Ohio Fireflies: New & Familiar, Matthew Speights June 6, 2023 at Kirby Nature Center, Tuesday, 7pm The talk will cover his discovery of the first Ohio population of Blue Ghosts on Bender Mountain, general firefly behavior and identification. Matthew will walk the property looking for fireflies after the talk. How to use smartphone apps for ... Read more
Theme: Summer Wetlands Walk Location: Gilmore MetroPark (formerly known as Gilmore Ponds Preserve) Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023, 8:00 a.m. Trip Leader: Luke Thies, (937) 733-9325, thiesluke997@gmail.com Meet: In the North Gilmore Road parking lot (see directions below) Gilmore Ponds is steeped in local birding history and at times can be among the ... Read more
Pop Quiz! What building innovation can benefit wildlife such as birds and bees, reduce stormwater runoff, and cut the summer heat flux into your roof thereby cooling your house (i.e. lower utility bills)? The answer is "over your head". It's a Green Roof! Audubon Society of Ohio is proud to welcome guest speaker Jennie Russell ... Read more
July Audubon Meeting – Shorebirds July 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm This program will discuss the roughly thirty-five species of shorebirds (family Charadriidae; plovers & sandpipers) that migrate through the Greater Cincinnati region on an annual basis. The program will emphasize shorebird identification, but other topics will also include their relative abundance, spring ... Read more
Theme: Prairie Plants in Bloom Location: Miami Whitewater Forest, Shaker Trace Date: Saturday July 29, 2023 Meet: At 10:00 A.M. at the University of Cincinnati Center for Field Studies parking lot located at 11053 Oxford Road. See directions below. Trip Leader: Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com The focus of this trip will be on the ... Read more
Theme: Prairie Plants in Bloom Location: Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve, Adams County Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023 Meet: At 9:00 A.M. at the Preserve (directions below), or at 7:30 A.M. at the McDonald’s at Eastgate to carpool. Trip Leaders: Ann Oliver (annieobirder@yahoo.com, telephone 513-307-0929) and Ned Keller (nedkeller49@gmail.com) Unlike our local planted prairies, ... Read more
Theme: Shorebirds & Early Fall Migration Location: Fernald Preserve, the Oxbow & Lost Bridge Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023 Meet: At 8:00 AM at the Lodge Pond parking lot at Fernald Preserve (1st parking lot on the right just past entrance). See directions below. Trip Leader: Luke Thies, (937) 733-9325, thiesluke997@gmail.com The focus ... Read more
In the 1950s the Trosset family began restoring an acre of woodland in Evendale Ohio. Over time the property came to host a great diversity of wildflowers and birds. Using 40 years of data collected by Ruth Trosset, Carol Trosset will describe the ecological value of this forest fragment and discuss their research on how ... Read more
Midwest Native Plant Society will present a fall weekend event, centered at Shawnee State Park and including locations in Adams and Scioto Counties, the weekend of September 8 through 10. Registration and fee is required. For full details, and to register, visit the Society's web site, at https://www.midwestnativeplants.org/NatureSafari. We hope you will join us for ... Read more
Join Adam McCosham, licensed bird bander, for this engaging outdoor program at Western Wildlife Corridor's Kirby Nature Center, on September 16 at 8:00 a.m. No matter if you are learning to ID birds, or want to learn how they nest or how they migrate, one way to learn more is to observe a bird banding ... Read more
This month's Audubon program will feature Luke Thies on birding in the Great Parks of Hamilton County. There are 22 Great Parks in Hamilton County, and all of them feature great birding. Luke has been an interpreter/naturalist there for the past two years, and has an insider's knowledge about where and when to visit to ... Read more
Fall Songbird Migration Location: Mt. Airy Forest Saturday, September 23, 2023 Meet: At 8:00 a.m. in the parking lot at Everybody’s Tree House on Trail Ridge Road in Mt. Airy Forest (see directions below). Leader: Jack Stenger, (513) 503-3389, jackstenger@gmail.com Fall songbird migration will be near peak on this morning walk, and both ... Read more