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Volume 33 No. 2 Spring 2019 A Plethora of Bird Life at Fairborn Marsh
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Palm Warbler at Fairborn Marsh
CalendarMay
Saturday, May 18, 2 pmNest Boxes & Birding HikePhillips Park
Tuesday, May 21, 7:30 pmBeaver Creek Wetlands Association 31st Annual MeetingBergamo Center, Roncalli Room4400 Shakertown Rd, Beavercreek
JuneFriday, Jun. 28, 7 pmEvening Hike at Fairborn Marsh
JulySaturday, Jul. 20, 9 amBreakfast & CoffeeMembers & neighbors only event Dane Mutter Prairie
AugustSunday, Aug. 11, 1 pmDamselfly & Dragonfly HikeBeaver Creek Wildlife Area
I’ve been regularly visiting the Fairborn Marsh since installing a bluebird trail in 2015 and monitor-ing it weekly every nesting season. The majority of nest boxes at the Marsh are utilized by Tree Swal-lows who feast on numerous aerial insects in such a wet area. How-ever, a pair of Bluebirds utilized a natural tree cavity inside a snag at the Marsh in 2017, and then uti-lized a nest box in 2018. A bluebird was heard singing on April 1, and afterward a nest was found. While I have monitored the trails, I have been awed by the bird life here. The marsh is a place where one can see and hear a dozen or more spe-cies without even trying, and the diversity of species is great. Citizen Scientists have recorded 135 spe-cies of birds on the online database,
eBird.org. This especially impresses me with the Marsh being so close to I-675. Here is a glimpse of what I’ve seen or heard in recent years.
In 2018, I was awed by an Osprey that circled and flew over the water while I was standing on the observation deck. It grasped a fish in its mouth and then flew quickly north. The observation deck allows one to witness a lovely variety of waterfowl, especially in their migration season. While the distinct sound of Canada Geese are almost always heard, there have also been sounds of Mallards, and sights of Gadwall, Blue-Winged Teal, Pied-Billed Grebe, Northern Shoveler, American Coot, Ameri-can Black Duck, Northern Pintail and Lesser Scaup. A Bufflehead was sighted in March this year.
Bird Life at Fairborn Marsh .......1President’s Message ...................2Volunteer Activity ......................3Little Miami River .....................5Eagle Scout Project ....................6History of the Beaver Creek ......7Snapping Turtle Rescue .............9News & Notes ..........................10Membership ............................. 11
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President’s Message: Good News!
I for one am happy to see spring emerging! The annual start of the growing season, the ar-rival of birds back from the south, and of course warmer weather and sunshine. Also unfolding this spring are some exciting news items for BCWA.
Our 31st Annual Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 21 at the Roncalli Assembly Room in the Bergamo Center. Follow-ing a short business meeting we will hear from the guest speaker, a young conservationist named Andrea Jaeger. Andrea is a staff member for the Arc of Appala-chia, a non-profit that has been working since 1995 to protect forested landscapes and natural systems in south-central Ohio. The group’s founder, Nancy Stranahan, addressed our annual meeting in 2005, and we will hear about all the progress they have made since then. Originally focused on conservation along Rocky Fork Creek in Highland County, the group has expanded to
encompass forest conservation ef-forts in several counties, including the management of two State His-torical sites, Fort Hill and Serpent Mound. Andrea will tell us about their land protection program and their use of the Clean Ohio Fund to provide partial funding.
Another exciting news item is the BCWA board’s decision to post a job opening for an Executive Director. This is a big step for us, but a necessary one. As reported
previously, we have a great new vision to protect additional land, connect our boardwalks and trail systems, and increase our efforts to manage the 2,000 acres we have protected since 1988. Coor-dinating these efforts will require a continuous effort by a talented person. It is possible some of you may be hesitant about donating if the donated funds will go to a salary. Fortunately, we have the funds on-hand to fund this posi-tion for two to three years. Any funds that were donated for a specific conservation project will be restricted to that use only. One of the new Director’s priorities will be fundraising, and we are hopeful that we can significantly increase our income through donations and grants with the help of the Executive Director. This position will soon be posted on our website and several other venues, with the goal of filling it this spring or summer. Meanwhile get out to the wetlands and watch spring happening!
—Dave Nolin
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Andrea Yeager, above, will address the annual meeting regarding the Arc of Appalachia
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Earth Day anD MorE ... Loving our PLanEtDid you know?
• The 2019 Earth Day theme is Protect Our Species. “In nature, nothing exists alone.” — Rachel Carson, 1962.
• Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970; the parent organization is counting down to its 50th anniversary in 2020.
