Black-capped chickadee on a cattail in the wind, Maumee Bay State Park, 7 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi)

9 May 2026

Happy World Migratory Bird Day!

Here are just a few of the birds Charity Kheshgi and I saw this week in Ohio. More to come in the days ahead! It’s time to get outdoors.

p.s. The black-capped chickadee is non-migratory but he still counts. 😉

Blackburnian warbler, Magee Marsh, 8 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi)

Northern parula, Magee Marsh, 8 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi)

Rose-breasted grosbeak eating cottonwood seed pods, Magee Marsh, 7 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi)

Golden-winged warbler, Bradley Woods Reservation, Westlake,OH, 8 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi)