Monthly Meetings are ALWAYS the third Wednesday at 7:00pm at Exploration Gateway (Stark Parks’ Facility at Sippo Lake) 5712 12th Street NW, Canton, Ohio 44708
*** They are held Sep-May (Dec is the Christmas Dinner/Program held on the first Wed)
*** Bird walks are held before each meeting at 5:30pm (except Nov-Feb)  

These Bird Walks and Monthly Meetings (Programs) are ALWAYS open to the public. It’s why we do what we do. Come for one or both, you are always welcome.

Past Presentations

2025

Jan 2025 – “Members Night” by Canton Audubon Members

Feb 2025 – “Birding Cambodia” by Byron Berger

Mar 2025 – ““Courtships, nesting and chick rearing” by Chris Dyer

April 2025 – “Planting by Numbers” by Denise Ellsworth – Visit CAS youtube channel to watch the presentation Click here to watch Click here to view presentation

May 2025 – “Winged Pathways: Rediscovering Ohio’s Lake Erie Birding Trail” by Jamey Emmert. Visit CAS youtube channel to watch the presentation  Click here to view presentation

September 2025 – “Trumpeter Swans of Northern Ohio” – by Jerry Jelinik. Visit Black River Audubon Society youtube channel to watch the presentation Click here to view presentation

October 2025 – “Backyard Beauties – Attracting uncommon birds to the home habitat” – by Judy Semroc.

November 2025 – “Moon over Canton” – by Chuck Jakubchak.

December 2025 – “I only bird while I’m awake” by Gary Gerrone

2024

Jan 2024 – “Avian Survival Strategies” by Chris Dyer

Feb 2024 – “CAS Members Night” – Member Presentations

Mar 2024 – “Cuba” by Byron Berger

April 2024 – “For the Love of “Blue” Birds: Blue Jays, Buntings, Grosbeaks & Bluebirds” by Judy Semroc

May 2024 – “Adventures in the Swamp” by Marlene Bolea

Sept 2024 – “Reflecting on Challenges and Solutions for Preventing Bird-Window Collisions
in Residential Landscaping” by Lucy McKernan

Oct 2024 – “A Lifetime of Joy and Wonder Exploring the Bobolink Area” by Kent Miller

Nov 2024 – “Ohio Owls” by Linda Watkins

Dec 2024 – “Bird Dating Profiles – by Carrie Elvey

2023

Jan 2023 – “CAS Members Night” – Member Presentations

Feb 2023 – “Ohio Bats” by The Wilderness Center

March 2023 – “Birds of Southwest USA” by Byron Berger

April 2023 – “Phenology: The age-old science to predict bloom time and insect activity”
Denise Ellsworth

May 2023 – “Raptor Hallow Sanctuary” by Josh Kuszmaul

Sept 2023 – “Growing Joy: finding wonder in our native backyards” by Carrie Elvey

Oct 2023 – “The Pribilof Islands: Alaska’s Puffin Paradise” by Jeff Hall

Nov 2023 – “Migrating Waterfowl & Winter Birds of NE Ohio” by Matt Valencic

Dec 2023 – “The ‘Nature’ of Christmas Symbols” by Chuck Jakubchak

2022
Jan 2022 – “Bird Flight Patterns” – New Bedford Symphony Orchestra via Zoom

Feb 2022 – “CAS Members Night” – Member Presentations

Mar 2022 – “The Southern Oceans – Byron Berger

Apr 2022 – “Common Butterflies and Moths of Ohio” – Jim Nero

May 2022 – “Migration through Northern Ohio” – Nancy Howell

Sept 2022 – “Birds of Tanzania” by Jeffrey Hall

Oct 2022 – “Ohio Bats” by The Wilderness Center

Nov 2022 – “Birds and Food” by Chris Dyer

Dec 2022 – “Don’t Touch That Nest (or can you)!” by Jim Tomko

2021
Jan 2021 – “State of the Dragons: The Ohio Odonata Survey – Linda Gilbert

Feb 2021 – “CAS Members Night” Presentation of EDI committee

Mar 2021 – “ Walbourn Eagles” – Bob Berroden

April 2021 – “Monty and Rose” – Bob Doglan

May 2021 – “What have you done to connect wildlife and people” – Darlene Sillick

September 2021 – “Feathered Miracles” – Chuck Jakuchak

October 2021 – “It’s a Birds World” – Mary Lou Jubin

November 2021 – “Marvelous Turkey Vultures” – Carrie Elvey

December 2021 – “Extraordinary Adaptations” – Dr. Sarah Mabey

Activities

Feb 2021 – Great Backyard Bird Count at Huston Brumbaugh Nature Center – space is limited due to COVID – 19 . Reservations are required