• On March 1, 2019 the United Nations recognized the critical role of ecosystem restoration as a tool for improving environmental conditions and enhancing human communities. 2021-2030 has been designated the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
• For more than 30 years, Beaver Creek Wetlands Association has helped to protect and restore the wetland ecosystem in the Beaver Creek watershed through partnerships, community networks and public education.
“Earth Rise,” Photographed as the crew of Apollo 8 circumnavi-gated the Moon on Dec. 24, 1968.
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Fairborn Marsh
Koogler Wetland/Prairie Reserve
Monarch Waystation
Little Beaver Creek Prairie
Zimmerman Prairie
Siebenthaler Fen
Hagenbuch Reserve
Other (Beerman Fen, Phillips Park )
Dane Mutter Prairie
Tower Wetlands
Creekside/Hershner Reserves
Land Management -where we worked
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Volunteer Summary, 2018
Administrative (planning, training, field surveys)
98.00 hrs
Boardwalk & trail construction, repair,
maintenance (trimming) 397.50 hrs
Invasive control 607.50 hrs
Equipment & Supplies 86.25 hrs
Planting (prep, sowing seeds, planting plugs,
trees & shrubs, watering, weeding, seed collection)
917.00 hrs
Property maintenance (cleanups, clearing
downed trees) 117.00 hrs
2018 Land Management Activities
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Common goldeneye at Siebenthaler FenPh
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Land Management: Where we worked in 2018
2018 Land Management Activities
Black crowned night heron at Cemex Reserve
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Volunteer Activity Continued froM Page 3
Summer Tanager
Land Management (invasive control,
planting, seed collection & cleaning,
boardwalk/trail construction &
maintenance, project preparations, equipment
maintenance) 2223.25 hrs Education
(programs, festivals, guided hikes)
526.50 hrs
Administrative (mailings, board &
committee meetings) 1100.00 hrs
2018 BCWA Volunteer Hours
Wood Ducks have been heard as well. Looking down into the brush in early Spring from the deck, one may spot a Winter Wren or Golden-Crowned Kinglet fleetingly. There is usually a sound of a Downy or Red-Bellied Woodpecker, and occasionally a louder drum of a Pileated Woodpecker. A number of Northern Flickers are typically spotted foraging in the mowed prairie breaks, sometimes among Robins. Purple Martins have been spotted flying high over the Marsh, and later in the Spring, Eastern Kingbirds and Barn Swallows are seen among the Tree Swallows. A bright red Summer Tanager can
often be seen flying between the prairie and the wooded areas. The melodious ring of the Song Spar-rows and bouncy sounds of Field Sparrows are often heard while an occasional Swamp Sparrow makes itself known from the prairie. Twice in the month of “Migration May” in recent years, a rarer Dick-cissel’s song was documented. This bird prefers open grassland/prairie. The loud “peent” of an American Woodcock sometimes startles from among the brush, while the rattles of Belted Kingfishers can’t be ig-nored. Common Yellowthroats are the most commonly heard War-blers, but Palm Warblers are often
seen migrating and Yellow-throated Warblers flying inconspicuously among branches. Some most inter-esting sights and sounds are those of the Yellow-Billed and Black-Billed Cuckoos, as well as Brown Thrasher. A Great Blue Heron or Red-Tailed Hawk could be flying overhead while one is distracted by birds elsewhere.
These are just some of the birds that either stop during migration or permanently call the Marsh home during the year. Whatever one’s interest in various birds, there is plenty of diversity to see at Fair-born Marsh.
—Bethany Gray
Summer Tanager, seen at Fairborn Marsh
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2018 BCWA Volunteer Hours
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Little Miami celebrates 50th Anniversary as a State Scenic RiverPh
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This spring marks the 50th An-niversary of the Little Miami River becoming a State Scenic River. This beautiful stream starts in Clark County, and after passing through Clifton Gorge winds its way south-westwardly through Greene Coun-ty, where it is joined by a signifi-cant tributary, Beaver Creek. The stream then flows through Warren and Hamilton Counties, entering the Ohio River four miles east of Cincinnati.
In 1967, Glenn Thompson, the editor of the Dayton Journal Herald, was very concerned about the river. Changing land use pat-terns were threatening his beloved stream. That year he and three other local conservationists formed Little Miami, Inc., a privately funded non-profit organization, to protect the river. In 1968, the U.S. Congress passed the Wild and Scenic River Act, which designated portions of the Little Miami as a
National Scenic River. In 1969, the Ohio Department of Natural Re-sources dedicated the Little Miami as Ohio’s first State Scenic River. Since 1969, Little Miami, Inc., now called the Little Miami Conservan-cy, with the help of several public agencies and private partners such as the Little Miami Watershed Network and Tecumseh Land Trust, has made significant progress in protecting the river, and educating people about its significance. To date about 55% of the river and its wooded banks have been protected.
