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    Summer Is In Full Swing With Bird Hikes And Programs Throughout Cleveland Metroparks

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    • June 2012
    • Summer Is In Full Swing With Bird Hikes And Programs Throughout Cleveland Metroparks

    Summer Is In Full Swing With Bird Hikes And Programs Throughout Cleveland Metroparks

    June 12, 2012

    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-



    HOLLY KECK - 216-635-3253



    The summer season is in full swing in the month of July. Take
    advantage of the warm weather and longer daylight hours by
    adventuring out on bird walks and other bird programs
    throughout Cleveland Metroparks.



    The free July bird walks and programs include: 
                  



    Sunday Bird Walk



    Sunday, July 1 � 8 - 10 a.m.



    Wilson Mills Road parking lot � North Chagrin
    Reservation



    July brings fledglings into the mix of birds that are roosting
    in North Chagrin Reservation. Adventure out on a 2-mile bird walk
    and search out these new arrivals and the summer plumages that July
    brings. Some binoculars are available to borrow. Wilson Mills Road
    parking lot is located off Wilson Mills Road in North Chagrin
    Reservation, just west of Chagrin River Road in Gates
    Mills. For more information on this adult and teen program,
    call 440-473-3370.



    Birds And Bugs



    Tuesday, July 10 � 9:30 - 11 a.m.



    Garfield Park Nature Center � Garfield Park
    Reservation



    The forest, ponds and creeks of Garfield Park Reservation
    provide an urban refuge for nearly 30 species of nesting birds.
    Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield for an easy, 1-mile hike seeking out
    orioles, kingbirds, grosbeaks and others. And search for different
    species of multi-colored butterflies and dragonflies,
    too. Binoculars are recommended.Garfield Park Nature Center is
    located off Mill Creek Lane, off the Broadway Avenue entrance of
    Garfield Park Reservation in Garfield Heights. For more
    information, call 216-341-3152.



    Birds And Bugs



    Thursday, July 12 � 9 - 10:30 a.m.



    Center Park � West Creek Reservation



    The forest, grasslands, and riparian corridor of West Creek
    Reservation provide a refuge for nearly 50 species of nesting
    birds, including spotted sandpiper, belted kingfisher, scarlet
    tanager, and rose-breasted grosbeak. Join Naturalist Jen
    Brumfield on a 1.5-mile hike and seek out songbirds and
    multi-colored butterflies and dragonflies, too. Center Park is
    located on Park Drive, adjacent to West Creek Reservation, off
    State Road in Parma. For more information call,
    216-341-9225. 



    MAPS Banding Programs



    Saturday, July 14 � 7 - 11 a.m.



    Lower 40 Loop Trail � Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation



    Catch, band and release migrant birds, such as gray catbirds and
    yellow warblers, on their nesting grounds. The Monitoring Avian
    Productivity and Survivorship Program (MAPS) is a volunteer bird
    banding program. The comparison group study was last conducted
    1998-2002 and now, 10 years later, it is being repeated. Birds are
    more active in the early morning, so stopping by early is better
    than later. Banding will be canceled if raining. Lower 40 Loop
    Trail is located off the all purpose trail in Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation. Park at CanalWay Center,located on Whittlesey Way, off
    the East 49th Street entrance of Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation,
    between Grant Avenue and Canal Road in CuyahogaHeights. For more
    information, call 216-206-1000.



    MAPS Naturalist Program



    Saturday, July 14 � 9 - 10 a.m.



    CanalWay Center � Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation



    Meet a CanalWay Center staff member bright and early and hike
    down to the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship Program
    (MAPS) site. Visit with volunteer bird banders and ask questions.
    Discover which birds are nesting in the Cuyahoga Valley this
    summer. CanalWay Center is located on Whittlesey Way, off the East
    49th Street entrance of Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, between
    Grant Avenue and Canal Road in Cuyahoga Heights. For more
    information, call 216-206-1000.



    Grab a pair of binoculars and enjoy bird walks and program
    throughout Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
    naturally!



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