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  • ABOUT
    • About the OYBC
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    • Our Sponsors
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  • EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
    • Statewide Events
    • Chapter Activities
    • Field Trip Reports
    • Calendar of Events
    • Annual Ohio Young Birders Conference >
      • 2025 Conference
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Northeast Chapter

Northeast Chapter Advisors:

Buster Banish
Alecia Gorski
​Meena Poe

Subscribe to the OYBC e-News for all Northeast Chapter announcements!
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Upcoming Events:


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Margaret Peak Nature Preserve - Saturday, June 14th   8:30am - 10:30am  
36585 Butternut Ridge Rd

North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039

This preserve contains a variety of habitat including grassland, woodland, and wetland that hosts a diverse array of birds. It is possible to spot Eastern meadowlark, dickcissels, bobolink, grasshopper, vespers, field, swamp and song sparrows, sandpipers, hooded mergansers, least bitterns, least, alder and willow flycatcher, a variety of woodpeckers, Baltimore and orchard orioles, indigo buntings, red-breasted grosbeaks, cedar waxwings, among others.

It can get hot in the open grassland, so be sure to bring plenty of water with you.
Please email advisor Meena Poe at [email protected] to register. 
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July 19, 2025 - Saturday
               - Purple Martin monitoring at Lakeview Beach
                   1800 W Erie Ave, Lorain, OH 44052
                - Lakeside Landing
                     401 Lakeside Ave, Lorain, OH 44052
                 - Black River Landing
                   421 Black River Ln, Lorain, OH 44052

We will meet at Lakeview Beach to monitor the Purple Martin gourds. There should      be babies by this time!! Help us record data regarding the age of adult nesting              pairs, and measurement of the babies to determine their age. If we have time, we        will head over to Lakeside Landing and Black River Landing to observe shorebirds        and other species. Exact time for this outing TBD.
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August 30, 2025 - Saturday
Wendy Park
2800 Whiskey Island Dr, Cleveland, OH 44102
This is a great location to experience the monarch butterfly migration!! And with 22 acres of green space, thickets and stands of cottonwood trees it is also a great spot for birds. Join us at this vital haven for wildlife on the edge of downtown Cleveland! Exact time for this outing TBD.
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September 2025
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
28728 Wolf Rd, Bay Village, OH 44140

We will explore the Nature and Science Center and the surrounding area. We will observe birds in the forest nearby and the Huntington Beach area. 
Date and time TBD.


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October 2025
- Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve
- Headland Dunes State Nature Preserve
Fall Warbler Migration!! We will venture on: Wake Robin Trail - a boardwalk trail that is great for spotting Le Conte’s and Nelson’s sparrows and marsh birds; Zimmerman Trail - upland forests that attracts migrating songbirds; Headland Dunes - sand dunes, woodlands and lake shore. 
Date and time TBD.


Past Events

   When: February 15, 2025
                10:00am - 12:00pm 
     Where: Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (we will meet in the parking lot)
                  8701 Lakeshore Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44108
     What: Waterfowl, Gulls, native winter birds
    

Trip reports, photos, and more to be added here!
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