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 <\/span>\u201cI\u2019ve been here for two hours already\u201d said Wayne Forsyth of Cuyahoga Falls. \u201cI\u2019m generally the first to arrive and I\u2019ve been coming for 37 years. A couple times someone was here before me, but I\u2019m usually the first.\u201d <\/o:p><\/div>\n
It was 7:00 a.m. now, and small but friendly groups of photographers and bird watchers were gathered around two wood fires.  <\/span>A typically quite morning in the Metroparks was accented by the sound of a small portable generator powering the guest services tent. Outside it was still dark, but inside, park personnel served hot coffee and doughnuts.<\/o:p><\/div>\n
The occasion was the annual return of the buzzards to Hinckley, Ohio.  <\/span>Their yearly return has been documented since the early 1800\u2019s. Since 1957, the annual return has been celebrated each March 15th<\/sup> by an official buzzard spotting day. <\/o:p><\/div>\n
Bob Hinkle, chief of outdoor education for the Cleveland Metroparks, has been the Official Buzzard Spotter for the past eight years. \u201cWe like them to show up early, but last year they didn\u2019t make their first appearance until 9:15 a.m.\u201d said Hinkle. \u201cToday we will see a few scouts, but the big population of buzzards probably won\u2019t be seen until June when temperatures warm up. In the summer we\u2019ve seen as many as 120 in one location.\u201d <\/o:p><\/div>\n
Within an hour, the welcoming committee more than tripled in size. At 7:56 a.m. a shout went out\u2026\u201cThere they are!\u201d <\/o:p><\/div>\n
Gently gliding on air currents, three turkey vultures (affectionately known as buzzards) circled above the tops of the tall pine trees on the north side of The Buzzard Roost. Binoculars and cameras went vertical as the assembled throng leaned backwards to see them sail overhead. <\/o:p><\/div>\n
It was a successful trip for Ed and Pat Kubiske who had traveled all the way from Ypsilanti, Michigan for the event. \u201cIt\u2019s been a lifelong ambition to come\u201d said Ed. \u201cWe finally decided this was the year, and so we came.\u201d In recognition of their trip, Bob Hinkle dedicated the first buzzard spotting to them. <\/o:p><\/div>\n
Every 30 minutes or so, the buzzards would once again make an appearance until 10 had been spotted by 9:30 a.m. At that point, the crowd began to disperse, but most would see each other again next year on March 15 when the tradition will repeat itself again. <\/o:p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 \u201cI\u2019ve been here for two hours already\u201d said Wayne Forsyth of Cuyahoga Falls. \u201cI\u2019m generally the first to arrive and I\u2019ve been coming for 37 years. A couple times someone was here before me, but I\u2019m usually the first.\u201d It was 7:00 a.m. now, and small but friendly groups of photographers and bird watchers were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,3],"tags":[3646,118,136],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news-blog","category-travel","tag-metroparks","tag-photo-locations","tag-wildlife"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":"","rpg_gallery_thumb":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","gb-block-post-grid-landscape":"","gb-block-post-grid-square":"","et-pb-post-main-image":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":"","et-pb-portfolio-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-module-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-image-single":"","et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":"","et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":"","et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":"","et-pb-image--responsive--phone":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

 \u201cI\u2019ve been here for two hours already\u201d said Wayne Forsyth of Cuyahoga Falls. \u201cI\u2019m generally the first to arrive and I\u2019ve been coming for 37 years. A couple times someone was here before me, but I\u2019m usually the first.\u201d It was 7:00 a.m. now, and small but friendly groups of photographers and bird watchers were gathered around two wood fires.  A typically quite morning in the Metroparks was accented by the sound of a small portable generator powering the guest services tent. Outside it was still dark, but inside, park personnel served hot coffee and doughnuts. The occasion was the…<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Blog<\/a>, Travel<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Blog<\/a>","Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Blog<\/span>","Travel<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Metroparks<\/a>","Photo locations<\/a>","Wildlife<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Metroparks<\/span>","Photo locations<\/span>","Wildlife<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 16 years ago","modified":"Updated 13 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on March 15, 2010","modified":"Updated on September 23, 2013"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on March 15, 2010 2:05 pm","modified":"Updated on September 23, 2013 6:31 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-1H","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":733,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/new-ohio-urban-wildlife-preserve-opens-on-lake-erie\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":0},"title":"New Ohio urban wildlife preserve opens on Lake Erie","author":"Doug","date":"February 6, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve transforms previous Dike 14 sediment dumping area into recreational park Cleveland\u2019s newest nature preserve was opened today by a cast of local dignitaries. 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