WV Mountain Bird Discovery Weekend at Blackwater Falls State Park, May 31 – June 2, 2024

A wonderful way to experience and learn about WV’s mountain birds in late spring!

Jan and I will be the main leaders at this birding weekend.

Friday afternoon – Birds of Prey – presented by Flying Higher. Jo Santiago, wildlife biologist and creator of Flying Higher, is dedicated to the conservation of birds of prey and their habitats.  The experience of actually living with non-releasable permanently injured birds of prey 24/7 has provided Jo with unique insight into their world. Their individual personalities, behaviors, needs, idiosyncrasies, and body language are remarkably like our own. They have much to teach us. In learning about them, we learn much about ourselves.  Jo will bring several of the birds she cares for.

Friday evening – Woodpeckers of West Virginia – There are 7 species of woodpeckers that can be found in West Virginia.  Woodpeckers are highly specialized birds and their adaptations are remarkable.  This visual and auditory program will highlight these adaptations and show how to identify them by sight and sound.

Left to right – Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Flicker (Photos (c) Bill Beatty)

Saturday field trip – Olsen Fire Tower/Fernow Experimental Forest Field Trip – A host of warblers can be expected at the two outstanding areas we will visit on this field trip, including the following:  Northern Parula, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, Black-throated Blue, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Canada, Chestnut-sided, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Louisiana Waterthrush and Ovenbird.  Also possible are Northern Waterthrush, Mourning Warbler and several others.  Expect to hear the beautiful songs of the Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush and Veery as well as many other birds.

Mourning Warbler (Photo (c) Jan Runyan)

Saturday evening – Birding Essentials for Everyone – Birding is one of those special activities that can be enjoyed by anyone at any skill level.  Whether you are an experienced birder or a beginner, this entertaining class will help you expand and improve your birding abilities.  We will explore appearance, behavior, location, sound, equipment and other topics.  These insights and techniques will help anyone expand their birding skills and enjoyment.

Jan’s Birding Essentials program - (Photos (c) Bill Beatty)

Sunday field trip – Canaan Valley State Park – We will walk the Blackwater River Trail watching and listening for birds.  Depending on the weather, this trail can be quite birdy.  We should be able to see and/or hear a nice variety of birds: woodpeckers, warblers, flycatchers, thrushes, vireos, and more.  If time permits, we may explore parts of the Promised Land Trail. 

Left to right – Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, and Ovenbird (Photos (c) Bill Beatty and Jan Runyan)

To register, call the Nature Center at Blackwater Falls State Park: 304-259-5511

Mountain Nature Camp for Adults – June 16-22, 2024

The tradition of excellent mountain nature studies for adults continues!

This marks the 94th year of Oglebay Institute’s Mountain Camp.

Come discover why West Virginia’s Nature is truly “Almost Heaven”!

At this year’s Mountain Nature Camp (Nature studies for adults) in Terra Alta, WV, I will be the botanist/naturalist.  I will be identifying and teaching about the wildflowers and other plants at the camp and on most field trips.  I will discuss identification, edibility, medicinal uses and other natural history information.  I will also lead an optional hike in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area.

To see the kinds of activities you might expect at camp, visit: https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/mountain-nature-camp-for-adults-june-2018-what-we-did/

Top left clockwise… Scarlet Tanager, Velvet-foot Mushroom, Wild Columbine and Forest Log Millipede (Photos (c) Bill Beatty)

Typical Friday supper at Mountain Nature Camp… vegetarian menu is available (Photos (c) Jan Runyan)

The camp is designed for people with a variety of interests and all levels of experience and ability in Nature.

Our field trips to a wide variety of habitats and elevations in the beautiful WV mountains will focus on many aspects of Nature Study.

Campers who hiked ate lunch at the Rohrbaugh Plains Trail Overlook in the Dolly Sods Wilderness (Photo (c) Bill Beatty)

Facilities: Koehnline Lodge has a meeting room, a dining room and a professional kitchen. It is surrounded by meadows, Lake Terra Alta, and woods with trails. Our shower-house has flush toilets and private showers.

Lodging: Most campers sleep in their own tents in the camp’s woods or meadows (cots available). Some campers choose to make their own arrangements at nearby Alpine Lake Resort.

