Have you been following the amazing story of Nellie and Nish, the Piping Plovers that are nesting at Maumee Bay State Park in Lucas County, Ohio? This intrepid pair is in the middle of a successful nesting season at the park, which is extremely notable as Piping Plovers have not nested in Ohio for over 80 years! The celebrity couple is being monitored each day to ensure their safety and well-being. They have hatched four chicks, much to the delight of birders across Ohio and elsewhere. You can read more about Nellie and Nish, and the incredible volunteer effort that sprang into action once nesting was considered imminent, here: Maumee Bay Piping Plovers.
Celebrate Ohio Birder pride with our unique Gothic shield design. Inside the fancy outline you'll find the state in silhouette with a cutout flying gull across the middle. A songbird sits on the first letter O.
Grab this Ohio Birder Tote to contain your field kit -- so you're ready to head out any time, whether you're chasing a local RBA or you're making your next visit to Maumee Bay State Park to check out the local celebrities.
It may be the dead of winter now, but spring migration will be here before you know it. Get ready by learning your Empidonax flycatchers. You'll have to put time into learning their calls, because learning their field marks may prove useless in a lot of cases. And...
If you love feeding your yard birds, you might be among the legions of nature-lovers that has a complicated relationship with squirrels. You love your wildlife, sure, but those greedy squirrels can really be something else!This is a simple design that doesn't beat around the bush...
If you're looking for a Father's Day gift for your birdwatching dad, or perhaps for a birding mentor who is also a father figure, consider a fun t-shirt gift idea that highlights both the hobby and fatherhood in the same design. Here are some fun options. Reminder: Father's Day is Sunday, June 20, 2021.
You might be the most skilled birder in your bunch of birding friends, but how do you get that across without coming off as a prick? With your superior skills -- they'll see how good you are the more you bird with them. Even the greatest birder in...
