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Capitan John P. “Thick-billed” McCown
Last month a college professor and former high school classmate of mine sent me an article about the Thick-billed Longspur. It was from the Washington Post, summarizing the reason, or rather reasons, for the name change to the bird formerly known as McCown’s Longspur. I was aware of the name change, because I have...
Coffee to Action
For this "Birding, Bikes and Bites" post, Jonathan shares his home-brew, bird-friendly coffee tips and a hack for making a café au lait with an AeroPress.
A Very Special Moment in Summit County
On Tuesday, August 25th, a report came in on Ohio Chase Birds about a Brown Booby at Nimisila Reservoir in Summit County, Ohio. The bird was found by Henry Trimpe and hundreds of birders have since gone to see this bird over the past few days. I was curious about Henry’s story of finding...
A Quest for Knowledge – Banding at Turning Point Island
Help For A Friend A good friend of Tim’s, Bruce Buckingham, could use our help. In conjunction with the Ohio Ornithological Society, we have started a fundraiser to support the purchase of a year’s worth of “color bands” for use in banding Herring Gulls at Turning Point Island in Sandusky, OH. Our goal is...
Iceland Gull in August?
On August 2nd, I set out to scan Lakeview Beach for shorebirds like any other August day. I anxiously await the return of shorebirds every year. It doesn’t even matter which ones. Send them all my way because I can’t get enough of them! However, there weren’t any shorebirds. It was kind of windy...
