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Check out upcoming birding programs in our area:
Northeast Ohio REGIONAL BIRD CALENDAR 
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Wednesday, December 7th at 7PM - on Zoom Birds of Glacier National Park Speaker: Kyler Sonney Unique species of Glacier National Park and where to find them. More than 260 species of birds have been seen in Glacier National Park. Birds we may hear about include harlequin duck, American Dipper, Pacific wren, Clark's nutcracker, white-tailed Ptarmigan, Black swift, Gray-crowned rosy-finch, American Pipits, black backed and three toed woodpecker, great gray owl, and Northern hawk owl. Click HERE to see a checklist of Glacier National Park birds. |
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Kyler Sonney started life in Erie, PA and became interested in birding
in college. He attended Pennsylvania State University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management. He also has an Associate degree in Wildlife Technologies. While in school he worked as a wildlife tech with flat-tailed horned lizards in Arizona and with bats all over Pennsylvania. He went on to do environmental education in many places and is just coming back to the Cleveland area after working as a seasonal educational guide in Glacier National Park. |
Click HERE to register for this meeting and receive Zoom link. (not necessary for KBC members)
Click HERE to see future Kirtland Bird Club Programs.
Click HERE for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE to see future Kirtland Bird Club Programs.
Click HERE for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those programs.
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Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 17, 2022 Midnight to Midnight! Are you a returning counter?
New to the Count? Want to count from home? |
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Fall KBC News
- Cool website from National Audubon Society: Bird Migration Explorer - Check it out!
- The CHEERS project to re-develop the lakefront between Lakefront Nature Preserve and Burke Lakefront Airport is one step closer to reality with $3.75 million in funding from the Port of Cleveland to create a detailed plan for the site that will make it "shovel ready". Read about it HERE.
- THE FUTURE OF HORSESHOE LAKE in the Heights (between Shaker & Cleveland Heights) Northeast Ohio Sewer District is seeking feedback on their restoration plan to convert Horseshoe Lake into a more natural state - with a meandering creeks and wet areas that will absorb storm water. The plan has opponents who would like to see Horseshoe Lake stay a lake. NEORSD has asked for feedback on how people use the park and what they would like to see there. Click HERE to read about the project. Click HERE then scroll down to complete the survey. SPEAK UP FOR BIRDS!
- Kirtland Bird Club fielded 2 teams for the 8th annual Chagrin River Watershed Bird Quest, which took place for 24 hours between Friday, September 9th and 4 PM and Saturday, September 10th at 4 PM. One of our teams recorded 62 species of birds. The winning team saw 84 species! Good fun was had by all! It was a great opportunity to see Fall migrants - consider joining the Quest next year!
- LIGHTS OUT CLEVELAND is up and running again - literally! Kirtland Bird Club Board member Anna Kozlenko is up before the sun and almost running (as she says) 6-7 miles every Tuesday morning during Fall migration collecting dead and injured birds. She does this Tuesdays with 5 other volunteers. Other days there are other volunteers. Some volunteers go this 2-3 times a week, but there is still a need for more volunteers! Injured birds are taken to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center to try to save them. Dead birds are taken to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for further study. Learn about Lights Out Cleveland HERE or watch the video in the next section of this page below.
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OUR MISSION
To bring people of Greater Cleveland and beyond together to learn about, enjoy, and support birds through observation, study, and advocacy |
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WELCOME! KBC welcomes all people interested in birds - regardless of gender identity, sexual preference, ethnicity, skin color, age, or skill level. All of our regular programs are free. |
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ABOUT KBC
Kirtland Bird Club was founded in 1940 and named after Dr. Jared Kirtland who is the namesake for Kirtland Warbler.
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