December Bird Quiz

These questions may help in identifying birds,

always good for the Christmas Bird Count!
Coming Up Tonight….
1.What unique trait do Nuthatches use while
Member Meeting & Speaker Series
foraging for insects on tree limbs and trunks?

2. How can you identify a Common Grackle Tuesday, December 1, 2020

from a European Starling? Member Meeting at 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Speaker at 8:00 p.m. (EST)
3. Why do Turkey Vultures soar in circles?
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4. Can you name 4 species of birds, that can
be found in Ohio, whose call or song is part of
their common name?
Member Meeting &
Speaker Series
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Member Meeting at 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Speaker at 8:00 p.m. (EST)

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 Nancy Howell
Board Member &
Membership Chair
 ● Welcome!

● Giving Day 2020

Nancy Howell ● Board Member Introductions

● Bird Quiz Answers!

Photo: Northern Flicker (Yellow shafted), CLNP Cleveland

Lakefront Nature Preserve (aka Dike 14) October 5, 2020 by
Tom Fishburn.
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 December Bird Quiz Answers
1. Nuthatches moves headfirst down branches and tree trunks. (The Sibley Guide to Birds
by David Sibley)
2. The Common Grackle is larger than a Robin. They have iridescent, blue-purple head
feathers and a long tail. Grackles have black beaks and a pale yellow eye.The European
Starling is smaller than a Robin, has greenish-black, oily-looking plumage in the
summer, a short tail, yellow beak and a dark eye. In the winter the European Starling’s
plumage is dark, speckled with small white dots. (The Sibley Guide to Birds by David
Sibley)
3. Turkey Vultures are maximizing their time in the air by using thermals, warm air that
rises off land and buildings, allowing them to soar instead of flapping their wings. This
allows them to maximize the time they spend in the air without using as much energy.
Hawks, eagles, and a few other species will do the same (National Audubon, 2017)
4. Northern Bobwhite, Killdeer, Whip-poor-will, Eastern Wood Pewee, Willet, Eastern
Phoebe, Blue Jay (one of its calls), Dickcissel … perhaps you thought of more!
5.
Michelle Brosius
Board Member &
Field Trip
Co-Coordinator
 ● Second Saturday Bird Walk
Report

Michelle Brosius ● Virtual Field Trips

● Social Distancing Birding

Guidelines

Photo: Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Richfield Heritage

Preserve by Michelle Brosius.
 Second Saturday Bird Walk
Report

Date: November 14, 2020

Location: Rocky River Reservation Important

Bird Area (IBA)

Leaders: Bill Deininger, Dave Graskemper

Results: 24 Species

Report & Photos:

www.wcaudubon.org/news-blog

Photo: Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) by Lilly

Derflinger.
 November Virtual Field Trip

Date: November 1-30, 2020

Location: Richfield Heritage Preserve, 4374

Broadview Rd, Richfield, OH 44286

Target species: Woodpeckers (e.g.,

Red-bellied and Downy) and Nuthatches (e.g.,
White-breasted and Red-breasted)

Attend the Virtual Meet Up! Wed Dec 9, 2020,

7:00 p.m. (EST) at
www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/info8415

Photo: White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) by Michelle

Brosius.
 December Virtual Field Trip

Date: December 1-31, 2020

Location: Sandy Ridge Reservation, 6195

Otten Rd, North Ridgeville, OH 44039

Target species: American Tree Sparrow,

Waterfowl (e.g., Trumpeter Swan, American
Black Duck)

Register: wcaudubon.org, click the Dec 2020

Virtual Field Trip tile on the home page.

Attend the Virtual Meet Up! Wednesday,

January 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (EST) at
www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/info8415
Photo: Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), Sandy Ridge
Reservation, North Ridgeville, OH by Tom Fishburn.
 Social Distancing Birding
Guidelines

● Limit group sizes to 10 people

or fewer

● Stay at least 6 feet apart from

others

● Plan to travel separately

● Wear face masks

● Wash hands

Photo: Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) by Tom

Fishburn.
 Gloria Ferris
Board Member &
Fundraising Chair
 ● Junior Membership

● Guardians of Nature

Gloria Ferris ● Bird of Month Fundraiser

● Photography Winner & Contest

● Saturday Youth Story & Activity

Hour

● Author Speaker Program

Photo: Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) by Michelle Brosius.