2020
Jan 2020 – “Member Night” – CAS member

Feb 2020 – “Trip to the Antartic” – Byron Berger

Mar 2020 – Cancelled due to COVID-19

April 2020 – Cancelled due to COVID -19

May 2020 – “Warbler Warmup” – Virtual presentation by Matt Valencic

Sept 2020 – “Pollinator Project at Atwood Dam” – Grace Trimble

Oct 2020 – “Our changing climate and wildlife” – Aaron Wilson

Nov 2020 – “Fledge” – Movie about Cleveland Kestrels – Walt Gachuk

Dec 2020 – “Teach and Researching Plant life with undergraduates” – Jennifer Clevinger

2019
Jan 2019 – “Veery Song Research” – Courtney Brennan

Feb 2019 – “Member’s Night” – CAS members

March 2019 – “Listening in Nature/Amphibians” – Lisa Rainsong

April 2019 – “Breeding Bird Atlas” – Matt Shumar

May 2019 – “Firefly Program” – Peggy Butler

Sep 2019 – “Ivory Billed Woodpecker – Extinct or Not” – Matt Courtman

Oct 2019 – “What is a Bee” – Cali Granger

Nov 2019 – “Why is My Field Guide Always Changing “ – Andy Jones

Dec 2019 – “Famous People and their Fowl Obsessions” – Dwight Chasar

2018

Programs

Sept 2018 – “Ohio Lights Out” – Shane Good

Oct 2018 – “Restoration of Sippo Lake and Contonseed Wetlands” – Nick Morris

Nov 2018 – “Magnificent Seven” – Jeff Hall

Dec 2018 – Chistmas Dinner Presentati0n – Carey Elvey

Activities

May 20th, 2018 Beach City Dam and Wildlife Area Bird Walk & Drive

June 2nd, 2018 Metzger Park Bird Walk

June 20th, 2018 Annual Canton Audubon Society Picnic

July 7th, 2018 ONAPA stewardship cleanup at Jackson Bog

July 14th, 2018 Field Trip to Norma Johnson Center near Dover, Ohio.

August 18th, 2018 Bird Walk w/Picnic at Quail Hollow Park

October 6th, 2018 Field Trip to Hach-Otis Sanctuary State Nature Preserve

October 13th, 2018 Mill Creek Big Sit

November 3rd, 2018 Bird Walk at Frye Family Park

2017
Programs

“Wildlife Survey of the Democratic Republic of Congo” – by Eithan Kistler
“Member’s Night” –  by CAS members
“Birding Hotspots”- by Kent Miller
“Nature Study Series – Ohio” – by Carrie Elvey, Naturalist at TWC
“Trekking Nepal and Katmandu”- by Gordon Maupin, former Director of TWC
“Wandering Ohio: Birding the Buckeye Trail” by Chuck and Beth Hewitt
“Local Songbird Research: Rising Above the Noise”- by Jason Courter
“Trip to South Africa”- by  Lillian and Bill Oberjohn
Holiday Dinner and presentation “Chimney Swifts” by Judy Semroc, Conservation Specialist at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

2017
Field Trips

Impromptu Snow Bunting Field trip depending on snow cover
Waterfowl Trip to Local Birding Sites
Woodcock Walk in Early April
Earth Day Bird Walk and Nature Walk at Jackson Bog Nature Preserve
Trip to Columbus to walk with Charlie Bombaci to check Prothonotary Warbler boxes at Hoover Nature Preserve
Metzger Park Walk”National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary”- by CVNP
Bird Walk at Quail Hollow Park
Canoe/Kayak at Nimisilla Reservoir Purple Martin Pre-Migratory Roost
Bird Walk at Huston Brumbaugh Nature Center

2016
Programs

“Bears in Your Neighborhood” – by Jamie Graham-Emmert, ODNR, Division of Wildlife
“Member’s Night” –  by CAS members
“Shorebirds”- by Ben Morrison
“Hog Island Report and Reptiles & Amphibians” – by Carrie Elvey, Naturalist at TWC
“Hornet and Yellow Jacket Collection for Venom Immunotherapy”- by Jeff Goff, Malone U
“National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary”- by CVNP
“Birds Gone Wild: Birds of Ecuador”- by Marlene Bolea
“Turkeys”- by Chuck Jacubcheck
Holiday Dinner with speaker, Andy Jones, from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Field Trips

