Inviting all birders to two field trips TOMORROW (Sunday, July 22) with
The Ohio Ornithological Society at Ottawa NWR!
No pre-registration: FREE. Plus, a few birders are getting together for 'a
bite and a beer' tonight (Saturday, July 21), at 7 pm, at McCarthy's Irish
Pub in Port Clinton, and Sunday night at 7 pm at Mon Ami Winery on the
Catawba Island peninsula (between Port Clinton and Lakeside).
The Sunday morning OOS field trip gets an early start, with a meeting time
of 7 to 7:15 am, in the parking lot of Ottawa NWR. From the parking lot,
we'll head to a closed section of Ottawa NWR, in search of sparrows,
including Henslow's, Vesper, and Grasshopper. Then, we'll search for other
species, wrapping up just before 10 am.
The second OOS field trip meets Sunday afternoon, at 2:30-2:45 in the
Ottawa NWR lobby, outside of the refuge gift shop. From the lobby, we'll
head out for a another hour or two of group birding (destination TBA).
You don't have to register in advance, just show up!
OOS thanks Ottawa NWR refuge in advance for accommodating these field
trips.
Additionally, the auto-tour at Ottawa is open both days this weekend,
from 8-4. FYI-Conditions at the refuge have been dry overall, but a
several species of shorebird have been reported across northern Ohio in
the last few days, so the field trip next Sunday afternoon might venture
further afield. *** A few shorebird species (Least & Semipalmated
Sandpipers, plus dowitchers) are being seen on the auto-tour route, so
keep your fingers crossed.
Our OOS leaders on Sunday morning include Bill Thompson III (OOS Vice-
President & Editor of Bird Watcher's Digest), Dan Sanders (OOS Central
Ohio Director), Doreene Linzell (uber-birder), Rebecca Hinkle (OOS
Northwest Director and Ottawa Visitor Services Manager), Bob Placier (OOS
Southeast Regional Director, bird bander, and Hocking College-Natural
Resources Department staff), and more.
Our leaders for the afternoon session include Craig Caldwell (OOS
Northeast Regional Director and seasonal editor of The Ohio Cardinal),
Randy Rogers (OOS Recording Secretary), Jen Sauter (OOS President), Julie
Davis (OOS Member-at-Large), and more.
Some of the OOS board members, who are leading the Sunday AM field trip,
are also meeting for dinner, Saturday evening, July 21, at 7 PM, at
McCarty's in Port Clinton (101 Madison Street, 419-732-8800). Join us for
a bite or a beer (self pay) and tell us about your recent birding
experiences...
Sunday evening, also at 7 PM, OOS will 7 meet at Mon Ami Winery, near Port
Clinton, for another dinner, welcoming any and all birders to join (self-
pay).
So, if you are in NW Ohio this weekend, please join OOS at one of these
gatherings! We'd love to have you along and hear about your birding
adventures.
Ann Oliver,
OOS Executive Secretary
Editor, The Cerulean Newsletter (quarterly publication of OOS)
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