Hello all: SPRING IS AROUND THE CORNER! It may not look like it outside, due to the recent winter snow storm, but the annual rite of spring we faithfully rely on is happening this weekend! Once again the Annual Return of the Buzzards is gaining local and national attention. On Thursday, March 13 at 10 a.m. the Annual Return of the Buzzards was featured on FOX-8 "That's Life" with the Robin Swoboda. And, on Sunday, March 16 the Annual Return of the Buzzards will be featured nationally on CBS Sunday Morning Show at 9 a.m. If you're interested and would like to show your buzzard and Cleveland pride nationally - help cheer on the return of the buzzards on Saturday, March 15 beginning at 7 a.m. Bill Giest, correspondent on the CBS Sunday Morning Show will be taping the return and interviewing local buzzard fans as we celebrate this internationally-known event! Return of the Buzzards Saturday, March 15 · Starting at 7 a.m. · Free! Buzzard Roost · Hinckley Reservation Buzzard spotters, young and old alike, will search the sky for turkey vultures with the "Official Buzzard Spotter," Dr. Bob Hinkle. The search begins at 7 a.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring binoculars, cameras and a sense of humor. Like the buzzards, visitors have been returning to witness their arrival since the first Buzzard Sunday in 1957. Naturalists will also be on hand answer questions and share stories from bygone "buzzard days." Buzzard Sunday! Sunday, March 16 · 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. · Free! Buzzard Roost · Hinckley Reservation Help us cheer on the buzzards on their annual return to Hinckley at Buzzard Sunday! on March 16th from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Buzzard Roost in Hinckley Reservation. The free event features a buzzard scoreboard, naturalist-led hikes, live bird programs, musical entertainment, storytelling, displays and exhibits, kids Buzzard Bingo games, and bus tours of Hinckley Reservation. Plus, buzzard-related merchandise and refreshments to purchase, and more! Buzzard Roost is located at the corner of State Road and West Drive in Hinckley Reservation in HinckleyTownship. For information, call 440-526-1012 or visit clevelandmetroparks.com. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]