Bird Brains

Captain: Jim Rettig

Location: Ontario and Ohio

Bird Brains Team is at it again.

The Bird Brains are back at it, looking forward to another Birdathon event to help support the work of our Audubon chapter.  But this year the team has only one Bird Brain.  Jim Rettig will be a team of one and will travel in early May to the "Biggest Week in American Birding" at Magee Marsh and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (and other spots along the Lake Erie shoreline) just east of Toledo, Ohio, to witness the songbird migration.  The southwest area of Lake Erie is a place where many songbirds stop to rest and refuel on their way north.  The "Biggest Week" organization has documented 240 species landing in the area, including 38 species of warblers.  The Bird Brains have been counting birds and raising money for Audubon's work for over thirty years, and while Jim thinks of retiring, he is looking forward to a good count and a fun trip.

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Photo Banner Credit: Penelope Kipps