u/BuckeyeReason

See my comment in this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/comments/1t5qqzu/through_may_10_visit_lake_metroparks_penitentiary/

Just wondering if the spring is a special time to visit Huffman Prairie Flying Field.

"100 Bird Quest (registration required):

>Saturday, May 9 
8 am to noon at Chagrin River Park East

>Birders of all skill levels unite for this fun-filled birding challenge! Can we find 100 species in just four hours? Jump on one of many bird walks of varying lengths all across Chagrin River Park! Leave no leaf unturned during the 100 Bird Quest! All participants must be registered, including adults.

Registration:

https://ohlakemetroweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=52626863

Here's a birder guide to Lake Metroparks:

>Important Bird Areas provide essential habitat for one or more species of birds and include sites that birds use during their nesting season, during the winter and/or while they are migrating. Usually these sites stand out as special from the surrounding landscape. Lake Metroparks has three parks that are of particular interest to birders as they are designated Important Bird Areas by Audubon Ohio for their role as breeding areas and places of rest and feeding during migration: Chagrin River Park, Girdled Road Reservation and Hell Hollow Wilderness Area.

https://www.lakemetroparks.com/events-activities/activities/birding/

>Lake Erie Birding Trail

>Lake Metroparks is part of the Lake Erie Birding Trail, a series of 84 premier birding locations along Ohio’s north coast coordinated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.

>A birding trail is a directory of the most productive and accessible birding sites in an area with the goal of bringing people to the birds. The Lake Erie Birding Trail closely follows the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation America’s Byways program, and covers Ohio’s entire 312-mile coastline. The 84 trail sites represent more than 30 federal, state, county and local park districts and management agencies.

>The Lake Erie Birding Trail is divided into seven loops. The sites within each loop are similar in habitat type and landscape. Six Lake Metroparks are featured:

>Ashtabula loop: Arcola Creek Park (Madison Twp.)

>Cleveland loop

>Hell Hollow Wilderness Area (Leroy Twp.)

>Girdled Road Reservation (Concord Twp.)

>Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park (Fairport Harbor)

>Penitentiary Glen Reservation (Kirtland)

>Chapin Forest Reservation (Kirtland)