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
Archived Events
2022
Programs
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
2021
Programs
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
Programs
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
Activities
January 1st, 2020 – Tri Reservoir Christmas Bird Count
February 14th – February 17th, 2020 – Great Backyard Bird Count with Huston Brumbaugh Nature Center.
March 18th, 2020 – 5:30pm – Pre-meeting Bird Walk
No in person Activities April 2020 to December 2020 due to COVID 19
2019
Programs
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
Activities
June 1st, 2019 – Metzger Park Bird Walk
June 9th , 2019 – Field trip to Clear Fork Gorge – Mohican State Park
June 19th, 2019 Annual picnic at Sippo Lake EG shelter.
July 20th, 2019 – Trip to Kent Bog for Veery Songs – morning trip
August 21st, 2019 – Chimney Swift Watch Party and Bird Walk.
September 10th 10:30am – Trip to New addition of Lakeside Daisy Preserve
September 14th, 2019 – Chimney Swift Watch Party and Bird Walk
September 18th, 2019 5:30pm Pre-Meeting Bird Walk
October 5th, 2019 – Bird Walk at Tam O Shanter park.
October 16th, 2019 5: 30pm Pre-Meeting Bird Walk
December 11th, 2019 – Canton Audubon Society Christmas Dinner at The First Christian Church
December 14th, 2019 – Quail Hollow Christmas Bird Count
December 20th, 2019 – Wilderness Center Christmas Bird Count
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
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
Canton Audubon Society (Canton, Ohio) 