Meals: Home-cooked meals are made by experienced cooks, using many fresh, local ingredients. For full-day field trips, lunch is brought with us. Most special dietary needs can be accommodated.

Staff: Our staff includes experts in their fields, well-known naturalists, and professional nature interpreters who are distinguished for their knowledge and their ability to teach students at any level in Botany, Ornithology, Ecology, Natural History and other topics.

For more information: Call: 304-242-6855

Additional information and registration: https://oionline.com/camps/mountaincamp/

West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage – May 9-12, 2024

Lindy Point at Blackwater Falls State Park (Photos (c) Bill Beatty)

This event is a tradition for people who love the wildflowers and birds of West Virginia!

Come discover why so many “pilgrims” return year after year! And why the “pilgrims” enjoy their friendships with some of the most knowledgeable and fun leaders in this part of the country.

On Thursday afternoon, you can attend special “get-started” programs like Jan’s “Birding Essentials for Everyone” workshop.

Jan teaching her “Birding Essentials for Everyone” class. (Photos (c) Bill Beatty)

Jan and I, along with leaders from the Brooks Bird Club, will be leading the early morning bird walks on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings.

I am giving an introduction for the Friday morning bird walk. (Photo (c) Jan Runyan)

On Friday and Saturday participants have a choice of a dozen or more day-long field trips to a wide variety of habitats and elevations. Trips range from “get out of the car to look at this amazing plant” to “must have hiking boots and drinking water to go on the wilderness hike”. Both Thursday and Friday end with an interesting program in the evening.

On Friday I will be leading the DOLLY SODS WILDERNESS HIKE: ROHRBAUGH PLAINS / WILDLIFE TRAILS

DRIVING MILES :60 HIKING MILES : 4 .5 Our drive takes us south on Route 32 through Canaan Valley. Approximately 2 miles south of Canaan we turn left onto Laneville Rd. and continue to the Rohrbaugh Plains trailhead on top of the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area. The trail is not a loop trail and one vehicle will have to be left at the Wildlife Trail trailhead. The hike begins through a mixed Red Spruce/deciduous woodland where we will be greeted with a variety of bird songs; mostly warblers — Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Ovenbird, Yellow-rumped, and Magnolia. This trail is rocky at times and eventually enters a mixed hardwood/evergreen forest. Lunch will be at the Rohrbaugh Plains vista looking south through the Red Creek Valley and west toward Rocky Point (Lion’s Head). The vista is one of the best scenic overlooks in West Virginia. The return hike is on the Wildlife Trail, a mostly open trail traveling through several meadows and bordered by deciduous woodlands. There will be opportunities for wildflower and bird identification, however, this tour’s primary focus is the spectacular beauty of Dolly Sods. Hiking shoes/boots are required. Appropriate rain gear is required. There will be restroom facilities available at the Dolly Sods Picnic Area before the hike.

Lunch at the Rohrbaugh Plains scenic vista. (Photo (c) Bill Beatty)

On Friday Jan will be leading the CRANEVILLE SWAMP FIELD TRIP

TOTAL DRIVING MILES: 90 TOTAL WALKING MILES : 3 Travel US Route 219 to Oakland, MD, and follow country roads on the WV/MD border to find the Cranesville Swamp Nature Preserve managed by The Nature Conservancy. At Cranesville Swamp wind, water, mountain geology and temperature have created a beautiful and rare “frost pocket” (low area that collects moisture and cooler temperatures) reminiscent of Canadian environments. Eastern Hemlock, Red Spruce, and American Larch are some of the few trees in the acidic boreal bog. The northern relict wetland complex also supports a wide variety of smaller plants such as Goldthread, Trailing Arbutus, Gay Wings, several sundews, cranberry, several ferns, and many mosses. Nineteen diverse wetland communities surrounding the bog are home to such birds as Blackburnian, Magnolia, and Chestnut-sided Warblers, Alder Flycatcher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Indigo Bunting, and Northern Saw-whet Owl. We’ll explore the boardwalk trail in the bog of the northern section of the swamp, and then venture off the trail into the seldom-visited fen at the southern part of the swamp. A restroom stop will be made at Oakland and “facilitrees” are available at Cranesville Swamp.

