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
Fall Migration in the Oxbow & Bird Survey Saturday, October 14, 2023, 8:00 A.M. Meet in the upper Oxbow parking lot at the main entrance to the Oxbow Leader: Dave Helm, (513) 403-4519, helmmd@icloud.com Join our field trip leader Dave Helm for what should be a beautiful autumnal morning visit to the Oxbow. From my ... Read more
2023 ASO Bird Course Sunday Mornings, October 15th, 22nd & October 29th, 2023 Hone your birding and identification skills by registering for the 34th annual Audubon Birding Course. Our local Cincinnati Audubon Society Chapter (ASO) has been sponsoring this class since 1987. This year the Cardinal Land Conservancy, a non-profit land trust in ... Read more
Theme: Herping (Reptiles & Amphibians) Field Trip Location: Spring Valley Wildlife Area Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023 Meet: At 11:00 A.M. in the main Parking lot at Spring Valley Wildlife Area. See directions below. Leader: Ryan Jorgensen, (630) 333-2631, jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com The theme of this field trip is to find reptiles and amphibians or “herps” ... Read more
Audubon will present its monthly program on Wednesday, October 18 at the Sharon Woods Visitor Center. We will feature Tom Borgman, speaking on how to design, plant and maintain a native landscape at your home. Tom is retired from his job as Natural Resources Manager at the Great Parks of Hamilton County, and is still ... Read more
Theme: Fall Color & Botanical Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery Date: Sunday, October 22, 2023 Meet: 10:00 A.M. at Spring Grove Cemetery, along the road just beyond the tunnel from the main entrance on Spring Grove Avenue Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com The focus of this field trip will be the diverse botanical community ... Read more