We (Cleveland Metroparks) are working on a Cleveland lakefront birding trail publication with excellent maps and descriptions/details for prime CLE birding locations. Looking to have it available on the web (for print/download) this year (2014)
JB
CLE, OH
www.jenbrumfield.com
On Jan 15, 2014, at 5:16 PM, "Haans Petruschke" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In the Cleveland region Jim McCarty has put together a pretty good resource
> on Cleveland.com that shows the locations. In general, if the location is
> well known and established no one bothers with more than a shorthand
> description, but if the location is unique or new a detailed description is
> usually included.
>
> A few locations are confusing though. Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve
> has has 3 prior names and all are sometimes used. Edgewater is a big park
> and the sub locations are not always well defined. Boat ramp, Pavilion,
> and Perkins Beach overlook, may be confusing but are indeed different
> places..
>
> In Geauga Lake and Lorain counties there is a lot of short hand, Heaven
> forbid if another rarity shows up at the Mew Gull Marina, in Fairport.
>
> But if you email the poster for specifics they are generally happy to
> provide additional details on location. Many people now have smart phones
> so you may even get a reply if they are in the field. It is also
> legitimate to post to the list asking for directions.
>
> The Lake Erie Birding group on FB is another good resource for those
> interested in the areas in the part of the state nearer to the lake. That
> group does not confine itself to Lake Erie, but the vicinity which may go
> well inland.
>
> Haans
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 4:45 PM, Paul Hurtado <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Hi Jean (and everyone else),
>>
>> I second Paul Gardner's suggestion to try and use google maps (
>> http://www.google.com/maps), which works well more often than not, but I
>> also wanted to add some useful links for eBird Hotspots:
>>
>> Ohio Hotspots Wiki: http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/
>> eBird Tool: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/hotspot-explorer/
>>
>> Also, feel free to email whoever mentioned an unfamiliar area for more
>> information, or (if you're on Facebook) ask in the relevant groups there,
>> e.g. the groups "Birding Ohio" (
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/BirdingOhio/)
>> or "Central Ohio Birders" (
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralOhioBirders/).
>>
>> Good birding,
>> -Paul Hurtado
>> Columbus, OH
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Paul Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Welcome to Ohio Birds!
>>>
>>> The lack of details in locational
>>> Hi Jean,
>>>
>>> Welcome to Ohio Birds!
>>>
>>> The lack of details in locational information is a perennial complaint on
>>> the list. We will try to do better, but inevitably we will fall back into
>>> our old bad habits. There are a few resources that will help.
>>>
>>> First, if you put any place name followed by "OH" into the Google search
>>> box, you will often get a useful result. Wendy Park, for example, comes
>>> right up.
>>>
>>> Second, there is a birding site guide on the Ohio Ornithological Website.
>>> Use the "Library" menu. <
>>> http://www.ohiobirds.org/site/library/sites/about.php>
>>>
>>> Finally, you can try the Ebird hotspots. Many of the places will be found
>>> there.
>>>
>>> Happy birding,
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Gardner
>>> Columbus, OH
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: P.J. Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 1:33 PM
>>> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Request for more site location
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello --
>>> I am new to the list, so those of you familiar with places and locations
>>> may know the site locations automatically. It would be helpful for me
>> (and
>>> maybe others) if nearby towns were mentioned as well in the posts.
>>> To list a park (Wendy Park?) or only county roads with nothing to
>>> reference them to, leaves me unable to look at a map to see if they are
>>> anywhere near me.
>>> Thanks very much for your help!
>>>
>>> Jean Johnson
>>> in NE Ohio
>>>
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