Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Hocking Hills State Park

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Roger

I thought this would be a good place to get away from the crowds in Columbus and do some birding while welooked at waterfalls. We did look at waterfalls. The park, which I just picked off a map with very … Continue reading →

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Highbanks Metro Park

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Roger

There’s not a lot I miss about the midwest, but I do miss spring migration. I haven’t found reliable spots in Colorado yet. So when I had a chance for a couple of hours of birding in central Ohio, I … Continue reading →

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Sharp-shinned Hawk

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Roger

For several days in early May, a Sharp-shinned Hawk was hanging around the office. At times we saw it perched on cars or in the ponderosa pines. Occasionally it would flash past a window. But mostly it worked its way … Continue reading →

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Ramah Reservoir State Wildlife Area

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Roger

Ramah Reservoir is a big puddle in the middle of nowhere about 40 miles east of the mountains. I stopped by briefly on April 2, but I didn’t have my scope. There were a lot of birds that were too … Continue reading →

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Bird #476 — Mountain Plover

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Roger

charadrius (a plover and the watery places inhabited by them) montanus (of mountains) Sunday, April 9, 2017 Squirrel Creek Road —  El Paso County, Colorado Not a lot of people have seen a Mountain Plover because they live where very … Continue reading →

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