Pymatuning State Park, Andover, OH

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook Audubon will visit Pymatuning Reservoir to see which species of waterfowl and gulls have landed to rest on their fall migration. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to meet at the Main Beach parking lot of Pymatuning State Park on Rt. 85, or East Main Street, east of Andover. Restrooms are available here. The group will stop at the Linesville Spillway where Blackbrook had an American White Pelican on their last visit in September 2019.
&nbsp;&nbsp; The <a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5686032" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">eBird list for Main Beach</a> at the park holds 170 species with Ruddy Duck, Bufflehead and Common Goldeneye showing good numbers for November as well as Bonaparte’s Gull and Common Loon.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook asks that anyone interested in attending this trip RSVP to <a href="https://blackbrookaud@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">blackbrookaud@aol.com</a>. They will have binoculars to lend out. Check for updates on Blackbrook Audubon's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Blackbrook-Audubon-Society/100064551195019/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. Blackbrook covers Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake counties as a chapter of National Audubon Society.Photo: Bufflehead by Boe Baty / Audubon Photography Awards

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Blackbrook Audubon crosses PA line at Pymatuning

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The Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland, OH

&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook Audubon's November program will get birders ready to participate in this year's Christmas Bird Count. Blackbrook's Vice President, Alison Huey, will explain how people can help birds with this annual survey in the field or from their feeders.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Bird-Lore editor Frank Chapman proposed the first official CBC in 1900, according to the National Audubon Society. He may have been inspired by an Oberlin University Ornithology professor, <a href="https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2015/01/the-most-influential-birder-most-of-us-have-never-heard-of" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lynds Jones</a>, who conducted a Christmas-time survey in 1897 and suggested birders do them regularly. The annual <a href="https://www.audubon.org/answers-your-top-questions-about-christmas-bird-count" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Audubon Christmas Bird Count</a> is the longest running citizen science program in the United States.
&nbsp;&nbsp; After the presentation, Blackbrook will hold their annual ticket auction of nature-themed items and a 50/50 raffle. Some of the prizes include five pounds of bird seed every month for a year donated by Wild Birds Unlimited, a John Ruthven Bald Eagle print and a Charley Harper jigsaw puzzle. They will also pull the winning ticket for a handmade quilt. Proceeds from the different raffles will go toward the 2027 <a href="https://blackbrookaudubon.org/education-scholarship.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Blackbrook Audubon Education Scholarship</a> awarded to a local college student in environmental studies.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook will also have copies of the <a href="https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/see-the-sights/lake-erie-birding-trail/lake-erie-birding-trail" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lake Erie Birding Trail Guidebook</a> for $15 each.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook will provide cider and light refreshments. They encourage program attendees to bring their own beverage containers so they will be eligible to participate in the Bring Your Own Mug raffle. The drawing for a $25 gift card will be held at a future program meeting and the winner need not be present.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Registration is not required for the evening's free program. There will be no Holden Arboretum entrance fee that evening.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook Audubon covers Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake Counties as the local chapter of National Audubon Society. For more information, email <a href="https://blackbrookaud@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">blackbrookaud@aol.com</a>. Follow Blackbrook Audubon Society on Facebook for update.Photo: 40" x 64" handmade quilt being raffled off tonight

Local Event: Blackbrook prepares birders for the Christmas Bird Count

Blackbrook prepares birders for the Christmas...

   Blackbrook Audubon's November program will get birders ready to participate in this year's Christmas Bird Count....

Blackbrook prepares birders for the Christmas Bird Count

Headwaters Park 13365 Old State Rd. (Rt. 608), Claridon Township, OH

&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook will host a bird walk along the East Branch Reservoir at <a href="https://geaugaparkdistrict.org/park/headwaters-park/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Headwaters Park</a>. Birders of all skill levels are invited to join this walk in Geauga County.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Everyone will meet in the main parking lot at the southern entrance to Headwaters Park and walk the trails near the boathouse. The eBird list for the boathouse and adjacent trails here shows <a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L21575668" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">101 species</a>, with 199 species for the park overall. More than two miles of the statewide Buckeye Trail winds along the western shore of East Branch Reservoir. The park is leased from the City of Akron.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook Audubon had their annual picnic here in June, but the weather turned before they could go on a bird walk.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook's 4th Sunday walk is normally at The Rookery in the Chagrin River Important Bird Area, but the park will be closed that Sunday. The group will return to The Rookery January 24.
&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackbrook Audubon will have binoculars to lend out. Email <a href="mailto:blackbrookaud@aol.com">blackbrookaud@aol.com</a> for more information. Blackbrook covers Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake counties as a chapter of National Audubon Society. Check for updates on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Blackbrook-Audubon-Society-100064551195019/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. 
Photo: Common Merganser. Paul Malinowski / Audubon Photography Awards

Local Event: Blackbrook Audubon to explore Headwaters Park

Blackbrook Audubon to explore Headwaters Park

   Blackbrook will host a bird walk along the East Branch Reservoir at Headwaters Park. Birders of all skill levels are invited...

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