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Sightings over the entire area of warblers include Blue-wing, Nashville, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Yellow-throated, Prairie, Palm, Black-and-white, Black-throated Green, Cape May, Cerulean, Blackburnian, Kentucky, and Hooded Warbler; Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, American Redstart, and Ovenbird.
Other birds being widely reported are Tree, Northern Rough-wing, and Barn Swallow; Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Oriole, Blue-gray-Gnatcatcher, Eastern Wood-Peewee, and Eastern Phoebe. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have been seen in many places including backyard feeders.
A Golden-winged Warbler was observed at Brukner Nature Center on May 3rd.
On May 3rd seen at Englewood MetroPark was a Summer tanager.
On May 2rd a Great Egret was observed at Englewood MetroPark north park.
Cliff Swallows are nesting under the IR75 bridge over the Great Miami River, which is accessible via North Bend Blvd.
Bird Watcher's
Paradise... Lawrence Woods Who:
Randy Shonkwiler What:
Bird watching Where
: Lawrence Woods When:
Friday, May 10, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. The Hardin
County Chamber & Business Alliance is pleased to present "Birding with
Randy Shonkwiler".
Interested in birds and wildlife since his childhood in northwest Ohio, Randy
became a serious birder
about 9 years ago, when he moved to Chicago. Since his parents live in the
area, he has been birding
at Lawrence Woods since it opened. Randy is presently working on a dissertation
in Egyptology at
the University of Chicago and has worked for expeditions in Egypt and, most
recently, in Sudan. Randy will be
back in the area and has graciously agreed to share his insight about bird
watching at Lawrence
Woods. After a short presentation from Randy, visitors will be able to stroll
through the woods at their
own pace to look for birds and other wildlife or just enjoy the beautiful
spring flowers. Lawrence Woods
is one of Ohio's newest preserves. The site containing 1,059 acres was
purchased in 1997 and is
named in memory of the Honorable William Lawrence, a noted statesman, author, agriculturalist
and banker. This significant woods is the largest known mature forest in this
region and is home to a
number of rare plant and animal species. The forest has large trees of may
species including white, yellow,
red and bur oaks, as well as beech, white ash, shagbark hickory, red maple,
sugar maple and sycamore.
The Woods is excellent for viewing birds and spring wildflowers. You can hike
through the woods year
around on the boardwalk. This event is
free and open to the public. Lawrence Woods is located 4 miles south of Kenton
Ohio on County Road
190. From Kenton, go south on State Route 31 in Kenton, bear right on State
Route 292 and then west
on County Road 190 to the preserve. From US Route 68 South, turn right, on
County Road 190 about
2 miles to the preserve. From State Route 31 South, turn left on County Road
190 about 3 miles to the
preserve. Lawrence Woods
is a primitive site, with the boardwalk and bird blind being the only
improvements made to the
area. Restrooms are available at the Hardin County Chamber & Business
Alliance offices in Kenton. The
HCCBA offices are located at 225 South Detroit Street in Kenton and will open
at 7:00 a.m. prior to
this event. Following the event, we will travel to the Plaza Inn Casual Family
Restaurant in Mt. Victory to
compare notes and talk with Randy. Breakfast buffet will be available for
$7.00. Reservations
are required by May 7. For more
information or to make a reservation, contact the Hardin County Chamber &
Business Alliance at
888-642-7346 or email chamber@hardinohio.org
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