Kirtland Bird Club

10/09/2026

📣 Calling all new birders! Join us at Forest Hill Park tomorrow morning to learn some birding basics. During this bird walk, we’ll focus on identifying birds by field marks, size, shape, and location.

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By Kirtland Bird Club

10/07/2026

Join us at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes tonight for a talk by Judy Semroc on all things Chimney Swifts, including what we can do to help their steep population decline!

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October 2026 Speaker Program

10/03/2026

We had a fun time with the R.G. Jones Bird Nerds today! 😁 Do you have any good bird bingo clues? Let us know in the comments!

09/29/2026

We joined forces with Q***r Birders of Cuyahoga County on Saturday and tallied over 50 species at Chagrin River Park! Our trip started off with a flyover by a Common Raven in the parking lot and ended with a a tree full of Swainson’s Thrushes. Thanks to everybody who joined us 😁

eBird checklists: https://ebird.org/checklist/S396604766, https://ebird.org/checklist/S397321944

09/16/2026

Thanks to everyone who birded with us this weekend! Our Chagrin River Bird Quest team tallied 68 species in less than 24 hours, and a handful of new birders got to learn the basics of birding at Forest Hill Park 😁

09/11/2026

Join our Forest Hill Park New Birder Walk tomorrow at 9AM, and then stop by the native plant sale at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church after!

Learn more & register for the walk: https://givebutter.com/kbcsepnbw

08/27/2026

We're excited to be back in person next Wednesday! Join us at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes for Jim Tomko's talk on the Chagrin River Corridor Important Bird Area (IBA)!🌲

Learn more & register: https://givebutter.com/kbcsep26talk

08/23/2026

Support birds by adding some native plants to your garden this fall! 🌱

Native Plant sale coming up!
📅 Saturday, September 12
10 am - 2 pm at the Forest Hill Presbyterian Church (3031 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights)
Fall for a plant sale featuring four regional native plant providers!
Questions? [email protected]
👉 https://buff.ly/Cm7pEkc

08/13/2026

Congratulations, Tom! 👏

Congratulations to Museum Research Associate and longtime Kelleys Island bird banding volunteer Tom Bartlett, who has been inducted into the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Hall of Fame! 🎉

This is a tremendous and well-deserved honor recognizing Tom’s decades of dedication to Ohio’s birds, wildlife, and natural areas. For more than 25 years, Tom has banded birds at the Museum’s Scheele Preserve on Kelleys Island, surpassing an incredible 20,000 birds banded along the way.

Tom’s contributions extend far beyond bird banding. A gifted biologist and field naturalist, his research and conservation work have helped inform the protection of significant natural areas by the Museum and our conservation partners. His commitment to sharing his knowledge and giving countless hours to conservation has made a lasting difference.

Tom joins an extraordinary group of past Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame inductees, including Harvey Webster, Jim Bissell, E. Lucy Braun, Jared Potter Kirtland, and John Chapman (“Johnny Appleseed”).

Congratulations, Tom, we are incredibly proud to have you as part of the Museum family!

https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/hall-of-fame-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawTgWOlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0U2hQWUZtQ3R5bzhYMTBJc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjy5VKQz1aiM1uc9T4NwaCqdk9OFjtt6PW5NZBoyAQpAat1Ew28_JY7QIzzj_aem_8p7NzJLQqo06N1MstWQsXA

06/21/2026

Thanks to everybody who joined our summer bird walk and picnic on June 13, 2026, at Richfield Heritage Preserve! Our group of 22 birders saw over 50 species, including Osprey and Broad-winged Hawk (both pictured).