Migration Sensation 2025 – Shreve, Ohio

March 8, 2025 | Clinton Township Building, 225 E. McConkey St., Shreve, OH 44676

Join us for a day of birding, nature exploration, and family-friendly activities in the heart of Ohio's prime bird migration corridor!

Family-Friendly Fun

👧 Kids' Passport Activity (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM) – Earn a plush owl by visiting different stations. Passport pick up add the Clinton Twp. Bldg.

🌿 Nature-Themed Crafts & Games (10:00 AM - 2:30 PM) at Shreve Library.

🍃Marsh Animals with Wildlife Officer Aaron Brown (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM) at the Clinton Twp. Building. See real duck wings, mammal pelts, and more!

🎨 Watercolor Notecard Workshop (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM) with Verna Horvath.

Registration & Address

• Registration, Map Pick-up, Breakfast, Speakers and Vendors Clinton Township Garage 225 E. McConkey St., Shreve, Ohio
• Breakfast 7:00 - 10:30, Clinton Twp Garage
• Spotting Locations: Experienced birders will be set up with scopes to help locate and identify birds.
• Maps with GPS coordinates are available at registration.
• Spotting Board at Clinton Township Building.

Event Schedule

📍 7:00 AM – Doors Open & Registration (Clinton Township Building)

📍 7:00 - 10:30 AM – Breakfast (Clinton Township Building)

📍 7:30 - 4:00 PM – Passport Activity for Kids – Collect at least five stamps and earn a plush owl! (Ages 2 - 18). Get more information at Registration where Passport Pick and plush owls will be located.

📍 8:00 - 12:00 PM – Spotting Stations – Expert birders at designated locations. Maps available at the Clinton Township Building.
📍 9:00 - 12:00 PM – Browns’ Bog Tours

📍10:00-1:00 Marsh Animals with Wildlife Officer Aaron Brown at the Clinton Twp. Building. See real duck wings, mammal pelts, and more! Lots of cool stuff to see!
📍 10:00 - 12:00 PM – Dip Netting @ Willow Road – Explore aquatic life up close.
📍 10:00 - 2:30 PM – Kids’ Nature Activities at Shreve Library – Games, crafts, and fun!
📍 11:00 - 2:00 PM – Watercolor Notecard Workshop with Verna Horvath (Shreve Library) – Sessions start every half hour. Limited to 8 participants per session. Register at the library or call 330-567-2219.
📍 1:00 - 4:00 PM – Speaker Series (Clinton Township Building)

📍Lunch:  Tables will be available at to the Clinton Township Building. For a list of nearby eating establishments. Click Here.

Shreve's famous BBQ chicken will be available from noon until sold out.

Featured Speaker Series

📌 1:00 PM –  Adventures in Birding the Local Area – Dennis Kline
📌 2:00 PM – Native Plants for Birds & Insects – Matt Valencic (Greater Cleveland Audubon Society)
📌 3:00 PM – Going for the Gold: Three Decades of Prothonotary Warbler Husbandry – Dan Best

Bird Spotting Locations & Sightings

Experienced birders will be at these five prime locations from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM to guide visitors in spotting a variety of species. The following areas are highlights where birds were spotted in 2024:

View Shreve Migration Field Guide

• Cemetery Road
  
• Clark Road
• Funk Bottom Restoration Area
• Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area
• Shreve Lake Wildlife Area
  
• Wright Marsh
  

Shreve Lake Wildlife Area will have Wildlife Officer Scott Angelo provide answer questions on Shreve Lake's restoration

Support the Shreve Migration Sensation

Shreve Migration Sensation's desire is to keep our event free to the public! ODNR provides us with a grant which helps us tremendously but does not cover all our expenses. We will have donation jars at the Registration tables, a raffle tickets for a tour of the Big Spring, Time & Optics item, Turtle Print. We also have t-shirts and sweatshirts for purchase.