"msonormal">" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">Join
Cleveland Metroparks Institute of the Great Outdoors for an all-day
�Birding the North Coast� bus trip, as part of the �North Coast
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" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">The trip is
on Saturday, April 24 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m." mso-spacerun: yes; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">
" font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10.0pt;">Birders will
meet at Cleveland Metroparks Park Operations facility in Rocky
River Reservation in Fairview Park.
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Cleveland Metroparks Naturalist
Ken Gober and local birder Bill Deininger will take birders on a
day-long " mso-ansi-language: EN; font-size: 10.0pt;" lang="EN">exploration
to some of the best birding hot spots in Greater
Cleveland, including Headlands Beach State Park in Lake County
and Sandy Ridge Reservation in Lorain County.
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"EN">Birders can enjoy a wave of colorful Neotropical migrants,
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"EN">green warblers, flycatchers, gnatcatchers, blue-headed
vireos, and more. Red-headed woodpeckers, sandhill cranes,
and bald eagles are all possibilities on this full day in the
field, too.
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"EN">At 3:30 p.m., the bus brings the group back to Rocky River
Nature Center to enjoy an hour at the "North Coast
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"EN">Binoculars are required, and spotting scopes are
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"EN">Fee is $40 per person and includes transportation, leadership,
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"EN">Registration is required, and space is limited to
16.
"msonormal">" font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cleveland
Metroparks Park Operations is located at 4500 Valley Parkway in
Rocky River Reservation in Fairview Park.
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" font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more
information and to register, call 216-341-1704.
"msobodytext">Spend
an all-day birding trip enjoying various avian aerobatics with
Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
naturally!
