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Northwest ChapterNorthwest Chapter Advisors:
Jamie Cunningham Betsy McCaskey Kaylee McCaskey Tara Stiver Patty Toneff Tim Troutner Katie Ware Brian Yoder |
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Upcoming Events:
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12/14/26 - Toledo area Christmas Bird Count - information coming soon! This is an all day event and open to the whole family!
1/24/26 - Oak Openings - 9:00am - 11:30am Join us for a great trip for winter woodland specialties at Oak Openings! We will looks for winter finches, owls, woodpeckers and more! There will be an indoor location to keep warm (and trade cards). Pickup and drop off at the Buehler Nature Center inside the park. 2/28/26 - Location to be determined based on open water and birding opportunities - 9:00am - 11:30am |
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Past Events
Trip reports, photos, and more to be added here!
April 12th - Nature's Nursery: 2:30pm - 4:30pm. Students will meet at Nature's Nursey in Whitehouse, OH to get a tour of the education facility and do a service project! Nature's Nursey is a wildlife rehabilitation facility that helps hundreds of wild animals a year! Students will be creating enrichment perches for songbirds in rehabilitation during their visit.
May - Biggest Week trips only - See details below
May 10th- Young Birders Field Trip - no registration required.
Special Guest: Christina Baal, Drawing 10,000 birds and the creator of the Life List Trading Cards
9:00am - 11:30am - Meet at Magee Marsh East Boardwalk Entrance here: 41.627332, -83.18582
May 10th- Evening Social - Life List Trading Card Event
Maumee Bay Conference Center and Lodge 5:00 pm - 7:00pm
Appetizers, door prize raffles, exclusive trading card packs, open trading session!
May 17th- Young Birders Field Trip - no registration required
9:00am - 11:30am - Meet at Magee Marsh East Boardwalk Entrance here: 41.627332, -83.185827
July 1st- Howard Marsh - 6pm - 730pm - Evening birding at Howard Marsh. Come check out breeding waterfowl, passerines, and more for a relaxing evening at the marsh. Meet in the parking lot of the East side of Howard by the bathrooms. Register below to attend.
July 19th - Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge- 8am - 11:00am Private tram tour and service project - Students will get to visit ONWR on a private tram tour of the refuge's complex. Students will then help with a service project of either beach clean up or pulling invasive plants and finish with a private tram tour of the refuge.
August 16th - Private tour of Winous Point Marsh Conservancy 10am - 1pm - 3500 S Lattimore Rd, Port Clinton, OH
Students will get to explore the marshes around the oldest duck hunting club in the country. This club property is not open to the public, so this is a unique experience! The focus will be on shorebirds, waterfowl, and migratory songbirds that are beginning to move through the area. We will be able to carpool and drive into the refuge to do some great birding! Please pack a picnic lunch as we will eat at the historic lodge for lunch!
October 4, 2025 - Goll Woods - 8am - 11am
Meet at the parking lot HERE
St Goll Woods is considered the most undisturbed woodland in Northwest Ohio. One of the last old growth forests in Ohio and a remnant of the Great Black Swamp, it contains some of the largest and oldest trees in the state! Some trees are over 400 years old and over 4ft in diameter. Targets species are resident species like woodpeckers, Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadees. There may be some migrants like late warbler species including Yellow-rumped Warbler and Orange-crowned Warbler along with good numbers of sparrows.
May - Biggest Week trips only - See details below
May 10th- Young Birders Field Trip - no registration required.
Special Guest: Christina Baal, Drawing 10,000 birds and the creator of the Life List Trading Cards
9:00am - 11:30am - Meet at Magee Marsh East Boardwalk Entrance here: 41.627332, -83.18582
May 10th- Evening Social - Life List Trading Card Event
Maumee Bay Conference Center and Lodge 5:00 pm - 7:00pm
Appetizers, door prize raffles, exclusive trading card packs, open trading session!
May 17th- Young Birders Field Trip - no registration required
9:00am - 11:30am - Meet at Magee Marsh East Boardwalk Entrance here: 41.627332, -83.185827
July 1st- Howard Marsh - 6pm - 730pm - Evening birding at Howard Marsh. Come check out breeding waterfowl, passerines, and more for a relaxing evening at the marsh. Meet in the parking lot of the East side of Howard by the bathrooms. Register below to attend.
July 19th - Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge- 8am - 11:00am Private tram tour and service project - Students will get to visit ONWR on a private tram tour of the refuge's complex. Students will then help with a service project of either beach clean up or pulling invasive plants and finish with a private tram tour of the refuge.
August 16th - Private tour of Winous Point Marsh Conservancy 10am - 1pm - 3500 S Lattimore Rd, Port Clinton, OH
Students will get to explore the marshes around the oldest duck hunting club in the country. This club property is not open to the public, so this is a unique experience! The focus will be on shorebirds, waterfowl, and migratory songbirds that are beginning to move through the area. We will be able to carpool and drive into the refuge to do some great birding! Please pack a picnic lunch as we will eat at the historic lodge for lunch!
October 4, 2025 - Goll Woods - 8am - 11am
Meet at the parking lot HERE
St Goll Woods is considered the most undisturbed woodland in Northwest Ohio. One of the last old growth forests in Ohio and a remnant of the Great Black Swamp, it contains some of the largest and oldest trees in the state! Some trees are over 400 years old and over 4ft in diameter. Targets species are resident species like woodpeckers, Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadees. There may be some migrants like late warbler species including Yellow-rumped Warbler and Orange-crowned Warbler along with good numbers of sparrows.
