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...
Paradise is a Ghost Town
Revisiting a birding destination with a few extra years of experience is always fun. There’s chasing more common birds you missed the first visit, as well as rarities and birds your less-experienced self didn’t know to look for. Sara and I enjoyed the familiarity of past-visited locations in southern Arizona, but new places, of...
This Is What A Birder Looks Like
A little background on our photo series highlighting the many different faces of birding. You can read their stories on the Rogue Birders Facebook page and on Instagram.
Bird Novices Abroad: What is birding like in Hong Kong?
In this month's Birding, Bikes, and Bites, Whitney and Jonathan take you on a journey to Hong Kong where they spent 18 months discovering a new culture, new birds, and new things about themselves.