Pre-Earth Day Walk at Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve, Massillon
Earth Day Walk at Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve, Massillon
Day trip up to Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve in Ottawa County
Annual Bobolink Walk at Metzger Park, Louisville
July Bird Walk at Molly Stark Park
August Bird Walk at John Glen Grove

Nature Walk to celebrate 100th anniversary of the National Park Service

2015
Programs

“Member’s Night”- by CAS Members
“Watersheds: Nimishillen Creek”-by Dr. Robert Hamilton, Professor at KSU Stark Campus
“Global Climate Change”-by Dr. Jeffrey Corney, Executive Dir. of The Wilderness Center
“Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve”-by CAS Member Michael Witt, Author/Photographer
“Ohio’s Birds Record Committee” – by Paul Gardner, Ohio Birds Record Committee
CAS Summer Potluck Picnic and Bird Walk at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway
“Nests, with a Side of Eggs” – by Chuck Jakubchak
“Wild Suburbia: Citizen Science to Track Bobcats, Bears, and others” by Adam Zorn
“Stark County Big Year” – by John Cefus
CAS Holiday Dinner and “In Pursuit of the World’s Rarest Birds” by Bernard F. Master

Field Trips

June Bird Walk at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway
July Bird Walk at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway
Nimisila Reservoir Purple Martin Pre-MIgratory Boat Tour
Bird Walk at John Glen Grove in Navarre with Alan Dolan
Annual Fundraiser, Bird Feeder Cleaning at the Wildlife Garden
CAS Bird Banding/Demonstration with Al Eibel at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway (3)
Christmas Bird Count with CAS at The Wilderness Center in Wilmot
Christmas Bird Count with CAS at Quail Hollow State Park in Hartville

2014
Programs

“Chimney Swifts” – by Linda Watkins, Sander’s Center Wildlife Rehabilitator
“Members Night” – Photos and Trips shared by CAS members
“Hidden Hotspot: Birding the Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center” –  by Adam Zorn, HBNC
“Local Peregrine Falcons” – by Chris and Chad Saladin, Peregrine Falcon Nest Monitors
“Butterflies as Bio-indicators: If Your Butterflies Could Speak” – by Cheryl Harne
“Hog Island, Maine” – by Chuck Jakubchak
“Mammals, Birds and Culture of Tanzania” – by Sandy Muirhead-Gould and Byron Berger
Special guest, Shelby Kaplan, CAS 2014 Arnold Fritz Scholarship Recipient
“Photo Journey to the Atlantic Coast of Maine”- by Casey Tucker, Miami U. Grad Student
CAS Holiday Dinner and ”Birding Ohio’s North Coast” – by Jim McCormac, ODNR Wildlife

Field Trips

Bird in Hand Feeding at Beech Creek Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve
Great Backyard Bird Count at Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center
Waterfowl Field Trips
Bird Feeder Cleaning Fundraiser at the Wildlife Garden in North Canton
Earth Day Walk at Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve, Massillon
Annual Bobolink Walk at Metzger Park, Louisville
CAS Summer Potluck Picnic and Bird Walk at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway
Field Trip to Cranberry Bog at Buckeye Lake
“Chasing Ice” – Movie Night at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway
Bird Feeder Cleaning Fundraiser at The Wildlife Garden in North Canton
CAS Bird Banding Demonstration with Al Eibel at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway
Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) at The Wilderness Center and Quail Hollow State Park

2013
Programs

“The Wilderness Center: From Founding to Foxfield” – by TWC Executive Director, Gordon Maupin
“What is Land Conservancy: Western Reserve Land Conservancy” – by Andy McDowell
“Members Night” – Photos and Trips shared by CAS members
“Birds, Habitat and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park” – by Dwight Chaser
“The Goin’ Green Guy” – by Tom Crain
“Beautiful Birds” – by Chuck Jakubchak, Ohio Volunteer Certified Naturalist
“Music & Birds” –  by Lisa Rainsong
“Pursuing the Nature High: The Chase for Dragons & Damels in Ohio” – by Larry Rosche and Judy Semroc

