The Christmas Bird Count is a tradition begun in 1900. Participants divide into groups to count all the birds they can find in a circle which is 15 miles in diameter, then meet to add up their results. See the National Audubon Society web site for more information on what the Christmas Bird Count is ... Read more
Given the unpredictability of January weather, our monthly meeting will be held online, via Zoom, instead of in person. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm. on Wednesday, January 17. To join the meeting, follow this link: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95402963837?pwd=R1R2THAyWnJQTVpVcG5XTkp1emFhQT09 Meeting ID: 954 0296 3837 Passcode: 679252 Our meeting will feature Brian Wulker, explaining ... Read more
Theme: Winter Bird Walk Location: Winton Woods (Great Parks of Hamilton County) Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024 Meet: At 8:30 AM in the Winton Woods Camp Ground Parking Lot. See directions below. Leader: Luke Thies, (937) 733-9325, thiesluke997@gmail.com The focus of this trip will be to find Red Crossbills, an irruptive winter finch. There ... Read more
Theme: Winter Nature Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday, January 28, 2024 Meet: At 10:00 A.M. at Spring Grove Cemetery. Park along the main road, just beyond the tunnel from the main entrance on Spring Grove Avenue (see directions below). Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com Spring Grove Cemetery is one ... Read more
Our February program will be a Zoom program, because of our unpredictable February weather. It will start at 7:00 p.m. on February 7, and run about an hour and a half. To join the Zoom program, please follow this link: Topic: February Meeting - Brian Patteson Time: Feb 7, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time Join ... Read more
Early Spring Migration (especially waterfowl) Location: East Fork State Park Date: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 Meet: 8:00 A.M. at the East Fork State Parks south Swimming Beach parking lot, nearest the Pavilion (see the directions below). Leader: Bill Stanley, (513) 324-2796, tyrannus58@gmail.com The focus of this trip will be waterfowl, gulls and other water ... Read more
Theme: Late Winter/Early Spring Nature Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024 Meet: At 9:00 A.M. at Spring Grove Cemetery. Park along the main road, just beyond the tunnel from the main entrance on Spring Grove Avenue (see directions below). Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com Spring Grove Cemetery is ... Read more
Nocturnal Amphibian Walk Location: East Fork State Park, (north side of lake) Date: Friday, March 15th, 2024 Meet: 8:30 P.M. at the East Fork State Park Campground Parking Lot (see the directions below). Leader: Bill Stanley, (513) 324-2796, tyrannus58@gmail.com *Note that this is an evening (after dark) field trip. The focus of this “special” ... Read more
Theme: Waterfowl & Early Spring Migration Location: Brookville Lake Region Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024 Meet: 7:30 A.M. at the Park & Ride at I-275 Exit # 7 (see directions below) Leaders: Jack Stenger, (513) 503-3389, jackstenger@gmail.com Jay Stenger, (513) 910-2087, jaystenger1@gmail.com The focus of this trip will be the spring waterfowl migration, ... Read more
Our March program will be held on Tuesday, March 19 at 7p.m. at the Sharon Woods Visitor Center, located at 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, Ohio 45241. We will feature DeVere Burt, telling us about John James Audubon. As a college student from Iowa, DeVere Burt found several new species of fleas in the Antarctic. After this ... Read more
Theme: Nocturnal Vocalizations in a Marsh Location: Miami Whitewater Park (Shaker Trace Wetlands) Date: Friday Evening, March 29, 2024 Meet: At 7:00 P.M. in the Baughman Road Parking Lot (see directions below) Leader: Brian Keane, (513) 961-4476, keaneb@muohio.edu Join us for this unique field trip, the general theme of which is night sounds, or ... Read more
Theme: Spring Migration Location: Shawnee Lookout Park and Lost Bridge Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 8:00 AM Meet: at the upper Boat Ramp parking lot across from the main entrance to Shawnee Lookout Park Leader: Ann Oliver, (513) 307-0929, annieobirder@yahoo.com By the middle of April spring will be in full swing and this winter’s weather ... Read more