Cranesville Swamp Boardwalk (Photo (c) Bill Beatty)

On Saturday I will be leading the NATURAL HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA WILDFLOWERS FIELD TRIP

Jan will be the birder on this trip.

RATING: 1 TOTAL DRIVING MILES: 28
This trip will go to Olson Fire Tower and then to Fernow Experimental Forest. There
will be plenty of wildflowers and birds to identify. The major emphasis on this trip will
be the folklore and natural history of the plants we find. The edibility, medicinal use,
and poisonous qualities of many plants will be discussed. Restroom facilities will be
available at our lunch stop at Mill Race Park in Parsons.

For additional information and registration: https://wvdnr.gov/programs-publications/wildflower-pilgrimage/

Join us and discover why so many “pilgrims” return year after year!

Index

Bill’s Books

Creature Feature https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/04/21/creature-feature/

Project Boys https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/03/17/project-boys/

Wild Plant Cookbook https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/wild-plant-cookbook/

Rainbows, Bluebirds and Buffleheads https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/rainbows-bluebirds-and-buffleheads/

Birds

WV Mountain Bird Discovery Weekend at Blackwater Falls State Park, May 31 – June 2, 2024 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/02/27/__trashed-2/

A Preview of our Annual Magee Marsh Birding Trip… Looking Back at Birding Along Lake Erie – 2023 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/05/04/a-preview-of-our-annual-magee-marsh-birding-trip-looking-back-at-birding-along-lake-erie-2023/

Our Birding Programs at Camp Sabroske (W. Lake Erie in Ohio) May 18, 2024 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/our-birding-programs-at-camp-sabroske-w-lake-erie-in-ohio-may-18-2024/

A Holy Grail in Bird Photography https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/02/27/a-holy-grail-in-bird-photography/

Providing Water for Birds in the Winter https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/11/01/providing-water-for-birds-in-the-winter/

West Virginia Mountain State Bird Festival, 2023, and More – Some Highlights. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/06/14/west-virginia-mountain-state-bird-festival-2023-and-more-some-highlights/

The 2023 Ralph K. Bell Memorial Walk https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/05/29/the-2023-ralph-k-bell-memorial-walk/

Indigo Bunting and Ovenbird — Two Bird Photos… by request. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/05/26/indigo-bunting-and-ovenbird-two-bird-photos-by-request/

West Virginia Bird Discovery Weekend at Blackwater Falls State Park, June 2-4, 2023 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/west-virginia-bird-discovery-weekend-at-blackwater-falls-state-park-june-2-4-2023/

Attracting and Photographing Pileated Woodpeckers https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/attracting-and-photographing-pileated-woodpeckers/

A Rufous Hummingbird in Brooke County, West Virginia and a Design for a Cold Weather Nectar Feeder https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/11/14/a-rufous-hummingbird-in-brooke-county-west-virginia-and-a-design-for-a-cold-weather-nectar-feeder/

Birds-Camping-Hiking and more on Dolly Sods – 2021 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/10/19/birds-camping-hiking-and-more-on-dolly-sods-2021/

How Do Birds Know? https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/02/18/how-do-birds-know/

Pine Siskin Irruption – 2020 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/pine-siskin-irruption-2020/

Saga of the Green Herons https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/08/17/saga-of-the-green-herons/

Oriole Fallout — in Rhyme (by Jan Runyan) https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/oriole-fallout-in-rhyme-by-jan-runyan/

Bill’s Bark Butter Recipe https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/bills-bark-butter-recipe/

Dolly Sods Adventures – 2019 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/dolly-sods-adventures-2019/

The Allegheny Front Migration Observatory (AFMO), Hiking, Wildflowers and More on Dolly Sods – late September, 2018 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/03/04/the-allegheny-front-migration-observatory-afmo-hiking-wildflowers-and-more-on-dolly-sods-late-september-2018/

Rainbows, Bluebirds and Buffleheads https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/rainbows-bluebirds-and-buffleheads/

Bluebirds and Blue Birds are not Blue! https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/bluebirds-and-blue-birds-are-not-blue/

Hail, Hail the Gang’s All Here….Pine Siskins………by Jan Runyan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/hail-hail-the-gangs-all-here-pine-siskinsby-jan-runyan/

