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Birding Festival
in the Crane Creek -
Magee Marsh - Ottawa NWR Region
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Northwest Ohio |
YOUNG BIRDER ACTIVITIES
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Ohio Young Birders Club Guided Walk
 May
15
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Meet at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Please bring your lunch!
Fee: FREE
Young birders ages 12-18 are encouraged to join
us on the famous Magee Marsh Boardwalk and other
local birding hotspots to search for the most
recent arrival of migrants in the area. Not only
will we experience migration in one of the
world's BEST birding areas, but, just to make it
even more better, : ) two of the country's
leading young birders, Jen Brumfield and Mike
Freiberg will be the leaders! Jen is a
renowned bird artist and tour leader, and Mike
works for Nikon Sport Optics, so, this is a
great opportunity for young birders to "pick
their bird brains!"
Families & Beginner Birdwatchers Guided
Walk
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Daily
9 a.m.
Fee: FREE
If you
feel intimidated at stepping into the breech on
the boardwalk, then we are running daily walks
for beginners and families to escape the crowds
and take our time to run through some birding
basics. This will range from how to use
binoculars, what field guides to use, and of
course how to work out some of the common
species around Ottawa. Ottawa NWR makes an ideal
location for this as large and impressive
waterbirds abound in this huge refuge that
flanks Magee Marsh. Here we can enjoy brilliant
white egrets and bold herons fishing in the
marshes, as well as Bald Eagles surveying the
swamp for their latest catch. A short woodland
walk will also introduce you to some of the
common and colorful songbirds of the area that
include both the dazzling warblers of the
treetops and thrushes of the woodland floor. For
those of you who do not possess a pair of
binoculars or a field guide, a limited supply
will be available, free of charge, for these
walks from the Ottawa NWR.
This guided field trip is also offered with a
Spanish speaking guide on May 8, May 12, & May
15.
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