Oxbow Field Trips

Field Trips

Unless otherwise indicated, all trips start at the upper Oxbow parking lot. To reach the upper Oxbow parking area, go south on US Hwy 50 from the I-275 #16 exit. In about 200 yards, turn left (east) at the edge of the Circle K (between the Circle K and Waffle House) and go over the levee to where the road T’s with a fence directly in front of you. Turn right and go to the Oxbow entrance sign. Turn left into the Oxbow. The upper parking area is immediately on the right. You can also use Google Maps and search for "Oxbow Nature Conservancy".

2024 Ohio River “Oxbow” Christmas Bird Count — Sunday, December 15, 2024, 7:45 AM

If you plan on participating please contact Jack to find out where to meet

Compiler: Jack Stenger, (513) 503-3389, jack@cardinallandconservancy.org

Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, Supported by Oxbow Inc.

As in past years no “regular” Oxbow field trip will be held in December due in part to the busy holiday season but also because the annual “Oxbow” Christmas Bird Count provides everything that a normal monthly field trip does. Come out and get your monthly Oxbow fix by joining count compiler Jack Stenger on this annual holiday bird count (also known as the Oxbow Christmas Bird Count) which censuses winter bird populations in a 15-mile diameter circle, which includes the Oxbow area, Shawnee Lookout Park, a bit of northern Kentucky and most of Dearborn County Indiana.

All skill levels are welcome to participate and there is no cost. You can request the area you would like to census. You can participate all day, for a couple of hours or just by staying home and counting the birds at your feeders if you live in the count area. Christmas Bird Counts are a lot of fun and always turn up some interesting finds. The data collected from this citizen/science effort goes into a historical database that is used in all sorts of bird related projects.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jack. If you plan on participating please contact Jack to find out where to meet and let him know to expect you (for coverage and planning purposes).

Other local National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counts. Contact the count compilers for more information.

Cincinnati Christmas Bird Count (74th Annual) - Sunday, December 29, 2024. Compilers Jay Stenger, (513) 522-8147, jaystenger@cinci.rr.com; Jack Stenger, (513) 503-3389, jack@cardinallandconservancy.org

Western Hamilton County Christmas Bird Count (54th Annual) — Sunday, December 22 2024. Compiler Ned Keller, (513) 349-3369, nedkeller49@gmail.com

East Fork Christmas Bird Count—To Be Announced. Compiler Bill Stanley, (513) 324-2796, tyrannus58@gmail.com

Hamilton-Fairfield Christmas Bird Count -To Be Announced. Compiler Mike Busam, (513) 259-3262, mbusam@gmail.com

More information on Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counts: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count