A Bluebird Brings Happiness…..by Jan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/a-bluebird-brings-happiness-by-jan/

Not GOLDFINCHY . . . . . . by Jan Runyan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/not-goldfinchy-by-jan-runyan/

Banding a Dinosaur https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/banding-a-dinosaur/

Welcome Home My Little Chickadee — by Jan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/welcome-home-my-little-chickadee-by-jan-runyan/

American Goldfinch Heaven https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/american-goldfinch-heaven/

Return of the “Gold”finches….almost — by Jan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/return-of-the-goldfinches-almost-by-jan/

Behold…the American Goldfinches are coming. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/behold-the-american-goldfinches-are-coming-2/

Owls

Owls In the Family… part two… Eastern Screech-owls https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/owls-in-the-family-part-two-eastern-screech-owls/

Owls In the Family…Great Horned Owls https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/owls-in-the-family-great-horned-owls/

Wildflowers, Trees, and Botany

Winter Offers the Best Opportunity for Tree Identification https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/01/31/winter-offers-the-best-opportunity-for-tree-identification/

A Walk on a Beautiful Early Spring Day https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/03/30/a-walk-on-a-beautiful-early-spring-day/

A Secret Place https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/10/13/a-secret-place/

“Pickin’ up pawpaws, put ‘em in my pocket….” by Jan Runyan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/pickin-up-pawpaws-put-em-in-my-pocket-by-jan-runyan/

Plant Friends Without Their Flowers https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/04/07/plant-friends-without-their-flowers/

Friendly Faces https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/04/09/friendly-faces/

Kayaking the Headwaters of the Blackwater River…and Searching for Wildflowers https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/kayaking-the-headwaters-of-the-blackwater-river-and-searching-for-wildflowers/

Shirley Temple Wildflowers…..by Jan Runyan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/shirley-temple-wildflowers-by-jan-runyan/

Summer Wildflowers of the Dolly Sods Wilderness https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/summer-wildflowers-of-the-dolly-sods-wilderness/

Edible and Medicinal Plants

The 54th annual Nature Wonder Weekend at West Virginia’s North Bend State Park — What we did. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/09/23/the-54th-annual-nature-wonder-weekend-at-west-virginias-north-bend-state-park-what-we-did/

Goldenseal a.k.a. Yellowroot https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/04/19/goldenseal-a-k-a-yellowroot/

Common Chickweed — My Favorite Spring Wild Edible Green https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/04/10/common-chickweed-my-favorite-spring-wild-edible-green/

“Pickin’ up pawpaws, put ‘em in my pocket….” by Jan Runyan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/pickin-up-pawpaws-put-em-in-my-pocket-by-jan-runyan/

Wild Plant Cookbook https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/wild-plant-cookbook/

Nature Photography

A Holy Grail in Bird Photography https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/02/27/a-holy-grail-in-bird-photography/

Attracting and Photographing Pileated Woodpeckers https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/attracting-and-photographing-pileated-woodpeckers/

The Story Behind Bill’s photo credits https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/01/11/the-story-behind-bills-photo-credits/

Make Your Photos Pop! https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/make-your-photos-pop/

Bill’s Arboretum

A Tale of Two Winterberries https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/10/26/a-tale-of-two-winterberries/

Adding Pawpaw Trees to Our Arboretum https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/07/15/adding-pawpaw-trees-to-our-arboretum/

Our Garden and Property

Bill’s Spruce Adventure — by Jan Runyan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/bills-spruce-adventure-by-jan-runyan/

Bill and Jan’s Observations

Lightning Bugs/Fireflies — https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/07/20/lightning-bugs-fireflies/

A Serendipity Day — Beyond Maitake Mushrooms and Pawpaws https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/10/02/a-serendipity-day-beyond-maitake-mushrooms-and-pawpaws/

Springtime https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/springtime/

The first day of spring …. Is a personal thing. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/01/25/the-first-day-of-spring-is-a-personal-thing/

An Unexpected Nature Surprise https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/an-unexpected-nature-surprise/

Don Pattison – A Soft-spoken Gentle Friend https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/don-pattison-a-soft-spoken-gentle-friend/

