Category Archives: Field Trips

Apr. 11 | 8-10 a.m. Please join us for our next monthly bird walk at Mounds State Park on Saturday, April 11.  Meet in the parking lot next to the Visitors Center at 8 a.m.* Binoculars will be provided for those who don’t have their own. The following bird walk will be on May 9. *NOTE: From March-October, walksContinue reading “Mounds State Park”

April 25  |  8:30-10:30 For this trip, we’ll be in search of wildflowers and migrating songbirds, both of which are found in abundance at Stout Woods in the spring.  The 36-acre state nature preserve, which is owned and protected by Red-tail Land Conservancy, is known as one of the best upland hardwood forests in EastContinue reading “Stout Memorial Woodland”

May 2  |  8:30 a.m. – ? On Saturday, May 2, we’ll explore Hueston Woods State Park, in southwest Ohio, with Jared Merriman (a member of the Dayton Audubon Society) as our guide.  The 3,500-acre park—which includes the 625-acre Acton Lake—has been designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society.  It offers uniqueContinue reading “Hueston Woods State Park”

May 16 | 8:30 a.m. – ? Salamonie River State Forest is a beautiful 950-acre forest in Wabash and Huntington Counties.  It should be a great place to see some migrants, other birds returning to their breeding grounds, and those who never left!  Salamonie Lake, directly adjacent to the forest, hosts a variety of waterfowlContinue reading “Salamonie River State Forest”