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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 >
      • Past Conferences >
        • 2025 Conference HIghlights
        • 2024 Conference Highlights
        • 2023 Conference Highlights
        • 2022 Conference Highlights
        • 2019 Conference Highlights
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Southwest Chapter

Southwest Chapter Advisors:
Katy Lucas
Kerri Miles
Teresa Slonaker
John Kennard
Claire O'connell


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


Dayton Area Trips:
March Meeting
Ages 12 – 18
Tuesday, March 10
4:30 – 6: 00 p.m.
Grant Park, Normandy Entrance
501 Normandy Ridge Rd.
Registration deadline: Sunday, March 8
 
April Meeting
Ages 12 – 18
Tuesday, April 14
4:30 – 6: 00 p.m.
Grant Park, McEwen Entrance
6588 McEwen Road
Registration deadline: Sunday, April 12
 
May Conservation Project (Native Plantings in the Seed Nursery)
Ages 12 – 18
Tuesday, May 12
4:30 – 6: 00 p.m.
Bill Yeck Park, Smith Entrance
2230 E. Centerville Station Rd
Registration deadline: Sunday, May 10
 
We will be planting native coneflowers to support birds.
 
Join the OYBC Southwest Chapter! Kettering PRCA and Centerville-Washington Park District are collaborating to bring the joy of bird watching to our youth through the Ohio Young Birders Club
 
​General Description:
 Join the OYBC Southwest Chapter! Kettering PRCA and Centerville-Washington Park District are collaborating to bring the joy of bird watching to our youth through the Ohio Young Birders Club.
Bird watching and identification is a fun and rewarding hobby and a great place to make friends!
 Light snacks are provided. Participants must become members of the Ohio Young Birders Club.
 The Spring session of the Southwest Chapter is hosted by the Centerville-Washington Park District.

Cincinnati Area Trips:
TBD
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Email [email protected] to register for the Cincinnati trips please!


Past Events

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

August 23rd Meeting: The Narrows Reserve
https://register1.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/ohkettering.wsc/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=91078042

September Meeting
Ages 12 – 18
Tuesday, September 9
4:30 – 6: 00 p.m.
Grant Park, Kennard Nature Nook Entrance
6588 McEwen Rd.
Registration deadline: Sunday, September 7
Registration Link: https://cwpd.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=4961
 
October Meeting
Ages 12 – 18
Tuesday, October 14
4:30 – 6: 00 p.m.
Bill Yeck Park, Rooks Mill Entrance
8798 Rooks Mill Ln.
Registration deadline: Sunday, October 12
Registration Link: https://cwpd.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=4962
 
November Meeting
Ages 12 – 18
Tuesday, November 11
4:30 – 6: 00 p.m.
Bill Yeck Park, Smith House Entrance
2230 E. Centerville-Station Rd.
Registration deadline: Sunday, November 9
Registration Link: https://cwpd.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=4963
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