The picture is a Great Horned Owl taken by Larry Jeanblanc.                          Last Updated 8/29/10

Saturday, September 4th, 7:30 AM    Buck Creek State Park 

We shall meet at the parking lot at the corner of Croft Road and Robert Eastman Road. This will be our meeting spot for most of our walks this fall. This will be our first bird walk of the fall. We shall check the beach for gulls, terns, and shorebirds first and then look for migrating warblers. A few warblers are already moving through. If it gets warm we should see a few butterflies as well. Call Doug Overacker at 324-1871 for more information.

There has been an invasion of Common Buckeyes this summer. This a more southern butterfly that does not survive our winters. In some years if conditions farther south are right, they move northward in the summer and show up in our area. There are far more of them than I have ever seen before. Usually I'm thrilled to see one or two in a summer but on our walk on August 14 we saw at least 20. I have even seen them just walking around my neighborhood. Keep a lookout for these colorful butterflies.

Common Buckeye by Doug Overacker

American Rubyspot by Larry Jeanblanc

Citrine Forktail by Doug Overacker

Check out the links page for a link to the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas results. We have been working on this for the last four years. Next year is the last year. See what we have found so far.