confluence with the Ohio River. The park is prone to flooding, which can be good for water birds but difficult to access at those times. The park also has a sizeable amount of open space, including grassland and weedy fields, an uncommon habitat in the Greater Cincinnati area. This in turn attracts many open country and grassland species. The wooded riparian corridor and sandbars along the Little Miami are very attractive to a number of birds. Brushy woodland edges, athletic fields and abandoned gravel pits, at least one which is permanently filled with water, round out the habitats. All of this attracts a great diversity of species throughout the various seasons. Many trails meander through the park.
Our trip leader, Lisa Conner, is a skilled birder and naturalist and is also a current and valued board member of our Audubon Society. Lisa’s plan is to walk the trails through the diverse habitats this Park has to offer. We expect to find a diversity of breeding and summering birds. Breeding birds should be abundant and still singing on this date. While birds will be our main focus, Lisa will not ignore other aspects of nature we find along the way. So come on out with us and join Lisa for what should be a pleasant morning walk in an interesting and unique park.
If time permits, Lisa may take a side trip to the nearby Bortz Nature Preserve. This 119 acre Cardinal Land Trust property lies at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Miami Rivers. Bald Eagles have nested here for the past few years.
Virtually all of this trip will be on foot, but walking will be easy to moderate and at a birders pace. As always, be prepared for muddy spots, especially if conditions have been wet. Expect warm to hot summer temperatures and dress accordingly. Bringing water, a hat, insect repellent and sunscreen may make your walk more enjoyable. It should go without saying that binoculars are necessary for seeing birds well. Restrooms are available at Armleder. This field trip will end sometime around noon.
If you have any questions about this trip feel free to contact Lisa at her contacts listed above.
Directions:
Otto Armleder Park is located at 5057 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45226. It is located directly north of Lunken Airport and Beechmont Avenue, but can only be accessed from Wooster Pike. You can access Wooster Pike and Armleder Park from Columbia Parkway (US 50), and Red Bank Road from the north or Beechmont Avenue (Rt. 125) or Wilmer Avenue from the south. From Wooster Pike, turn into Otto Armleder Park and follow the Park road straight to the stop sign at the T intersection. Then go straight ahead, into the main Pavilion Parking lot where we will meet.
Otto Armleder Website (Includes Google Directions & Park Map)
https://www.greatparks.org/parks/otto-armleder-memorial-park/otto-armleder-memorial-park-trails
(Contributed by Jay Stenger)