Re: Thanksgiving Local Birding

Jack C. Leighty/Susan J. Noble (jleighty@chesapeake.net)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:28:27 -0500 (EST)


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Chris:
West of Cleveland, along the lake, (easy to find on an Ohio Map is
Magee Marsh.  It's a great place to bird during migrations.  Never
been there at this time of year, but the wetland and water
environment should have a number of intersting birds.  I've walked
within a few feet of Sora, for example.

In west Akron there are a number of parks.  I can't remember their
names, but if you have a friend or relative that has difficulty on
trails, one of the parks has a ground level viewing window with
comfortable seats and a ledge for binocs.  During a visit last
simmer a Harris' Sparrow, no less, was the main attraction.

The Cuyahoga River Valley Park is another possibility.  This is the
river that caight fire and burned to the bottom a number of years
ago.  It has been cleaned up and become a nice recreation area. 
I've even cross-country skied there.  

I don't have any e-mail addresses there for birding tips.  Best
wishes for an enjoyable visit.

Jack Leighty
jleighty@chesapeake.net

>From: ctaylor@seamail.nos.noaa.gov
>Date: 11/17/98  10:59:47AM
>To: mdosprey@ARI.Net
>Subject: Thanksgiving Local Birding
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>Hey all,
>
>I don't get out of town as often as some of you alpha birders. Does
>anyone know
>of a good place to go bird watching in the Canton/Akron area of
>Ohio?  Also, is
>there anything in particular I should be looking for in that area
>that I might
>not have as easy a time seeing around here.  I probably can't go
>for anything
>too difficult to locate because I'll  be dragging the in-laws
>behind me or
>they'll have walked way past me. Last time we went walking
>together, they teased
>me for looking at every wild flower or native plant I wasn't used
>to seeing.  I
>really thought groundnuts were truly beautiful.  Am I the only one
>who's
>relatives don't like to take walks with them any longer, because of
>all the stop
>and go action?  Anyhoo, any advice for my Canton/Akron visit would
>be much
>appreciated!
>
>TIA,
>
>Chris Taylor
>Reston, VA 
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