The First Day of Spring – For Me https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/03/12/the-first-day-of-spring-for-me/

Finally — A Winter Hike https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/02/08/finally-a-winter-hike/

Tick—ed Off: a tick—lish situation https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/tick-ed-off-a-tick-lish-situation/

Ladybug Hibernation…a fortunate discovery https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/ladybug-hibernation-a-fortunate-discovery/

Contemplating Mortality https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/contemplating-mortality/

That Bird Vanished!…a shrew-d sighting — by Jan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/that-bird-vanished-a-shrew-d-sighting-by-jan/

Another sign that spring is just around the corner. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/another-sign-that-spring-is-just-around-the-corner/

Spring Is Here…by Jan https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/03/08/spring-is-here-by-jan/

Bill and Jan’s Celebrations and Adventures

Hiking Adventures in the West Virginia Highlands – In Celebration of Cindy https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/01/26/hiking-adventures-in-the-west-virginia-highlands-in-celebration-of-cindy/

From West Virginia to Nags Head, North Carolina — the Outer Banks https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/from-west-virginia-to-nags-head-north-carolina-the-outer-banks/

Big Run Bog – An Unexpected Road Trip – Saturday, August 10, 2019 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/big-run-bog-an-unexpected-road-trip-saturday-august-10-2019/

West Virginia University’s Hemlock Trail near Cooper’s Rock State Forest – May 8, 2019 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/05/26/west-virginia-universitys-hemlock-trail-near-coopers-rock-state-forest-may-8-2019/

A Celebration with Friends in the Mountains of West Virginia – Great Food, Laughing, Hiking, Singing and Spending Time with Each Other at Some of our Favorite Natural Places https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/10/23/a-celebration-with-friends-in-the-mountains-of-west-virginia-great-food-laughing-hiking-singing-and-spending-time-with-each-other-at-some-of-our-favorite-natural-places/

Snaggy Mountain Area, Garrett State Forest, MD – Late June 2018 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/07/06/snaggy-mountain-area-garrett-state-forest-md-late-june-2018/

Kayaking the Headwaters of the Blackwater River…and Searching for Wildflowers https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/kayaking-the-headwaters-of-the-blackwater-river-and-searching-for-wildflowers/

Dolly Sods

Birds-Camping-Hiking and more on Dolly Sods – 2021 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/10/19/birds-camping-hiking-and-more-on-dolly-sods-2021/

Just Us – Hiking on Dolly Sods https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/just-us-hiking-on-dolly-sods/

A Different Dolly Sods Adventure — 2020-style https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/10/03/a-different-dolly-sods-adventure-2020-style/

Listening to Creation https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/listening-to-creation/

Dolly Sods Adventures – 2019 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/dolly-sods-adventures-2019/

The Allegheny Front Migration Observatory (AFMO), Hiking, Wildflowers and More on Dolly Sods – late September, 2018 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/03/04/the-allegheny-front-migration-observatory-afmo-hiking-wildflowers-and-more-on-dolly-sods-late-september-2018/

A Grandkid Discovers the Nature of Dolly Sods https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2017/07/31/a-grandkid-discovers-the-nature-of-dolly-sods/

Summer Wildflowers of the Dolly Sods Wilderness https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/summer-wildflowers-of-the-dolly-sods-wilderness/

Canaan Valley

Canaan Valley for Fall Color and More – October 2020 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/canaan-valley-for-fall-color-and-more-october-2020/

Canaan Valley State Park and Canaan Loop Road – Late June, 2018 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/07/20/canaan-valley-state-park-and-canaan-loop-road-late-june-2018/

Idleman’s Run Trail in the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge – Late June https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/idlemans-run-trail-in-the-canaan-valley-national-wildlife-refuge-late-june/

Beall Tract – Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge – Late June, 2018 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/beall-tract-canaan-valley-national-wildlife-refuge-late-june-2018/

Kayaking the Headwaters of the Blackwater River…and Searching for Wildflowers https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/kayaking-the-headwaters-of-the-blackwater-river-and-searching-for-wildflowers/

