Birdwatching in Ohio Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Initial Last Name Area Available Language J Duerr Athens Anytime English My husband and I are avid birders and Ohio Breeding Bird atlases, living in the lovely wooded Appalachian foothills of southeast Ohio. T Shively Bellefontaine Weekend J McMahon Chillicothe Anytime B Fopp Cincinnati/Clermont County Anytime S Bobonick Cincinnati Weekend Englishsome French/Spanish We have a number of good birding sites in the Cincinnati area. I am an Aeronautical Engineer and I grew up in Connecticut, where I began birding at age 14. I have travelled throughout the US and have an ABA area life list of 679 species. I have birded several countries in South America, Trinidad and Tobago, France and England, a bit in Kenya and Australia and Singapore/Malaysia. D Morse Jr. Clermont County Weekend M Stetz Cleveland Anytime English The area is resplendant in nearly all native eastern swimmers Bald Eagle, Osprey, Harrier and Falcon. The South shore of Erie is one of the best locations to see North-bound warblers and arctic birds ie Bufflehead, Scoter, Terns, Rough-legged Hawk and Snowy Owl. At Cleveland is the Cuyahoga river. A recovering industrial river that is now beginning to host the native birds it had 200 years ago including Black-crowned Night Heron, Loon and Bald Eagle. All in all Ohio claims about 300 species of bird life including migrants and nesters.You can see 2/3 of that in the northern half of the state. Northern Ohio is a happy place to go birding. I've been birding for about 8 years now, and know all the hotspots in the area. L Burianek Colombus Weekend English T Tree Colombus Anytime C Kendall Colombus Weekend English D Bradley Colombus Weekend English I am a birdwatcher of average ability but would be excited to show someone around and do my best to find them their target species. I have 14 acres that attract a lot of great birds as well as live close to some nice parks. A Boone Colombus Anytime English/FrenchGerman I work for the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas and am very familiar with birding in Ohio. I have been birding since childhood and would be more than happy to show visiting birders around if I can manage the time. Any season of year is a good time for birding in this state. J Espedal Kettering, Dayton Anytime English/KoreanFrench S Walker Fairview Park Anytime R Rogers Galloway Anytime R Schieltz Greenville Weekend Englishsome German We don't have any IBA's, but have woodland and agricultural areas. We have 11 county parks with wetlands, wooded areas, and prairies. There are gravel pits and peat bogs that are privately owned. We have several serious birders who are always on the lookout for the rarer species. Some found in past 3 years around Greenville were Ohio's first nesting pair of Eurasian Collared doves, Wilson's Phalarope in migrations, a nesting Bell's vireo.I am a volunteer for the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II that is in its third year and am a member of the Ohio Ornithological Society and our local Darke County Birders. I know many of the common bird songs and calls, but am still working on the warblers and others. I am a retired special ed. teacher and have lived in Darke County most of my life. I have traveled to 49 states and most of the Canadian provinces and several European countries. K Zeleznik Macedonia Weekend V Mathaux Marietta Anytime P Sherwood Sandusky Anytime T Stahl Vermilion Anytime E Bruder Westlake Weekend English West side of Cleveland. Familiar with all the major hot spots in NE Ohio and along the Lake Erie shore to Toledo. 20+ years of birding experience and I'm out in the field nearly every weekend. T Glassburner Windsor Weekend R King Wooster Anytime English Rich birding area. From the shores of Lake Erie to inland lakes, marshes and open farming area. We live in an area near the largest Amish enclave in the world which is a mixture of farms, small towns and hills. We are on the edges of two migration flyways so we are bird rich in the spring with ducks, geese, and wood warblers as well as many other species. We have over 300 species of birds. I am a semi retired educator. Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language Local Information Name Description Ohio Ornithological Society Club Ohio Audubon Society Club Audubon Society of Ohio(Cincinnati) Club Columbus Audubon Society Club Greater Akron Audubon Society Club Greater Mohican Audubon Society Club Audubon Miami Valley Society Club Victor W. Fazio III Latest Sights Black Swamp Bird Observatory Banding Lake Milton Raptor Education Center Raptor Watch Ned Keller's Birding in Cincinnati Dick & Jean Hoffman's Cleveland Area Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Breeding Bird Atlas Ohio Lepidopterists Butterflies Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ohio Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MultiMap Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Printable bird check list Trip Reports from Ohio Last update 13/05/2008
