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
Theme: Spring Wildflowers, Blooms, Buds and Birds Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday, April 21, 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 ... Read more
Wildflowers and Birds in an Acre of Restored Woodland Presented by Carol Trosset Monday, April 29, 2024, 7:00 p.m. Sharon Woods Visitor Center Beginning in the 1950s, the Trosset family restored an acre of woodland in Evendale by letting the trees grow and repopulating the property with a large variety of native wildflowers. Using 40 years ... Read more
Theme: Spring Migration & Wetland Biodiversity Location: Gilmore Ponds Preserve Date & Time: Saturday, May 4, 2024, 8:00 AM Meet: We will meet in the Gilmore Ponds south parking lot located at the intersection of Symmes Rd and Bilstein Blvd. (See directions below) Leader: Dave Helm, (513) 403-4519, helmmd@icloud.com Gilmore Ponds is steeped in ... Read more
Theme: Late Spring Migration & New Nature Preserve Visit Location: Cardinal Nature Preserve at Grailville Date & Time: Sunday, May 19th, 2024, 8:00 AM Meet: We will meet at Cardinal’s new nature preserve at Grailville, located on the south side of O’Bannonville Rd. outside of Loveland Leader: Ann Oliver, (513) 307-0929, annieobirder@yahoo.com Grailville is an excellent ... Read more
Theme: Spring Wildflowers, Blooms, Buds and Birds Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024 Meet: At 8:30 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 ... Read more
Lighting up the Shadows: The Secret Lives of Fireflies, Lightning Bugs, & Glow-worms Date: Friday, June 7, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. There will be an indoor presentation followed by an outside exploration at dusk to look for fireflies. Location : Fernald Preserve – this will be a joint program with Audubon and Fernald, and will be held ... Read more
Theme: Breeding Birds in Riparian & Mature Forests Location: Boone County Cliffs Area & Middle Creek Park & Road. Boone County, Kentucky Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024 Meeting Time & Place: At 7:30 AM in the Middle Creek Park Parking Lot, Boone County, Kentucky. (See directions below). Leader: Ann Oliver, (513) 307-0929, annieobirder@yahoo.com Middle ... Read more
Theme: Breeding Birds & General Nature Walk Location: Indian Creek State Wildlife Area Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024 Meet: At 8:00 AM at the Marathon Gas & Food Mart in Fayetteville Ohio, located on the northwest corner of the US 50 & SR 68 intersections in Fayetteville. See directions below. Leader: Bill Stanley, (513) 324-2796, ... Read more
Each year, Bob Nuhn leads the Hamilton County count for the North American Butterfly Assoication. Much like Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, the butterfly counts compile all the butterflies seen wihtin a 15-mile diameter circle, on a single day near July 4. This year's count will be held on Saturday, July 6th, meeting at the harbor ... Read more