a small blog about a small birder doing big things in birding...
location: Ohio
WEBSITE:
www.meadowhawkart.com
my work:
Local Patch Birding
Ohio-based birding trips for avids and beginners, focusing on weekend day trips to top local hotspot destinations and offering workshops on gulls, shorebirds, warblers, and other tricky bird ID complexes.
http://www.meadowhawkart.com/
Nikon Birding Prostaff
Birding Optics Rep
www.nikonbirding.com
Tropical Birding
Birding tour leader
www.tropicalbirding.com
Cleveland Metroparks
Naturalist/Artist (Outdoor Education)
www.clemetparks.com
CONTACT
elfin_skimmer@hotmail.com
330-701-6452
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LINKS
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BIRDING IN OHIO
Ohio-birds listserve
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/OHIO.html
Rarebird (OH statewide online rare bird alert)
www.rarebird.org
Looking for birds in the Cleveland Region
(by month)
http://www.kirtlandbirdclub.org/Looking_for_birds/looking_for_birds.htm
Best Bets for Birding (NW - Magee area)
http://www.bsbo.org/birding/
Kaufman's Migration update (year-round)
http://cranecreekbirding.blogspot.com/
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OHIO TOP ORGANIZATIONS
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
www.bsbobird.org
Kirtland Bird Club
www.kirtlandbirdclub.org
Greater Mohican Audubon Society
http://www.gmasohio.org/
Toledo Naturalist's Association
http://www.toledonaturalist.org/
Ohio Ornithological Society
www.ohiobirds.org
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
www.cmnh.org
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INJURED BIRDS (Rehabs)
Medina Raptor Center
http://www.medinaraptorcenter.org/
Lake Erie Nature & Science Cntr
http://www.lensc.org/
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AUDUBON SOCIETIES
Presque Isle Audubon Society (PA)
http://www.presqueisleaudubon.org/
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PELAGIC TOURS
Shearwater Journeys (CA)
http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/
Seabirding Pelagic Trips (NC)
http://www.patteson.com/
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OTHER
Cape May Bird Observatory (NJ)
www.birdcapemay.org
Point Reyes Bird Observatory (CA)
www.prbo.org
Bird Life International
www.birdlife.org
American Bird Conservancy
http://www.abcbirds.org/
International Migratory Bird Day
http://www.birdday.org/
Boreal Songbird Initiative
http://www.borealbirds.org/
Surfbirds
www.surfbirds.com
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
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ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETIES
Ontario Field Ornithologists
www.ofo.ca
Arizona Field Ornithologists
www.azfo.org
Ornithological Societies of NA
http://www.osnabirds.org/
A few shots of one of the annual winter resident Merlins at Calvary Cemetery, Garfield Heights, Ohio.... (December 2009)
If slightly sunnier skies had prevailed, the spectacular sooty-gray-blue upperparts and reddish-brown mottling on the underparts of this adult male would have been even more striking on film.Cerulean Warbler, commissioned December '09 by an avid Ontario birder...
Adult male in sapling Sugar Maple.Comments [0]
The American Birding Association's January 2010 issue of Birding is hitting the mailboxes as I type.
The cover artwork is a commissioned colored pencil illustration (a complex one at that!) that I completed in early December '09. Seven species of warblers - Bay-breasted, Golden-winged, Black-and-White, Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue Warblers and Ovenbird - peek out of the dense foliage surrounding the Magee Marsh boardwalk (NW Ohio). To read more about the illustration process for this cover piece, check out the WebExtra article I wrote (see below), which is also available online at:
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On one of my regularly scheduled public hikes at West Creek Reservation, Parma, Ohio.... had been scanning all manner of crevices and tree cavities hoping for one of these buggers or a raccoon... half way through the hike I finally landed on this fellow in a mature Eastern Sycamore (a favored roost tree of screeches). At least 30 folks were able to view the bird, many of whom had never seen an owl before. Lighting was pretty horrid, but at least a few shots turned out somewhat decent.
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Current work on the cover of Birding, January 2010 issue... Pretty complicated piece, featuring Bay-breasted, Golden-winged, Black-and-white, Canada, and Black-throated Blue Warblers, and Ovenbird. Materializing soon: boardwalk at Magee Marsh and birders in the background.
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An incomplete illustration of a male Golden-winged Warbler for the cover of the Jan 2010 issue of Birding. In Eastern Cottonwood, hangin 'round chickadee-style. One of 7 warblers to be featured on the cover, also featuring the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area boardwalk and birders. It's a big one. Many many hours involved... with good 'ole Prismacolor colored pencils.
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A few photos of an immature Red-shouldered Hawk hanging around the woodlots and scrubby field edges surrounding my workplace in Brecksville Reservation, Brecksville, Ohio. Gorgeous mottling on the wings, small bill, and fine mottling on the underparts. In flight, shows pale "windows" in the primaries. A sharp looking bird. Very approachable as well...
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Whitefish Point lies at the apex of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Famous for waterbird and owl migration studies and opportunities for awesome winter birding. Local winter specialties include Boreal Owl, Gray Jay, Boreal Chickadee, Black-backed Woodpecker, Sharp-tailed Grouse and a host of finches.
Check out WPBO's blog roll, including waterbird counts, hawk counts, and owl banding reports (fantastic photo documentation):Main site:Comments [0]
Boy scout troop at West Creek Reservation (Cleveland Metroparks) in Parma. It was a droll damp day weather-wise, but loads of fun. We explored the woods, prairie, and wetlands while discussing the job of a wildlife officer and naturalist. Smart bunch!
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