Hello everyone: ONE WEEK - UNTIL THE BUZZARDS RETURN TO CLEVELAND METROPARKS HINCKLEY RESERVATION! The official return is on Thursday, March 15th when Bob Hinkle (Cleveland Metroparks Chief of Outdoor Education), or better known as the "Official Buzzard Spotter" around this time of year, will be at the Buzzard Roost starting at 7 a.m. to search high in the sky to spot the first buzzard. Visitors from far and wide, armed with binoculars, cameras and, most importantly, a sense of humor, flock to the Buzzard Roost in Hinckley Reservation to await the official spotting of the season's first buzzard (turkey vulture). But, just remember - "no one spots a buzzard 'til the 'Official Buzzard Spotter' spots one first." Then on Sunday, March 18, visitors are invited to celebrate the buzzards return at the 50th Annual Buzzard Sunday! event at Hinckley Reservation's Buzzard Roost from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The free event features naturalist-led hikes, live bird programs, buzzard scoreboard, displays and exhibits, musical entertainment, historical reenactment programs, Buzzard Bingo games for kids, bus tours of Hinckley Reservation, EarthWords Nature Shop with unique buzzard-related merchandise, complimentary 50th Anniversary cake, refreshments, and more! Count on hearing legends, tall tales and 50 years of buzzard spotting stories, too! The Buzzard Roost is located at the corner of State Road and West Drive in Hinckley Reservation in Hinckley Township. For more information on Cleveland Metroparks buzzard-related activities, call 216-635-3200 or 440-526-1012. In addition to the festivities at the Buzzard Roost on March 18, the Hinckley Chamber of Commerce sponsors a pancake breakfast and art/craft show from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hinckley Elementary School (Route 303, east of Route 94 in Hinckley Township). Call 330-278-2066 for information on the Hinckley Chamber of Commerce activities. Help celebrate the return of the buzzards at the 50th Anniversary of Buzzard Sunday! at the Buzzard Roost in Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life, naturally. Spring is almost here - Dan ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]