Date and Time: Wednesday, April 5, 11:00 a.m. Meet at: Gravel parking lot on Bender Road - see https://www.google.com/maps/dir//39.1031865,-84.6640008/@39.1033718,-84.6630154,867m/data=!3m1!1e3 for directions Leaders: Joyce Richter and Scott Peak RSVP to: Ned Keller, nedkeller49@gmail.com Bender Mountain Preserve is more than fifty acres of wooded hillside between Bender Road and Hillside Avenue. The principal areas of the preserve ... Read more
Theme: Early Spring Wildflowers & Blooms Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Easter Sunday, April 9th, 2023 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 Note that this ... Read more
Theme: Spring Migration Location: Shawnee Lookout Park and the Oxbow Area Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 8:00 AM Meet: at the upper Boat Ramp parking lot across from the main entrance to Shawnee Lookout Park Leader: Dave Helm, (513) 403-4519, helmmd@icloud.com By the middle of April spring will be in full swing and this ... Read more
Prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are small herbivorous rodents that inhabit grasslands of north-central North America. They play an important role in ecosystems since they are a food source for many species like hawks, raccoons and snakes, and their burrowing helps spread nutrients in the upper soil layer. However, they are considered pests by some when they take ... Read more
Theme: Spring Migration Location: Otto Armleder Memorial Park Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023 Meet: At 8:00 AM in the Main Pavilion Parking Lot at Armleder Park (See directions below) Leader: Luke Thies, (937) 733-9325, thiesluke997@gmail.com Otto Armleder Park is a joint venture between the Cincinnati Park Board and the Great Parks of Hamilton County. ... Read more
Theme: Spring Migration Date & Time: 7:30 AM, Sunday, April 23, 2023 Location: The Oxbow Area Meet at the Shawnee Lookout boat ramp upper parking lot, directly across from the Shawnee Lookout Park entrance. (See directions below) Leader: Ann Oliver, (513) 307-0929, annieobirder@yahoo.com By the middle of April, spring will be in full swing and spring ... Read more
Welcome to Shawnee State Park for a celebration of Warblers and Wildflowers! This weekend give you a chance to meet the first big wave of spring migration, enjoy excellent presentations and experience the fellowship of fun and avid birders. Friday night will begin with registration in the lodge lobby beginning at 3 pm. A happy ... Read more
Theme: Spring Warbler and Song Bird Migration Location: Spring Grove Cemetery Date and Time: Sunday, May 7th 2023, 8:00 AM Meet: At 8:00 a.m. just beyond the tunnel at the Spring Grove main Spring Grove Ave. entrance. See directions below Leader: Jack Stenger, (513) 503-3389, jackstenger@gmail.com The focus of this field trip will be ... Read more
Our scheduled monthly Audubon program for May, Green Roofs, featuring Dr. Virginia Russell, has to be postponed due to illness. We’ll try to find a new date for her in the future. Instead, we will move up our anticipated June speaker to May. The program will still be held at 7:00 p.m. this Wednesday, May ... Read more
Theme: Breeding Birds in Riparian & Mature Forest Location: Middle Creek Park, Boone County, Kentucky Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023 Meeting Time & Place: At 8:00 AM in the Middle Creek Park Parking Lot, Boone County, Kentucky. (See directions below). Leader: Ann Oliver, (513)-307-0929, annieobirder@yahoo.com Middle Creek Park (a 230 acre Boone County Park) ... Read more
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