| Greater Mohican Audubon Society P.O. Box 907 - Ashland, OH 44805 |
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featured in the Summer Newletter: The Mona Lisa of Ornithology by Erwin Riedner and the original art depicting Archaeopteryx lithographica by Julie Zickefoose. ~June~ Sat. Jun. 27 9AM-1PM. Bobolink and Butterfly Festival Public Welcome to Free Program at Byers Woods Byers Woods offers spectacular views of Bobolinks and other unusual grassland birds. Come for the bird walk and stay for the butterflies: Milbert Tortoiseshells should be on the wing! Native plant sale- you won't want to miss! See photos from the event.
11:00 - 12:30 Spotting scopes for public viewing 11:30- 12:30 Lunch available 12:30 Plants to attract Butterflies: Don Beam Stucker Meadow Plants for sale 11:00-1:00 1:30 Informal Butterfly Foray Sun. June 28 1 PM Field Trip to Pickerel Creek and Resthaven Wildlife Areas We will join Crawford County Park District for a combined field trip to Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area—home to the endangered Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid, and Resthaven Wildlife Area—site of Ohio’s largest prairie remnant, both located near Castalia in Sandusky County. Naturalist, Warren Uxley will be our guide as we look for the Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid, as well as other plants, butterflies, and birds. Meet at the Nature Center at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 SR 598, Crestline, Ohio at 1PM on Sunday, June 28 and car caravan north.
Sunday July 12 Annual GMAS Picnic 1:00 Picnic at Pleasant Hill Marina Off Covert RD. 2:30 ( or after lunch) Don Plant to present info on Ohio's largest swallow, The Purple Martin. Learn about these fascinating birds and their relationship to man. Don has all the inside tips and secrets for successful colonies. Weedpicker's Journal: See the "Flora and Fliers" blog Photos from past GMAS Sponsored Events: Bobolinks and Butterflies at Byers Wood 6/28/08 Audubon Wetlands Bio-blitz Ashland, Ohio 7/5/08 All GMAS Birds Walk are free and open to the public. Watch for our **NEW** more "Accessible Bird Walks" |
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| GMAS MISSION STATEMENT: Greater Mohican Audubon Society (GMAS) is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of birds and other wildlife through environmental education and the conservation and restoration of habitat. Greater Mohican Audubon Society consists of Ashland, Holmes, Richland and Wayne Counties in North-central Ohio. The National Audubon Society recognized GMAS as an official chapter in May 1999. The bird chosen to represent GMAS is the handsome Bobolink. |
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| Our Affiliates: Click on the following links to visit the web pages of our sister chapters Western Cuyahoga Audubon Soc. Greater Akron Audubon Soc. Mohican Trails Club |
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Follow the Upland Sandpiper from
Mansfield Lahm Airport to the
Bobolinks at Byers Woods (map)
Mansfield Lahm Airport to the
Bobolinks at Byers Woods (map)