Field Trips

Bird in Hand Feeding at Beech Creek Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve
National Aviary and Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA
CAS Spring Hike at Quail Hollow State Park
Earth Day Walk at Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve, Massillon
Metzger Park Annual Bird Walk at Metzger Park, Louisville
Stark Park’s Sanders Wildlife Center Tour and Summer Picnic at Sippo Lake
Purple Martin Pre-Migratory Roost Boat Ride at Nimisila Reservoir
CAS/Stark Parks Family Movie Night: The Big Year
CAS/StarkParks Family Birding Walk with Greg Miller
CAS/Stark Parks Bird Banding Demonstration (four dates) with Al Eibel
Beaver Creek SP Bird Hike and Education Center Tour
114th Christmas Bird Count

2012
50th Anniversary

Programs

“Costa Rica: Adventures in Biodiversity” – by Dr. Charles McClaugherty of Mt. Union U
“Members Night” – Photos and Trips shared by CAS members
“The Journey: Canadian Arctic and Alaska” – by Micheal Witt
“Honeybees” – by the Stark County Bee Keepers
“Burrowing Owls” – by Phil Courser
50th Anniversary Dinner with Julie Zickefoose
”The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds” – Julie Zickefoose
“Cute Chicks” – by Chuck Jakubchak, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist
“Nomadic Birder: Backpacking Across Africa” – by Ethan Kistler
“Birds of Peru” – by CAS member, Byron Berger
Christmas Dinner ~ “Behaving Beautifully” – by Jeffrey Hall

Field Trips

CAS Breakfast with Audubon Friends and Birds at Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center
Bird in Hand Chickadee Feeding at Beech Creek Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve
Great Backyard Bird Count
National Aviary and Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA
Great Blue Heron Rookery at Bath Road in Akron
Earth Day Walk at Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve
Birds and Wildflowers at Quail Hollow State Park
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area in Ottawa County
Bird Walk with David Richards at McKinley Museum and West Lawn Cemetery
Wildflower Walk at Huston-Brumbaugh in Alliance
Bobolink Walk at Metzger Park
Field Trip to Guy Denny’s Tall Grass Prairie
Field Trip to the Butterfly House at Beech Creek Botanical Garden
Field Trip to Molly Stark Park with CAS and Stark Parks
Field Trip to the Purple Martin Pre-Migratory Roost
Bird Banding with Al Eibel at Stark Parks’ Exploration Gateway
Fall Foliage Walk at Wingfoot Lake State Park, Suffield
113th Christmas Bird Count at Quail Hollow State Park

Other 50th Events

Pre-meeting Program “Who Gives a Hoot” Owl Program
Winter Bird Walk with Stark Parks at Craig Pittman Trailhead, Navarre
“Selective Bird Feeding” Program by Rob Symes at The Wildlife Garden
Pre-meeting Program “Local Waterfowl Identification” 6pm
Pre-meeting Bird Walks with CAS
Woodcock Watch with Stark Parks at the Hoover Connector Trail
Garlic mustard pull with CAS members at Jackson Bog
Stark Parks NatureRama at Exploration Gateway
Earth Day Celebrations at KSU Stark
Downtown Canton First Friday Activity Table
First Friday Peregrine Falcon Walk at Chase Tower in Downtown Canton
KSU Stark Pond Walk “Insects and Ecology” by Dr. Robert Hamilton III, KSU
Birding for Kids at The Wilderness Center

2011
Programs

“Member’s Night” – Photos and Trips shared by CAS members
“China Experience” – by CAS member Abbie Sigmon
“Native Wild Animal Rehabilitation” – by CAS member Kristen Beck
“Mr. Picky and Me” – by Author, Ann McClain
“Carnivorous Plants” – by Dr. Robert Hamilton, KSU-Stark
“Sensational Birds, Sensational Observations” – by Chuck Jakubchak
“Sue and Su’s Excellent Texas Birding Adventure” – by Sue Snyder and Sue Evanoff
“The Big Year” – by Greg Miller
“What I Learned from the Birds” – by Jennifer Brumfield

Field Trips

Annual Bobolink Walk at Metzger Park in Louisville
Bird Walk at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway
Bird Walk at John Glen Grove Trailhead in Massillon
Butterfly House at Beech Creek Botanical Garden
Tall grass Prairie Tour in Knox County
Bird Walk at Molly Stark Park in Louisville
Dike 14 Open House, Cleveland
Spiders at Medina Co. Park’s Wolf Creek Environmental Center
Fair Oaks Farms, Indiana and Jasper Pulaski Wildlife Area for Sandhill Cranes
112th Christmas Bird Count at The Wilderness Center
112th Christmas Bird Count at Quail Hollow State Park