10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I was somewhere around Pittsburgh on the edge of Ohio when the boredom began to kick in. 10,000 Birds readers demand nothing less than an amazing and life-risking attention to a story and I was not about to let you all down! Here, then, is my journey across Ohio in six pictures. Danger be damned!

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Ohio Blackbirds Turkey 2011 177

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2021

Birds are arriving in North America, flying from places far to the south. When birding in parks and woodlots of Ohio, Virginia, and Toronto, places with groves of maples and old craggy oaks, it can be hard to imagine that the Red-eyed Vireos of constant song were foraging for caterpillar larvae in rainforest just a few months earlier.

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Costa Rica Nicaragua Ohio Honduras 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

When in northwest Ohio there are many options from which to choose a birding site. But if you want herons and ducks and shorebirds and geese and egrets and swans and rails the best bet is the famed Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge along State Route 2 in Oak Harbor, Ohio. It is well worth the visit! … a.

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Wildlife Ohio 2013 Boston 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2013

Greetings, 10,000 Birds readers! Birds have already begun making their presence known on the court. Among the “First Four” games, the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds faced the squad from James Madison University. The Round of 64 boasts a healthy contingent of teams with bird mascots.* LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds.

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Louisville Bald Eagle Kansas Oregon 166

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2019

The grape reached the height of its fame courtesy of an Ohio entrepreneur and winemaker named Nicholas Longworth, who built the first truly lucrative winemaking empire in the United States making a hugely popular sparkling Catawba wine. And this Song of the Vine, This greeting of mine, The winds and the birds shall deliver.

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Ohio Philadelphia Fox Blackbirds 142

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Andy Avram is a lifelong resident of northeastern Ohio, just east of Cleveland. From the time he can remember, every camping, hiking, or simple trip outside was focused on finding wildlife with herps, mammals, birds and native fish as his primary interests. It was much more exciting to me than to my non-birding fiancé and friend.

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Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 142