Bird Walks

Experiential Learning in Nature with Others

"I love to start off my weekends with a Saturday morning bird walk!"
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Western Cuyahoga Audubon hosts walks on the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. on the trails around the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Nature Center in North Olmsted, Ohio. 

​​New to birding? Grab some binoculars and join us. You will be amazed how fast you can learn to find birds by sight and sound.

Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society invites birders of all skill levels to our "Second Saturday" bird walk. This is a great opportunity to see the birds of the Rocky River Important Bird Area.
Walks start at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway, North Olmsted, Ohio. Check the Western Cuyahoga Audubon Calendar for details.

Bird Walk reports can be found by searching this website for "Second Saturday Reports"

86th Audubon Spring Bird Walk April & May 2019

Spring Bird Walk Celebrates Spring Migrations

This year we visited several birding locations new to us. We never realized how many beautiful birding spots there are in Northeast Ohio!
Activity: 86th Audubon Spring Bird Walk 2019
Date: Sundays, April 14 through May 19 at 7:30 AM
​Locations: Western Cuyahoga Audubon Spring Bird Walk Map (right).

Description: Birders have participated in Annual Audubon Spring Bird Walks since 1932. ​​Watch spring migrants return or travel through to their summer breeding grounds. Walks take place Sundays, April 14 – May 19, 2019 at 7:30am and are led by experienced birders in Cuyahoga County and surrounding locations. Audubon Spring Bird Walks are co-sponsored by Cleveland Metroparks, The Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Geauga Park District, Lake Metroparks, Huntington Reservation at Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society. Visit our Calendar (wcaudubon.org/calendar) for details.
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​For a complete listing of locations and directions, go to Western Cuyahoga Audubon Spring Bird Walk 2019 locations.
​See spring migrants during the Annual Audubon Spring Bird Walk 2019.
Sites include (tentative - subscribe to our email list and watch the News Blog for announcement details):
  • Big Creek Reservation, Lake Isaac, Middleburg Heights, Ohio
  • Hinckley Reservation, State Rd., Hinckley, Ohio 
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation-CanalWay Station Visitor Center, Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio
  • The Rocky River Nature Center, North Olmsted, Ohio
  • Brecksville Reservation-Station Road Bridge Trailhead, Brecksville, Ohio
For all birders, this is a wonderful opportunity to sample the waves of birds moving through some of the top birding spots around Cleveland. New birders, be sure to be out on each of these six Sundays. It is a great way to start birding.

Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland conducts these walks in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, local park districts and the Holden Arboretum. 

View: ​86th Annual Series of Spring Bird Walks 2019
Above: Western Cuyahoga Audubon Spring Bird Walk Map for 2018. Walks are led by expert volunteers from Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society and other local birding groups. The walks are free to all. ​​Download the 2019 locations at Western Cuyahoga Audubon Spring Bird Walk Locations 2019 PDF (shown below).
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