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KIRTLAND BIRD CLUB of Northeast Ohio

Speaker Meetings

​Kirtland Bird Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month from September to May, unless otherwise scheduled to avoid holidays.

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Birding: The Comic Book You Get to Live 
Killian Sullivan - 2025 ABA Young Birder of the Year

Wed, May 6 @ 7PM
Zoom (virtual)

What if birding were a comic book full of origin stories, epic quests, elusive nemeses, and unexpected superpowers? Killian, ABA’s Young Birder of the Year and possibly the youngest to reach 700 species in the US, shares his journey as a graphic novel come to life. His path has been shaped by mentors, friends, and a birding community who have taught, inspired, and challenged him. Killian’s story shows how birding is more than a hobby – it is a shared adventure where every birder writes their own heroic story.

Killian is a 14-year-old birder from Columbus, Ohio. His birding passion began with a Steller’s Jay in Lake Tahoe and his love for birds continues to grow each day.  Birding complements his love for travel, adventure, and rock climbing. His favorite destinations are southeast Arizona, New Jersey’s Cape May, and any pelagic. At home, he loves observing one of his favorite birds – the Carolina Wren. Killian was recently recognized as Young Birder of the Year by the American Birding Association and is perhaps the youngest birder to see 700 species in the United States.

This event is free and open to all! Please register to receive Zoom details.
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KBC MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Kirtland Bird Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month, September through May at 7:00 p.m.  ​Each meeting Announcements precede the speaker program and a short business meeting follows it.  There are opportunities to socialize and/or discuss bird-related topics of interest to club members and guests at the end of the meeting and sometimes prior to the start of the meeting.

​Meetings are generally free and all are welcome (subject to limits on meeting facility capacity)! 

During warmer months meeting are held in person.  We meet via Zoom during wintery months and when public health conditions warrant it.  All meeting announcements include location and will be updated as needed.  
We record as many of our meetings as possible and make them available on our website.  ​

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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Click HERE for upcoming Field Trips and Bird Walks

Click HERE to learn about other birding events in our area.

​CLICK HERE TO SUGGEST A TOPIC - or a FIELD TRIP - or a MEETING LOCATION! 
Click HERE to JOIN KBC OR MAKE A DONATION

our mission

The mission of the Kirtland Bird Club of Northeast Ohio 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

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CONTACT US
  • HOME
  • CALENDAR
  • ACTIVITIES
    • Speaker Meetings
    • Field Trips
    • CLEVELAND LAKEFRONT PRESERVE BIRD SURVEYS
    • CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT >
      • About Christmas Bird Counts and KBC's Circle
      • Past Christmas Bird Count Reports
      • Christmas Bird Count Records Over Time
    • 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
    • Join
    • 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 for Birds
  • 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
  • Past Field Trips