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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • About the OYBC
    • Chapters >
      • Central Chapter
      • Mosquito Creek Chapter
      • Northeast Chapter
      • Northwest Chapter
      • Southeast Chapter
      • Southwest Chapter
    • Our Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • Join / Renew
    • Join OYBC
    • Renew Membership
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Become a Sponsor
  • RESOURCES
    • PUBLICATIONS >
      • Student Artwork Gallery
      • OYBC eNews
    • Start a Young Birders Club
  • EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
    • Statewide Events
    • Chapter Activities
    • Field Trip Reports
    • Calendar of Events
    • Annual Ohio Young Birders Conference >
      • 2025 Conference
      • Past Conferences >
        • 2025 Conference HIghlights
        • 2024 Conference Highlights
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Mosquito Creek Chapter

Mosquito Creek Chapter Advisors:

Jason Lee
Theresa Craiger
Steve Craiger
​Becky Dobson

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Upcoming Events:

March:
March 1 - Ohio Bluebird Society Conference - details to be provided
March 22 - Wolf Program (who?) OR Raptors of Ohio (Jason)
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Trumbull County Agricultural Center, 520 W Main Street, Cortland, OH 44410
April :
April 1 - Bird Box Monitoring begins
April 27 - Regular Meeting and Poster Presentations, Spring Migration Bird Hike
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Trumbull County Agricultural Center, 520 W Main Street, Cortland, OH 44410
May:
May 23, 24 and 25 - Mosquito State Park’s Big Birding Weekend
YBC volunteers will be leading a few bird hikes for kids and manning our posters and information booth.
June:
June 22 - Herp Walk with ODNR’s Ryan Moss
We will be walking along Little Beaver Creek, one of Ohio’s State Wild and Scenic Rivers with snake expert Ryan
Moss. Hold or just observe the snakes and other reptiles and amphibians we find.
Time: 12:00 pm, Noon
Date: to be determined
Location: Beaver Creek State Park, 12021 Echo Dell Rd, East Liverpool, OH 43920

July:
July 13 - Birding by Kayak/Pontoon -Bring sunscreen, bug spray, drinking water and no open toed shoes. Those
wishing detailed kayak instruction can attend one of the Kayak Training Sessions that Jason offers through
Mosquito Lake State Park. You can email Jason for more information at [email protected]
Time: to be determined
August:
August __ - Field Trip to Nimisila Lake to see the Purple Martins staging for migration. This is a spectacle to be
witnessed!
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm (approximate)
Date: to be determined
Location: Nimisila Reservoir Lot C-6, 6194 Christman Road, Akron Ohio 44319
September:
September 27 - Saturday - Fall Migration Bird Hike at Mill Creek Park
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Mill Creek Park, Youngstown Ohio (exact location to follow)
October :
October 26 - Coyotes in Ohio Presentation with Amy Reeher from Trumbull Soil and Water Conservation
District. Regular meeting and preparation for conference to follow.
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Trumbull County Agricultural Center, 520 W Main Street, Cortland, OH 44410
November:
November 8 - Ohio Young Birders Club Annual Conference - Details to follow.
November 23 - Field Trip to The National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. Details to follow.
December :
No Regular Meeting
December __ - Winter Bird Hike - sometime between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day - details to follow








Past Events

Trip reports, photos, and more to be added here!
January:
January 26 - Regular Meeting, Year Long Project Development, Bird HIke
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Trumbull County Agricultural Center, 520 W Main Street, Cortland, OH 44410
February:
February 23 - Predator Guards for Turkey Run Trail, Construction and Installation
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Trumbull County Agricultural Center, 520 W Main Street, Cortland, OH 44410

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