Join us this Thursday, May 8th, for Tiffany Kersten's program “Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders” at the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brook Park Branch! Zoom option available.
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Habitat protection is critical for endangered and threatened species and the weakening of the ESA doesn't bode well for them.
I hope these two go on to have a successful breeding season, wherever they're going (psst, come to the Great Lakes!). I hope conservation efforts can continue for this (and many other) species despite the recent weakening of the Endangered Species Act.
This species is endangered in the Great Lakes region and Canada, and threatened throughout the remainder of its breeding range in the U.S. However, last summer was the species' third record-breaking breeding season in a row with 81 breeding pairs in the Great Lakes region!
I have pictured here a pair of Piping Plovers (say that five times fast) who were hanging out together at Fort De Soto Park (near St. Petersburg, Florida) on March 11, 2025. The individual with the more pronounced black crown stripe and neck band is the male.
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Join us this Saturday for our field trip to Sandy Ridge Reservation! This location boasts a whopping 250 bird species observed there since the park's opening. Primary target species in late March are waterfowl and birds of prey.
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Nancy Howell, WCAS Board Member and bird walk leader of the Tremont Towpath Urban Bird Walk, did a fantastic job representing the walk on WJW-TV Channel 8's New Day Cleveland program on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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Don’t miss "Every Little Thing" at the Cinematheque!
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The film is playing on March 1st & 2nd. Use promo code "WCAS" for a special $9 per ticket rate. Ticket link: cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/every...
Hope to see you there!
I’ve got my tickets!
ICYMI: WCAS Speaker Series Feb 2025: "Cosmic Wonders"
Kathy Neugebauer, astrophotographer, shares with us deep-sky images of nebulae, galaxies, and other dark sky phenomena using photo techniques that allow her to bring out the exquisite beauty of our night skies.
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This Carolina Wren (𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑠) was seen foraging for seeds left near a pipe on a snowy morning in Northeast Ohio. Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Nature Center, January 11, 2025.
ICYMI: WCAS Speaker Series January 2025: "How to Identify, Attract, and Manage Purple Martins"
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Kathy Neugebauer, photographer and astrophotographer, presents her program “Cosmic Wonders: Exploring the Hidden Beauty of Our Night Skies” at our next Speaker Series meeting on February 4, 2025. Join in person or via Zoom. Check out the link for details and to RSVP!
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Eleven brave birders showed up during a lake effect snow warning for the field trip at West Creek Reservation on January 4, 2025. As we gathered in the parking lot we saw six Common Loons flying overhead... according to eBird this is a new species for the hotspot! We also had a beautiful Merlin.
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Barred Owl
Swamp Sparrow
The 2nd Saturday Bird Walk at the Rocky River Nature Center on 1/11/2025 produced 33 species. The regular winter species were present, but we had several highlights: a Barred Owl perched in a conifer, a Northern Flicker feeding on Poison Ivy berries, a Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, and Swamp Sparrow.
Tree Swallow perched atop a nesting box pole at Frohring Meadows on April 20, 2024. I'll be leading another bird walk at this location this coming spring.