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 KIRTLAND BIRD CLUB of Northeast Ohio​

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​New Birder Resources
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upcoming KBC field trips.
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​Our membership year is from September 1 through August 31st
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Wednesday, February 1, 2022 at 7PM - on Zoom

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands 
​   A Birder's Journey
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Speaker: Anna Kozlenko


Ecuador, a country in South America, is bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The Galapagos Islands, a part of Ecuador, are located about a thousand kilometers (621 miles) off Ecuador’s west coast.  ​
Charles Darwin’s observations of Galápagos species in 1835 was the inspiration for his theory of evolution.  The isolated terrain of the Galapagos Islands shelters a diversity of plant and animal species, many found nowhere else. Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands, has 1617 confirmed species.  Eight of these are endemic to the mainland and 31 are endemic to the Galápagos Islands, with 4 species introduced by humans. Seventy-seven species are rare or vagrants, and one has been extirpated. 

In November of this year Anna Kozlenko spent 9 days in Ecuador, two on the mainland and 7 in the 
Galápagos Islands on a trip organized by Mercedes Rivadeneira, owner of Puembo Birding Garden and Safaris Company. Anna’s presentation will include her photographs and videos.​
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Anna Kozlenko received a PhD in Zoology from the Russian Academy of Science and studied bird
populations in Central Siberia before moving to the United States in the 1990s.  Over the 28 years she's been in the US Anna worked mostly as a software quality analyst.  During her career and in retirement, Anna has volunteered extensively for the Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Friends of Euclid Creek, Friends of Lower Lake, and Bellefaire JCB’s mentoring program for children in foster care.  Anna
lives in South Euclid and is a Board member of the Kirtland Bird Club of Northeast Ohio.
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.
 
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Saturday, February 11, 2023, 9:00 AM
​Rocky River Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks


Leaders: Bill Deininger & Dave Graskemper
Location: Rocky River Nature Center, North Olmsted, OH

Reservations recommended (so we can to notify participants in case of a cancellation!)  Email info@kirtlandbirdclub.org to sign up.

We'll join the second Saturday of the month bird walk at Rocky River Nature Center. It's always a good place to look for birds in various habitats.

Link to Rocky River Reservation's Nature Trails: HERE
Link to eBird Bar Chart: HERE

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January 15, 2023 - February 15, 2023
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Climate Watch - a citizen science program of the National Audubon Society
Audubon’s 2019 climate change report, ‘Survival By Degrees,’ says that up to two-thirds of North American birds are at risk for extinction due to rising temperatures. The National Audubon Society is working with birders on a citizen science project to document the effects of climate change in the hopes that this will lead to environmental policy that will help save birds from this terrible fate.​
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Mary Anne Romito, Climate Watch Coordinator for Northeast Ohio and a long-time birder and Kirtland Bird Club Treasurer, spoke to Kirtland Bird Club about the program on Wednesday, January 4th.  Click HERE  to view a video of her presentation.   Northeast Ohioan birders, individually or as part of groups of 2 or 3 people, are collecting data during a single 4 hour period between January 15th and February 15th this year. Data collected will contribute to the vast database Audubon is building.  Groups look for birds of specific species at group-selected locations within an area pre-selected in conjunction with Mary Anne Romito.  These are easily identifiable birds, but people participating in the Climate Watch count must be able to identify the species chosen for the count.

Click HERE to contact Mary Anne Romito for more information.


                                                Fall 2022 KBC News
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  • Cool website from National Audubon Society:  Bird Migration Explorer - Check it out!
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  • 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.
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  • 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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​In Case You Missed It...

Lights Out Cleveland
A Conservation Conversation 
with Harvey Webster  

Harvey is a KBC member and former Chief Wildlife Officer at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

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Click HERE to view this outstanding presentation!

Email us HERE to join our regional bird coalition!


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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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JOIN KBC 

    $20 Single Membership
   $30 Family Membership
   $10 Student Membership
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DONATE TO KBC
KBC is a 501c3 nonprofit member-based organization.  Donations and memberships are fully tax-deductible.  
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our mission

The mission of the Kirtland Bird Club is to bring people of Greater Cleveland and beyond together to learn about, enjoy, and support birds through observation, study, and advocacy..

KIRTLAND BIRD CLUB of Northeast Ohio    |  CLEVELAND, OH
Founded in  1940

www.kirtlandbirdclub.org

​All rights reserved. 2022
CONTACT US
  • HOME
  • CALENDAR
  • ACTIVITIES
    • MONTHLY PROGRAMS
    • FIELD TRIPS
    • CLEVELAND LAKEFRONT PRESERVE BIRD SURVEYS
    • CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT >
      • 2022 Cleveland Christmas Bird Count
      • Past Christmas Bird Count Results
      • About Christmas Bird Counts
      • Christmas Bird Count Records
    • OAPI - Ohio Avian Project Initiative >
      • ABOUT OAPI - APPLY
      • Past OAPI Grants
    • Cleveland Bird Calendar
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT US
    • KBC OFFICERS & COMMITTEES
    • KBC NEWSLETTER
    • ABOUT OUR NAME
    • CONTACT US
  • SUPPORT KBC
    • BECOME A MEMBER
    • DONATE
  • KBC Archives
    • Birding While Black Archive
    • Past Speaker Meetings
    • Past Bird ID Programs
    • Past Field Trips
    • PAST NEWSLETTERS
    • PAST MEETING MINUTES
    • Cleveland Bird Calendar Archive >
      • VOLUMES 100 - 111 / YEARS 2004 - 2015
      • VOLUMES 090 - 099 / YEARS 1994 - 2003
      • VOLUMES 080 - 089 / YEARS 1984 - 1993
      • VOLUMES 070 - 079 / YEARS 1974 - 1983
      • VOLUMES 060 - 069 / YEARS 1964 - 1973
      • VOLUMES 050 - 059 / YEARS 1954 - 1963
      • VOLUMES 040 - 049 / YEARS 1944 - 1953
      • VOLUMES 030 - 039 / YEARS 1934 - 1943
      • VOLUMES 020 - 029 / YEARS 1924 - 1933
      • VOLUMES 010 - 019 / YEARS 1914 - 1923
      • VOLUMES 001 - 009 / YEARS 1905 - 1913
    • Old News
    • PHOTO GALLERY
  • For New Birders
  • Backyard Birding
  • Native Plants
  • The Bird-Friendly City
  • NE Ohio Bird Coalition - for Habitat and Safety
  • Bird Science
  • Injured, Ill, Dead, or Abandoned Birds
  • Links to Other Birding Organizations