Welcome to Clark County, Ohio Birds and Butterflies
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Christmas Bird Count - Friday Dec 20
We have scheduled our CBC in 2024 on Friday, December 20. Our count last year was successful and the weather was all right. Hope many of you can participate again this year. Please contact Doug Overacker at cdoveracker@woh.rr.com if you are interested. We will assign everyone to cover certain areas. Then you will report your results to Doug who will tally the results.
Friday, March 28 8:30 AM Old Reid Park
This walk was set up by the Springfield City parks. We will meet at the parking lot near the tennis courts. We will probably walk around the ponds and maybe along the creek. A few ducks are still around and we have a chance to see Wood Ducks. Several landbird species are also around and we should see some swallows. Email Doug Overacker at cdoveracker@woh.rr.com if you are coming so he will know to expect you. If you have any questions, email him.
Saturday, March 29 7:45 AM Buck Creek State Park
It looks like Saturday will be our best bet for a walk. We will meet at the parking lot north of the beach and then decide where to go. There have been many ducks around and also some loons and grebes. Other birds are starting to show up including some sparrows, Brown Thrashers, phoebes, and swallows. We should see a good variety of birds. I will decide that day what trails we might walk. Email Doug Overacker at cdoveracker@woh.rr.com if you are coming so he will know to expect you. If you have any questions, email him.
Recent Bird Sightings
Many of the ducks have passed through the area but there are still some around. At the north end of the reservoir at Buck Creek State Park we have seen several species of dabbling ducks. On Wednesday we also saw a Ross's Goose and a blue morph Snow Goose. Some pelicans remain. Woodcocks are putting on a good show at the Prairie View area at the state park. We saw our first Brown Thrasher on Wednesday and a phoebe has shown up in Old Reid Park.
Birding in Clark County
Check the Birding in Clark County tab for information on birding at Buck Creek State Park and Gallagher Fen. I hope to add information for other sites in the future.