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Kate Stenson
A memorial serice for Kate Stenson will be held on May 5, 2023 at 3:30 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. A reception will follow immediately at The Country Club. Kate’s obituary can be found here.
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland Thanks SLGC!
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland completes the work funded by our 2022 Charitable Projects grant!! Right down to the sign acknowledging our contribution!
Thank you all who donated and voted!!
We will schedule a field trip this summer to visit.
A Reminder to Get Ready for the Nectar Collectors!
from Lee Jacobs
It might seem early, but April 15 is a good rule of thumb for putting your hummingbird feeders out. My personal experience over the last 14 years has been that they arrive within the first two weeks of May. In 2019, however, I received a visitor April 20th! These diminutive delights are easy to attract and require only moderate care:
- Only use granulated cane sugar, NOT beet sugar (check the package!) for your feeding mixture. The ratio is 1:4 sugar to water. Never use pre-made red dyed mixtures. I use 3 oz sugar and 12 oz water that I boil and cool and store it in the fridge in a glass bottle.
- Your feeder in Ohio only needs to be filled 1/4 - 1/3 of the way as you need to change the nectar every 3-4 days to prevent mold from growing. If you can't commit to this, you should not put feeders out. You will sicken the birds if you don't keep a clean feeding station.
- Put your feeder in a location you can enjoy i.e. on a patio. Conveniently, they feed around 5 o'clock so wear white while having a cocktail and hold still. They are not bothered by conversation, just movement. Try placing your feeder closer to you and they may become tame. They might even perch on your finger!
The Annual Return of the Grim Mulcher
from Suzy Hartford
Buds are bursting, birds are nesting, and the Grim Mulcher is forging mulch volcanoes. It’s springtime in Ohio.
View full article at -->> http://bygl.osu.edu/index.php/node/2106
Look at these beauties in their GCA scarves! The oblong scarf, which benefits the GCA Annual meeting, features iconic flora and fauna native to Ohio, Indiana and Michigan and is available in two colorways, blue/green and black/white. Please support our Zone!
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