The Bobolink

The Bobolink is the quarterly bird publication, dedicated to a twelve-county area in northeastern Ohio.  This publication was started in early 1997 to cater to the interests of the area’s growing number of persons interested in birds.  The purpose is to provide an accurate record of bird movements and their abundance in the Bobolink area.  Also of special interest is an educational role for young people, as well as for anyone interested in learning about birds.

The Bobolink area consists of the following twelve counties in Ohio: Ashland, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Knox, Muskingum, Richland, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne.

12-county Bobolink Area

Birding areas in the region include Atwood Lake, Berlin Reservoir, Charles Mill Lake, Clear Fork Reservoir, Clendening Lake, Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area, Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area, Knox Lake, Leesville Lake, Mohican State Forest, Piedmont Lake, Walborn Reservoir, Tappan Lake, Pleasant Hill Lake, Salt Fork State Park, Seneca Lake, The Wilds, and Woodbury Wildlife Area.

The Bobolink area Rare Bird Alert phone number is (330)763-5119.  You can also listen to the latest recorded Bobolink RBA here:  2012-01-10 RBA

Take a look at a copy of the Fall 2009 issue of the Bobolink with photo of the Holmes County Northern Wheatear by Bruce Glick.  (note: this is a large file–11MB) The Bobolink, Fall 2009

Subscriptions for one year (four issues) are available for $18, or two years for $34, Canada (in U.S. funds) add $8.50 per year, payable to The Bobolink LLC, 6954 County Road 77, Millersburg, OH 44654.  A subscription form is available here:

THE BOBOLINK LLC subscription form