One of the wildest spots in the Beaver Creek Wetlands is located where Beaver Creek joins the Little Miami. This 70-acre tract, acquired by Little Miami Conservancy in 1998, is a forested wetland where Beaver Creek braids into numerous smaller channels, forming a delta as it enters the Little Miami. Wild-life is abundant here, including a colony of great blue herons.
To learn more about the on-going efforts to protect the Little Miami visit their website at www.littlemiami.org, or the Little Miami Watershed Network at [email protected].
—Dave Nolin
Little Miami State Scenic River
Wetland “Wow!” Shelf IceThis from BCWA member and photographer Mike Mushala on Janu-
ary 22: “Monday I went to Siebenthaler Fen when it was -6 degrees to see if I might find something unusual and unique. Most shocking is what I call “shelf ice”. We had lots of rain and the creek rose. Apparently when the creek was high, the cold produced ice over the flowing water. When the water receded a “shelf” was left. The water must have been at least 18 inches above normal. In fact, ice on the boardwalk extended at least 10 feet past the bump out on the other side of the bridge. I take that to mean the water must have been at least 6 inches above the bridge.”
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Eagle Scout Project, Fall 2018 at Koogler Wetlands/Prairie Reserve
(l-r) James Marker, Peter Harmer, Mason Blount, Aaron Staiger, Erik Oberg, Rilo Oberg, Patrick Harmer, Jim Amon, Troy Hoeger, and Paul Harmer
My Eagle Project was the planting of native plants into areas where a combination of pollution and an invasive species of cattails had killed them off. The purpose of this was to reclaim land for the native plants and to increase the biodiversity of the area thereby increasing the overall health of the area. The specific location of my project in the park’s wetlands which can be found on the inter-section of Beaver Valley Road and New Germany Trebein. The project had two parts, first gathering seeds from other areas of the wetland to be used in future projects, and sec-ond the actual planting of seeds and plugs into the project area.
The first day of the project turned out very well, with five people including myself managing to collect many different varieties of native plants along the board-walk. Mosquitos forced us to cut this short halfway through, but we still had fun learning about many of the plants native to the area such as boneset.
The big day of the project was the second day, with eleven people coming out to work. After everyone arrived and had the explanation of the day’s task, we traveled to the work area which was slightly off the beaten path. There, I organized who would work where, and made sure everyone had the tools and materials to complete the day’s tasks. The first task was cleaning up dead cattails as they had created a thick sheet in many areas. Next came the first spreading of seeds that would hopefully be mixed into the soil as the day went on. After that came the actual planting of numerous plants native to Ohio wetlands. We managed to find a small snake while I organized the plant distribution and work groups. Plants large and small were spread throughout the work area. I even helped plant some of the last plants in the final section left. We finished up with a final covering of seeds, and left the work area to clean ourselves off and enjoy some pizza delivered shortly before.
—Peter Harmer, Troop 162
Dr. Jim Amon, in a teaching moment.
The work crew, in protective gear.
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A Brief History of the Beaver Creek – Part 11
Note: This series started with the summer 2016 edition of the Spotted Turtle Newsletter.• In Parts 1 & 2, the natural history of the valley of the Beaver Creek and the impact of humans on the
landscape were explored. • In Parts 3 & 4, the removal of the Harbine Mill Dam on the Beaver Creek and the petition to “im-
prove” the Beaver Creek were discussed.• In Parts 5 & 6, after having decided that the improvement to the Beaver Creek was needed, the Engi-
neer’s report was approved and a contract was awarded for the improvement. • In Parts 7, 8, 9 & 10, the construction of the improvement of the Beaver Creek had stalled where
Gray’s Run entered the channel. The work continued above this area while an alteration to avoid the problem was discussed. Another petition was received for a similar alteration where the Kendig Spring Branch enters the Beaver Creek.
