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 >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. >>> Please consider joining our Society, at >>> www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. >>> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >>> >>> >>> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >>> 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. >>> Please consider joining our Society, at >>> www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. >>> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >>> >>> >>> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >>> listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS >>> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] >> >> >> >> -- >> Paul J. 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