Greetings, I am a local church pastor who is an avid birder as well. My church is indulging my crazy passion for birds in allowing me to let my vocation and avocation collide in few events on the first weekend of May. At 7:00 PM on Friday, May 6, I will offer an Introduction to Birdwatching class at my church, Old South United Church of Christ, 9802 Chillicothe Road, Kirtland. At 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 7, I will lead a local bird walk to neighboring Chapin Forest, but we will gather in the church parking lot. At 10:00, we will return to the church where I will offer a talk about how I see spirituality in my birdwatching and how birdwatching impacts my spirituality. This is not a membership drive or proselytizing, just a free community event celebrating nature. I would love to have you join me for any or all of it. http://www.oldsouthchurch.org/events/wild-goose-chase.html Thank you, Ian Lynch ______________________________________________________________________ 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]