Magee Marsh

A Preview of our Annual Magee Marsh Birding Trip… Looking Back at Birding Along Lake Erie – 2023 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/05/04/a-preview-of-our-annual-magee-marsh-birding-trip-looking-back-at-birding-along-lake-erie-2023/

Our Birding Programs at Camp Sabroske (W. Lake Erie in Ohio) May 18, 2024 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/our-birding-programs-at-camp-sabroske-w-lake-erie-in-ohio-may-18-2024/

Howard Marsh 2023 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/howard-marsh-2023/

Magee Marsh 2023 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/07/27/magee-marsh-2023-for-birds-and-much-more/

Beyond Magee Marsh — 2022 — Maumee Bay, Camp Sabroske, Howard Marsh, Metzger Marsh https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/09/10/beyond-magee-marsh-2022-maumee-bay-camp-sabroske-howard-marsh-metzger-marsh/

Beyond Magee Marsh – 2022 – Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/09/03/beyond-magee-marsh-2022-ottawa-national-wildlife-refuge/

Magee Marsh Birding 2022 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/magee-marsh-birding-2022/

Brooks Bird Club

The Brooks Bird Club’s 90th Anniversary at Hawk’s Nest State Park https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/11/26/the-brooks-bird-clubs-90th-anniversary-at-hawks-nest-state-park/

The Brooks Bird Club’s Fall Reunion/Meeting 2021 — Cedar Lakes Conference Center https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/11/09/the-brooks-bird-clubs-fall-reunion-meeting-2021-cedar-lakes-conference-center/

Master Naturalist

Teaching Master Naturalists in Scenic Canaan Valley, WV – 2022 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/teaching-master-naturalists-in-scenic-canaan-valley-wv-2022/

Master Naturalist Conference 2021 at Canaan Valley State Park https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/08/27/master-naturalist-conference-2021-at-canaan-valley-state-park/

The Field Trip that….SUCKED! https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/the-field-trip-that-sucked/

Mountain State Bird Discovery Weekend

WV Mountain Bird Discovery Weekend at Blackwater Falls State Park, May 31 – June 2, 2024 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/02/27/__trashed-2/

West Virginia Mountain State Bird Festival, 2023, and More – Some Highlights. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/06/14/west-virginia-mountain-state-bird-festival-2023-and-more-some-highlights/

West Virginia Bird Discovery Weekend at Blackwater Falls State Park, June 2-4, 2023 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/west-virginia-bird-discovery-weekend-at-blackwater-falls-state-park-june-2-4-2023/

Mountain State Bird Discovery Weekend 2022 at Blackwater Falls State Park https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/07/10/mountain-state-bird-discovery-weekend-2022-at-blackwater-falls-state-park/

What a Great Nature Workshop Weekend! (due to Covid we had to hold this weekend 2 1/2 weeks later than usual and change the emphasis to “Plants and Other Nature”) https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2020/08/07/what-a-great-nature-workshop-weekend/

Bird Discovery Weekend at Blackwater Falls State Park – 2019 – what we did. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/bird-discovery-weekend-at-blackwater-falls-state-park-2019-what-we-did/

Oglebay Institute’s Adult Nature Studies Camp at Terra Alta, WV (Mountain Nature Camp)

Mountain Nature Camp for Adults – June 16-22, 2024 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/04/07/mountain-nature-camp-for-adults-june-16-22-2024/

Oglebay Institute’s Mountain Nature Camp for adults – 2022 – What We Did https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/oglebay-institutes-mountain-nature-camp-for-adults-2022-what-we-did/

Oglebay Institute’s Mountain Nature Camp (for adults)-2021 – So good to be back at “Good Ol’ TA”. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2021/07/07/oglebay-institutes-mountain-nature-camp-for-adults-2021-so-good-to-be-back-at-good-ol-ta/

Mountain Nature Camp for Adults – June 2018 – What We Did. https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/mountain-nature-camp-for-adults-june-2018-what-we-did/

West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage

West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage – May 9-12, 2024 https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/west-virginia-wildflower-pilgrimage-may-9-12-2024/

2022 Our West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage Trip https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2022/05/27/2022-our-west-virginia-wildflower-pilgrimage-trip/

2019 West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage – Our Trip https://wvbirder.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/2019-west-virginia-wildflower-pilgrimage-our-trip/