The appeal that Mr. Harshman filed with the Common Pleas
Court on March 31, 1917 asked that the Board of Commissioners “be temporarily restrained and on final hearing, perpetually enjoined” from “letting” a contract for the alteration. Mr. Harshman’s original complaint stated that the altera-tion would result in two streams where only one existed before and that the land between the streams would become inaccessible and that “large dikes of earth will be thrown upon said land.” It also stated that “a valuable spring is on the farm in the path of the proposed new channel” and that he would no longer have the spring available for use. The Commissioner’s originally proposed this alteration because of the sand and gravel deposits where Gray’s Run enters the channel cre-ated a problem in improving the Beaver Creek. Mr. Harshman stated that the freshets (freshet: an over-flowing of a stream as by heavy rains) that brought large quantities of sand and gravel, which would normally be distributed down-stream by the Beaver Creek, would
now be deposited directly on his property. Mr. Harshman claimed that the Board of Commission-ers lacks the “jurisdiction or legal authority to do the things therein complained of” and that the jus-tifications of these actions do not appear in the Probate Court pro-ceedings.
On April 2, 1917, the Audi-tor reported to the Commissioners that he had offered the contract for the Sheppard Alteration at “public outcry” on that day and had sold the contract for $2,460.73, the estimated amount. He also reported that he had accepted the bonds and the contract for a completion date of August 30, 1917. The Board determined that notice of the sale had been published as required by law and, since only one bid was received in the amount of the estimate, the Board accepted the bid and the bond and awarded the contract.
At that same meeting on April 2, 1917, the Board modified the agreement that had been made with the property owners affected by the alteration of the Kendig Spring Branch and the Beaver Creek with
respect to replacing Bridge No. 200 (the bridge that spanned the Kendig Spring Branch on the Harshman-ville and Beaver Road) by reserv-ing “a sufficient time to make said improvement as to be able to place the now present bridge at No. 200 at some other place in the County,” a case of reuse and recycle.
Also, before the meeting was adjourned, the Board was informed that the Common Pleas Court Judge had issued an injunction barring the Board from awarding a contract for the Sheppard alteration and the contract was put on hold.
The Board of Commissioners replied to the suit in the Common Pleas Court on April 7, 1917 with the same arguments that they used in the Probate Court case, which was that the alteration was peti-tioned for and would be beneficial to the common good. In this reply, the County said that they weren’t creating two streams because the waters from Gray’s Run would be flowing through the same channel that it had always used.
On May 5, 1917, the Com-missioners officially awarded the contract and accepted the bond of
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to be Continued
the contractor and told the contrac-tor to proceed with the Sheppard alteration project. (Note: There is nothing in the Commissioners’ minutes but there is an entry in the Common Pleas Court Docket dated May 29, 1917 that the injunction had been lifted, that the petition of Mr. Harshman had been dismissed and it was also noted that Mr. Harshman had filed with the Ap-peals Court.)
On May 11, 1917, “the Board of County Commissioners proceed-ed to go to on the line of the Bea-ver Creek Channel Improvement, and walked the line for inspections for minor changes, which have
been contemplated.” These minor changes were agreed on and the Board adjourned until the next day.
The alteration in the vicinity of Harshmanville and Beaver Road was progressing and on May 12, 1917, the day designated to re-ceive bids on Bridge No. 201, the new bridge that would replace the culvert for the new channel of the Beaver Creek, only one bid was received and it was below estimate. The bidder was awarded the con-tract for the abutment walls for the new location of the bridge. The construction would require “about 116 cubic yards of concrete at a cost of approximately
$870.00.”The contractors are continuing
to work on the channel improve-ment and the Sheppard Alteration and everything is going according to the Commissioners’ plans until November 9, 1917 when the Ap-peals Court issued an opinion that the Commissioners do not have “the power to divide the waters of a living Stream like the Beaver Creek into two separate channels.” The Appeals Court then rendered a decision in favor of Mr. Harshman, “granting him an injunction against the construction of the alteration or a new channel extending across a
portion of the plaintiff’s farm.”—Richard Swigart
Documenting Siebenthaler Fen
(l) January 26: Belted Kingfisher; (r) March 31: Flood-waters cover the boardwalk.
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Injured Snapping Turtle Rescued and Returned to the Wetlands
This story is a good reminder to be extra careful watching out for wildlife while driving during the Spring. A year ago in April 2018, I was driving along New-Germany Trebein Road around 5:00 p.m. when I saw a long line of stopped traffic from the other direction. As I passed by I saw a large snapping turtle in the middle of the lane trying to cross the road from the Fairborn Marsh to Koogler Reserve. I immediately pulled over at the first turnoff and took a grabber tool I had in the car for picking up litter. Most people were very gracious to slow down, or go around when able. But as I was walking across the road from a distance, I saw a truck drive direct-ly over the turtle, and I knew it had to be injured. I walked along the narrow side of the road, and when I got to the turtle, cars were stopped again and I saw that some of its shell had been scraped off. I used the grabber to try to gently pull the turtle back to me and off the road. It didn’t quite work, so I carefully lifted and partially dragged the turtle and put him on the side of the road. He was injured enough that he didn’t fight me, and he lethargi-cally laid by the side of the road.
