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HIGH: 63 LOW: 49 Periods of sun with a shower possible 48 contiguous states Monday Zapata, TX ..........................97 Grand Canyon, AZ ..............15 Monday When do different birds migrate in Ohio? Waterfowl species are usually the to begin the long journey north. Those depart in mid-March. Shorebirds, like great blue herons and great egrets, tend to migrate throughout April. early May, we see warblers and orioles and tan- agers really starting to move through in large quanti- Emmert said. The majority of birds that migrate through Ohio each spring will do so in May.
in June, we see the Emmert said. Cuckoos are one of the most common species that tend to through Ohio in late spring and early sum- mer. birds that you see in Ohio around July and Au- gust are very likely breeding birds that are nesting Emmert said. the end of August, the water- fowl and shore birds are getting ready to go back south What birds can I see migrating in Ohio? Many of the birds migrating through Ohio this May are common, albeit for only a couple weeks each year. Some, like those in the warbler family, are similar to their cousins who nest in the Buckeye State.
38 species total of warblers that breed in North Emmert said. those, 25 have been documented nesting in Ohio may only be a tiny blip on the map for some of them, like the blackpoll warbler these tiny creatures nearly 2,000 miles every spring, from Argentina to Canada. one of the more long-distance athletes that we see coming through Emmert said. Of all the birds that north to Ohio each spring, scarlet tanagers could be considered the most recog- nizable. have this rich, almost eye-popping scarlet body with black Emmert said.
the male. The kind of a pale yellow. And they are just stunning. Absolutely Scarlet tanagers are her recommendation for new birders. She said a little smaller than robins, and even sound like a robin than might have a sore throat.
would think that being that bright scarlet col- or, they would just stand out like sore thumbs, and really far from the Emmert said. kind of amazing once the trees get leafed out how well they can blend in. usually how people them is to look up in the treetops. They like big oaks or anywhere they can big, healthy, mature What are the rarest birds found in Ohio? Some birds have been found in Ohio inexplicably. One such sighting was a brambling, which is in the family.
is where things get kind of Emmert said. is a bird that calls Europe and Asia home, and sometimes reported in A few years ago, a brambling was reported in Ohio in Medina County. a lot of people were like, wait a second, does this sound Emmert said. is a bird clear from Eurasia winding up in Ohio, especially if not been a recent storm to justify why this bird would have gotten blown so far Birds have been brought to the United States both legally and illegally. Sometimes those birds escape into a world they never should have seen.
Hurricanes and other storms can also blow birds track during their migrations. can get Emmert said. inside their brains may not be wired Another odd sight came in Stark County during the COVID pandemic in 2020 when birders noticed a brown booby, a seabird from South America, wading around in Nimisila Reservoir. from all over the country I mean, thou- sands of people came to Nimisila Reservoir to see this Emmert said. wanted to see it, know- ing otherwise they may never see it in their The most avid of birders like to keep a list of ones seen, with a goal of someday checking ev- ery species known worldwide.
Sandhill cranes and trumpeter swans making comeback in Ohio After a few years, birders may realize that what once were rare gems are now commonplace. happened in Ohio over the past two decades. be hard pressed 20 years ago to a sand- hill crane in Emmert said. spot one would have been something so exciting want to call all your friends and family and tell them about Thanks to restorative sandhill cranes are of- ten reported at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area in Wayne and Holmes counties, as well as Magee Marsh Wildlife Area in Ottawa County. swans is another good Em- mert said.
were just delisted from threatened list. a very exciting time to be able to say that the trumpeter swan population in Ohio is doing excep- tionally well 30 years ago, it would have been super exciting to see one, and now you can go to any high- quality waterway or marsh and have a likelihood of seeing a pair of trumpeter swans. So really good 419-564-3508 Birds Continued from Page 1A Scarlet tanager FILE PHOTO Wonser is asking the federal court to declare the special plate guidelines as unconstitutionally vague and overbroad and block the BMV from enforcing them. He is seeking damages and attorney fees. And he wants his F46 LGB plate approved.
Laura is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Jour- nal and 18 other news organizations across Ohio. Vanity Continued from Page 1A December 2020, two months after they married. He found out while attending a holiday party with family. Christmas Eve, I reading the email from my reading this on my he said. Things moved quickly, and a month later, Dailey had a kidney removed.
Then, for a time, Dailey, 56, and Cairns, 44, hoped he had beat the cancer. had fairly good reason to believe it was a one-and- done he said. Preparing to see the sights of America For three years, he had no reason to suspect other- wise. But a scan last summer found new growth and Dai- ley had surgery to remove tumors on the kidney. And then came the diagnosis Stage IV renal cell carcinoma.
Cairns said the long-term prognosis for cases like her good, with months being the typical lifespan. day we have from this point on is an extra she said Thursday. Getting Plan in high gear When the couple processed the latest diagnosis, they decided to move Plan to the top of the list. They started saving money and divesting themselves of most of their possessions, including their home in Kent. They bought an RV and recently quit their jobs as they moved toward departure day.
It always been an easy process, Dailey and Cairns said in a recent interview at their RV home in Kent. weeks where go from sobbing to Dailey said. is the The adventure will begin in about a month, after a 5K run May 26 to the Collin Cares Cure Cancer charity. Dailey and Cairns are both scheduled to run in the 5K, and days later, they will check their list for the last time in Kent, load dogs Aphrodite and Zeus into the RV, and take to the road. ever a time to do something crazy, this is the Dailey said.
Dailey, who spent 35 years as a paramedic saving lives, said his goal has always been to help people. want to be that person that safeguards other peo- he said. The two met at EMT school in 2015: He was the in- structor and she was the student exploring another possible career. the moment I met him, I knew he was the she said. just want him to have the life he worked so hard The couple start their new chapter in the second week of June when they leave Kent and head for Sleep- ing Bear Dunes in Michigan.
They plan to document their travels with podcasts and are hoping to interview people they meet along the way. hoping to inspire Cairns said. is not just about being part of the Do you know an interesting person in Greater Akron who would be Good to Know? Send suggestions to Alan Ashworth at Trip Continued from Page 1A Melissa Cairns says "every day we have from this point on is an extra blessing" after her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The couple sold their Kent home and are planning a cross-country trip in an RV. LISA BEACON JOURNAL.
