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APRIL:
April 1st at 7:00 PM - Black River Audubon Society
monthly program: "Barn Owls and Bobwhites: Farmyard
Birds and You" presented by Nathan Stricker, ODNR
Division of Wildlife.Program location: Carlisle
Reservation Visitor's Center, 12882 Diagonal Road,
LaGrange, Ohio.
April 5th - Shreve Migration Sensation:
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, at the Shreve Elementary School, 98
N. Market S., Shreve, OH,. Peak spring bird migration
event includes self-guided tours with experts located at
Help Stations in the nearby Killbuck Marsh, Shreve Lake,
Brown’s Bog and Funk Bottoms wildlife areas, Ohio’s
largest inland natural wetland complex, covering 5,512
acres. Professional workshops, birding, wildlife and
wetland vendor displays, pancake breakfast and lunch
concessions, as well as children’s programs are held in
the Shreve Elementary School. Visit
http://www.valkyrie.net/~rehmje/migration/
for a
schedule of events.
A $10.00 admission ($15.00 per family) includes any or
all events and workshops. Registration will open at 7:00
a.m. at the Shreve Elementary School with FREE MAPS to
the Help Stations (located in the marsh and at three
other sites, all near Shreve). The vendor hall opens at
8:00 a.m.
The Shreve Spring Migration Sensation is sponsored by
the ODNR Division of Wildlife; Friends of the Killbuck
Marsh, Inc.; The Wilderness Center; Greater Mohican
Audubon Society; Triway Local Schools; Shreve Library
and Shreve Business & Community Association.
April 11 - 13th - Lake Erie Wing Watch:
at BGSU
Firelands College, Huron Ohio (off Rye Beach Rd.). Join
area naturalists and fellow bird watchers for a weekend
of natural wonders. Exhibits, seminars, reception and
forum focus on bird watching hints and habitats. For
details visit
www.lakeeriewingwatch.com.
April 13th at 9:00 AM - Hike the Dikes - Meet at the
Migratory Bird Center at Magee Marsh
located off of W. State Route 2, Oak Harbor.
April
19th – BSBO Lunch Lecture
12:30 to 2:00 PM
Beginning Bird Carving
with Bob Lund
We are thrilled to offer participants this
very special opportunity. Bob Lund,
President of the Ohio Decoy Carvers &
Collectors Association, has graciously
agreed to teach a two part bird carving
workshop for us.
Details...
April 19th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Auto Tour at
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge located at 14000 W.
State Route 2, Oak Harbor, Ohio.
April 25 - 28th - North Coast Nature and
Art Festival:
Rocky River Nature Center. Put a little "spring" in your
step and head over to Cleveland Metroparks North Coast
Nature Festival. Celebrate the earth's reawakening at
this free weekend festival for nature lovers, featuring
"The Nature & Art Show" with wildlife art exhibits,
organizational exhibits and other nature-minded vendors
exhibiting and selling on Saturday and Sunday.
The event also features guest speakers, hikes, a
day-long field trip (offsite), live animal programs,
children's activities, and more! The festivities take
place on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- plus special evening presentations on Friday and
Saturday nights. For more information, call
440-734-6660. For details visit
http://www.clemetparks.com/events/northcoastnaturefest.asp.
Hot
Dog Luncheon &
Snack Bar Fundraiser
On Saturdays - April 26th - May 31st
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
at the BSBO Nature Center!
BSBO’s very popular (and tasty) fundraiser
is back! Stop out and experience migration
at its peak, then stop in for a our hotdog
luncheon and snack bar! All proceeds
benefit BSBO research and education!
April 27th: BSBO Spring Bird Walk:
8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Meet at the BSBO Nature Center
located at 13551 W. State Route 2, Oak Harbor,
Ohio.
MAY:
May 4, 11, 18 & 25th: BSBO Spring Bird Walk,
8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Meet at the BSBO Nature Center
located at Meet at the BSBO Nature Center, 13551 W.
State Route 2, Oak Harbor, Ohio.
May
6th at 7:00 PM -
Black River Audubon
Society monthly program: "Invasive Organisms: An
Underappreciated and Negative Dimension of
Globalization" presented by David Benzing, Emeritus
Professor of Biology, Oberlin College. Location: Sandy
Ridge Reservation, 6195 Otten Road, North Ridgeville.
May
8th at 7:00 PM
SOLD OUT
An Evening with Kenn Kaufman at the
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.
In his richly illustrated
presentation:
Wings of the Imagination: Why We Need Birds,
Kenn draws on a lifetime of experiences from
Africa to the Antarctic to American back
yards, and explores the mysteries of bird
life and the ways that they can add to our
understanding of our place in the world.
Cost for this event is a $10.00 donation per
person. All proceeds to benefit the ONWR
Association and BSBO. The fee will be
collected at the door the evening of the
event.
Space is limited and you must register for
this event by calling the Black Swamp Bird
Observatory at 419 898-4070.
May 10th & 11th- International Migratory
Bird Day
- Join the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge,
Magee Marsh Wildlife Refuge and Black Swamp
Bird Observatory in celebrating and
supporting migratory bird conservation. For
IMBD information visit
http://www.bsbo.org/events/imbd.htm.
May 10th & 11th
from
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Auto Tour at Ottawa
National Wildlife Refuge located at 14000 W.
State Route 2, Oak Harbor, Ohio.
May
11th - Black Swamp Bird Observatory's annual
"Big Sit" fund raiser conducted by Tom
Bartlett at the Crane Creek Bird Trail.
May 11 - 17th: Nest With the Birds on
Kelleys Island.
Join the Kelleys Audubon Club for a week
filled with bird walks and afternoon nature
programs. For details visit
www.kelleysislandnature.com
or call 419 746-5822.
May 16 - 18th -
4th
: Annual OOS Conference: Mohican State
Forest .
For details visit
www.ohiobirds.org
May 30 - June 1st: Birding by Ear Workshop
at
The Wilds, Cumberland Ohio. For details visit:
www.thewilds.org
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