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Editor’s Note: Having admired the most glorious photos of colorful and unusual birds visiting the Lake Erie region of Northwest Ohio taken by Dianne Rozak of
For locals, Ohioan can access other regions of our state in less than a day. Driving from where you live to elsewhere is less than a day trip at the
Where are the birds? Migrant numbers around Erie low for mid-May Jerry McWilliams Lesser yellowlegs were migrating past Gull Point at Presque Isle State Park where a whopping 365 were counted on May 7. A red-throated loon, near breeding plumage, was spotted off Beach 9 on Sunday. A sedge wren was seen briefly on the north side of Niagara Pond on Wednesday. It has been noted by many birders that migrant bird numbers are much lower than normal for mid-May. This has also been said about other surrounding birding hotspots like the highly popular Magee Marsh in Ohio. Wildflowers blooming now...
The Beacon In springtime, visitors to the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) are eager to enjoy The Biggest Week in American Birding. First-timers often discover they don’t have to go very far to see a wide range of colorful migrating birds. In fact, the birding can be excellent right around the BSBO headquarters nestled in the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area on the Lake Erie shoreline. Located at 13551 W. State Rt. 2 in Oak Harbor — the Village of Oak Harbor is just to the south — it’s easy to find with the highway signage. Here are some birding hotspots shared by BSBO members and birding...
The birds though will be quite real. "The birds will still come, the birds don't know there's a pandemic. The birds don't care about borders or closures or vaccinations. The birds will still come," said Kaufman. And where there are birds, there will be birdwatchers, spreading out around the region and answering the call of nature. Although spots on the Magee Marsh Boardwalk have been limited this year there are still plenty of spots around the area to check out migrating birds. "Northwest Ohio has become such an iconic destination for bird watchers all over the world; it's right here in our b...