FIELD OUTING
Saturday, April 28, 2012, 8:30 a.m. (morning)
"Rainbow Color Blast"
Station Rd. Trail head on Towpath in Brecksville
(Meet at the Cuyahoga Railroad depot at the Station Road trail head along the Towpath in Brecksville (off State Rt. 82)

Enjoy the golden yellow prothonotary robes, lemon yellow scarves, scarlet hoods, indigo blue jackets, cerulean blue hoodies, electric orange vests and black “lone ranger” masks. All these bright colors will dazzle your eyes as we watch the surging tide of spring bird migration. Some of these birds spend the summer here but some are here for only a few weeks as they race for their nesting grounds to the north.

LECTURE PROGRAM
Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Rare Book Room
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
A MUSICAL APPROACH TO BIRDSONG:
EAR TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR BIRDERS
Dr. Lisa Rainsong
Cleveland Institute of Music

Birds are highly-skilled musicians! Avian and human music share many common elements such as rhythm, phrasing, pitch, and tone quality. Listening to bird songs as music can to help us identify, compare, and remember what we hear more effectively than relying exclusively on memorization.

All Saturday Backyard Naturalists Series, Lecture Programs, and Field Outings are free and open to the public.

2012 ASGC Annual Meeting
June 2, 2012, 3-7 p.m.
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44120
All members and their guests are invited!

3 pm Nature Walk: Meet John Lillich at the Nature Center parking lot for an hour-long tour of the beautiful Shaker Lakes preserve. Bring your binoculars – you never know what you might see!

4 pm Refreshments: Beverages and appetizers will be served in the main meeting room. Explore the Center's many exhibits and enjoy the view. Greet old friends and meet new ones.

5 pm A little business: Join ASGC officers and trustees for a review of our organization's activities and accomplishments over the last year. We will present awards to the individuals who have gone above and beyond their commitment to Audubon and the environment, and elect new trustees.

5:30 pm Dinner: Dinner will be served buffet-style, and include simple but elegant choices for meat-lovers and vegetarians alike. Bring your appetite!

6 pm Program: As always, our feature presentation caps off a year of exciting programs sponsored by the ASGC.  Steve Madewell, Executive Director of Lake Metroparks, is our evening speaker.

Cost $10 per person, Reservations required. Call 216-556-5441 or email adebroux@windstream.net

For a slide show introduction to birding, click here
You need QuickTime to view the slide show.
To download QuickTime, click here.

Saturday Afternoon Backyard Naturalist Series

The Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland (ASGC) promotes the conservation and appreciation of birds and other wildlife through habitat preservation and educational activities. It is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and is one of northeast Ohio’s oldest continuously operating environmental organizations; founded in 1928. ASGC now has over 1,200 members throughout NE Ohio and owns over 500 acres of land protected as both Audubon Sanctuaries and Ohio State Nature Preserves. It restored and renovated a building located in the Audubon Blanche Katherine Novak Sanctuary as a regional Novak Education Center.