 ● Annual Membership of $20 entitles
the member to a $5.00 price per
session.

● Each month will have Saturday

sessions.

Membership ● The monthly programs are

designed for two age groups:

Junior Guardians ○ 7 to 13 years of age

of Nature ○ 14 to 18 years of age

● To learn more go to
www.wcaudubon.org/
Photo: Urban Birding Cleveland with David Lindo, 2019, in
Tremont, OH by Tom Fishburn.
 Guardians of Nature

● Connect to people who take

action for birds and wildlife

● Thursday, December 10 at
7:00 p.m. (EST)

● Register:
www.wcaudubon.org/news-blog

● Virtual Conference Center

www.freeconferencecall.com/wall
/info8415

Photo: American Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

by Tom Fishburn.
 Bird of the Month Fundraiser

● December 2020: Northern

Cardinal

● Fundraising Goal: $100.00US

● Donate: $10.00 - $40.00

● Eligible for quarterly raffle

prizes

● Donations support chapter

conservation education efforts.

● Donate from the Home page

Button www.wcaudubon.org/
Photo: Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) by Tom Fishburn.
 November 2020
Photo Contest
Winner!

Mary Anne
Romito

Judges comments:
● Clarity
● Focus
● Angle of photo
uncommon
● Sense of
challenge, “I dare
you to cook me!”
Photo: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) by Mary Anne Romito.
 December Photo Contest

● Featured bird: Northern Cardinal

● Contest opens Dec 1 closes Dec 28th

● Winners announced at January Speaker

Series

● Youth & Adult Categories: $5 per photo

● Eligible for yearly contest and additional

prizes

● Donations support chapter conservation

education

● Enter from the Home page Contest

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Photo: Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) by Kaoru
Tsubone.
Youth Story and Activity Hour

● Katie Fallon, Author, Look, See the

Farm!

● Featuring Humpty-Dumpty or
"H.D.", a live, non-releasable
screech-owl and resident, Avian
Conservation Center of Appalachia

● Saturday, December 5, 2020, 10:30

a.m. (EST)

● Register
www.wcaudubon.org/news-blog/yo
uth-story-and-activity-hour-saturday
-december-5-2020
Book Author Series

● Laura Erickson, Author, The

Love Lives of Birds: Courting
and Mating Rituals

● Sunday, December 13, 2020,

7:00-8:00 p.m. (EST)

● Ticket donations are $10

members and $12
non-members

● Tickets from the Home page

Button www.wcaudubon.org/
 Nancy Howell
Board Member &
Membership Chair
 ● Mitchell's Homemade Ice
Cream Gift Card Fundraiser
Nancy Howell ● Fledgling Birding Challenge

● Christmas Bird Count

Photo: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) by Chuck

Slusarczyk Jr.
● Fundraiser for WCAS

● Ice cream, frozen yogurt,

sorbet, vegan ice cream - all
delicious!

● Cards $10.00 denominations

● WCAS Store
https://bit.ly/39uvDgH

● Store Locator
mitchellshomemade.com/
 Fledgling Birding Challenge

● Friday, Nov 27, 2020 day after

T’giving

● Challenge: to find the 19

species of birds we’ve listed

● YOU add the 20th!

Photo: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) by Tom Fishburn.

121st Christmas Bird Count
● Sunday, December 27th
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DETAILS AND TO REGISTER:

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"Bird Migration: Linking
Habitats Between Two
Continents"
With Speaker
John Hannon, BirdLife
International, US
Representative
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
(EST)
 “Lichens: An Overlooked
Organism”
With Speaker
Tomas Curtis, Botany Student
Kent State University
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. (EST)
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