wildlife

Upcoming Classes from Ohio Woodland Stewards

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Timber Rattlesnake Ecology and Conservation in Ohio

Nov 20, 2020, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Join Bill Peterman, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Management, in the School of Environment and Natural Resources as he shares with us his research on the endangered timber rattlesnake.

 

The Importance of Dead Wood for Wildlife

Dec 11, 2020, 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Join Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension’s Wildlife Program Specialist, within the School of Environment and Natural Resources as she shares how dead wood (standing and on the forest floor) is important to a variety of wildlife species. She will also discuss ways to create and maintain dead wood in your woodland.

Ohio Woodland Stewards Program Upcoming Classes

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Birds of Ohio Shores: Diversity, Ecology, and Management of Shorebirds in Ohio

OCT 2, 2020, 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Management: Deer and Habitat

OCT 16, 2020, 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Spotting the Spot: A National and State Update on Spotted Lanternfly

NOV 13, 2020, 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Timber Rattlesnake Ecology and Conservation in Ohio

NOV 20, 2020, 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Ohio Woodland Stewards Website Home: https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu

Upcoming Webinars from the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program

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Mark your calendars for these upcoming webinars provided by the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program’s – Friday’s Escape to the Forest.  Registration links are below.

Shorebirds Identification – https://go.osu.edu/shorebirds

Management: Deer and Habitat – https://go.osu.edu/deer

Spotting the Spot: a National and State Update on Spotted Lanternfly – https://go.osu.edu/spotthefly

Timber Rattlesnake Ecology and Conservation in Ohio – https://go.osu.edu/herps

Common Nighthawk Migration

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Picture Source: Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

The signs of fall are starting to show. Just this week, I saw upward of 50 common nighthawks in one sighting during the evening hours. These are typically a solitary bird and about the only time they are seen is in the evenings when they feed. As I understand it, they will form loose flocks for foraging and migration and this is the time of year that starts. They will swoop about just above the treeline along open fields as they feed on flying insects. There is a very distinct white patch on each wing. Despite the name “nighthawk”, they are grouped in a small category of birds called “Goatsuckers”, which is a name that originated in medieval times from a wrongly-held belief that they suckled on goats a night.

Need more info?: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/id