Tag Archives: Migration

Standing in a Cloud of Monarchs

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

On the weekend of September 8 and 9, we got lucky here on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie. I’d thought it was going to be a good weekend to hunker down indoors with coffee and a good book, and … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: I’m Out Watching Warblers!!!

Posted on May 2, 2018 by
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Wordless Wednesday: Palm Warbler

Posted on April 25, 2018 by
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Rx: Go Birding, You Fool

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Well, it’s been a long, hard winter in northwest Ohio, but we’re finally able to see light at the end of the tunnel. Birds have started arriving from their winter homes in the south, some trees are beginning to bud … Continue reading →

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Sky-High Anticipation

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

I’ve had a love affair with Sandhill Cranes since the moment I heard their prehistoric-sounding bugling calls.  It’s hard to believe I only saw my first of this species in July of 2011, just two individuals walking around on the … Continue reading →

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No Words, Just Birds (#2)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

All photos in this post were taken at Oak Openings Preserve, one of the fine Toledo Metroparks.

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The Woodstock of Birding

Posted on May 29, 2015 by

I finally feel capable of attempting to write about my experience at this year’s Biggest Week in American Birding (BW), my fifth consecutive year of attending. I hope to convey why this festival is the highlight of the year for … Continue reading →

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Zugunruhe: Do You Feel It?

Posted on April 2, 2015 by

Zugunruhe. Do you feel it too? It means “migratory restlessness,” and it’s normally used to describe the behavior of birds and other migratory species as they prepare for their long journeys in spring and fall. (It’s pronounced “zoo gen ROO ha” … Continue reading →

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The Ties That Bind

Posted on April 28, 2014 by

If your education was like mine, at some point in elementary school you were taught that birds migrate south in the winter.  “South” was usually assumed to mean Florida. In fact, a woman I met recently told me that she … Continue reading →

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In Search of Spring

Posted on March 13, 2014 by

Last Friday I started hearing people saying they had seen their first Red-winged Blackbirds of the season, and I thought it might help me deal with this agonizingly long and harsh winter if I could see my first one too. … Continue reading →

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