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Butterfly Walk at Wintergarden Park
Wintergarden Park has a fantastic meadow with a good variety of butterflies. In August, over a hundred butterflies of more than a dozen species can be possible. Binoculars and…
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Bird Banding at Springville Marsh [RESCHEDULED from 4/20 to 4/27]
Experience birds up close and assist with understanding bird populations and movements with expert bird bander Tom Bartlett. Contact Tom at home (419-447-005), cell (567-278-2300), or email (hthomas.bartlett@gmail.com) with…
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A Visit to Irwin Prairie II – [CANCELED]
due to state COVID-19 guidelines. (Meet leader Todd Haggard at 7 p.m. in the Irwin Prairie parking lot on Bancroft Street, a quarter mile west of Irwin road. We…
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An Evening at Irwin Prairie #1
A UT student and Ryan Schroeder with ODNR will take us on an evening tour of Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve just west of Toledo. We will make two…
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Dragon Hunting at Wiregrass Lake [CANCELED]
due to state restrictions. (Dashers, dancers, clubtails, and bluets! What better place to stalk odonates than the spot that has more recorded species of dragonflies and damselflies than any…
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Late Neotropical Migrants – [CANCELED]
due to Covid-19 state guidelines. (Warblers should still be quite common and some of the later migrants will be targeted. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and cuckoos can be expected, and perhaps…
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Some Long-Term Plans for the Metroparks
Tim Schetter is the Director of Natural Resources for the Metroparks of Toledo. He will be giving a broad overview of what the future plans are for the various…
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Cuba Si!
Cuba, a tropical island with 26 endemic birds just 90 miles from Florida, had been essentially closed to U.S. citizens since 1959. But in 2015 travel restrictions were relaxed,…
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Urban Birding II: Swan Creek Metropark
Spring migration has several waves. Late April is a good time for overflight migrants, and we’re hoping we have the right timing with this little excursion. Nate Koszycki has…
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Herps of the State Forest [CANCELED]
(Late April is usually a great time to hear and see some of our local frogs, toads, and salamanders (maybe owls, too). Hope for a balmy night with just…
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