The lThe lane was then clear and traffic resumed normally. I went back to my car and called my husband Jordan and asked him to bring a large box or container. The only wildlife rehabilitator close to Beavercreek that will accept injured reptiles is the Ohio Wildlife Center’s hospital in Columbus near I-270 and Sawmill Road. Having lived in Columbus for 12 years, and having volunteered at the Ohio Wildlife Center in the past, we were familiar with the process of transporting distressed wildlife and did not need to call the Wildlife Center’s hotline for instructions. Meanwhile, I also contacted the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s number
at 1-800-WILDLIFE and confirmed that with the shell being scraped,
the turtle could die from infection if it went back
into the water. When my husband arrived,
we walked with the container back along the side of the road and Mr. Snapper was still there. Jor-dan then attempted to pick him up to
place him in the con-tainer, and Mr. Snapper
attempted his best to snap and bite at us. He still had
some spunk, but he was definitely compromised. After driving him and admitting him to the hospital, we were told it may take a few months to fully recover and heal. However, he would be fed very nu-tritious food to help him build his strength back, and they would call us when it was time to release him. Amazingly, it was only about 6 weeks when we received a call that he had healed sufficiently to return to the water and was ready to pick up. When we finally got him back to the area, we released him on the other side of the road at Koogler Reserve---the side to which he was going when we found him. He quickly scrambled off into the water with no coaxing needed! Mr. Snapper---we hope you continue to be wild and be free!
—Bethany Gray
***Note: Licensed wildlife rehabilitators and hospitals such as Ohio Wildlife Center are not permitted by Ohio law to charge fees for their services. They rely on donations to sustain their operations.
Snapping turtle with rescuer
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News and Notes
BCWA President Speaks At Wright State UniversityDave Nolin was invited recent-
ly to present a talk for the 10th an-nual Wayne Carmichael Lecture in Environmental Sciences at Wright State University. His topic was the discovery and renewal of Huffman Prairie. Dave has done extensive research on the Huffman Prairie site, which is located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He de-scribed how the natural prairie sur-
vived and how, through restoration, it has become an excellent example of the tallgrass prairies that were once found in the prairie peninsula of Ohio. Dave has also written a book that is available now on the history and renewal of the prairie, titled “Discovery and Renewal on Huffman Prairie: Where Aviation Took Wing.”
—Carol Amon
Pinecone Feeder Workshops
From the Field: A Greene County Parks &
Trails Full Moon Hike was held at Koogler Wetland/Prairie Reserve on Wednesday evening, March 20.
According to hike leader Rob Evans, “We had a great hike with 12 people. We didn’t get any rain, the frogs were loud and we had a very irritated beaver slap at us four times. It was a good night!”
From Bethany Gray, January 7, 2019: “Our work in Beavercreek / Fairborn areas & Yellow Springs is rewarding us with more bluebirds. Some of the bluebirds may have gone further south, but some are obviously staying here as well.
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count for Greene County the past 2 years has shown a definite increase in bluebird populations in the past 2 years. 2014, 2015 and 2016 yielded between 8-20 bluebirds for each year. 2017 and 2018 yielded between 48-50 bluebirds for each year!”
BCWA member and volunteer Ryan Taylor’s nature photography was featured in an exhibit at the Lofino Center in February.
BCWA volunteers conducted two workshops on making bird feeders from pinecones. The work-shops were held at the Fairborn and Beavercreek Libraries. About two dozen people attended the work-shops and got wonderfully messy making these bird feeders.
If you would like to try mak-ing one at home, use a medium to large pinecone. Tie a string around the cone, allowing enough length to hang from a branch or other struc-ture. Cover the pinecone with sun butter (non-allergenic, made from
sunflower seeds) or any kind of nut butter, and then roll it in birdseed. If possible, hang it in a spot where you can watch the feeding process. It is a good way to get to know the birds in your neighborhood. It is a great activity for kids, but the adults in attendance also had fun.
Our volunteers showed the newest BCWA video and explained our vision to create new trails to connect with existing trails through the length of the Beaver Creek Wetland corridor from Fairborn through Beavercreek.
—Carol Amon
Great Egret at Oakes Quarry Park
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(l) Jim Amon Leads a Skunk Cabbage Walk; (r) Skunk Cabbage
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Welcome Spring! Prairie Warbler at Oakes Quarry Park, April 2017.
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This beaver seems to be eyeing Mike Mushala with some suspicion. March 26 at Phillips Park.
