Glen Echo Bird Club

05/13/2026

Greetings GEBCers! Please join us Saturday, May 16 at 8:30 am for our fifth spring migration bird walk. Depending on how migration proceeds, this may be our last spring walk, so we hope to see you there! We meet as usual at the 4th Street entrance to the park.

05/08/2026

Sorry for the late notice. We will be having a bird walk tomorrow, May 9. We meet at 8:30am at the 4th Street entrance to the park. We hope to see you there!

04/29/2026

Join the GEBC for our third spring bird walk on Saturday, May 2, at 8:30am. We meet as usual at the 4th Street entrance to the park. John and Kristan will be birding up at Lake Erie, so you will have special guest leaders Gerry and John Breevort, who hope to see you there!

04/23/2026

We had a great bird walk last Saturday and are looking forward to another this weekend. We’ll meet at the park Saturday, April 25, 8:30am, at the 4th St. entrance, as usual. We hope to see you there!

04/17/2026

We will continue our search for early Spring migrants tomorrow morning, April 18. We meet at 8:30 at the 4th Street entrance to Glen Echo Park. We hope to see you there!

04/11/2026

We had a great bird walk this morning, with 21 birders attending. It was chilly, but sunny and beautiful, and we saw 33 species! Not bad for early spring. Highlights included outstanding views of male and female Red-Shouldered Hawks that are nest building on the east side of the ravine, another great view of a Cooper's Hawk on the west side, and energetic Ruby-crowned Kinglets, which seemed to become more numerous as the morning went on. You can see our full list here:

Submitted by Kristan Leedy.

04/07/2026

Join us on Saturday, April 11, at 8:30am, to look for early spring migrants! We’ll meet, as usual, at the 4th St. entrance to the park, at the intersection of 4th and Cliffside. At this starting point, we’ll have the sun at our backs if it’s sunny. We hope see you there!

03/31/2026

Greetings Glen Echo Bird Club! We will have walks this spring every Saturday from April 11 through May 16. We will post details each week several days before the walk. We are stoked for spring migration and curious to see what birds come through our local migrant trap. We hope to see you there!

12/04/2025

Hello GEBC friends! The Columbus Christmas Bird Count is coming up December 14. We are leading a count area and are looking for birders to help us document the species that occur at this time of year. The count has been held for over 100 years, and now, with the help of eBird, our results are tabulated with those of other count circles to give us an accurate picture of what’s happening with our beloved birds. Please consider joining us for this important and fun work! Note that this is a count, not a not a bird walk, and we’d love the participation of our experienced birders. We have some really cool designated areas, like the Columbus Water Treatment Plant, that we have been surveying over a number of years. We meet December 14 at 8 am at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. Please email John Finn at [email protected] if you’re interested in participating.

09/30/2025

We will have a walk at Glen Echo Park this coming Saturday, October 4, at 8:30 am to look for fall migrants. As always, we meet at the 4th St. entrance to the park. All skill levels are welcome. We hope to see you there!

07/09/2025

Come and explore the hidden world of dragonflies with Deb Marsh at our Dragonfly Walk this Saturday! The weather will be perfect at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center as we discover how these beautiful creatures tick! If you have never been to the GIAC, now is your chance and this event is free and open to all ages! Details below.

Oodles of Odes

When: Saturday, July 12, 10:30 am—Noon

Where: Scioto Audubon Metro Park, meet at the entrance to the Grange Insurance Audubon Center

Description: Join Deb Marsh to discover the world of Odonata, better known as dragonflies and damselflies. We will explore various ponds on the Metro Park property. Find out about the oddly fascinating life cycle of these insects, learn to identify a few of the common ones, and hear about the exciting citizen science effort here in Ohio that is documenting Odonata observations throughout the state. Bring water, a hat, and binoculars if you have them.

Deb is a longtime birder, butterflyer, and dragonfly enthusiast—she is interested in just about anything that happens to be along the trail. One of her favorite things is to introduce others to the fascinating world of natural history.

Contact: 614-371-5904; [email protected]